Nuclear Power In the Hands Of Warped Minds Spell DOOMSDAY!!!!!!!!!

The church separated from state ages ago in order not to be seen as interfering in matters pertaining to politics. Therefore it is spiritually & morally wrong for Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace, to express his support for the development of a nuclear energy programme in Iran (Herald, pg.8, International News, Nov.4, 2007)

As to why he made that statement is anybody's guess. Perhaps he likes Saeed Jalili, Iran's new nuclear negotiator. Whatever his motives were, one must realise that Iran has been proven to be a major sponsor of international terrorism. NUCLEAR CAPABILITY IN THE WRONG HANDS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!!!!!! There are no two ways about it. The Cardinal's analogy that one can use a knife to cut bread or kill someone, simply DOES NOT hold water where Iran is concerned. Furthermore, cutting bread with knives is the last thing on the minds of Iranians (they eat it with their fingers) as they consider eating food with cutlery, a western culture. The knives are used for more sinister purposes.

With Iran's track record of being an untrustworthy international player in the political arena, her nuclear ambitions must be nipped in the bud to prevent another 9/11 from occurring. The international community remembers too vividly how the Clinton administration took it easy when Osama bin Laden posed as a threat to western concerns. When the inevitable happened, it was simply too late. It took the Bush administration to do the dirty job of cleaning up the mess which is still an ongoing process. The US simply cannot afford to take it easy now and Cardinal Martino's comments isn't helping the situation.

In view of the Iranian President's declaration that the holocaust is a myth and Israel must be wiped off the map (dream on Mr President) one must realise that nuclear capability in the hands of this deeply-flawed man could spell DOOMSDAY in the region with a rippling effect that would definitely be felt worldwide.