Iran's leader: Obama wrong to say nuclear site hidden
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adaydream
I'm not sure who's correct here. But I'm glad they have been called out and the IAEA will be inspecting the facilities. I want to see more Russian involvement. < :-)
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SuperLib
The head of the IAEA disagrees.
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michaelqtodd
Sound familiar? "Weapons of Mass Destruction" - Iraq -Invasion?
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Foxie
I agree, getting more Russian involvement since they seem to be more neutral and it is easier for them to communicate. The world doesn't need another war based on presumptions.
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LIBERTAS
The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has thanked Iran for providing the agency with information about the construction of its new pilot enrichment plant.
"With reference to the letter of 21 September 2009... from HE Ambassador Soltanieh to the Director General of the Agency Dr ElBaradei, I wish to thank the Islamic Republic of Iran for providing the Agency with information about Iran's activities related to the construction of a new pilot enrichment plant," read a letter by the IAEA to Iran, a copy of which was obtained by media outlets.
Iran, on September 21, informed the agency that it was constructing an enrichment plant in Fordu, south of the capital Tehran. The plant will be, according to senior lawmaker Hassan Ghafouri-Fard, used as a backup facility to Iran's first enrichment facility in Natanz.
Iran, a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), says its program is solely aimed at the civilian applications of the technology.
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has arrived in Tehran on an official invitation from the head of Iran's nuclear agency.
On Saturday afternoon, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit to meet with the head of Iran's nuclear organization, Ali-Akbar Salehi.
"ElBaradei's visit to Tehran has been scheduled one week ahead of talks between Iran and the six major world powers (P5+1) and has nothing to do with the Geneva meeting," the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a statement Saturday. The Fordu site is the country's second nuclear plant, after the Natanz facility in central Iran, which, in 18 months time, will enrich uranium to the 5 percent level suitable for power plant fuel.
Secret? Doesn't look like it.
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LIBERTAS
And in the most ironic twist (God really has a sense of homour) today's London Telegraph is announcing that the Iranian President is......Jewish in origin! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6256173/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-revealed-to-have-Jewish-past.html
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bushlover
LIBERTAS the London Telegraph is a rag that accepts crappy stories from anyone. It really is grabbing at straws with that type of tabloid journalism. We all know President "Im-mad-in-jihad" really is such a trustworthy sort don't we? He's more evil than Bush ever could be.
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LIBERTAS
Before the Israeli/US coalition of the willing condemn to death tens of thousands of our fellow human beings in Iran, people whose lives are just as precious and valuable as ours, we should think twice before proceeding.
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SuperLib
I think an educated person needs more than just that for an argument. It's a complex situation that deserves more than a single-cell catchphrase.
The head of the IAEA has also said that Iran is not cooperating. The head inspector has said that he believes Iran's ultimate goal is nuclear weapons. I'm not exactly sure what a polite "thank you" letter has to do with the real issues here.
The point is verification whether it be Iraq or Iran or anyone else. People dealing with nuclear materials in certain situations have a duty to allow inspections and cooperate with the IAEA. They have obligations to fulfill. Saddam went out of his way to make the world believe he has WMDs, hence the lack of verification and hence his downfall. Iran is also going out of their way to prevent real inspection or verification and now they are feeling the heat for it and will probably have more sanctions against them and will most likely increase the military option for Israel. In the end we're all going to learn about Israel's response just like Obama will...on CNN.
Moderator: Readers, Iraq and Saddam Hussein are not relevant to this discussion.
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LIBERTAS
Iran announced Monday a week ago to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it had begun work on a second, civilian nuclear enrichment facility near Qom. There are no nuclear materials at the site and it has not gone hot, so technically Iran is not in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, though it did break its word to the IAEA that it would immediately inform the UN of any work on a new facility. Iran has pledged to allow the site to be inspected regularly by the IAEA, and if it honors the pledge, as it largely has at the Natanz plant, then Iran cannot produce nuclear weapons at the site, since that would be detected by the inspectors. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted on Sunday that Iran could not produce nuclear weapons at Natanz precisely because it is being inspected. Yet American and Israeli hawks have repeatedly demanded a strike on Natanz. (?)
Iran is now being asked to prove a negative: evidence of something it doesn't have. The double standard when compared to its nuclear armed-to-the-teeth neighbor, with less than 300 days since its last war of aggression, is striking, especially as Iran has a "No First Strike" policy, against any other nation.
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SuperLib
Wrong yet again. Iran is being asked to live up to requirements that they themselves agreed to, meaning inspections and verification and cooperation with the IAEA.
There's no legal way to defend Iran's actions unless you want to go after the IAEA and accuse them of some kind of conspiracy. That's really the only card you can play, that is if one wants to hold on to the position that Iran is acting accordingly. So either come out and accuse the IAEA or just give it up.
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Noliving
"though it did break its word to the IAEA that it would immediately inform the UN of any work on a new facility."
Exactly, which they did on purpose, they knew full well they were suppose to immediately inform the IAEA/UN about the construction on the new which they didn't, withholding that information would make it a secret. In fact it has been suggested that the only reason why Iran even announced that new facility was because they realized the US along with other nations knew of the facility existence.
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Helter_Skelter
This is tough one for the international leftists. Who to support, Obama or Ahmadinejad? Quite the dilemma.
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Helter_Skelter
Iran could make an atom bomb, according to UN report's ‘secret annexe’ 10/4/09
United Nations nuclear experts believe that Iran has sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable atom bomb, according to newly published excerpts of a confidential official analysis.
The IAEA says that there are still outstanding issues that Iran needs to clarify, including its alleged studies of high explosives and a missile delivery system for a nuclear warhead, two of the concerns outlined in the confidential report.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6860719.ece
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Molenir
Very true. One is an idiot, bent on destroying his country, the other, hmm, actually they both fall into those categories. Ok, well one wants nukes, the other already has them.
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Sarge
Molenir - Har!
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