by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach (source: Global Research)

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

If there were any substance to Condi Rice's repeated assertions, that the strife over Iran's nuclear program could, and preferably should, be solved through diplomatic means, then one would expect the U.S. Secretary of State to seize on recent offers made by Iranian figures, ( Read more... )

Posted on Jun 26, 2008

By Scott Ritter

I am a former U.N. weapons inspector. I started my work with the United Nations in September 1991, and between that date and my resignation in August 1998, I participated in over 30 inspections, 14 as chief inspector. The United Nations Special Commission, or UNSCOM, was the organization mandated by the ( Read more... )

Amid disclosures of an Israeli dummy run for an air offensive against Iran's nuclear installations, much of the Western media recycle the lines that Tehran is actively pursuing nuclear weapons and that it has amassed "weapons-grade" enriched uranium. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has never said this, ( Read more... )

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I Thought We Didn't Negotiate With Terrorists

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Published: 06.17.08, 19:22 / Israel News

There is no evidence Syria has the skilled personnel or the fuel to operate a large-scale nuclear facility, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog said in remarks aired on Tuesday.

"We have no evidence that Syria has the human resources that would allow it to carry out a large nuclear programme. We do ( Read more... )

By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 13 minutes ago

Syria will allow in U.N. inspectors to probe allegations that the country was building a nuclear reactor at a remote site destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.

IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei did not say whether his inspectors would be granted ( Read more... )

May 28, 2008

US corporate media put slant on report despite IAEA finding no proof of continued nuclear arms program

A new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report criticizing Iran’s nuclear program was leaked via the Internet. Although slated to be made public in early June, US corporate media seized the opportunity to put a spin on the ( Read more... )

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May 27, 2008

Gareth Porter: Military is against it, but more support in Congress for an attack on Iran (5 of 5)

The Real News Network's Paul Jay talks to Gareth Porter about the possibility of US attacking Iran. Porter says Obama seems to understand the need ( Read more... )

The most aggressive posturing and accusations against Iran, yet issued by Washington, signal the rapid closure of the window of opportunity for peace which opened up following the release of the US’ National Intelligence Estimate in December 07 concluding that there was no evidence of a nuclear weaponisation programme in Iran. This revelation ( Read more... )

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Tue, 20 May 2008 13:47:19

Mohamed ElBaradei at the World Economic Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
The UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has once again ( Read more... )