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| US officials say no Iranian nuke construction underway at Parchin |
| 2004-09-16 |
| U.S. officials have told CNN there is "no evidence" any nuclear work has been done at an Iranian military complex near Tehran, although high explosives testing has been done there for many years. The comments were made in response to report by ABC News in the U.S. Wednesday evening that said Iran "may be taking steps toward developing a nuclear device" at the site, known as Parchin. An official at the International Atomic Energy Agency also told CNN that while the Parchin complex was watched "with interest," he was unaware of intelligence suggesting nuclear work has been done there. The sprawling military complex is about 18 miles (29 kilometers) southeast of Tehran and is used to test ammunition, rockets and high explosives. In a statement, David Albright and Corey Hinderstein of the Institute for Science and International Security said Parchin "is a logical candidate for a nuclear weapons-related site" but called the evidence that nuclear work has been conducted there "ambiguous." The two nuclear weapons experts called on Iran to allow inspectors from the IAEA to visit the site to "alleviate those suspicions." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 David Ensor sneers for the camera hmmm..he certainly seems to be Johnny on the spot. Wonder if the rest of his "breaking" stories" are as deceptive and meaningless as this one. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-16 9:19:15 AM |
| #1 CNN SAYS: "UNAWARE" AND "AMBIGUOUS" = "NO EVIDENCE" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. officials have told CNN there is "no evidence" any nuclear work has been done at an Iranian military complex near Tehran, although high explosives testing has been done there for many years. Typical shoddy reporting. The quotes are only around "no evidence" so we haven't a clue what the "us officials" really said. Worse, assuming the "US officials" are the ones he's quoting below, they don't even come close to saying that there is "no evidence". I guess that's why he put only the words "no evidence" in quotes. Gives the impression that "US officials" said that, when in fact, that's not what they said at all. The comments were made in response to report by ABC News in the U.S. Wednesday evening that said Iran "may be taking steps toward developing a nuclear device" at the site, known as Parchin. What comments? "the comments" re: "no evidence" from the shoddy "quote" above. This poorly written paragraph's purpose seems to be to hide the fact that this is not an official response by us officials, but mangled quotes the reporter from CNN dug up to debunk the ABC report. An official at the International Atomic Energy Agency also told CNN that while the Parchin complex was watched "with interest," he was unaware of intelligence suggesting nuclear work has been done there. Apparently, CNN found a guy from IAEA's accounting dept, who knows they watch it "with interest", but he doesn't have a clearance, so he is unaware of what intelligence exists. In a statement, David Albright and Corey Hinderstein of the Institute for Science and International Security said Parchin "is a logical candidate for a nuclear weapons-related site" but called the evidence that nuclear work has been conducted there "ambiguous." Heh, another Dowdism, which doesn't even come CLOSE to supporting the opening statement of this article. Truly pathetic. Is it intentional propaganda meant to mislead us - or just shoddy reporting? I fisk in my pajamas, you decide. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-16 9:04:21 AM |