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ElBaradei: US responsible for nuclear Iran |
2009-04-14 |
[Iran Press TV Latest] Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the Bush administration's "ignorance and arrogance" has led to today's "nuclear Iran". Somehow I always knew it waas our fault. In an interview with the New York Times, Mohamed ElBaradei said the previous US administration failed to seize countless diplomatic opportunities to engage Iran over its controversial nuclear program. ElBaradei blamed the Bush administration for the fact that "Iran now has close to 5,500 centrifuges, and they have 1,000 kilos of low enriched uranium, and they have the know-how." The IAEA chief criticized US policies the Bush era for only consisting of two mantras -- "Iran should not have the knowledge and should not spin one single centrifuge. They kept saying, wait, Iran is not North Korea, it will buckle. That was absolutely a mistake." Elbaradei described former US vice president Dick Cheney as Star Wars character Darth Vader and said "We got Darth Vader and company saying Iran was in the axis of evil and we have to change this regime." The director-general of the Vienna-based UN body went on to rule out the contention that Iran's nuclear activities pose an immediate threat to the world and said the notion that the country "could go to a weapon tomorrow" is "hype." Referring to President Barack Obama's pledge to soften the Bush administration's line against talking to Iran, ElBaradei said at least two years of US-Iranian talks is needed, given the degree of mistrust, with "every grievance on the table." ElBaradei also embraced the proposal put forward by President Obama for a nuclear-free world. "You can't have nine countries telling the likes of Iran, nuclear weapons are dangerous for you, but we need to go on refining our arsenals," he argued. |
Posted by:Fred |
#14 Exactly. Iran buys nuclear knowledge and equipment from several countries, none of which are the US, and it's Americas fault. I clearly see the logic here. /wtf? |
Posted by: Mike N. 2009-04-14 16:38 |
#13 I prefer Tokyo Rose. At least she admited to being on the other side. This guy is the scorpion in the old tale. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2009-04-14 14:42 |
#12 Tokyo Rose was a more positive person. And had better interlude music as well, as I understand it. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-14 13:13 |
#11 Mojo, the problem with just "whack this POS" is that it's so hard to know when to stop. POSs being so numerous and all. |
Posted by: AlanC 2009-04-14 11:52 |
#10 Can't we just whack this worthless POS? |
Posted by: mojo 2009-04-14 10:39 |
#9 “Mohamed ElBaradei said the previous US administration failed to seize countless diplomatic opportunities to engage Iran over its controversial nuclear program.” The first rule of thumb for Trans-nationalist diplomats has always been “lack of success doesn’t equate to failure.” Which explains why they seem content with the mere appearance of the status quo. The second is that any public criticism of others for their diplomatic deficiencies is vulgar and therefore should be avoided. (The glass house rule) For ElBaradei to repeatedly break these fundamental protocols and vociferously denounce the Bush administration proves he was never an impartial arbiter. With the specter of the worlds foremost state sponsor of terror obtaining nuclear weapons one must wonder what agenda drives ElBaradei and his ilk. |
Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-04-14 10:08 |
#8 What a strange world we live in. You can utterly fail at your job, then blame the folks who tried to get you to do your job for your failure in The New York Times! I'm glad I don't have any kids... |
Posted by: Parabellum 2009-04-14 10:04 |
#7 Tokyo Rose was a more positive person. |
Posted by: 3dc 2009-04-14 08:43 |
#6 ElBaradei should be officially put on the US watch list and refused entry for any reason (even UN visits) to the US. |
Posted by: 3dc 2009-04-14 08:41 |
#5 The Japanese can build 5000 in short order. That was 10 years ago. |
Posted by: ed 2009-04-14 07:52 |
#4 I would recommend giving them to the Japanese at no charge. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-14 07:50 |
#3 We should start selling nukes and delivery systems to any ally who wants them. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-04-14 07:49 |
#2 El Baradei is Iran's Minister of Nuclear Disinformation who moonlights for the UN in some nondescript job or other. |
Posted by: WTF 2009-04-14 07:29 |
#1 Yeah, yet no one says a word when Pakistan and India get them. The concern was about more than military or structure. I inderstand a bafflement from Iran about them not being in the elite club that all their idiot brothers are in seeing how easy the US was to accept their "nuclear prowess". Blantant on the mullah table daily. Everyone wants an arms race or not, it does not matter here. Knock it off. Families to feed |
Posted by: newc 2009-04-14 02:24 |