Friday, January 28, 2005

Why Germany Supports The Mullahs in Iran

Xinhua News Agency (china.org.cn):
Germany stands firmly against a military strike on Iran despite Washington's recent military threat against the Middle East country. ...

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday that the efforts to find a political solution must continue and "it should not come to military intervention." ...

If Iraq's story is re-told in Iran, Europe's stability and security may be affected by such consequences as illegal immigration, dirty bombs and shaky oil prices, all of which Germany is unwilling to see. ...

In the first 10 months of 2004, Germany's exports to Iran rose 30 percent to 3 billion euros (about US$3.9 billion), according to the data released by the German Chamber of Industry and Trade. "Without the nuclear program dispute, the scale would be larger," said Jochen Clausnitzer, the Middle East expert of the chamber. ...