Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Iran report goes to top UN body
The UN nuclear watchdog took the decision after debating the document - which contains criticism of Iran.
The US says the council will debate Iran's "flagrant threats and phoney negotiations" early next week...
It's up in the air as to what's going to happen, though:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that such measures would be ineffective.
"I don't think sanctions as a means to solve a crisis have ever achieved a goal in the recent history," he told reporters...
You know what? He's probably right.
One thing's for sure. we'll all have to get used to a lot of "Harm and Pain":
“The United States may have the power to cause harm and pain but it is also susceptible to harm and pain. So if the United States wishes to choose that path, let the ball roll,” it said in a statement obtained by Reuters on the sidelines of a U.N. nuclear watchdog board meeting in Vienna...
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