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May 28, 2006, 2:11:10 PM5/28/06

AntiWar
May 27, 2006

Kudos to Congress From Israel

Dr. James Gordon Prather
Nuclear weapons physicist
Nuclear bomb tester at Lawrence Livermore
Technical director of nuclear bomb testings at Sandia
Chief scientist of the U.S. Army
U.S. Navy veteran

Ehud Olmert – who assumed the office of prime minister of Israel earlier this month – has already met with President Bush at the White House and addressed a joint session of Congress. [1]

Now, you may remember that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, newly elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations shortly after he was elected last year.

Will Ehud Olmert also address the General Assembly?

Probably not. You see, the General Assembly has been passing about a dozen resolutions [2] every year since 1976 – most of them critical of Israel – dealing with the seemingly irresolvable crisis created by the creation of Israel.

Israel just ignores them.

Why doesn't the UN Security Council (UNSC) do something about that? Well, it would, but the United States vetoes every attempt.

Many Jews – Ehud Olmert among them – and some Christians view the establishment of Israel to be fulfillment of the Biblical passage "I will appoint a place for my people, Israel, and I plant them in their land, and they will dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more".

"We have succeeded in building a Jewish democratic homeland. We have succeeded in creating an oasis of hope and opportunity in a troubled region.

"But there has not been one year, one week, even one day of peace in our tortured land.

"Since the birth of the state of Israel and until this very moment, we have been continually at war and amidst confrontation. The confrontation has become even more violent, the enemy turned even more inhumane due to the scourge of suicide terrorism".

And who is this enemy who has recently become even more inhumane?

Basically, it's the Palestinian quasi-government elected by Palestinians displaced almost 60 years ago by the establishment of the Jewish state. That government has just been taken over by Hamas, a Palestinian political party, which – according to Ehud Olmert – is "an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel".

Ehud Olmert commended U.S. Congress for "initiating the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act [3], which sends a firm, clear message that the United States of America will not tolerate terrorism in any form".

Mission accomplished, right?

Not quite. You see, there's Iran, which Olmert claims is Hamas' chief sponsor. And Iran "stands on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons. With these weapons, the security of the entire world is put in jeopardy".

Verge?

Entire world in jeopardy?

Get real, Olmert!

According to anyone who has had hands-on experience in uranium enrichment, it will take the Iranians at least five years – and an eternity if they remain a signatory to the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) – to develop the capability to produce, and then to actually produce, the weapons-grade enriched-uranium required to make simple, gun-type nuclear weapons. [4]

Furthermore, on the basis of South Africa's experience, in order to get an expected yield of 17-20 kilotons, the Iranian gun-type nukes would weigh at least a thousand pounds (500 kilograms) apiece.

So what did Ahmadinejad have to say [5] last September to the General Assembly?

Well, he began by noting that

"With the passing of the era of agnostic philosophies, today humanity is once again joined in celebrating monotheism and belief in the Creator as the originator of existence. This is the common thread which binds us all. Faith will prove to be the solution to many of today's problems".

Ahmadinejad is obviously "committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel".

And what about Iran's plans to put the entire world in jeopardy? Well, among other things;

* "The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates its previously and repeatedly declared position that, in accordance with our religious principles, pursuit of nuclear weapons is prohibited".

* "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that it is necessary to revitalize the NPT and create the above-mentioned ad-hoc committee so that it can combat nuclear weapons and abolish the apartheid in peaceful nuclear technology".

* "Therefore, as a further confidence-building measure – and in order to provide the greatest degree of transparency – the Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to engage in serious partnership with private and public sectors of other countries in the implementation of uranium enrichment program in Iran".

Well, surely they're going to withdraw from the NPT. Aren't they?

"In keeping with Iran's inalienable right to have access to a nuclear fuel cycle, continued interaction and technical and legal cooperation with the IAEA will be the centerpiece of our nuclear policy".

Notes:

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[1] Israeli PM Olmert Addresses Congress (May 24, 2006)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052401420_pf.html

[2] UN Security Council Resolutions related to Israel

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/sctoc.html

[3] Text of House Resolution 4681 (H.R. 4681) - Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006

http://www.peacenow.org/hot.asp?cid=2161

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-4681

[4] Nuclear weapon design

http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/design.htm

[5] Address by His Excellency Dr. Mahmood Ahmadinejad President of the Islamic Republic of Iran before the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly New York (September 17, 2005)

http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/60/statements/iran050917eng.pdf [PDF-35KB]

* Physicist James Gordon Prather has served as a policy implementing official for national security-related technical matters in the Federal Energy Agency, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Department of Energy, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of the Army. Dr. Prather also served as legislative assistant for national security affairs to U.S. Senator Henry Bellmon, R-Okla. --ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee and member of the Senate Energy Committee and Appropriations Committee. Dr. Prather had earlier worked as a nuclear weapons physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (http://www.llnl.gov) in California and Sandia National Laboratory (http://www.sandia.gov) in New Mexico. http://www.antiwar.com/prather

Interviews with nuclear weapons physicist Dr. James Gordon Prather:
January 16, 2006
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2006-01-16-Charles-03.mp3
September 21, 2005 (Part 1)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-09-21-Charles-01.mp3
September 21, 2005 (Part 2)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-09-21-Charles-02.mp3
September 21, 2005 (Part 3)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-09-21-Charles-03.mp3
September 21, 2005 (Part 4)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-09-21-Charles-04.mp3
September 17, 2005
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather6.mp3
August 2, 2005
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-08-02-Charles-01.mp3
July 23, 2005
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather5.mp3
May 7, 2005
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather4.mp3
May 4, 2005
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-05-04-Charles-01.mp3
April 9, 2005
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather3.mp3
February 16, 2005 (Part 1)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-02-16-Charles-04.mp3
February 16, 2005 (Part 2)
http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/media/2005-02-16-Charles-05.mp3
February 5, 2005
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather2.mp3
December 4, 2004
http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/audio/prather.mp3

West has kept billions of Iran's EURODIF investments for 30 years In 1975, Iran took a very costly 10% financial participation in EURODIF uranium enrichment plant being built in France. Iran paid $1 billion towards the purchase of a 10% share of ownership in EURODIF and agreed to buy a quota from the new plant. But after the Iranian revolution in 1979, neither was Iran given any enriched uranium nor did it get back its investment from EURODIF. The U.S. was also paid to deliver new fuel and upgrade its power in accordance with a contract signed before the revolution. U.S. gave neither the fuel nor the billions of dollars it had received for it. Germany was paid for in full, billions of dollars for the two nuclear facilities in Busher, but after three decades, Germany has refused to export any equipments or refund the money.
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/0540800f7314f7b0

Nuclear program of Iran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran

IAEA and Iran
http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Focus/IaeaIran/index.shtml

Setting the Record Straight about Iran's Nuclear Program
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/a19f89b941a33707

U.S. endorsed Iranian plans to build massive nuclear energy industry
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/9b0a04b1107d7171

Washington: The Biggest NPT Violator
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/e2233bcb812ca246

IAEA Chief Invalidates the NPT
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/3e2365eddc3bd0ff

Time to shut-down the UN
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/50134d0a62fb448f

Even threatening to use nuclear weapons is a violation of international law
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/5bd9a41bf89f3f1d

The best U.S. Congress money can buy
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/585faaf4d2e9eb74

Another 'Coalition of the Willing'?

http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/f696f2a3a401850f

Judy-Baby vs TIME
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/2080d3c61b904992

Iran was not ordered to Stop Enrichment
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/f4731d785c554085

Western-Style Democracy – No!
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/466cae8cbc38307d

Media liars exposed
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/7f34f4e6346a9bb5

Dolts – or liars?
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/msg/7eb4595173cae97d

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