IAEA Chief’s Credibility Questioned

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, has had his impartiality and reputation questioned in recent months as his agency’s findings on Iran’s nuclear program have spurred intense bellicosity from the U.S. and Israel. Former IAEA officials say Amano is crowding out dissent and surrounding himself with other pro-Western officials at the IAEA. He has dissolved entire offices of the agency in order to avoid scrutiny and his highly politicized election in 2009, along with leaked U.S. diplomatic cables which cast aspersions on his objectivity, further paint him as biased.

The IAEA’s recent reports on Iran’s nuclear program, former officials claim, over-emphasize pieces of evidence that make it seem like Iran is developing weapons, while discarding evidence that pokes holes in that implication. According to many officials in the know, that is due to Amano’s leadership.

Read the full report from the Guardian.

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MvGuy

Uh…OOO..the UN not an honest broker……. How horrible…. but then again if they can subvert America, the U.N would be easy…. Hows that Pollard werkin out for them, US…???
Mojo

UN in its formation and time is a biased organization, in years they have proven that by looking at US and EU and what US – EU and Israel needs are, not to look into facts presented to them by both sides regarding Palestinians has been a factor in many years, Serbian Leader mysteriously had a heart attack while in the hand of ICC which questions the fact of ICC leaders at the time and now.

It seams that all these IAEA and ICC and other United Nations organizations are the work of US and EU political Mafia, during Iraq war many of high UN executives were involved stealing Iraqi oil for food program, non of these “executives” ever brought to justice, it seams that these organizations are made only to prosecute Arab National or African Nationals and yet to conduct an investigation in what US and EU leaders have done and doing in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and other part of this world, now if that is about war crime and torture, or act against humanity where evidence are presented, or in case of IAEA being biased then again their prejudices' is always about another countries then the West’ which questions these organizations creditability and those who managing them.
curmudgeonvt

There used to be a modicum of discretion and slight-of-hand when the elites decided to try and manipulate events – now they don't bother trying to hide what they are doing. Perhaps they are confident that they won't be called out anymore.
sherban

But why the names of the former officials is mentioned and why Amano manipulations are not revealed in an large campaign and is noted only in this little and peripheral article?
Nathan

It’s weird how the writer speaks from both corners of his mouth. What is actually very obvious based on what Amano has done is that he’s a patsy in the pocket of the U.S.
- Valerianus
  
  From the very day Amano became head of the IAEA it was obvious that he was a FedGov stooge. The man's past screams complicity with the Empire.
El Tonno

Next up: Bears shit in the woods, Pope catholic etc.
Yonatan

Amano was placed specifically because he would do as he was told – unlike al Baradei.
- Valerianus
  
  Precisely!
- SuzanneK
  
  …..and Amano, the industry stooge, also allowed Japan to spurn all offers of help with Fukushima as the disaster spiraled out of control……..
  
  The guy is a bought and paid for nuclear weasel…….
RickR30

If you can't fight them, join them. That seems the be the neocons new strategy vis a vis the UN. Can't wait for a neocon UN secretary general, who'll vote for immediate nuclear action against Iran, Syria, Lebanon, etc. And officially state that the Palestinian people don't exist and thus israel is authorized to eliminate them on a large scale.
- wars r u.s.
  
  Sounds like newt might be the next un secretary general. The kicker was the Palistinians not really existing.