AP: 6 Powers Can't Agree on Iran Statement

[Eugene]

6 Powers Can't Agree on Iran Statement
6 world powers give up attempts at joint statement criticizing Iran
after China, Russia balk

VIENNA, Austria, Sep. 12, 2006
By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press Writer

(AP) Six world powers abandoned attempts Tuesday to issue a joint statement
criticizing Iran's nuclear defiance after China and Russia refused to endorse
U.S.-backed tough language, diplomats said.

The split, at a 35-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's
board, reflected indecision on how to react to Tehran's weekend suggestion
that it might temporarily suspend uranium enrichment _ but only on its own
terms.

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Both, however, have resisted U.S.-led efforts to move to sanctions quickly,
despite the expiration of an Aug. 31 deadline for Iran to freeze work on
developing the technology, which can be used to help make nuclear arms.
Instead, they favor continued negotiations with Tehran.

Diplomats accredited to the IAEA, who demanded anonymity in exchange
for sharing confidential information with The Associated Press, said Iran's
readiness to consider a temporary enrichment freeze appears to have
exacerbated differences over U.N. sanctions.

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Full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/12/ap/world/mainD8K3FU100.shtml

[endarkenment]

1. Iran is humiliating us.

This has got to be burning junior and the jets something fierce. Damn those Iranians! I suggest a new deadline. That always works. Then send that repulsive Rice woman out for some more of her brilliant diplomatizing activities.

[teryang]

2. The US will accept the 2 month moratorium, before direct talks

Bushco needs the 2 month offer, because it is tailored to the midterm elections and meets repuklican needs. If Iran stops now, the administration can claim a diplomatic victory before November regardless of what happens after that (which is likely to be deadlock and war}.

Our side has no choice but to negotiate or gold and oil go screaming back up again, and the stock market takes a dive. This is why the OPEC countries continue pumping while US stockpiles are maxed out. House of Saud House of Bushco.

[HuffleClaw]

3. kudos to russia and china !!

i guess they didn't want to give BushCo. a cute little loophole to war.