IAEA Expressed ‘Concern’ About Iran
Still Offers No Public Evidence of Allegations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today announced “increasing concern” about the possibilty that Iran might attempt to make a nuclear weapon, claiming that they had a narrative that was “broadly consistent and credible.”
At the same time, none of the putative evidence behind that narrative was made public, so once again the report amounts to an admission that Iran continues to cooperate topped with a number of US-pleasing “concerns” that are totally undefended.
Iran, for its part, dismissed the allegations in the report but said they were pleased that the IAEA had admitted to the increased Iranian cooperation in recent months. Western officials downplayed the cooperation, insisting openness about their civilian nuclear program is irrelevant.
The bottom line is, the IAEA continues to confirm the non-diversion of civilian nuclear material to any military purpose, and while Iran has moved to make their civilian infrastructure harder to bomb they continue to give the IAEA the access they require to make this confirmation.
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Jamie N
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:53 pm
America is picking fights with the hole world.They will regret it being bankrupt and all.They stand for nothing good anymore.I used to think they were the best when all my info came from MSM thats controled by the government.Now myu eyes are opened and the hole world needs to open theres.
El Tonno
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 am
There is another of those shock jobs at Haaretz claiming Iran is going for it, citing "unnamed sources (probably Western)" and Iran is "evading the sanctions". No sh*t. Maybe the sources are from Jupiter, who knows?
Could be that the propaganda impeller will go into overdrive RSN. Wasn't there rumors of an attack in September?
thedissenter
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:29 pm
IAEA expressed ‘concern’ about Iran while the rest of the world expresses concern (not "concern") about the IAEA.
Maybe, the IAEA should express just a tad more of concern (or "concern" as the case may be) for Israel.
thedissenter
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:30 pm
It has been rumored for sometime that Israel is going in for the kill in September, obviously to divert attention from and undermine the Palestinians' petition to the UN for statehood. They're probably raving up the rhetoric and the fearmongering as a prelude to the strike.
Jamie N
September 3rd, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Israel is the biggest threat in the Middel East I say it all the time look at their Sampson Option.They have hundreds of nucular weapons that are illegal but no one inspects them.Wild.