Juan Cole: Is the Media Exaggerating the Iranian Nuke Threat?

[Louisiana1976]

Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, reaffirmed Monday that a date would soon be set for the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect the planned nuclear enrichment facility near Qom about which the Iranian government informed the IAEA on Monday a week ago.

If Iran really does permit full, ongoing IAEA inspections of the facility, then it cannot be used for weapons production. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted Sunday that Iran cannot use the Natanz plant for bomb-making because it is being regularly inspected by the UN.

Scott Ritter, an experienced inspector himself, dispels the myths about the new Qom facility and urges against new economic sanctions on Iran as counter-productive. Greater transparency and more inspections should be the demand of the West, he says.

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more...http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/29-10

[ShortnFiery]

1. uh, yes!

Check out today's edition of Democracy Now video segment with guest, Scott Ritter:

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/29/fmr_un_weapons_inspector_scott_ritter

[ShortnFiery]

2. Democratic kick for the late evening crowd. :-)

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