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Africa: North
Complete kit for nuclear bomb given to Libya: ElBaradei
2005-01-31
He was going to include that in his report, of course, but then Muammar jumped the gun on him...
WASHINGTON: Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that before he leaves, he would like to "get to the bottom of the "AQ Khan network" that provided a "complete kit" for a nuclear weapon to Libya.
How long have you been working on it?
In an exclusive interview with Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post published on Sunday, the Egypt-born head of the nuclear watchdog agency that he has headed for two terms was repeatedly asked why the United States wants to get rid of him. He is the only candidate for a third term. He replied that it was the US view that no head of an international organisation should serve for more than two terms. He said there was a "security imbalance" in the region. Iran looked at Pakistan, Russia and Iraq and it was clear that more countries were trying to acquire nuclear weapons or nuclear know-how. "So there are going to be 20 or 30 countries with nuclear weapons, or we must move to say nuclear weapons are a recipe for disaster and we need a security system that does not rely on them," he added.
Posted by:Fred

#7  "...before he leaves..."
Better hurry, you nitwit, before something gets revealed that puts your pension in jeopardy.
Posted by: Tom   2005-01-31 10:58:18 AM  

#6  Kit cars,log homes,airplanes....now an a-bomb kit.
Sheesh,who knew!!!
Posted by: Raptor   2005-01-31 10:51:22 AM  

#5  Libya is a done-deal and old news. What about the other countries that Khan sold "complete kits" to? Every Tom, Dick, and Harry Tin-pot Dictator has a "kit", you jerk. What did you do to stop it?
Posted by: Spot   2005-01-31 9:18:55 AM  

#4  Fascinating, the US and its partners discover the Khan network long ago, to the complete surprise of the IAEA, and now ElBaradei wants to include it on his c.v.

The US has learned to manage around this boob long ago, but would prefer to see someone with a clue replace him.
Posted by: Duke Nukem   2005-01-31 6:27:14 AM  

#3  don't blame it on the Drs., the twins had only had one brain cell between them. Its hard to tell who got it though.
Posted by: assistant   2005-01-31 2:23:36 AM  

#2  separated at birth lol!

why the United States wants to get rid of him. Because the people at can rantburg can provide more accurate info from their own homes, in their pajamas, without the lunch tab?
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-31 1:58:25 AM  

#1  He seems capable of "dicovering" only those programs where he is invited in, shown everything, handed a complete inventory, fed a fine catered meal, and fawned over. In other words, he's a pluperfect UN official. I think he was separated at birth from Henry Waxman (D, CA).
Posted by: .com   2005-01-31 12:14:29 AM  

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