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| IAEA Warns Iran |
| 2004-01-22 |
| Well, not really a warning. EFL: The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog told Iran Thursday it faced "serious consequences" unless it cooperated with a probe of its atomic program, which Washington suspects is aimed at building a bomb. "They (the Iranians) know it’s very important for the agency to come to a conclusion that the Iran program is for peaceful purposes," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei told reporters in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum. Interesting choice of words, sounds like he’s concerned more about what his report says than what the Iranian program is. Despite Iran’s pledge last year to halt all uranium enrichment activity, Western diplomats say they are increasingly concerned that it has continued to acquire centrifuge equipment. "It would obviously have serious implications if they do not continue to cooperate fully with us in investigating the scope, nature, and content of that program," ElBaradei told reporters in Davos. "PLEASE, don’t make me write a bad report. You know what happens if I write a bad report. I have to go to New York, and do you know how cold it is there this time of year?" ElBaradei has previously warned that Iran would be reported to the U.N. Security Council if it did not cooperate with the Vienna-based nuclear agency. Yeah, that’ll do it. Thanks, El. Amid worries in the West that Iran may be backsliding on its promises to suspend some of its nuclear activities, he said Iran still owed the IAEA some explanations. "I wouldn’t say they ( Sounds like the same speech he gave about Iraq, doesn’t it? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 This is what you get from an organization that is more concerned with protecting the soverignty of the undeserving than dealing with real problems. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-1-22 4:51:50 PM |
| #4 Yes. It's the Frowny Face of Doom™... |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-1-22 3:52:21 PM |
| #3 Oh, my...surely not the dreaded Frowny Face™! |
| Posted by: seafarious 2004-1-22 3:06:52 PM |
| #2 The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog told Iran Thursday it faced "serious consequences" unless it cooperated with a probe of its atomic program, which Washington suspects is aimed at building a bomb. Dear God, not that again. So let's see, it's 2004 now, so will it be 2016 before any action is taken? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-22 2:53:17 PM |
| #1 ElBaradei wouldn't know "serious implications" if he tripped over them. Rejoice, Persians, your oppressors are pursuing regime change the Saddam way: Bush in 2004; Tehran in 2005. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-1-22 2:23:25 PM |