Comments on: IAEA nations, but not Israel, fete El Baradei in sendoff

By: Filipe

Filipe — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:22:41 +0000

The entire UN, IAEA are prime examples of the most useless, worthless and incompetent international organizations on the face of the earth. They have no means by which to enforce any of the minuscule portion of their mandate. They can do no more than write reports and issue worthless statements of opinion. It’s time this fallacy of international governance and cooperation were completely disbanded and replaced by organization which actually has some authority.

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:34:00 +0000

Very nicely put. But a little too late. Iran through russia surely has more then we know about, or isreal alleges. Google “web bot predictions2009″. The senerio they say may play out is a very real possiblity with what we know today.

Isreal having our nuclear capablities is not good. They have built what they have lived in. They are building more settlements. They are still throwing rockets at isreal. None of it good. Then by the hand of Isreal… to have that senerio play out, our hands are in it.

By: bronxiegirl

bronxiegirl — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:51:43 +0000

Hey mondo-when was the last time you saw any inspectors in the USA or any other nuclear powers “inspecting”. Winking is more like what they do…or turning their heads & pretending nut to see. Want to bet that after his retirement a whole lot of reports on Iran will suddenly be “found”?

By: Michael B

Michael B — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:11:52 +0000

Israel, is not always right and has used horrendous methods to kill innocent people. If you have nothing to hide declare your nuclear weapons,, what does Israel have to hide?

By: mondo

mondo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:48:34 +0000

BTW, John, you are delusional if you don’t think the USA is completely subservient to Israel. Check out the website http://www.ifamericansonlyknew.com

By: mondo

mondo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:46:56 +0000

I find it completely hypocritical of Israel to be criticizing the IAEA considering they are the only nuclear capable country that has flatly refused to be inspected for decades.

By: john

john — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:18:11 +0000

So John H, how are the UK and US at Israel’s beck and call when they are constantly asking Israel to do things it doesn’t want to. I fear you are delusional. This whole IAEA is another nail in the coffin of the UN, an organisation that today just seeks to prop up dictatorships and propagate suffering.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:23:34 +0000

Why is Israel given a seat the the UN/IAEA? It is patently obvious they have no interest in UN/IAEA decisions or resolutions, or a multi-lateral approach to problem solving. As long as they have powers like the US and UK at their beck and call they don’t really need to cooperate with anyone.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:51:59 +0000

El Baradei gave a rousing speech that negotiation, not confrontation, is the only effective means of preventing nuclear proliferation.

It is a shame that the IAEA has nothing but a past and continuing history of inability. It is nothing more then a great stalling tactic, like most of the UN.

Their mode of operation is to:
1. Conduct endless investigations.
2. Provide endless opinions that more information is needed.
3. Implore people to let the IAEA do their job.
4. Become quiet and reserved when yet another nation develops nuclear weapons.

His words have no impact now.

By: hari

hari — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:34:30 +0000

If non-proliferation under a (revised) NPT with intrusive inspections authority under IAEA can contain non-signatory states prolific nuclear programmes, it’d be imperative to bring Israel, Pakistan, N Korea and India under NPT aegis with a view to remove nuclear weapons from becoming the destruction of peaceful co-existence between states with different social systems.