Yup, the whole world is fucked except for old dubya. He's got hid head
screwed on straight. Just ask him that ANY time of day; he'll tell
ya.

I guess it hasn't occurred to to him, but had he left Iraq alone, that
would have been the balance of power in the region in terms of keeping
a lid on Iran.

On a more serious note, If that fucking idiot gets his way with the
methods of interrogation he wants, it sure is gonna suck to be an
American GI if they ever get caught by what ever enemy we'll be
fighting in the future. Basically they will be better off putting a
bullet in their own head.

I'm sure this also will be a great selling point for enlisting new
recruits. Perhaps the repukes in office can send their own brats off to
future wars.





IAEA: U.S. report on Iran 'dishonest' By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press
Writer
55 minutes ago



VIENNA, Austria - A recent House of Representatives committee report on
Iran's nuclear capability is "outrageous and dishonest" in
trying to make a case that Tehran's program is geared toward making
weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said.


The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday outside a
35-nation board meeting of the International Atomic Energy
Agency, says the report is false in saying Iran is making weapons-grade
uranium at an experimental enrichment site, when it has in fact
produced material only in small quantities that is far below the level
that can be used in nuclear arms.

The letter, which was first reported on by The Washington Post, also
says the report erroneously says that IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei
removed a senior nuclear inspector from the team investigating Iran's
nuclear program "for concluding that the purpose of Iran's nuclear
program is to construct weapons."

In fact, the inspector was sidelined on Tehran's request, and the
Islamic republic had a right to ask for a replacement under agreements
that govern all states relationships with the agency, said the letter,
calling the report's version "incorrect and misleading."

"In addition," says the letter, "the report contains an outrageous and
dishonest suggestion that such removal might have been for 'not having
adhered to an unstated IAEA policy barring IAEA officials from telling
the whole truth about the Iranian nuclear program.'"

Dated Aug. 12, the letter was addressed to Rep. Peter Hoekstra (news,
bio, voting record), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence. It was signed by Vilmos Cserveny, a senior director of
the Vienna-based agency.

An IAEA official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was
not authorized to comment on the letter, said it was written "to set
the record straight."

Jamal Ware, a spokesman for the House committee, confirmed they had
received the letter and said the chairman had referred it to Rep. Mike
Rogers, R-Mich., and Rep. Rush Hold, D-N.J. They will review it and
issue a formal response if necessary, he said.

"All IAEA complains about is a photo caption. If you read the report,
it's very clear that what it is saying is that Iran is working to
develop the capability to enrich uranium to weapons grade, not that
they have done so," Ware said. "They use a string of adjectives, while
not pointing to any substantive criticism of the report. There are
areas where we would disagree with them. A disagreement does not make
what we say erroneous."

The dispute was reminiscent of the clashes between the IAEA and
Washington over whether Saddam Hussein was trying to make
weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms. American arguments
that Saddam had such covert arms programs were given as the chief
reason for invading Iraq and toppling Saddam.

ElBaradei's criticism of the U.S. standpoint on Iraq and subsequent
perceptions that he was soft on Iran in his staff's investigation of
suspicions Tehran's nuclear activities may be a cover for a weapons
program led to a failed attempt last year by Washington to prevent his
re-election.

Yup, the whole world is fucked except for old dubya. He's got hid head
screwed on straight. Just ask him that ANY time of day; he'll tell
ya.

I guess it hasn't occurred to to him, but had he left Iraq alone, that
would have been the balance of power in the region in terms of keeping
a lid on Iran.

On a more serious note, If that fucking idiot gets his way with the
methods of interrogation he wants, it sure is gonna suck to be an
American GI if they ever get caught by what ever enemy we'll be
fighting in the future. Basically they will be better off putting a
bullet in their own head.

I'm sure this also will be a great selling point for enlisting new
recruits. Perhaps the repukes in office can send their own brats off to
future wars.

IAEA: U.S. report on Iran 'dishonest' By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press
Writer
55 minutes ago



VIENNA, Austria - A recent House of Representatives committee report on
Iran's nuclear capability is "outrageous and dishonest" in
trying to make a case that Tehran's program is geared toward making
weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said.


The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday outside a
35-nation board meeting of the International Atomic Energy
Agency, says the report is false in saying Iran is making weapons-grade
uranium at an experimental enrichment site, when it has in fact
produced material only in small quantities that is far below the level
that can be used in nuclear arms.

The letter, which was first reported on by The Washington Post, also
says the report erroneously says that IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei
removed a senior nuclear inspector from the team investigating Iran's
nuclear program "for concluding that the purpose of Iran's nuclear
program is to construct weapons."

In fact, the inspector was sidelined on Tehran's request, and the
Islamic republic had a right to ask for a replacement under agreements
that govern all states relationships with the agency, said the letter,
calling the report's version "incorrect and misleading."

"In addition," says the letter, "the report contains an outrageous and
dishonest suggestion that such removal might have been for 'not having
adhered to an unstated IAEA policy barring IAEA officials from telling
the whole truth about the Iranian nuclear program.'"

Dated Aug. 12, the letter was addressed to Rep. Peter Hoekstra (news,
bio, voting record), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence. It was signed by Vilmos Cserveny, a senior director of
the Vienna-based agency.

An IAEA official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was
not authorized to comment on the letter, said it was written "to set
the record straight."

Jamal Ware, a spokesman for the House committee, confirmed they had
received the letter and said the chairman had referred it to Rep. Mike
Rogers, R-Mich., and Rep. Rush Hold, D-N.J. They will review it and
issue a formal response if necessary, he said.

"All IAEA complains about is a photo caption. If you read the report,
it's very clear that what it is saying is that Iran is working to
develop the capability to enrich uranium to weapons grade, not that
they have done so," Ware said. "They use a string of adjectives, while
not pointing to any substantive criticism of the report. There are
areas where we would disagree with them. A disagreement does not make
what we say erroneous."

The dispute was reminiscent of the clashes between the IAEA and
Washington over whether Saddam Hussein was trying to make
weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms. American arguments
that Saddam had such covert arms programs were given as the chief
reason for invading Iraq and toppling Saddam.

ElBaradei's criticism of the U.S. standpoint on Iraq and subsequent
perceptions that he was soft on Iran in his staff's investigation of
suspicions Tehran's nuclear activities may be a cover for a weapons
program led to a failed attempt last year by Washington to prevent his
re-election.

On a more serious note, If that fucking idiot gets his way with the
methods of interrogation he wants, it sure is gonna suck to be an
American GI if they ever get caught by what ever enemy we'll be
fighting in the future. Basically they will be better off putting a
bullet in their own head.

I'm sure this also will be a great selling point for enlisting new
recruits. Perhaps the repukes in office can send their own brats off to
future wars.