Iran is not waiting for its home grown nuclear enrichment program to provide the goods; the Iranians are doing some shopping in England, and finding willing sellers among "Britons" who happen to have "links with Islamic terrorists."
"MI6 probes UK link to nuclear trade with Iran," by Mark Townsend for The Observer:
A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal. Anti-terrorist officers and MI6 are now investigating a wider British-based plot allegedly to supply Iran with material for use in a nuclear weapons programme. One person has already been charged with attempting to proliferate 'weapons of mass destruction'. During the 20-month investigation, which also involved MI5 and Customs and Excise, a group of Britons was tracked as they obtained weapons-grade uranium from the black market in Russia. Investigators believe it was intended for export to Sudan and on to Iran.A number of Britons, who are understood to have links with Islamic terrorists abroad, remain under surveillance. Investigators believe they have uncovered the first proof that al-Qaeda supporters have been actively engaged in developing an atomic capability. The British company, whose identity is known to The Observer but cannot be disclosed for legal reasons, has been wound up.
Investigators are understood to have evidence that Iran was to receive the uranium to help develop a nuclear weapons capability. 'They may argue that the material is for civilian use but it does seem an extremely odd way to procure uranium,' said Roger Berry, chairman of Parliament's Quadripartite Committee.
Crossposted from The American Israeli Patriot.
The Global Jihad rests on three legs:
1) Ideology
2) Demographics
3) Money
This site and Ali Sina's Faith Freedom International are examples of people sawing away at number one. Jihad Watch is like the Texas Chain Saw Massacre family when it comes to the Jihad ideology (I wonder who Gramps would be?).
Australia seems to be good at dealing with number two, as they're getting their act together on tougher immigration rules, while Britain lags badly and is being undermined, as this news item shows.
Number three is the most straightforward. We just need to get fed up enough to get hold of that oil to finally pull the plug, though, as Hugh has astutely pointed out, many powerful decision-makers in the West are corrupted by the oil money.
it would be interesting to find out the company's name, and who owns its, and to find out they are the types who would sell their own mother. these people who would sell this stuff should be jailed for life!
The Gasoline Engine has provided the greatest level of Mobility and freedom of movement in the history of all known mankind past and present.
We are expected to give all that up to placate a bunch of Camel Jockeys?
I don't think so.
Alternative sources for Electricity other than burning Oil is one thing. Replacing the freedom the Gasoline Engine created is quite another. At best it is Decades away and may never be as convenient.
29-30MPG will always win over 40 MPC(Miles per Charge).
Say what you want about the Fat Cats in the Oil Industry. I only suggest that the Consumer has a far greater say on the Issue than anyone is willing to give credit.
The war is with Islam. Of course this type of event is going to happen -- expect it -- more and more and from a wider range of countries as time goes on and the Muslims spread their seed and cult across the planet. I notice that Islam is growing, not diminishing. Just look at the advertisements on the web for proof of that. Do an Islam search on eBay sometime. Look at Google ads on blogs. Islam, Islam, Islam....
i agree with Zena, it is going to be very interesting to find out who these "Britons" are.
i am going to take a wild and controversial guess and say that maybe they will be Muslims.
However, it is equally possible that they will be anglo-saxon public schoolers, utterly unscrupulous "types who would sell their own mothers". They may not have any great hostility to, or sympathy for, any particular country, religion, or ethnic group, they just imagine that no matter how things tumble they will always manage to land on top of the pile, and that there will always be somewhere they can go to enjoy their ill-gotten gains. No matter how great the crisis they have facilitated, if they have enough cash they will always be able to buy high walls and gates to keep it all out...or maybe not.
ZenaWarriorPrincess said
This reminds me of the case of the Muslim Brothers and Sisters Trucking Company, caught teaching Muslim hazmat truck drivers how to drive (at ramming speed?), but not back up.
I wonder what religion these "Britons" practice, and how many generations, if any, their families have lived in the UK? Not that it's worth mentioning in the article. Their country of origin is completely irrelevant, unless it happens to be Trinidad and Tobago or Guyana, in which case that fact goes in the lead sentence of the story.
Looks like he is the first!, that is to proliferate WMDS! Which we seem to of not proved yet! If Iran is doing that which we know it is.
One down and ...millions to go....
Betcha 20 bucks those "Britons with ties to terrorism" are Pakistanis emulating their hero of the nation, A.Q. Khan, who sold nuclear know-how to North Korea and Iran. He's allegedly under house arrest in Pakistan. (Was tried, convicted, then pardoned by Musharraf.)
Now I wonder who the 'members of the board or owners of this 'British' Company are what are the odds that these 'British Nationals' are originally PAKISTANIS?
There was a Canadian company last year that was selling exit signs that glowed in the dark because of the tritium paint they use. Tritium is key in making a good quality nuke.
These UK guys should have their heads on a stick over the Thames.
A British company...
A British company ?
Owned by?
British my aunt Fanny!
Dollars to doughnuts it's mohammedans with freshly minted UK passports.