Bush's Lies About Iran Are Getting Bigger and Scarier

[babylonsister]

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Bush's Lies About Iran Are Getting Bigger and Scarier
Submitted by davidswanson on Tue, 2007-08-07 17:07. Iran

Bush levels dubious Iran nuclear arms charge
By AFP

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (AFP) Aug 06, 2007

US President George W. Bush charged Monday that Iran has openly declared that it seeks nuclear weapons -- an inaccurate accusation at a time of sharp tensions between Washington and Tehran.
"It's up to Iran to prove to the world that they're a stabilizing force as opposed to a destabilizing force. After all, this is a government that has proclaimed its desire to build a nuclear weapon," he said during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

But Iran has repeatedly said that its nuclear program, which is widely believed in the West to be cover for an effort to develop atomic weapons, is for civilian purposes.

Asked to provide examples of Tehran openly declaring that it seeks atomic weapons, White House officials contacted by AFP said that Bush was referring to Iran's defiance of international calls to freeze sensitive nuclear work.

They explained that he was referring to Tehran's uranium enrichment -- a process that can yield nuclear bomb material -- and resulting worries by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"After keeping their nuclear program secret for a decade, the Iranian government has refused the offers of the international community to provide nuclear energy and continues to flout the inspectors of the IAEA," said national security spokesman Gordon Johndroe.

"Unfortunately, their intentions seem clear," Johndroe said.

[Myrina]

1. .. will somebody give him a baseball team to ruin or something?

Cheese and Crackers, that boy needs a hobby before he meddles and mouths his way to the end of the world.

:spank:

[NanceGreggs]

2. Oh, the irony!

"It's up to Iran to prove to the world that they're a stabilizing force as opposed to a destabilizing force."

An ironic quote from a man who is the most "destabilizing force" operating in the world today.

[earthboundmisfit]

3. Isn't he supposed to be off clearing brush?

This year especially he appears to be trying to do as much damage as possible before he trots off on vacation -

[MasonJar]

4. Go to Crawford and shut up!

[emilyg]

5. I'd like him to go further South

as in hell

[partylessinOhio]

6. Are the Dems going to back * on this too. A secret breakfast cabal?

Since they have done nothing to clip his wings, negate his war powers and expanded his wire taps, I think the handwriting is on the wall.

[annabanana]

7. "It's up to Iran to prove ., . . "

It's up to Iraq to prove. .

Ah yes.. the old "go ahead and prove the negative ploy" It seems like just 4 1/2 years ago, now . . .I recall this refrain.

[Javaman]

9. yeah, because moron* can't prove the unprovable. nt

[tekisui]

10. The planned response to the next *attack* is bombing Iran

[Javaman]

8. moron* accuses Iran of starting the war on "merry christmas". nt