Written by: Beck
Question: what's a really good sign that a rogue state wants to suppress information about the true extent and intent of its nuclear program?
Answer: When that nation's leaders put
pressure on the IAEA to alter the wording of the document detailing relevant findings.
Hmm. I wonder if they have anything to hide?
In a letter to the leaders of Britain, Germany and France, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami accused Europe's three big powers of working with Tehran's arch-foe Washington to heap pressure on the Islamic Republic.
Delegates at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors are holding backroom meetings to revise a joint French, British and German draft resolution that "deplores" Iran's inadequate cooperation with the IAEA.
While Iran wants the European trio to soften the draft text, diplomats said Washington wants it harsher, with some kind of deadline in the text to keep the pressure on Tehran. But one board member doubted a deadline could now be included as it would complicate negotiations on the draft.
Here's a suggestion: why not simply word the report objectively. I mean, while a simple enumeration of facts may not make for particularly exciting reading, it's at least independent of all this "strength of wording" bull. Oh well, inasmuch as nothing is likely to come of any of this regardless of the wording of UN documents (because we all know precisely what that's worth), it's only a matter of time before Israeli fighters materialize over Iranian airspace and start taking out nuke installations. Wishful thinking? Sure. Impossible? Not necessarily.