Where Is Irans Nuclear Brinkmanship Leading?
In a bold speech before the United Nations on September 17th, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected the offer of incentives by the EU3 (England, France and Germany) to abandon uranium enrichment for its nuclear program. “His speech began like a muezzin’s sermon [a muezzin is the Muslim crier who summons people to prayer at the mosque] on justice between nations. It contained the unbeatable argument that it is impermissible for one group of countries to deny another group access to nuclear energy thereby holding back its development. He reminded the UN that the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] rules specified it was the duty of nuclear nations to assist others in the peaceful utilization of the atom. He was warmly applauded” (“Iranian President’s UN Debut,” Sept. 19, 2005, Novosti). The U.S. and EU opinion is that the Islamic Republic of Iran is not a trustworthy guardian for enriched (weapons grade) uranium. President Bush named Iran as part of an “Axis of Evil,” and
