Iran's only nuclear expert: expert (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP)-the rapid progress in Iran does not acquire the nuclear weapon, US expert said Friday, adding he believed Tehran yet another two years to achieve that objective.

"Iran is not moving as fast as it could. They've been after 25 years since the Iranian enrichment program began in approximately 1985, "said Mark Fitzpatrick for the International Institute of strategic studies.

He said Iran still "a little more than two years is the bomb."

Fitzpatrick also compared to the slow progress of Tehran, to acquire the nuclear Pakistan took in the capacity as he presented the IISS report entitled 11 years "on Iran's nuclear, chemical and biological characteristics: evaluation of the net."

But Fitzpatrick, a former State Department employee, added in Iran was still not yet fully decided whether to continue to make a nuclear bomb.

"As long as they have not made that decision, I think there is still time for diplomacy," he said.

At the end of December, the Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Yaalon, said several recent setbacks had delayed Tehran for the acquisition of nuclear capability in n.

One of them was the Stuxnet of Internet virus, worm, which some suspect was developed by Israel and the United States and that began to affect the producing enriched uranium, an essential part of the nuclear bombing of Iran's centrifuges.

The New York Times reported in January that the US and Israeli Intelligence Services Department to develop a computer worm.

"Stuxnet have had an impact on the calculation of the pohjaanpolkaisusta some centrifugues. But it is not a complete success, because they were able to work, "Fitzpatrick said.

UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran had also been alleged nuclear program, Washington has said.

-To ensure that nuclear materials would be used for the battle of the top-of-a-2 missile was the Sajil also still "two years away is a functional," Fitzpatrick said.

But the IISS report said Iran's nuclear program has been Unforgiving in the past 25 years, and claimed that the Iranian regime's insistence that it was the only peaceful civilian population were simply not credible.

Iran hit four sets UN sanctions to refuse its suspected nuclear program and stop the banks of the uranium enrichment in the middle of the accusations in the United States and other Western Nations that it will develop in the absence of the atomic bomb.

Tehran argued against the sky and check on the allegations.

An influential Us Senator said last week the closed door, when classified intelligence briefing book from Iran that Tehran is "seriously" to develop nuclear weapons.

"I cannot say much more detailed, but it is pretty Clear that you are still in the process, in the event of a serious nuclear weapons program," the independent Senator Joe Lieberman, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told AFP.

The legislature, which holds a seat in the Senate Armed Forces Committee, also spoke of the briefing book "top Us intelligence officials, the weapons of mass destruction, the most recent US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran.

The last part of the Iran NIE, the rating in December 2007, "high confidence" that Tehran was "halted its nuclear weapons program" at the end of 2003. The document is the consensus View of all 16 us spy agencies.

In February, US officials told AFP on condition of anonymity in the United States intelligence agencies believe the Iranian leaders are locked, to build nuclear weapons, and that the penalties are aggravated by the Division on the conversation.

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Radicalisation: it is not a Muslim thing

By Tammy Obeidallah

New York Congressman Pete King served as the ringmaster in the latest Congressional circus examines Muslim ' radicalisation ' and its perceived threat to the Homeland. Unfortunately, I was not invited to testify at this hearing, otherwise I would have been glad to be able to share my insights with Congressman King for the "radicalisation" mean and how I was "radicalized."

Granted, I am not a Muslim; Therefore, I would not pretend to speak for Muslims, "radicalized" or not. However, I would like to present a risk but guess I could do a better job than Minnesota representative Keith Ellison, first Muslim elected to Congress, who tearfully told the story of Mohammad Salman Hamdani during the recent consultations. Hamdani was the Pakistani Muslim firefighter killed on 9/11, which was posthumously accused of a co-conspirator in the attacks, allegations which were later proven false. The gripping theatrics by Ellison would have been an appropriate show of sympathy, were it not for the fact that a large part of his Congressional career to date have been devoted to serve as a poster boy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Engage in such "image-building" abroad illustrates the tolerant and diverse country United States really is and that Muslims is accepted and even elected to prominent positions in Government — once they have been waterboarding or spied on while praying. Ellison also served proudly as token Muslim on a trip to the Jewish State sponsored by America Israel education Federation and visited Iraq in order to personally equip praise on the occupiers.

The Imam was not be back, if Exchange with Rauf then john and now co-host on yet another talking head Show on CNN Elliot Spitzer, was posted to the aptly named blog "ikhras," (Arabic for "shut up"). Raufs only complaint about Peter King hearings was that several law-enforcement agencies had not invited to witness how many Muslims Quisling's new for the FBI, espionage in mosques and inform on their neighbours. Such gross shows loyalty to a determined to oppress not only Muslims, but peace activists as well as the Organization — 23 of which have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury — pushes those of us who believe in civil disobedience rather than cooperation a little closer to the "radicalisation."

According to Wikipedia, is "radicalisation" defined as "the process by which a single person changes from passivity or activism become more revolutionary, militant or extremist. Radicalisation is often associated with youth, tribulation, alienation, social exclusion, poverty, or the perception of injustice itself or others. " For the same reason, it is a "radical" "a person who owns or follows strong convictions or extreme principles, extremist" or "person who is in favour of the fundamental political, economic and social reforms through direct and often uncompromising methods." While the word "militant" has a violent connotation, the definition specifically does not include the word "violence" or the word "religion." In fact, tens of thousands of non-Muslims in Wisconsin has been "radicalized" by a Hitleresque attack on trade unions, but they have been fairly peaceful so far.

Become a Christian, meant my "radicalisation" not indoctrination by Islamic militants; It started with my own observations during a trip to Palestine in 2001. One of the first things I witnessed was an Orthodox Jew Riding his bike through a crowd of Muslim women in the narrow streets of Jerusalem's old city, his legs outstretched carefree as the encrypted come out of his way.  After a few days, I went to Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza and met 14-year-old Muhammad, who told me he was beaten by isrælske soldiers in order to play on the beach.

The process continued months later when I went to Jordan Hospital in Amman and visited a child, who had been blinded in isrælske attacks. In the same place so I life ebbing away from Taha Abu Snineneh, also a victim of isrælske fire enduring weeks of machines working his vital organs for him before finally passing away.

I felt increasingly marginalized, when, like so many others in the wake of 9/11 attacks, I was a victim of harassing phone calls and requests for a meeting with unidentified officials from the Ministry of defence "," later in 2007to FBI agents showed on my door to ask about my "connections" with Hamas.

During a protest in New York City against the 2008-09 isrælske attack on Gaza was a Jewish men allowed to cross from the pro-isrælsk counter-demonstration to criticise two Arab men while shoving your finger in their faces, all done under the watchful eye of many police.  At the same event was in the grip of an officer and practical stabbed when I tried to confront three isrælske demonstrators heckling me as I went by. You can add insult to injury by resulted a letter to my Congressman in a reply shamelessly promote "our Israel."

These events, which led to my "radicalisation" is nothing when compared with the humiliation and suffering of the Palestinians experience every day of their lives, regardless of whether they are forced to endure isrælske attacks, checkpoints, home demolition and unwarranted searches or the endless limbo of refugee camps in Lebanon and other Arab Nationswhere they live in different degrees of second-class citizenship.

It was not grotesque bloated handouts to the Jewish State activation violent persecution of the Palestinians — Muslims and Christians as well — we Americans would not face such drastic cuts to medical treatment, hospitals and education, the main burden borne by the poorest among us. Ultimately connected "injustice to others" and "injustice to self".

So there you have it, Mr. King. Radicalisation has nothing to do with Islam. It is a reaction: a testimony of the human spirit, that we will only take so much "tribulation, alienation, social exclusion and injustice" before demanding "the fundamental political, economic and social reforms through direct and uncompromising methods."

-Tammy Obeidallah contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com.

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Settlements and racist laws: a text wrap around the Apartheid

By Iqbal Jassat-Pretoria

The final result of a long-lasting yet decisive action by University Johannesburg to break links with Isræls Ben Gurion University has been a resounding success for the boycott, sanctions and divestment [BDS] campaign.

Congratulatory messages together with predictably excited media releases welcomed South African academic bold moves to distance themselves and their institutions from ties with a regime, widely acknowledged as an apartheid.

This move comes at a time when it isrælske the Knesset is likely to pass a vile law to outlaw boycott of the Jewish settlements. Make sure that you understand this correctly: settlements remain "legal" but boycott of settlements would be "illegal"!

This is the third in a series of new laws adopted by Israel to overcome the growing challenges to its apparent failure as a pompous "democracy" built on Jewish exclusivity in the pursuit of an unattainable Zionist dream.

According to isrælske author Uri Avnery first of two new laws he is described as "racist" and targeting Arabs in historical Palestine will make it possible to cancel the persons found guilty of "crimes against national security" citizenship of the Union. Cancellation citizenship on such grounds is contrary to international laws and conventions, he pointed out.

Secondly, he argues is more sophisticated. It allows communities of less than 400 families to appoint "Admission Committee", which can prevent unfit persons living there. These will operate on the basis of the apartheid-era "group areas act" which divided the South African population in racial enclaves or settlements. Despite the inclusion of provisions prohibiting the rejection of candidates on grounds of race or religion, believe it is synonymous with Avnery a "blink".

However, the third law, as foreseen in the raw text of the bill before the Knesset to punish any person or Association publicly calls for a boycott of Israel – economic, academic or cultural! Avnery who founded and heads a well-known NGO called Gush Shalom have campaigned actively for the boycott of products from the settlements. This law even passed so it will be "illegal" Gush Shalom and a number of other NGOs and activists within the Zionist State to advocate a boycott!

It is therefore not surprising that this legislation has been slammed as undemocratic, discriminatory, annexationist and unconstitutional.

Israel laid under retaining grip. Such apartheid era type of legislation can only be welcome when its initiators under Netanyahu are racists Lieberman school and Likud rightists.

Laws, depriving people of their dignity and are in favour of one group over other make a mockery of the isrælske-style "democracy". These new innovations to undermine civil liberties demonstrate how much Netanyahu regime is from dramatic and profound changes in the region driven by calls to freedom.

-Iqbal Jassat is the Chairman of the Media Review Network, Pretoria – South Africa. He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com. Visit: www.mediareviewnet.com.

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US blacklists of Belarus oil company in Iran Ties (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP)-the United States on Tuesday will be added to the blacklist for Belarusian oil company from Iran have been committed by the companies it does not have a nuclear program suspected of flouting sanctions rein.

In the $ 500 million Belarusneft dollars allegedly 2007 Iran's agreement in the form of an investment firm in such a way as to develop the professional sectors NaftIran Jofeir oil field.

NaftIran was hit with us sanctions in September 2010, the UN embargo imposed on Tehran in June 2010 as part of the.

(2) for the purposes of the company to make the black Belarusneft from working in the US market, the State Department statement said.

According to the United States Census Bureau, US-Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the global sanctions on Iran's ability to invest is to hit the oil and gas production.

"Iran's ability to attract new investment, oil and natural gas resources, develop and produce or import oil products, has been severely restricted," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Cutting of the Islamic Republic of income from oil and gas revenue is one of the Us strategy in the nuclear program of Iran to prevent unity of investing.

Western Nations accuse Iran, for the purpose of seeking to acquire atomic bomb secretly. But Tehran denied the allegations, its nuclear program is only for the purposes of the civilian population.

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Qatar

Qatar, a former fishing-in February, and once one of the poorest of the Central Gulf States is now one of the major oil and gas fields exploitation, thanks to the region after 1940, the richest countries.

Thani family dominated for almost 150 years, mainly in the barren land was British Protectorate until 1971, when it declared its independence after the break-up of the following as Bahrain and refuse to join the United Arab Emirates.

In 1995, the power of the Crown Prince Hamad ibn Khalifa al Thani, to become a member of the Emir and his father, and subsequently he has taken some liberaalinen reforms.

Qatari satellite TV station Al Jazeera has become one of the most important of the Arab countries and the introduction of the freedom of the press been extended.

the 29-Member municipal elections in 1999, in which the Qatari women were were allowed to vote and to stand for the first.

The democratic reforms of the Constitution, which entered into force in 2005. The ends of the stem, in part, was elected to the European Parliament expected to vote must take place by 2007.

The population is small. -Including the construction of a beam with the mining of foreigners outnumber the people. The resources of the oil money to the selection of the welfare of the State, many services are free of charge or heavily subsidized.

Number of holdings of more than 15% of the world's proven gas reserves, Qatar is to become a full member of the energy giant's efforts.

Full name: State of Qatar population: the of 1.5 million (UN, 2010) : the capital of the of the Doha area: the 11,437 sq km (4,416 sq miles) large language: Arabia Major religion: Islam life expectancy: 76 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN) monetary unit: , 1 rial = 100 dirhams major export: , oil, gas, whose level of GNI per capita: is missing the Internet domain: . qa the code for the international phone number: + 974

Ocean: Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani

Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and his wife with Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misnad

in 1995, armed forces Commander and Defence Minister Sheikh Hamad seized his father, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, who was outside the country.

The new Emir survived an attempted coup in 1996.

Later the same year, Sheikh Hamad tried to take his father's Court he believed his father was to be regarded as State resources for the return. Out of the Court of Justice would not be in a position to resolve the dispute.

After the performance, Sheikh Hamad has stayed as leader of the armed forces and Defense Minister, and participated in the development of Qatar's military.

The influential Arabic News Network Al-Jazeera TV has raised the profile of the Qatar media.

Al-Jazeera is owned by the Qatar Government. It is considered to be the most outspoken in the Arab countries of sensitive issues, but avoid criticism of Qatar and its Gulf allies, especially Saudi Arabia. However, it has had its offices closed in several Arab countries.

Al-Jazeera TV is known for its forthright style

The visibility of the status of the shot when it came to Afghanistan-report only allowed air transport network and the first recorded statements by Osama Bin Laden-US air strikes following the beginning of the year in 2001. The coverage of the conflict in Iraq, including tar, gzip, bzip2, it was pointed out.

Al-Jazeera English, launched in 2006, the site itself, the first in the Middle East is based on the English-language News-TV. The network says, is more than 200 million households worldwide available.

The home country of Qatar's electronic media are State controlled. The leading newspapers are the links to the Royal family, and other notables.

Qatar interrupt censorship in 1995 and since then the free press has mainly been Government interference. However, the social and political constraints make-censorship commonplace in the semiconductor industry.

The BBC World Service radio, Radio France Internationale in Arabic, French, Arabic language service of radio Monte Carlo Doualiya, u.a.e.-based MBC Radio Sawa and the USA are available on FM in Doha.

June 2010 (Internetworldstats.com) had 436,000 internet users. The political criticism of the authorities of the filter material shall be deemed to be offensive, including, but not limited to, pornography, and Islam online privacy resources.

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Recurring errors, if Libya to the West: Ahmadinejad (AFP)

TEHRAN (AFP)-the United States of America and the West associates are recurring "errors" by Libya, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday as he hosts the regional leaders to celebrate the Persian new year.

"It is appropriate, they (the United States and its allies) on the shelf ... despotic rulers, and, where appropriate, in order to enable them to sacrifice their own interests," Ahmadinejad said the Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi's military campaign against a reference.

"In spite of the clear lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan have taught them the people and the wrath of public opinion, in spite of the oppressive Governments are repeating the errors," he said.

The Western-led military strikes began on March 19 in Libya to front (black area), the armed rebellion against Kadhafi. Missions continued to protect the system against the forces of Saturday civilians, the Pentagon said.

"Various pretexts, they bomb innocent civilians and destroy them in other countries, the infrastructure to manage," Ahmadinejad is added to the information system to collect the address of a dozen officials of the regional countries.

Jalal Talabani of Iraq's President, Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov: Emomali Rakhmon at the invitation of Tehran Ahmadinejad are, or Nowruz, the Persian celeberate the new year, which marks the transition from winter to the spring.

Ahmadinejad said the event should be sent "a message of peace and justice in the world", but it used to contain a reference to the West, accused of "cheap energy" and "wage war" of the economic crisis.

"The Warplanes, missiles and bombs are in the United States and its allies," he said.

Iranian officials have criticized the military intervention in Libya, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the campaign was launched to get the oil to the North African country, a top leader of the control.

Tehran two days of ceremonies in the Nowruz, the participating officials is expected to meet Khamenei later.

It is called regional leaders to Ahmadinejad to celebrate Nowruz is the second straight year. Conservative leaders have criticized the celebration of this year, when the deadly anti-government protests rocked the Arab countries.

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VIDEO: in good time to visit the Middle East?

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