More Harper misrepresentations

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday called on Iran to halt enrichment of its uranium.

Harper said the move would bring Iran “considerably closer” to possessing weapons-grade material.
Utter nonsense! 20% enriched uranium isn’t even close to weapons grade.

“It is time for Iran to end its defiance of the international community,

What ‘defiance’? They are perfectly within their legal rights.

suspend its enrichment activity and take immediate steps toward transparency and compliance

Iran has been in full compliance with the IAEA

by halting the construction of new enrichment sites,
and fully co-operating with the International Atomic Energy Agency,”
Iran have co-operated, consistently with the IAEA knowing full well that many of the so-called inspectors in the IAEA’s teams were CIA agents

Iran has agreed to ship out it’s 3% to Russia or France, IF, they can be guaranteed that the upgraded material will be returned to them.
Feb 9, 2010 The Star

Harper said in a statement.
…
“Canada will continue to work with our allies to find strong and viable solutions, including sanctions, to hold Iran to account,…”

Now he’s threatening Iran! Hasn’t he heard of diplomacy???

Remember when Harper warned us about Saddam, and said that attacking Iraq was necessary … ?

“These allies did not seek a military conflict today any more than they sought it 12 years ago. The world has tried other means for years but to no avail. We cannot walk away from the threat that Iraq’s continued possession of weapons of mass destruction constitutes to its region and to the wider world.” Stephen Harper, 2003
He was wrong then, and he’s wrong now

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/10/iran-stephen-harper-uranium-nuclear.html#socialcomments#ixzz0fLgQcJBu

From a March 2003 speech by Harper

The full report of Harpers statements are here