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Biden: Israel has 'sovereign right' to attack Iran
By: Yitzhak Benhorin on: 18.02.2010 [23:09 ] (1453 reads)
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Biden: Israel has 'sovereign right' to attack Iran
In interview with ABC, VP Biden suggests Washington won't stand in Israel's way should it choose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, but White House says 'allies know Obama believes now is the time to explore diplomatic options'
Yitzhak Benhorin Latest Update: 07.06.09, 00:52 / Israel News
WASHINGTON – Israel is free to do whatever it deems necessary to remove the Iranian nuclear threat, US Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday.
In an interview with ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos,' Biden said "Israel can determine for itself - it's a sovereign nation - what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and Attack Route?
Report: Saudis to overlook Israeli jets headed to Iran / Ynet
Sunday Times says Saudi officials have agreed in secret talks with Mossad chief to turn blind eye to Israeli planes flying over kingdom during any future raid on Iranian nuclear sites. According to report, PM briefed on matter. Israel: Reports unfounded
anyone else.
As for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach, according to which Israel would "give until the end of the year for this whole process of engagement (with Iran) to work before taking matters into its own hands," Biden said "they're entitled to do that. Any sovereign nation is entitled to do that. But there is no pressure from any nation that's going to alter our behavior as to how to proceed. "
However, the vice president did add that "what we believe (pursuing diplomatic options regarding Iran) is in the national interest of the United States, which we, coincidentally, believe is also in the interest of Israel and the whole world. And so there are separate issues.
"If the Netanyahu government decides to take a course of action different than the one being pursued now, that is their sovereign right to do that. That is not our choice," he said.
Asked by Stephanopoulos whether the US would stand in the way of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities by denying "over-flight rights in Iraq," Biden said " I'm not going to speculate, George, on those issues, other than to say Israel has a right to determine what's in its interests, and we have a right and we will determine what's in our interests."
CIA Director Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen had reportedly visited Israel in recent months and expressed their strong opposition to a military strike on Iran.
Biden, who was a long-time member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, hinted during the interview that the Obama administration was prepared to toughen its stance on Iran.
He said that while the US' offer of engagement was still on the table, Washington would not accept Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's demand for more concessions ahead of possible negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.
Biden's comments were made ahead of Obama's scheduled visit to Moscow for meetings with senior
government officials and then to Italy for the Group of Eight (G8) summit, where the prospect of tightening sanctions on Iran is expected to be raised.
Washington has suspended its efforts to hold direct talks with Iran and is now focusing on discussing Tehran's nuclear program through the P-5 (five Security Council members plus Germany).
"If they choose to meet with the P5, under the conditions the P5 has laid out, it means they begin to change course," Biden said.
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said Biden was not signaling any change of approach on Iran or Israel.
"The vice president refused to engage hypotheticals, and he made clear that our policy has not changed," Vietor said. "Our friends and allies, including Israel, know that the president believes that now is the time to explore direct diplomatic options."
Associated Press contributed to the report
http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/1,7340,L-3741697,00.html
by kalashnikov on 18.02.2010 [23:34 ]
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Look at Biden's face ... typically constipated Yank. They all make that face by the time they reach thirty.
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by RoyDubai on 19.02.2010 [00:41 ]
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You are so full of lies and spin. Old Joe (I am a zionist) Biden is just a shell of a man, hateful and despicable; his soul bought and sold to the zionist fraudsters in Washington and Tel-Aviv. He looks like a man in enormous pain having had to bite his tongue all this time to stop blurting out the truth. Remember that time when Bush was over in Israel and genuflecting to the Ashken-Nazis over this and that and you described what was going on as "malarkey". You were on the right track then. Do more of that.
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by Richard on 19.02.2010 [01:01 ]
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Sounds more like Biden is telling Israel "go ahead and attack Iran without our help. Nothing you say will change our position, but if you want to attack Iran on your own, that's your business."
The Sauidi element is laughable. Talking with Mossad?? Not a real credible report there, I don't think.
And when did Biden say the US "won't stand in Israel's way"?? He said no such thing. He said he "would not speculate."
So can Israel safely fly over Iraq towards Iran, or not?
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by pilot-x on 19.02.2010 [01:01 ]
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elects a leader who will exercise our sovereign right to attack the United States.
Almost spit out my supper reading that.. Shock and awe Iraq war ru style.
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by gmmonko on 19.02.2010 [02:48 ]
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...canon boat policies. If this Zionist none existent entity Israel has sovereign rights, so have other states.
This should be discussed in the UN.
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by stоpwar on 19.02.2010 [03:38 ]
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pilot-x?
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by pilot-x on 19.02.2010 [04:13 ]
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Parliament is prorogued right now.
Harper preaching globalization during this unnecessary shutdown.
A lot of theories as to why...gun control legalese, underhanded tactics with nefarious goals.
Canada in LIMBO
save us
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by pilot-x on 19.02.2010 [04:16 ]
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killing a bill decriminalizing Marijuana. Its going to die without a vote, Back to square one.
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by pilot-x on 19.02.2010 [04:21 ]
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But we Chickens have teeth.
Mwahahaha
Bwahahahaha
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by cosmo on 19.02.2010 [06:39 ]
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What is he going to take with him into the grave in the near future?
Nothing, all flash will become ash.
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by renegado on 19.02.2010 [09:21 ]
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of deranged mind. What makes him different from Bush and his cohorts of lunatics? - Nothing. Both, liberal Biden and conservative Bush are serving the same master.
I hope against hope that there are enough people in America to do something about this den of vipers, called Washington D.C.
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by ILYANA_ROZUMOVA on 19.02.2010 [14:42 ]
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How can a person in position of responsibility to say a such a thing.
Blatantly advocating violence, destruction of property, mayhem, and murder. Because thet what relly his statement means.
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by ILYANA_ROZUMOVA on 19.02.2010 [14:44 ]
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replace with:think, that
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by Kamau_Ajamu on 19.02.2010 [15:28 ]
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...Iran has a 'Sovereign Right' to defend itself, and annihilate anyone who attacks it; further, Iran has the sovereign right to obtain help from its friends and allies in doing so!!!
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by Deathtodubya on 19.02.2010 [20:44 ]
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masters.
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by Iron_Clay on 19.02.2010 [21:17 ]
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For over 12 months I've been saying:
The Israelis will make the attack on Iran.
That:
They will make a dummy attack to the north to draw in the UK and US to protect their northern front.
Then:
The main force will make the attack using Saudi airspace to do so.
I have said that any Israeli aircraft "NEEDING" to land on it's return to Israel after attacking Iran, would be quite free under aviation laws to land in Saudi for safety reasons.
The reason for my belief is that the Saudi came out very strongly and said that "Israel will not have use of Saudi land bases to attack any other countries".
That statement clearly specified "LAND BASES" ... and mislead some into believing they would stop their air space being used.
I have also said that the other countries involved will be:
US ... taking out all of Iran's defenses
US ... defending Irsaeli northern borders
UK ... defending northern borders of Israel.
France ... keeping the gulf open for oil supply ... which means the "new destroyer" that Iran just sank in the water will be the first to go down.
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by gordonshumway55 on 19.02.2010 [22:54 ]
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...Iran has a sovereign right to attack Israel. All it does is threaten everybody in the region. Israel is a threat to Iran's existence. And hoe about shoving something up Biden's ass while they're at it? Somebody tried to get him when he was in Vancouver. His motorcade was attacked by another car but they hit the last car in the motorcade which contained two former Olympic skaters instead. That's been hushed up pretty quick.
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by pilot-x on 20.02.2010 [02:51 ]
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the zio-usurper nazis in the yankee government proclaiming it legal to execute anyone anywhere.
I say fuck'em. Its time for these slime war crimes specialiststos be dealt with severely. I reserve the right to sniper any suspicious yank I see in reprisal. Think you can just chopper into Canada and blast my Grizzly Bears????? Think again, ye may be the one blasted, fattenned NAZI's.
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by pilot-x on 20.02.2010 [19:03 ]
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Whew was beginning to believe the zioCons had achieved 'everlasting life'
Now confirmed they are mere chemically kept alive BORG susceptible to pipe-scaling and molecular gross malfunction including de-assimilation.
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by djandjolik on 21.02.2010 [06:21 ]
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to prosecute and hang any agent captured and Israel pilots shot down in Iran.
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by djandjolik on 21.02.2010 [06:33 ]
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"government officials and then to Italy for the Group of Eight (G8) summit, where the prospect of tightening sanctions on Iran".
Iran doesn't need the "western aid or products" for domestic consuption. China and Russia can provide all the Iranian needs including technologies for oil and gas production and refinement.
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by djandjolik on 21.02.2010 [06:40 ]
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just thermonuke two countries and the winner takes all with no radioactive left out.
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by makarov on 21.02.2010 [10:42 ]
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Biggest war crime according to the International Law. The one who demands right for crime is criminal. War criminal in this exactly case.
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by LittleHelper on 21.02.2010 [18:27 ]
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Why the fuck is this zionist idiot named Yitzhak Benhorin
littering our nice little board with old stuff from
June 7th 2009 ?
Please stop this ridiculous bullshit, you are sooo boring !!!
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by An_American on 21.02.2010 [21:04 ]
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10...30k troops go to Afghanistan(Iran's East and 100k in Iraq, west.
9.....Threatens tougher sanctions
8.....Western powers foment civil unrest in Iran
7.....Russia continues to delay s300 system deliveries
6.....Mossad engages in overt espionage
5.....Russia assures Israel of s300 delay
4.....Saudia Arabia feigns "concerns"
3.....Combat mobilization in Afghanistan
2.....IAEA "confirms" "belief" that Iran engaged in bomb building
1.....Biden sanctions"Israel Sovereign right to attack"
It may not be down to 1, but it IS a countdown.
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