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Showing posts with label Science and Environment. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Are We Secretly Fighting a Cyberwar Against Iran?

Stuxnet, a virus affecting Iran's nuclear facilities, appears to be a case of sabotage. If the United States is behind it, then Obama is already at war with Iran. READ MORE
By Robert Dreyfuss / The Nation

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Friday, September 24, 2010

State: VY leaks had little effect on public

Report: Communities near Vt. plant are healthy
There is no evidence of "significant adverse health effects" from the communities near Entergy's Vermont Yankee plant in 2009, according to the Vermont Department of Health. The facility's operations complied with the state's radiological health standard, even after tritium was found in water supplies near the plant. Brattleboro Reformer (Vt.)http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_16149302
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Iran calls on U.S. to change strategy toward Iran

Iran calls on U.S. to change strategy toward Iran
TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- A deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the United States needs "big turn" in its policies toward Iran, local English language satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.
"Time is ripe for the U.S. to make a big change in its strategy. They should accept a world of equality for their survival," Brigadier General Hossein Salami was quoted as saying.
In a meeting with military attaches of foreign countries in Iran on Thursday, Salami praised the firm resistance of the Iranian nation against the U.S. "plots" over the past 30 years after the Islamic Revolution gained victory over the west-backed Shah.
"Despite pressure and sanctions against Iran, we move forward day by day ...Today the Islamic (Iran) is capable of defending its cultural, political and religious thoughts," the report quoted him as saying.
"We can resist against the toughest sanctions and meet our demands," he added.
Iran on Monday turned down a visit offer to Tehran by U.S. Senator John Kerry, official IRNA news agency reported.
Head of Iran's Majlis (Parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran turned down a request made by John Kerry to pay a visit to Tehran because the U.S. Democrats proved inconsistent in word and action.
Since there is no change in the U.S. policy concerning the Islamic Republic after President Barack Obama took office last year, there will be no change in Iran's policy as well, Boroujerdi said.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Non-Aligned Movement backs Iran


The strongly worded statement by the Non-Aligned Movement at the International Atomic Energy Agency in support of Iran's position on the contentious issue of IAEA inspectors will go some way towards Iran gaining the upper hand on this matter. It could also help thaw frozen Iran-United States relations. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
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