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A further consequence of our using the Georgians to initiate hostilities in Southern Ossetia - Russia will complete the plant at Bushehr. No more foot-dragging. And, you can expect the Russians to defend their nationals on Iranian soil from any Israeli or US attacks.

In a matter of days we have succeeded in overturning the success that hard working diplomats achieved since the Cold War ended under Reagan.

Way to go, guys. What other stupid things are on the agenda?

Karl



Subject: [stopiranwar] Russia says will complete Iran Nuke Plant by 2008

Russia says will complete Iran nuclear plant

by Staff Writers
Tehran (AFP) Sept 2, 2008

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ Russia_says_will_complete_Iran_nuclear_plant_999.html

The Russian company building Iran's first nuclear power plant has
renewed a commitment to complete the project, the official IRNA news
agency reported on Tuesday.

Russia, one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, is
building the plant at Bushehr on the Gulf coast of Iran despite a
long-running standoff over Tehran's controversial nuclear drive.

A visiting delegation from Russia's state-run Atomstroiexport pledged to
"abide by the working agenda by providing the necessary experts... and
sending the necessary equipment for the power plant in time," according
to a joint statement with Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation carried by
IRNA.

The Russian contractor said in December that Bushehr would not come on
line before the end of 2008, amid repeated delays in construction,
contractual disputes and international tensions over Iran's nuclear
programme.

It took over construction of the plant from the German company Siemens
in 1994.

Western governments believe oil-rich Iran is trying to develop nuclear
weapons, but Tehran insists its programme is peaceful and aimed at
generating energy for a growing population.

The UN Security Council has imposed three sets of sanctions on Iran over
its failure to heed resolutions requiring the suspension of uranium
enrichment, a process which makes fuel for a nuclear power plant but
also the core of an atomic bomb.
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