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Sunday, May 11, 2008 --- 73 days ago http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3240
 Some bits in the mosaic of our time are overlooked because we look for boulders. This column presents issues that might deserve attention. 1. Carefully cultivated myopia. May 6, 2008. A surprising sentence in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung – it is rated as a conservative organ – catches the eye. The critical words: while there can “hardly be a doubt” regarding the flow of weapons from Iran to Iraq, it is “unclear whether official government policy, or the regionally customary trafficking with arms” is the cause. Now then, it is common knowledge that Iran’s government is able to control who wears what, how people entertain and who meets with whom. Therefore, is it likely that the transfer of advanced armament in great quantity could escape the attention of rulers that monitor and direct everything? 2. May 5. As was to be expected, Iran has just refused to entertain the proposals the SecCouncil 5 plus Germany have made to it. The package offered Iran in the technological and political realm everything it might have needed in exchange for a halt of the uranium enrichment process. Let us assume that Iran, conforming to its claims, would be interested in nuclear power generation only. In this case, the renunciation of the military project that she allegedly does not pursue, as part of a generous deal supporting the civilian endeavor, should have been a hard-to-refuse offer. Rejecting the deal suggests that the Mullahs’ priority is no ... |
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