IAEA-Iran Meeting On Nukes Called Off

Diplomats Say Iran's Refusal To Make Good On Promises Led To Cancellation

(AP)  A meeting between a senior Iranian envoy and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was abruptly canceled Monday and diplomats blamed Iran's refusal to make good on a promise to provide answers about past atomic activities.

The meeting between Javeed Vaidi of Iran and IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei had been billed as a test of Iran's readiness to end years of stonewalling and provide answers on aspects of its nuclear program that could be used to develop weapons.

But the talks were canceled on short notice because of perceptions that Vaidi would bring "nothing substantial" to that meeting and another with deputy IAEA director general Olli Heinonen, a diplomat told The Associated Press.

Along with Iran's refusal to freeze uranium enrichment and restrictions on IAEA inspectors, the country's stonewalling was also the focus of ElBaradei in opening comments to a meeting of the agency's 35-nation board of governors.

The agency is unable "to make any progress in its efforts to resolve outstanding issues relevant to the nature and scope of Iran's nuclear program," ElBaradei told delegates, describing the development as a "key proliferation concern."

Vaidi did talk with EU negotiator Robert Cooper on a recent Iranian pledge to clear up past nuclear questions in talks at Austria's foreign ministry. Both men warned against expecting "miracles," saying the purpose of their talks was to set up a future meeting between their superiors — Ali Larijani of Iran and the EU's Javier Solana.

Still, the cancellation of subsequent meetings with ElBaradei and Heinonen dashed hopes that Iran was prepared for a breakthrough compromise on one of the issues that led to its referral last year to the U.N. Security Council.

It was also likely to give support to Iran critics at the board meeting, with the United States and its allies using that gathering as a platform to pressure the country on enrichment and other issues.

Gregory L. Schulte, the chief U.S. delegate to the gathering, set the tone for countries pushing Iran.

"Iran's leaders (are) continuing to develop capabilities to enrich uranium and produce plutonium" in violation of the Security Council, Schulte told reporters. "These capabilities are not necessary to benefit peaceful nuclear technology but are necessary to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons."

With disagreements within the Security Council over what kind of new sanctions should be imposed and how quickly, diplomats said the United States was looking to play up new evidence of Iranian nuclear defiance at the IAEA board meeting. The diplomats, who were all involved in international attempts to persuade Iran to give up enrichment, demanded anonymity because their information was confidential.

[firststate]

fillyfan3
I don't confuse bush or his influence with God's abilities. There is however, a certain similarity in the decidedly undiplomatic position taken by the IAEA in this instance and that of the current administration. Do you not find it unusual for a supposedly independent international agency to refuse a meeting with a principle based upon their "perceptions" about the result of such a meeting? In international relations the meeting is usually held before announcing its outcome.

If the cancellation were not based upon a psychic revelation and was contrary to IAEA and the UN's policies promoting discussion in order to prevent confrontation, there may have been external influence. I have no evidence that the administration influenced them, however it is the the decidedly non-diplomatic approach that is espoused by CondeLiar and her boss. No other civilized nation is taking the "don't talk until you agree and don't need to talk" approach. Therefore, I think it likely that the administration interceded in this instance. I invite logical evidence to the contrary.

[tbweb]

notblue wrote:

TO all the Bush blaming/Israel blaming mental midgets out there. IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by notblue at 05:15 PM : Jun 11, 2007

notblue,,,

I second that!

IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[notblue]

TO all the Bush blaming/Israel blaming mental midgets out there. IT'S IRAN'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[firststate]

Do the leaders of the IAEA claim to be psychic? Should their agency be renamed to the Psychic Prognosticators and International Atomic Energy Agency? I quote from the article,

"But the talks were canceled on short notice because of perceptions that Vaidi would bring 'nothing substantial' to that meeting and another with deputy IAEA director general Olli Heinonen, a diplomat told The Associated Press."

The distinct aroma of Bushshit rises from the IAEA's decision. Cancelling a meeting because you don't think the other party is going to do what you want is just stupid enough to have originated with Dumbya or CondeLiar. Either would find refusing to meet with someone because of perceptions that they are going to bring "nothing substantial" perfectly logical. Normal, sane individuals would be likely to hold the meeting instead of cancelling it because of perceptions. It's important enough to risk wasting a few hours of ANYBODY'S time.

[bluestardad]

TAKE BACK U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM THE ISRAELI LOBBIES!

It is not anti Semitic to believe there are millions of other good people in the Middle East with valid concerns!

Even Eisenhower had problems with Israeli groups READ BELOW but he did not let them buy him!

READ AS THEY BRAG ABOUT THEIR INFLUENCE ON OUR GOVERNMENT!
http://www.aipac.org/forms/

join_aipacClubs.htm


Founded in 1953 by Isaiah L. "Si" Kenen, AIPAC's original name was the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs. According to UCLA political science professor and author, Steven Spiegel, "the tension between the Eisenhower administration and Israeli supporters was so acute that there were rumors that the administration would investigate the American Zionist Council. Therefore, an independent lobbying committee was formed, which years later was renamed [AIPAC]." Today, AIPAC has over 100,000 members.[1] Activities and stated goals
AIPAC's stated purpose is to lobby the Congress of the United States on issues and legislation "to ensure that the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong so that both countries can work together" to meet the challenges of "stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.[2] It regularly meets with members of Congress where it can share its views. AIPAC has been effective in gaining support for Israel among members of Congress and White House administrations.
The New York Times described AIPAC on July 6, 1987 as "a major force in shaping United States policy in the Middle East."

[tbweb]

"A meeting between a senior Iranian envoy and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was abruptly canceled Monday and diplomats blamed Iran's refusal to make good on a promise to provide answers about past atomic activities."

Iran's refusal to make good on a promise? LOL!!

So what else is new?

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[prowest210]

With the Democrats becoming ever more aggressive in their effort to make the US and western civilization surrender to Islam, the Republicans must act quickly to overthrow the terrorist Iranian regime and destroy their nuclear weapons program. Failure to do so will guarantee a future calamity, especially if we have a Democratic president.

No country that was developing a peaceful nuclear program would guard its installations with SAM-missile systems, making constant repeated warnings and threats and stonewall when asked for transparency under the NPT. You'd have to be incredibly naive or a supporter of our enemies to believe Iran's program is peaceful. Hit them while they're still weak, otherwise there will be a far higher price to pay down the road to defeat them.