BIRJAND, Iran, Nov. 7, 2007

New Nuclear Claim By Iran

Iranian President Says Nation Has 3,000 Uranium Enrichment Centrifuges

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in Tehran in September, after attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in Tehran in September, after attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.  (AP)

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(AP)  Iran has achieved a landmark with 3,000 centrifuges fully working in its controversial uranium enrichment program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad has in the past claimed Iran succeeded in installing the 3,000 centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. Wednesday's claim was his first official statement that the plant is now fully operating the 3,000 centrifuges.

"We have now reached 3,000 machines," Ahmadinejad told thousands of Iranians in Birjand in eastern Iran, in a show of defiance of international demands to halt the program believed to be masking the country's nuclear arms efforts.

Centrifuges are used in enriching uranium, a process that can produce either fuel for a nuclear reactor or material for a warhead.

The U.S. and allies accuse Iran of using a civilian power program as cover to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge and insists it needs the technology to generate power.

Iran is on the agenda Wednesday for French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Bush, as Sarkozy visits Washington and addresses Congress.

Ahmadinejad meanwhile is getting publicity from an unusual source: GOP presidential candidate John McCain.

On the campaign trail in Iowa, the senator from Arizona has been toting around giant photos of Ahmadinejad, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reminders to voters that the U.S. must push for energy independence.

During a campaign stop on Monday in Iowa Falls, after visiting a biodiesel plant in Ames, McCain propped up the photos on an easel as he spoke to a crowd gathered at a restaurant.

"Here we have two charming individuals, I'm sure you're seen their pictures before," he said of a photo featuring the Venezuelan and Iranian leaders embracing. Then turning to the one of Putin, he said: "And we have another one over here, who as you know, is the president of Russia. He is now more the dictator of Russia than he is the president."

McCain says the photos of the three leaders - who control a large portion of the world's oil supply - are meant to underscore the fragility of U.S. independence on foreign oil and how important it is for the U.S. to achieve energy independence.

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by tbweb November 9, 2007 10:18 AM EST
Iran continues to go against conventional wisdom and swims against the World Wide nuclear tide! At a time when the World is trying to power down from a potentially dangerous nuclear holocaust which also includes North Korea, Iran is rushing towards it! Many nations are on the path to denuclearizing and are exploring safer nuclear technology, but not radical Iran! Iran has more than enough money and wealth to afford a safer nuclear technology, there is no reason or excuse to use enriched uranium other than to produce nuclear weapons.
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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 3:19 PM EST
LOOK WHO LOVES AMERICA

BUT THE IDIOT STINKING SILLY LITTLE LIBERAL SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST DEMONIC-RATS STILL DO NOT

SO WHAT COUNTRY WILL THEY GO TO NOW HAHAHA

''We love America,'' Sarkozy tells Congress
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107171938.06pkhw1y&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy hails ''strong'' France-US friendship
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107170044.ctsk1ycd&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy Throws Open His Arms to Bush, and U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/world/europe/07france.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
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by tbweb November 8, 2007 10:10 AM EST
Iran is now the aggressor nation! Iran attempts to keep its hands clean supporting subversive terrorist groups and activities against Israel via Hezzbollah and Hamas, in addition to supplying terrorist in Iraq and now Afghanistan all the while trying to acquire a nuclear capability, maybe not to use nukes, but to use them as a shield to prevent opposition and attack to further and expand its terrorist agenda!
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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 4:13 AM EST
BE AFRAID,,, BE VERY AFRAID,,,
PICTURE FASCIST NAZI GERMANY WITH NUKES,,,

WAKE UP! The Crisis in Pakistan Is Much More Dangerous Than You Think
Musharraf''''s Emergency Crackdown Is Anathema to Everyone Who Cherishes Human Rights and Democracy. But His Grip on Power Is Slipping Just as Islamic Extremists Are Escalating Their Bloody Insurgency. If They Succeed in Overthrowing Musharraf and Seizing Power, al-Qaida Will Gain Access to Pakistan''''s Nuclear Weapons.
http://www.skeeterbitesreport.com/2007/11/wake-up-crisis-in-pakistan-is-much-more.html
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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 4:12 AM EST
I THOUGHT YOU SAID KIDS ARE CIVILIANS

MI5 Says Kids Groomed for Terror Attacks
Extremists are grooming children and teenagers to plot terrorist attacks against Britain, the director of the domestic spy agency said Monday.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/05/1074548-mi5-says-kids-groomed-for-terror-attacks
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITAIN_SPY_CHIEF?SITE=WIFON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/britain_spy_chief
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/05/ap/europe/main3453066.shtml
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2007/11/05/4632535-ap.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308216,00.html
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by topprophet November 8, 2007 3:04 AM EST
I support Ron Paul and his non-interventionist foreign policy. Hitlery wants to continue our illegal police action in Iraq until at least 2013, and she does not rule out a preemptive (nuclear) first strike against Iran. Ron Paul voted against our (undeclared) war in Iraq, which was sold to us with lies. The area is more dangerous now than when we entered it. We destroyed a regime hated by our direct enemies--the jihadists, and created thousands of new recruits for them. The war in Iraq has cost more than 3,400 American lives and almost a trillion dollars. We need a leader in the White House who will ensure this never happens again. Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have 750 foreign bases and troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft. We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing our borders against illegal aliens who are invading our country from the South. No war should ever be fought without a Declaration of War voted upon by the Congress, as required by The Constitution. Under no circumstances should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations. Too often, we give foreign aid and intervene on behalf of governments that are despised. Then, we too become despised.
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by terrorislam4 November 7, 2007 11:59 PM EST
I STAND WITH THE DANES

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM IS
Persona non grata

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by toolmangler-2009 November 7, 2007 10:15 PM EST
Posted by sunsetbillyb at 12:35 PM : Nov 07, 2007


With respect, your are wrong. Ahmadamnutjob is only a figurehead, The Clerics have him by the family jewels and he is only there to focus attention away from what is really going on. (There are no winners in a nooklar war)
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by terrorislam4 November 7, 2007 3:59 PM EST
FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM STILL PRACTICES SLAVERY

NRI couple charged with slavery
Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 35, and her husband Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51.
The women, identified as Nona and Samirah, said they were expected to hide when someone came to the house. They were forced to work for long hours, made to sleep on mats in the kitchen and Sabhnani also allegedly made remarks derogatory to their religion -- Islam.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/may/24nri.htm
LI housekeepers held as slaves, tortured
Among other fragrances, he sells a popular perfume called Royal Mirage through several corporations, including PVM International
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-bzslav0516,0,1513272.story
NRI Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani popular perfume owner, charged for keeping servants as prisoners
NRI Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani have a perfume business and operate from their 2.5 multimillion dollar home. He owns a trademarked popular perfume named "Royal Mirage", which he sells through several corporations, including Royal Mirage Corp., RTD International, Eternal Love Perfumes Corp., PVM International Corp., and Meena Arjan Corp.
http://www.nriinternet.com/NRI_Discrimination/USA/2007/Mahender_%20Sabhnani/index.htm
Modern day slavery scandal rocks New York
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/modern-day-slavery-scandal-rocks-new-york/2007/05/24/1179601521848.html
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by lochlan-2009 November 7, 2007 2:23 PM EST
Haliburton is still in Iran doing gas drilling for their government under Iranian contracts. U.S. citizens are being played for fools. Every time the price of oil goes up $1/barrel Iran makes an additional $900 million in oil revenue. Oil is almost at $100 a barrel. Haliburton, through their susidiary in the Caymans, sold the centriguges to Iran that started their nuclear program, and have been selling detonators and other nuclear equipment as recently as 2005.
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by cdfoxtrot November 7, 2007 2:11 PM EST
Are these guys the dumbest people on the planet??? Why do they make these kinds of announcements. If they''re false bravado, they might just cause them to get attacked for no reason. If they''re true, wouldn''t it be smarter to just quietly develop their program -- whatever it is -- and only announce things when it''s all done. They oughta take a leaf from the Israelis book on this. The Israelis have had nuclear weapons since as long ago as the late 1960s, but have never announced it. And they were never dumb enough to announce milestones along the way.

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by lochlan-2009 November 7, 2007 1:58 PM EST
The centrifuges were sold to Iran by Halliburton, people, along with other nuclear power plant equipment.
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by mbcsmith November 7, 2007 1:47 PM EST
The new successes in our missile defense system will be the nail in Iran''s coffin.
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by lochlan-2009 November 7, 2007 1:38 PM EST
Not one mention of who sold the centrifuges to Iran. Not one poster here seems to know either.

For those who sant to know, do a search; Haliburton, centifruges, Iran. You''ll find your answer.
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by hungry1968 November 7, 2007 1:04 PM EST
Noone wants a war. But we better send a few fighter jets to blow the s#it out of these nuke sites before it''''s too late.

Posted by superchez1 at 09:47 AM : Nov 07, 2007



Correction - Bush and Cheney LOVE war. They can''t get enough of it - that''s why Cheney is now beating the war drums regarding Iran.
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by clestes-2009 November 7, 2007 12:56 PM EST
Wait till the IAEA reports. Ahmadinejad has a tendacy to make exaggerated claims on just about everything.
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by v_1618 November 7, 2007 12:55 PM EST
I HOPE IRAN NUKE THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY
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by neoconrcrazy November 7, 2007 12:54 PM EST
Iran has a right to nuclear technology - let''s stop beating the same war drums i.e. iraq and joining the Lieberman & israel lobby war chorus line.

We''ve already gone down that road - it leads nowhere.


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by rokero69 November 7, 2007 12:24 PM EST
If i were a Country and BUSH-IT Was Constantly
complaining about this or that and hurling insults,
id want a bomb too and Quickly...
Doesnt Iran Have a Right to defend its citizens from
Blood thirsty Republicans?
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by jowand November 7, 2007 12:18 PM EST
wish Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would quit yanking Bush''''s chain. This sort of stuff makes him nuts - afterall, war is Bush''''s Viagra.
Posted by barbaraf4 at 09:06 AM : Nov 07, 2007

Clinton was the viagra man.
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