Christiane Amanpour lied that Iran didn't threaten to use Nukes on US/Israel...

Christiane Amanpour just (typically) lied (Oct/30/11) on her ABC program 'This Week to Michele Bachmann that Iran did 'not' threaten to use nukes on US / Israel...

Facts:

Iranian official: If threatened, we will use nuclear weapons - Israel Jan 5, 2007 – News: After countless declarations of peaceful intentions of nuclear plan, Iran's chief nuclear envoy confirms fears by saying if county is ...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3348748,00.html


[Reuters]

Iran threatens to nuke Israel, US military bases - World News - IBNLive Jul 12, 2008

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/iran-threatens-to-nuke-israel-us-military-bases/68749-2.html

(Reuters) - Iran would destroy Israel and 32 U.S. military bases in the Middle East..

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/12/us-iran-nuclear-idUSL1246593220080712?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved‎ - Alan Dershowitz - History - 2006 - 246 pages

Both Israel and the United States have taken the position that in light of Iran's history and avowed threats to use nuclear weapons against Israel, that nation will not be permitted to develop a nuclear weapon.

http://books.google.com/books?id=vXVp66UnFaUC&pg=PT7




7 deadly scenarios: a military futurist explores war in the 21st century‎ - Page 160 Andrew F. Krepinevich - Political Science - 2009 - 334 pages

Complicating matters, in what may be the final days of a weakened and battered peace in that troubled part of the world, Iran has threatened Israel with the use of nuclear weapons. President Mohammed Rushtani recently stated that "any escalation by Israel against the peace-loving Muslim states must take into account Iran's nuclear potential,"...

http://books.google.com/books?id=EoZdU0rIEbQC&pg=PA160




Tehran: If Iran is attacked, nuclear devices will go off in American cities


April 13. 2010. 6:53 PM

Kayhan, the influential Iranian newspaper that is under the direct supervision of the Office of the Supreme Leader, reports that if Iran is attacked, there will be nuclear blasts in American cities. Also in the article below, the Fars News Agency, run by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, quotes Behzad Solani, Deputy Director of Iran's Atomic Commission. "Iran will join the world nuclear club within a month."

http://www.afcpr.org/07-10-Tehran-says-if-Iran-is-attacked-nuclear-devices-will-go-off-in-American-cities.html


[http://www.debka.com/article/8713/]

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Ahmadinejad Was Not Mistranslated
What Iranian Leaders Really Say about Doing Away with Israel:
A Refutation of the Campaign to Excuse Ahmadinejad's Incitement to Genocide
By Joshua Teitelbaum

* Over the past several years, Iranian leaders most prominently, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have made numerous statements calling for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people. While certain experts have interpreted these statements to be simple expressions of dissatisfaction with the current Israeli government and its policies, in reality, the intent behind Ahmadinejad's language and that of others is clear.
* What emerges from a comprehensive analysis of what Ahmadinejad actually said and how it has been interpreted in Iran is that the Iranian president was not just calling for "regime change" in Jerusalem, but rather the actual physical destruction of the State of Israel. When Ahmadinejad punctuates his speech with "Death to Israel" (marg bar Esraiil), this is no longer open to various interpretations.
* A common motif of genocide incitement is the dehumanization of the target population. The Nazi weekly Der Stürmer portrayed Jews as parasites and locusts. Ahmadinejad said in a speech on October 26, 2005: "In the Middle East, they [the global powers] have created a black and filthy microbe called the Zionist regime."
* Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who succeeded Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, has made statements about Israel similar to Ahmadinejad. On December 15, 2000, he declared on Iranian TV: "Iran's position, which was first expressed by the Imam [Khomeini] and stated several times by those responsible, is that the cancerous tumor called Israel must be uprooted from the region."
* Michael Axworthy, who served as the Head of the Iran Section of Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, notes that when the slogan "Israel must be wiped off the map" appeared "draped over missiles in military parades, that meaning was pretty clear."
* There is an ample legal basis for the prosecution of Ahmadinejad in the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court for direct and public incitement to commit genocide and crimes against humanity.
Full Report is at http://www.jcpa.org/text/ahmadinejad2-words.pdf

Ahmadinejad was not mistranslated, and has in fact reiterated the threat to commit genocide several times, including recently at ...
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/530786/the-mother-of-all-mistranslations.thtml

More on Ahmadinejad NOT Mistranslated
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/106893

Move to bring genocide case against Ahmadinejad as Iran president ...Move to bring genocide case against Ahmadinejad as Iran president repeats call to wipe out Israel.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1970659,00.html

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News/Editorial RoundUp on Islamic (OPPRESSIVE) Republic of Iran June 19-24 2009

Today Everyone is an Iranian American Thinker – Amil Imani – Jun 19, 2009 We must demand justice for our compatriots who are suffering under the yoke of Islamofascism in Iran.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/today_everyone_is_an_iranian.html

Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protestors Call for Our Help Brussels Journal – Jun 22, 2009 The enemy of the pro-democracy protestors is not only an Islamofascist regime, it is an enemy intent on wiping Israel off the face of the earth, …

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3976

mccain on Iran: ‘This Is About Human Rights and Values’ FOXNews – Jun 23, 2009 This is about human rights and values and the repression and oppression of people. We speak out because we think there are universal values that all of us …

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528360,00.html

An Appeal from Iran Tikkun – June 24, 2009 We warned against the increased oppression, we repeatedly cautioned and begged – do not leave us on our own.

http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/20090624045014431

It’s about the women – Jun 23, 2009 Radical Islam is worse for women than arguably any other group, except maybe Jews. Women are the ones arrested in Iran for…

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184910763&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Interview with PM Netanyahu in the German newspaper “Bild” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release) – June 24, 2009 BILD: To repeat your own words: “The biggest threat for peace in the world, for mankind, originates from radical Islam and nuclear weapons.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2009/Interview_PM_Netanyahu_German_newspaper_Bild_22-Jun-2009.htm

From imam to dictator guardian.co.uk – June 24, 2009 With every day that passes, Iran’s Islamic government has less and less legitimacy in the eyes of its own people.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/24/iran-islam-imam-dictator

Demonstrations planned to protest Islamic regime and killings in Iran Examiner.com – June 24, 2009 Neda Agha-Soltan, the 27 year old shot in the chest by the Islamic regime of Iran’s Baseeji security forces on June 20 died before our very eyes …

http://www.examiner.com/x-3035-Everyday-People-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Demonstrations-planned-to-protest-Islamic-regime-and-killings-in-Iran

Ahmadinejad Reaps Benefits of Stacking Key Iran Agencies With His Allies New York Times – Neil MacFarquhar – June 24, 2009 The reformist candidate who has been the most outspoken in attacking the Ahmadinejad government on legal and religious grounds has been Mehdi Karoubi. In a letter attacking the election results, he said that the victorious camp were “advocates of a reactionary and Taliban-like Islam,” meaning no dissent would be tolerated.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/world/middleeast/25tehran.html?ref=global-home

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Gordon Brown to condemn Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gordon Brown will pledge “unbreakable” support to Israel

Gordon Brown to condemn Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gordon Brown will pledge “unbreakable” support to Israel while launching his strongest attack yet on Iran. The Prime Minister will send a tough message to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, warning of imminent sanctions on oil and gas if he does not abandon his nuclear ambitions. In a landmark speech to the Israeli parliament, Mr Brown will say that Mr Ahmadinejad’s denial of Israel’s right to exist is “totally abhorrent”.

The European Union has already said it stands ready to push for a block on foreign investment in new Iranian oil and gas projects along with sanctions on the financial sector if the Gulf state does not comply with requests to suspend its uranium enrichment programme. British officials hinted that sanctions could extend to all parts of the oil industry in a bid to disrupt production by Iran, which exports some 2.5 million barrels a day. In his speech to the Knesset, the first by a British Prime Minister, Mr Brown will voice determination to prevent an Iranian nuclear programme. He will say that Iran now has a clear choice to make: “Suspend its nuclear programme and accept our offer of negotiations or face growing isolation and the collective response not of one nation but of many nations.”

Mr Brown will tell Israel that it has Britain’s unequivocal support: “Britain is your true friend. A friend in difficult times as well as in good times, a friend who will stand beside you whenever your peace, your stability and your existence are under threat; a friend who shares an unbreakable partnership based on shared values of liberty, democracy and justice. “Britain and Israel continue to stand together. So to those who question Israel’s right to exist and

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk …

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Radical Islam’s plan for world domination

Radical Islam’s plan for world domination

Radical Islam’s plan for world domination

BY ED VITAGLIANO - AFA Journal, April 2008

In January 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by Muslim radicals in Pakistan. A few days later, the 38-year-old journalist was beheaded.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece in January 2008, Judea Pearl, a UCLA computer science professor and the father of Daniel, noted the implacable nature of such Muslim radicals. Pearl said, “The shocking element in Danny’s murder was that he was killed, not for what he wrote or planned to write, but for what he represented – America, modernity, openness, pluralism, curiosity, dialogue, fairness, objectivity, freedom of inquiry, truth and respect for all people.”

Across the globe Islam appears to be mutating into a more virulent and aggressive strain, confronting the West with a radical ideology that is demanding submission to Allah – or else.

Dominance in stages

Historian Daniel Pipes, an author, columnist and founder of the Middle East Forum (www.meforum.org), believes that the radical Islam facing the West today arose in the last century.

“In the course of the 20th century, a new form of Islam arose, one that now had great appeal and power,” he said. “Militant Islam (or Islamism – same thing) goes back to Egypt in the 1920s, when an organization called the Muslim Brethren [or Brotherhood] first emerged, though there are other strains as well, including an Iranian one, largely formulated by Ayatollah Khomeini, and a Saudi one, to which the Taliban in Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden both belong.”

According to Clifford D. May, president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a policy institute focusing on terrorism, “The Islamists stress that Islam ‘was once a winner’s religion.’” It began small and became a world power in less than 400 years. But for the last several hundred years, Muslim nations have been dominated by Western powers.

“What went wrong? To Islamists, it is an article of faith … that Muslims lost ground because they strayed from the road of righteousness, the path trod by the Prophet Muhammad and his companions,” May said. “They allowed themselves to be seduced and corrupted by the West and its vices – materialism, individualism, and lasciviousness among them.”

The only way to return Islam to world dominance is, well, for Islam to dominate the world again. According to Samir Khalil Samir, a Jesuit professor of Oriental studies at the University of Saint Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon, the Islamist plan involves three phases, which are all intended to work concurrently.

The first stage is to reform Muslim countries which have compromised with the West, to “turn Muslim countries into Islamic states governed by sharia [Islamic] law.”

Next, Samir said, is the intention to “Islamize Christians living in Muslim countries. This is happening wherever there are radical Muslims, in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq. … We saw this happen in Iraq in the past year, where some neighborhoods in Baghdad have become micro-caliphates in which Christians are told to convert to Islam or pay the Jizya (protection money), and accept second-class status.”

Finally comes “the conversion of Europe. … This is carried out first and foremost by working with young, European-born Muslims through imams teaching radical ideologies in mosques, prisons, bookstores.” Such teachings go hand-in-hand with strident critiques of decadent Western culture.

The Islamist ‘strong narrative’

This explanation of Islam’s troubles and the plan for its return to past glory is, according to May, the “strong narrative” that attracts new recruits to the cause. It is similar, he believes, to the “narrative” used by Adolph Hitler to gain support from the German people for his own goals. Just as Hitler blamed the Jews and others for the problems of the nation, so Islamists blame Jews and corrupt Western ideals for the problems of the Ummah, the worldwide Muslim community.

Part of the appeal of this movement for Muslims is that Islamofascists declare themselves to be the true heirs of the message of the Prophet Muhammad.

“Today jihadists are making recruits among peaceful Muslims worldwide by appealing to the teachings of the Quran and Muhammad, and on that basis portraying themselves as the exponents of ‘pure Islam,’” said Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch and author of Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn’t. “They claim they have rediscovered, as a popular jihadist pamphlet termed it, ‘the forgotten obligation’ of jihad.”

Jihad is an Arabic word meaning “struggle,” and can refer to either the internal struggle against unrighteousness or the external struggle against unbelievers – including “holy war.”

British jihadist Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri, currently in prison, summarized the goal of this holy war: “Allah is the only one that must be worshipped on Earth, and the only way to guarantee this is to control all the land masses, air, and sea and give Islam the proper channel to be heard by the people.”

Spencer said the West had better take note of what is happening throughout the Muslim world. “We fool ourselves when we imagine that the problem is a localized ‘Islamic fundamentalism,’ a ‘hijacking’ of an originally peaceful religion, such that the great majority of its adherents not only do not participate in religiously sanctioned violence, but also actively disapprove of it on grounds derived from the religion itself. In reality, active jihadists, while a minority among Muslims, base their actions in Islamic theology and are in the ascendancy throughout the Islamic world.”

Can the West defend itself?

Many in the West have misunderstood Islamist anger, believing that older theories about social unrest – often involving root causes such as poverty or alienation – hold the key to peace with Muslim radicals.

“From the ayatollahs to the freelance jihadists, there are, in the end, no ‘root causes’ – or not ones that can be negotiated by troop withdrawals from Iraq or the flag-raising ceremony for a Palestinian state,” said Mark Steyn in his book, America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It.

Time and again, radical Muslims make it clear that this holy war is not an attempt to correct social inequalities. For example, after jihadists blew up a French oil tanker off Yemen in 2002, Steyn insisted that France should have been the last nation to get hit, seeing as that country had pretty much opposed all aspects of the War on Terror.

But that wasn’t really the point. A spokesman for the Islamic Army of Aden said, “We would have preferred to hit a U.S. frigate, but no problem because they are all infidels.”

“No problem. They are all infidels,” Steyn repeated. “When people make certain statements and their acts conform to those statements I tend to take them at their word. As Hussein Massawi, former leader of Hezbollah, neatly put it, ‘We are not fighting so that you will offer us something. We are fighting to eliminate you.’”

The stakes are that high, said Steyn: “It is absurd: how can the most advanced society in human history fall to a bunch of ignorant death cultists? Well, who do you think advanced societies do fall to? Something worse, something barbarous, something that’s prepared to fight when you’re not.”

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Video resources to learn more about radical Islam

Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam – A fascinating and frightening look at the history, ideology and goals of Islam, Farewell Israel provides a fast-paced overview of the religion itself, its origin and explosion out of Arabia in A.D. 632 to conquer much of the known world in its first 1,000 years of existence.

Perhaps most controversial is the documentary’s assertion that the West, including Israel, has often failed to understand the true nature of Islam. According to the film, the challenge facing the West is not merely a radical form of Islam but the religion itself. Simply put, what the U.S. and other democracies are facing is a revival of true Islam, which had receded during the ascension of Western economic and military power during the last three centuries.

Filled with informative, state-of-the-art computer graphics and rare video footage, this two-and-a-half-hour film is a top-rate primer about Islam that is sure to be engaging for small gatherings, church groups and older schoolchildren.

For ordering information, visit www.farewellisrael.com.

Islam in America – This DVD, produced by Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino Hills, California, is taken from a speech given at the church by Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese immigrant who is now a U.S. citizen. Gabriel was forced to leave with her parents after militant Muslim fundamentalists occupied parts of the country during the Lebanese Civil War.

Gabriel’s impassioned speech is riveting and powerful, as she uses her own experiences to warn the West – and especially America – that Islamofascists will not stop until all nations submit to Islamic law.

The DVD provides a harrowing view of Muslim fundamentalism and a stark contrast between it and the very different worldview which underlies Western culture, including the nation of Israel.

Gabriel, who has spoken on this topic on CNN and Fox as well as in numerous public venues, founded Act for America (www.actforamerica.org) as a vehicle for promoting the truth concerning Islamic fundamentalism. She has also written a book, Because They Hate, detailing her life’s story and her warning to the West.

The DVD can be ordered directly from the church’s Web site, www.calvarycch.org, or by phone at 909-393-7100.

Reviews by Ed Vitagliano

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Journal/stories.aspx?id=73891

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EU approves sanctions against ISLAMIC (oppression) republic of Iran (What a blow to Islamofascism's enabler and appeaser Jimmy Carter)

EU approves sanctions against ISLAMIC (oppression) republic of Iran (What a blow to Islamofascism's enabler and appeaser Jimmy Carter)

Iran's biggest bank Mon Jun 23, 11:05 AM ET



BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union nations approved new sanctions against Iran on Monday, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank.


The Bank of Melli is suspected of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and was blacklisted by the United States last year.

The EU said it will also announce Tuesday additional financial and travel sanctions — effective immediately — on several Iranian companies and "senior experts" linked to Tehran's nuclear program.

The 27-nation bloc is also studying sanctions against Iran's oil and gas sector — but such a step would probably take several months to implement, diplomats say.

Monday's sanctions were formally adopted without debate at the beginning of EU talks in Luxembourg. EU leaders agreed on the measure at talks in Brussels on Friday.

Western nations fear Iran's uranium enrichment program could be used to make a nuclear bomb. Iran insists its enrichment work is intended to produce fuel for nuclear reactors that would generate electricity and has vowed to push ahead with uranium enrichment.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, held unsuccessful talks with Iranian officials in Tehran last week in the latest diplomatic overture aimed at convincing them to accept an offer of economic incentives in return for an end to its uranium enrichment program.

In Tehran, independent analyst Saeed Laylaz said the freezing of Bank Melli's assets would lead to the Iranian economy becoming more isolated and more dependent on Chinese products.

But he suggested President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might stand to benefit. Targeting Iran "drives inflation up," Laylaz said, "but it helps Ahmadinejad's government hide its failures behind the sanction."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_re_eu/iran_sanctions

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UN fears on (Islamic) Pakistan's nukes

UN fears on (Islamic) Pakistan's nukes
TheAustralian ^ | 01,10,08

UN fears on Pakistan's nukes

A WARNING from the UN atomic watchdog that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could be seized by al-Qa'ida has been endorsed by reports that say extremists have penetrated "the state machinery".

The Daily Times asked: "How big is the number of those inside the state apparatus who owe allegiance to al-Qa'ida or hate the United States enough to place the country's nuclear assets in the hands of those they regard as the most legitimate 'Islamic response' to the policies of the US?"

The newspaper suggested last month's escape from custody of alleged al-Qa'ida trans-Atlantic airline bomb plotter Rashid Rauf was an "inside job" and said he had been "helped to vanish into the no-go territory of the tribal areas that have been virtually annexed by al-Qa'ida and its Taliban followers".

Leaks from the investigations into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto "point again and again to a facilitating hand inside the state structure", the paper said.

(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...

Updates on the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN'S NUKES DANGERM

[News, Editorials] Updates on the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN'S NUKES DANGERM

NIE: "Our assessment that the program probably was halted primarily in response to international pressure suggests Iran may be more vulnerable to influence..."
The new estimate is sure to have considerable political impact. Before deciding on what the NIE means for policy, one should first be sure what it says. The reality is that the estimate says little about whether Iran still aims to produce nuclear weapons or when it might do so. The NIE's information supports the theory that Iran has simply changed the sequencing of its nuclear weapons effort -- not necessarily the theory that Iran is no longer pursuing nuclear weapons.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2689

Bush softens tone but insists Iran is dangerous

"Iran was dangerous. Iran is dangerous. And Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon," he said, emphasising that ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/04/wiran204.xml

Rice says easing of pressure on Iran a "big mistake" [Reuters]

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday it would be a "big mistake" to ease world pressure on Iran ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0454283520071204

Bush insists Iran poses danger, despite report

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States refused to rule out a military attack on Iran and vowed to step up pressure on Tehran, despite a surprise US ...

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i7iyoBcxg7oQU0mmoayWHnO5aWXg

US: Iran Still Able to Develop Nukes
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRqjZV1Meppj40hTs8IBOv4DdsQwD8TA7RN81

Hadley: US Policy Toward Iran Nuclear Weapons Must Continue

FOX News - Dec 3, 2007

It also concludes that Iran's decision to halt the program is likely based on a cost-benefit approach, influenced by international pressure...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314782,00.html

Tehran defiant on nuclear enrichment

Reuters, The Associated Press, The New York TimesPublished: December 2, 2007


TEHRAN: Further UN sanctions will not solve the dispute with the West over Iran's nuclear plans, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday, a day after six world powers discussed imposing new penalties on Tehran.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/02/africa/iran.php

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ANALYSIS: Iran laughing at US lack of nuclear intelligence

ANALYSIS: Iran laughing at US lack of nuclear intelligence
By Amir Oren, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Adm. Mike McConnell

The noise that was heard last night in Tehran, according to credible reports, was a hearty Persian laugh after looking at the U.S. intelligence service's website. The unclassified document that Director of National Intelligence, Adm. Mike McConnell published, titled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities," as a laundered version that faithfully represents the greatest secrets collected by the CIA and the other U.S. intelligence services, can appropriately be called "much evaluation on no intelligence."

The document's eight pages, which include embarrassing instructions on how to differentiate between different yet related terms ("it is possible," "it may be so," "one must not remove from the equation," and "it's reasonable to assume"), enable the Ayatollas' nuclear and operations officials and the heads of the Revolutionary Guards to reach this soothing conclusion - from their point of view: The Americans have no understanding of what is really happening in Iran's nuclear program. They have no solid information, they have no high-level agents and they have nothing more than a mix of guesswork and chatter. The dissemblance and concealment have succeeded, and the real dispute is not between Washington and Tehran, but within the U.S. administration itself.

Only five weeks ago, McConnell announced that as a rule, he doesn?t believe in the release of such documents. He regretted the publication of the principles of the intelligence evaluation on Iraq. Advertisement
McConnel kept quiet on Monday. Donald Kerr, his deputy, was enlisted to explain why the Iran assessment followed in Iraq's footsteps.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...

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