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Legitimizing Iran as a Threshold Nuclear Power?
by Yaakov Lappin
• March 1, 2015 at 5:00 am
The
essential problem with the would-be deal is that it will leave Iran with an
enhanced ability to enrich uranium -- an ability that can lead Iran to
nuclear weapons production in a relatively short time.
The
purpose of an agreement is to push Iran away from the ability to make nuclear
weapons.
According
to reports surfacing from the talks, the proposed arrangement will likely
leave a good portion of Iran's known centrifuges, which enrich uranium,
intact.
Such a
deal fails to provide any guarantee that this same infrastructure will not
later be used to get Iran quickly to the nuclear weapons production stage.
An
agreement that would be acceptable to Israel is one in which Jerusalem would
have sufficient time to respond in case Iran violates its agreement.
Under the
terms of what seems to be the current agreement, however, the amount of time
needed might not be adequate -- meaning that Israel may not be able to
consider itself bound by the agreement.
Israel
does not oppose the idea of an agreement, but it opposes the particular one
apparently being advanced in the diplomatic talks.
Meanwhile,
Iran continues to develop its arsenal of ballistic missiles, which could
carry these nuclear warheads.
Iranian
officials boast of controlling four Arab capitals.
The emerging Iran nuclear deal spells trouble.
For the past several months, Israeli security officials have privately
been expressing concern over the emerging deal between the Obama
Administration and the Iranian regime over Tehran's nuclear program.
Defense officials familiar with the complex threat posed by Iran's
nuclear ambitions have sought to stay clear of political statements, instead
offering straightforward explanations as to why the deal, as it appears to be
forming, will pose an extremely serious problem for the security of Israel
and other Middle Eastern states in the path of Iran's seemingly hegemonic
aspirations.
Leaving aside the many technical details that are part of the wider
picture of Iran's nuclear activities, the essential problem with the would-be
deal is that it will leave Iran with an enhanced ability to enrich uranium --
an ability that can lead Iran to nuclear weapons production in a relatively
short time.
Reports: Raif Badawi may be facing the death penalty
March 1, 2015 at 4:00 am
Raif Badawi may now be facing the death penalty for apostasy in Saudi
Arabia, according to reports that are surfacing.
Background on Raif Badawi:
Being "Protected" in Turkey
by Burak Bekdil
• March 1, 2015 at 3:00 am
You
wonder why rape has become a malady in Turkey? Ask your government deputy and
he will explain: Popular Turkish soap operas!
Last
November, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tasked shop owners with
"protecting their neighborhoods and the country themselves." A
shopkeeper in Istanbul stabbed a journalist in the chest and killed him
because a snowball had hit his window. A few hours earlier, the journalist
had bought cat food from the shop.
Imagine a
country where taking public transport or merely going to school (especially
for young women) or playing with snowballs in the street can be categorized
as sports of extreme danger.
If Turkey were a person instead of a country, law enforcement
authorities would probably require it to have psychiatric therapy. Pundits
are asking: "What has become of us?" Good question. No one has
offered a good answer.
Earlier this month about 70 members of parliament spoke at a special
parliamentary session. Each speaker, from government or opposition seats,
condemned the widespread violence against women in the country. The audience
applauded every speaker, from government or opposition seats. There was peace
in the house. Three hours after the session closed, the deputies gathered to
debate a controversial security bill. Chaos ensued as a brawl broke out. The
session ended after five MPs were hospitalized.
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