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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:22 AM
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Russia Reportedly Exits Iran Nuke Site
Source: Associated Press

By GEORGE JAHN

VIENNA, Austria Mar 20, 2007 (AP)— Russia is pulling out its experts
from the Iranian nuclear reactor site they were helping build, U.S. and
European government representatives said Tuesday. The move reflected
a growing rift between Iran and Russia that could lead to harsher U.N.
sanctions on the Islamic republic for its refusal to stop uranium
enrichment.

The representatives a European diplomat and a U.S. official said a large
number of Russian technicians, engineers and other specialists have
returned to Moscow within the last week, at about the same time senior
Russian and Iranian officials tried unsuccessfully to resolve financial
differences over the Bushehr nuclear reactor. They spoke to The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity because their information
was confidential.

Read more: http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2966211
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:25 AM
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1. did they get a heads up?
are bombs about to fall..
or has the Iran/Russia deal blown up on its own?
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:28 AM
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2. Sounds like a heads up to me.
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Theres-a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:29 AM
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3. I hope you're wrong.
Actually,I was thinking the same thing.
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:30 AM
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4. Iran is behind on its payments.
The Russians want their money.
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DerBeppo Donating Member (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:35 AM
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5. Maybe Iran should change its currency
to the "Super Duper Strong Rial"
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Amused Musings Donating Member (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 01:11 PM
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8. Russia would not mind
selling paint chips to an orphanage as long as they are compensated to their satisfaction. Moscow is happy that the US is frustrated in its dealings with Iran and is more than happy to play along-for a price. Afterall, rebuilding the tsarist empire is an expensive affair.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:35 AM
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6. It could be a shift change, for all we know
I distrust "anonymous sources" when it comes to these matters.
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:49 PM
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7. From an updated version of the AP story...
-snip-

Sergei Novikov, a spokesman for Rosatom, Russia's Federal Nuclear
Power Agency, confirmed that the number of Russian workers at the
Bushehr plant had dwindled because of what he said were Iranian
payment delays. He would not say how many had left.

-snip-

http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2966211
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 01:00 AM
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9. Kick.
:kick:
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ewoden Donating Member (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 01:01 AM
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10. Russia Pulling Out of Iran Nuke Project
Source: Associated Press

Mar 20, 8:52 PM EDT

Russia Pulling Out of Iran Nuke Project

By GEORGE JAHN
Associated Press Writer

Russia is bringing home its technicians and engineers from Iran's unfinished nuclear reactor site at a time of growing international pressure on Tehran to curb its atomic ambitions, U.S. and European representatives said Tuesday.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NUCLEAR_IRAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NUCLEAR_IRAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME
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Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 01:01 AM
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11. RIA Novosti: Russia Denies Story Of Iran Ultimatum
MOSCOW, March 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Security Council has denied reports in the U.S. media that Moscow issued an ultimatum to Iran over its uranium enrichment activities, the council's press service said Tuesday.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2774121&mesg_id=2774121
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Big Pappa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 01:01 AM
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12. It will be intresting
to see how this plays out.
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