Comments on: United Nations Call for a Nuclear Free Middle East to Stop Iran

By: Maurice

Maurice — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:16:19 +0000

I appreciate all of the comments made on my article so far – except for one (and you can well imagine which one I am referring to).

A nuclear free Middle East, and world for that matter, is an ideal goal for humanity. But unfortunately, this will not be a foreseeable goal in the near future anyway.

When one mentions the word hypocrisy, the idea that a country like Iran is advocating a nuclear free Middle East is absurd, especially when they are going “gung ho” towards developing a nuclear program that could include nuclear weapons.

And finally, if you, Ms. Haman happen to be Jewish, you should be ashamed of yourself for your comments. History has proven time and again that the worst anti-Semites have been Jews themselves!

By: Esfandiar

Esfandiar — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:03:16 +0000

UN will be a lot more successful in its call for to free Middle East from Nuclear race if they simply demand Israel to disarm itself from nuclear arsenal.

By: Soraya Ulrich

Soraya Ulrich — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:27:54 +0000

The narrow focus and lack of information of the author is regrettable. Why would a nuclear accident in Jordan or any other country be more catastrophic than Israel’s aged reactor which is not subject to inspections? Why does the writer believe that nuclear reactors are only used for energy? Nuclear energy program would result in the development and nurturing of new and unprecedented capabilities for building technological infrastructures, as well as the cross-fertilization and diversion of nuclear-related know-how, research, and development into other industries and branches of science, such as medicine and agriculture. Recently, due to a Canadian nuclear reactor that produces medical isotopes used to diagnose and treat cancer and cardiovascular disease, patients in Canada, U.S. and other countries had their tests and treatment postponed. Perhpas next time more research should be done before writing.

By: Sid Badakhsh

Sid Badakhsh — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:37:14 +0000

President Ahmadinejaad’s proposal on a nuclear free Middle East points to the elimination of nuclear weapons in the entire Middle East which includes Israel. As he indicated in his speech at the U.N “Nuclear Energy for All, Nuclear Weapons for None! Just putting pressure on Iran will not solve the problem. In addition, if all nations really cooperated with each other and spend more time researching in the nuclear field, Nuclear reactors for producing electricity could become much safer than they are today. The policy adopted and followed by the Western countries is selfish, counter productive, and unfair and will never be acceptable to truly free countries of the world.

By: Hamid Zangeneh

Hamid Zangeneh — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:03:50 +0000

Nuclear free ME is a good idea, as a matter of fact it is a great idea.

Get Israel to join the NPT and allow IAEA inspecting all its facilities to give the rest a peace of mind, first. I am sure every other country in the ME would follow suit immediately.

But passing a resolution just to make Iran look bad is not only unjust, its is not workable. In the very worst case, Iran could drop out out of the NPT regime and let the world scramble for a new useless resolution.

How many did the SC pass against Israel. Did they change her behavior?

No one wants to spend billions of dollars of their hard earned foreign currencies on something that is, for all practical purposes, useless. It cannot be used unless they are our of their minds.

By: MathewH

MathewH — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:23:45 +0000

What hypocrisy. Iran was the first country who called for a nuclear free zone Middle East since 1974. Its repeated calls for a nuclear free zone have fallen on deaf ears of nations including the United Nations. Now the UN wants to stop Iran from exactly what? From pursuing its inalienable right to a peaceful nuclear program under the NPT? To force Iran to stop nuclear enrichment again a right guaranteed to her under the NPT?

Iran is in total compliance with the NPT and any argument to the contrary is false and baseless. Furthermore, if the P5+1 and UN are trying to use such arguments to prevent Iran and other developing countries to have access to nuclear energy and technological know-how, while a group of powers continue to increase their lethal arsenals, they should understand that those days are over.

The UN not only has to call for a nuclear free zone in the Middle East but it most demand that Israel sign the NPT, and complies with every single inspection that Iran has been subjected to.

By the way the comment about why Iran is not foregoing its nuclear program and replace it with solar should be quite obvious to those asking this question.

Iran already has pursued alternative sources of energy: solar, wind, geothermal etc… However, as the experts should know, no country will totally turn to any of these alternative sources when the price far exceeds other sources of energy.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:22:28 +0000

It is preposterous if not outright laughable for the UN to now call for a nuclear free Middle East in order to “stop Iran” when the very first country to ever make such a proposal was Iran itself back in 1974. A call that has repeatedly fallen on deaf ears largely, if not solely, because of Israel’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.

By: Esther Haman

Esther Haman — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:08:55 +0000

Zionists say “There is nothing new here, and no reason for a change of direction on our part,”. Well, It seems to work for them to have an umbrella to committee all sorts of atrocities such as the one reported by the UN in the “Goldstone” report.

Then they have the audacity to say “”We don’t really like this matter {nuclear free zone in the Middle East}, but is there anything to fear, really? I don’t think so,” Israel Michaeli of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission said”. So, If there is nothing to fear then why the Zionists don’t sign the NPT or even better, why even have 200+ A-bombs in the first place?! It is very clear that they want the neighboring countries to fear them and not to fight the Zionists aggressions.

The Pakistanies have had 120 nuclear tipped missiles for the last 15 years and they have large population of Taliban and Al-Quida in their country, which enjoys a good relationship with them. So, why that radical Sunni country with all that nuclear weapon is NOT considered a threat to the rogue Zionist stae? Iran does not even have a operational nuclear reactor yet!

These propaganda and scare tactics will not hide the truth and Iran phobia will not help the Zionists to get them out of the two state peace treaty with the Palestinians. It has back fired on them so far.

The night is still young.

By: Mohssin

Mohssin — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:09:05 +0000

Luv to know what the bullies of the west are doing to countries like Iran, Iraq Afghanistan etc.. For Americans to think that peoplle believe what thesay about Iran…they better think again. Its just that third world/developing countries cannot do much about such lies. It is thereefore best to toe the American Line.