U.N. inspectors investigating Iran's nuclear program angrily complained to the Bush administration and to a Republican congressman yesterday about a recent House committee report on Iran's capabilities, calling parts of the document "outrageous and dishonest" and offering evidence to refute its central claims.But don't you know, we can't let the final signal - the smoking gun, as it were - to come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
Officials of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency said in a letter that the report contained some "erroneous, misleading and unsubstantiated statements." The letter, signed by a senior director at the agency, was addressed to Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), chairman of the House intelligence committee, which issued the report. A copy was hand-delivered to Gregory L. Schulte, the U.S. ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna.
UPDATE: It turns out I'm a plagiarist. Pogge had this first, and with the exact same title. I believe I'd read that post earlier today, and simply spaced out. The duplication was unintentional. No wonder people think I'm unserious about intellectual property...
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From the Dept. of Great Minds Think Alike:
I blogged that story this morning with exactly the same title.
Good job! ;-)
Post update:
But it's so easy to do for exactly that reason. It's like we've gone back in time about four years to when the White House was starting to rev up the PR campaign for Iraq. Except the IAEA is a lot quicker off the mark this time around. Here's hoping they scream loudly and scream often.
In defense of the IAEA, I think they were overwhelmed by the sheer volume (in both senses) of the Bush Administration's lies and deception.
Also, Bush had started prepping the ground for war before the IAEA or the UN even got to send inspectors again. I expect they've learned from that experience and - within their own power - won't allow a repeat.
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