Posted on 03/30/2010 7:58:33 AM PDT by SmartInsight
Iran is poised to begin producing nuclear weapons after its uranium program expansion in 2009, even though it has had problems with thousands of its centrifuges, according to a newly released CIA report.
"Iran continues to develop a range of capabilities that could be applied to producing nuclear weapons, if a decision is made to do so," the annual report to Congress states.
A U.S. official involved in countering weapons proliferation said the Iranians are "keeping the door open to the possibility of building a nuclear weapon."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
This is impossible.
During the Bush Administration recently, the same CIA said that the Iranians had stopped trying to build nukes.
They said so at a most inopportune moment, as I recall, and thereby made the Iranian nukes possible.
Congratulations CIA: Subverting your Oath to the Constitution daily.
IAEA chief: Iran failing to clarify nuclear intentions
(March 30, 2010)
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1159956.html
The head of International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, on Tuesday expressed frustration with his failure to persuade Iran to speak openly about its nuclear intentions.
There has been no progress in the past weeks in getting Iran to clarify possible activities related to developing nuclear weapons, said Amano, who recently replaced Mohammed El-Baradei as chief of the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
Maybe we need NCIS, they seem to put on a better show.
“CYA”
Yeah, that’s better!
:o)
http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/16/Iran_president_visits_Russia_despite_protests/
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From National Public Radio (NPR):
August 29, 2006
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been visiting countries such as China, Iran and Russia as part of an effort to build a 'strategic alliance' of interests not beholden to the United States. He considers the United States his arch enemy.":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5729764
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From CBS-News, July 29, 2006:
Chavez Vows To 'Stand By Iran'
After Oil Talks In Tehran, Venezuelan Leader Called 'Brother' By Ahmedinejad
"Chavez pledged that his country would 'stay by Iran at any time and under any condition,' state television reported. Ahmadinejad said he saw in Chavez a kindred spirit." "'We do not have any limitation in cooperation,' Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying. 'Iran and Venezuela are next to each other and supporters of each other. Chavez is a source of a progressive and revolutionary current in South America and his stance in restricting imperialism is tangible.'":
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/29/world/main1847331.shtml
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President Obama and Venezuela dictator Hugo
Chavez at the 2009 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.
Note the "soul bro" handshake (my caption).
Obama, Chavez shake hands at Americas Summit:
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/17/2698451-obama-chavez-shake-hands-at-americas-summit
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Russia's Medvedev hails "comrade" Obama
Associated Foreign Press (AFP) ^ | April 2, 2009 | Anna Smolchenko
"Russia's Dmitry Medvedev hailed Barack Obama as "my new comrade" Thursday after their first face-to-face talks"
http://www.france24.com/en/20090402-russias-medvedev-hails-comrade-obama
April 1, 2009:
"Obama, Medvedev pledge new era of relations":
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090401/wl_afp/usrussiadiplomacynuclear_20090401152002
Can we all define “splitting infinitives”? ;-)
LLS
sharia and caliphate.
LLS
Excellent.
I wonder if we’ll need medical care after the first Islamofascist nuke goes off in NYC and DC?
Plus we have a new boogey man ... Armed White Christians.
You are suggesting Saddam didn’t have WMDs?
Seriously?
The drums of war?
I guess Great Leader Omama will wait until Tel Aviv or Washington D.C. is blasted by the Iranian A-Bomb before he takes steps to firmly talk to Iran’s dictators. In the latter event, he should be on another Hawaiian vacation with the kids and wife, or he may get his coat tails singed.
Looks like our 2008 “change” was domestic socialism and foreign policy weakness. My “hope” is that American voters wake up to our danger by 2010 & 2012 elections.
Go Israel!
But Iran is a “tiny country” according to *O*!
http://townhall.com/blog/g/963dd811-d3c6-4840-ac20-bc90587ac7c5
I guess I’ve always thought there was some agenda behind these stories coming out every day, “Shocker, Iran is Enriching Uranium!” But this would be a good time to ask some of you who are smarter than me: Why do you think these articles persist? Why, everyday, do we see these headlines saying the same thing?
I could not disagree more.
He did have WMD, some of them are still hidden in Syria. He didn’t have the aresenal he once had, but they did indeed exist.
The lack of WMDs is one of the biggest libtard lies ever.
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