Posted on 09/16/2005 1:06:20 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
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U.S. Briefing on Iran Alleges Pattern of Concealment, Deception
An Excerpt:
Jacqueline Shire, ABC News: Hat tip to Web Gardian
In a presentation for International Atomic Energy Agency officials and the 35 countries on its governing board, U.S. Energy Department officials detail evidence claiming to show that Iran remains committed to developing a nuclear weapon and is deceiving the international community, ABC News has learned.
ABC News has obtained a copy of the 43-slide PowerPoint computer presentation, which was delivered to IAEA Board members in the run-up to its meeting Monday, when Iran's nuclear program will be the subject of debate.DoctorZin:
You can view the presentation here:
And finally, Photos:
- Time Magazine reported Chinese President Hu Jintao's talks with President Bush this week have shown just how far apart the two countries remain on the goal of depriving "Axis of Evil" states of nuclear programs.
- The Telegraph UK reported on the fear of nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East should alarm the west after Iran's president said they would provide Muslim nations with nuclear technology for free
- Iran Watch Canada translated recent Iranian news reports on Ganji and Zahra Kazemi's court file.
- Amir Taheri, Morocco Times reported that at a recent Friday prayer session in a mosque in London the “imam” delivering the sermon said believers were to pray that "no harm comes to Iran's nuclear bomb."
- The Financial Times reported that the presence at the United Nations of Iran's new hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, has galvanized the exiled opposition into action. Several thousand demonstrated his presence in NYC.
- IranMania reported that the wife of jailed Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji complained that she had had no news of the dissident for three weeks.
- The Dawn reported that Iranian forces opened indiscriminate fire on three Pakistanis who wanted to go to Dubai through Chabar, killing them.
- The Guardian UK reported that Britain will lead a drive to have Iran referred to the UN Security Council.
- The White House published President Bush's speech at the UN.
- Itar-Tass reported that Ahmadinejad, at his meeting of Putin, said: Powerful Russia is Iran’s best friend and powerful Iran is one of the best friends of Russia.
- The Guardian reported that in Iran an ancient poet, Hafez, already popular is gaining rock star status among those unhappy with the regime. Hafez was a scourge of the clerical establishment, which he saw a two-faced and hypocritical.
- The Associated Press reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated the Bush administration was prepared to delay again a showdown with Iran saying: the world is not perfect in international politics. You cannot always get a 100 percent solution.
- The Washington Times reported that French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin threatened to refer Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council, saying: If a state fails in its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, it is legitimate, once dialogue has been exhausted, to refer it to the Security Council.
- Deutsche Welle reported that the EU3 were seeking to arrange a meeting Thursday with the Iranian delegation.
- The New York Times reported that there were no senior American diplomats were in the room when Ahmadinejad spoke but a U.S. official denied a walkout.
- Atlas Shrugged: The US delegation missing at Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN.
- Iranian.com: More photos of the NYC demonstrations.n_31_43.pdf">Power Point Presentation: Pages 31-43
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