[THS] Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran

[Peter Webster]

Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran:

U.S. unveils offer to help Iran purchase medical isotopes:

 "I think that we have bent over backwards to say to the Islamic Republic of Iran that
we are willing to have a constructive conversation," he said. But, he added, "the
door's still open."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020903848_pf.html

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Iran rejects US offer over medical isotopes:

 "Shutting down the reactor or stopping the production of medicine is not the
solution.

The solution is that the other side cooperates to increase the number of these
reactors as well as their production to meet the needs of patients," he further
explained.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118334&sectionid=351020104

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Soltanieh says Iran's 20% enrichment legal:

"Iran has the right to enrich uranium to 20 percent to provide fuel for the Tehran
research reactor," Soltanieh said in an interview with the Al-Alam News Network on
Wednesday.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118338&sectionid=351020104

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IAEA suggests Iran's new enrichment modest:

The document, shared with The Associated Press, says that only 164 enriching
centrifuges are being used. And it says that only five kilograms - 11 pounds - of low-
enriched uranium has been selected for the initial effort to enrich to 20 percent.
http://snipurl.com/ubydh

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran:

 Obama: New Iran Sanctions Being Developed Quickly:

U.S. President Barack Obama announced that major new sanctions on the Iranian
government are being developed. The president says Tehran is still pursuing a
program that would lead to nuclear weapons.
http://snipurl.com/ubw7a

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Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months':

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters Tuesday that Gates "clearly thinks
time is of the essence."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_gates_iran

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U.S. looks beyond UN for Iran sanctions:

Nuclear program; Lack of support from China spurs decision
http://snipurl.com/ubydr

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Bolton: Either Iran Gets Nukes Or 'Israel Or Somebody Else Uses Military Force To
Stop It':

On Fox News, John Bolton declared that "Iran simply has no intention of being talked
out of its nuclear weapons program" and that "very severe sanctions" will not work.
Later, when host Gregg Jarrett asked if military action is "the only answer," Bolton
agreed:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/08/bolton-iran-military-force/

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Iran to launch domestically-built anti-missile system:

"To protect our nuclear installations, particularly the ones in Tehran and Esfahan, we
have devised a set of defense strategies to sabotage any attempt or plan to attack
us," he said.
http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118275&sectionid=351020101

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