Saturday, April 24, 2010

Now We Know Why Iran's President Visited Zimbabwe



Iran Strikes Secret Nuclear Mining Deal With Zimbabwe's Mugabe Regime -- The Telegraph

Iran has struck a secret deal with Zimbabwe to mine its untapped uranium reserves in a move to secure raw material for its steadily expanding nuclear programme.

The agreement was sealed last month during a visit to Tehran by a close aide to Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president who last weekend celebrated 30 years in power, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.

In return for supplying oil, which Zimbabwe desperately needs to keep its faltering economy moving, Iran has been promised access to potentially huge deposits of uranium ore – which can be converted into the basic fuel for nuclear power or enriched to make a nuclear bomb.

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My Comment: The only thing of value that Zimbabwe has right now is its raw resources .... a commodity that Zimbabwe is now giving to the highest bidder.

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