US Iran report branded dishonest - 2006:

[Praxius]

Old news, but very critical information I believe most should be aware about:



BBC NEWS | Middle East | US Iran report branded dishonest

The UN nuclear watchdog has protested to the US government over a report on Iran's nuclear programme, calling it "erroneous" and "misleading". In a leaked letter, the IAEA said a congressional report contained serious distortions of the agency's own findings on Iran's nuclear activity. The IAEA also took "strong exception" to claims made over the removal of a senior safeguards inspector. There was no immediate comment from Washington over the letter. But Rep Rush Holt, a Democratic member of the House intelligence committee, which released the report, said it had never been meant for release to the public. "This report was not ready for prime time and it was not prepared in a way that we can rely on. It relied heavily on unclassified testimony," he told the BBC's PM programme. 'Deja vu' Signed by a senior director at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vilmos Cserveny, the letter raises objections over the committee's report released on 23 August. It says the report was wrong to say that Iran had enriched uranium to weapons-grade level when the IAEA had only found small quantities of enrichment at far lower levels. The letter took "strong exception to the incorrect and misleading assertion" that the IAEA removed senior safeguards inspector Chris Charlier for "allegedly raising concerns about Iranian deception" over its programme. It said Mr Charlier had been removed at the request of Tehran, which has the right to make such an objection under agreed rules between the agency and all states. He remains head of a section investigating Iran, the IAEA says. The letter went on to brand "outrageous and dishonest" a suggestion in the report that he was removed for not adhering "to an unstated IAEA policy barring IAEA officials from telling the whole truth" about Iran. The letter, sent to Peter Hoekstra, head of the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Intelligence, was aimed at setting "the record straight on the facts", the IAEA said. "This is a matter of the integrity of the IAEA and its inspectors," spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said in a statement. A Western diplomat called it "deja vu of the pre-Iraq war period". The IAEA and the US clashed over intelligence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction in the lead-up to the war in Iraq in March 2003.

So the US and IAEA clashed on the information about Saddam and his WOMD.... and apparently IAEA was right and the US was wrong......

Now here we are, over a year past this reports release and we're still heading towards military action/talk from the US over their own unfounded alegations that Iran is seeking weapons.

When the hell will people haul these asses out of power before they seriously screw us all over?

Oh I also like the fact that Rep Rush Holt responded with this:

"This report was not ready for prime time and it was not prepared in a way that we can rely on. It relied heavily on unclassified testimony,"

^ Testimony is testimony, regardless if it was classified or not.... and what did he mean about the report not ready for Prime Time? Did he mean it wasn't edited and reworded to suit their goals? :rolleyes:

Friggin corrupt to the core. This is yet further evidence of the US propaganda to villianize Iran for things they have not or is not doing.

[brien]

So you see that this type of crap is practiced by both parties. It gives we Libertarians the political high ground to illustrate how both the Democrats and the Republicans share the same responsibilities for world disorder.

Libertarians would have none such nonsense b/c we would quit meddling in the affairs of other nations and bring [i]ALL[/I] of our troops home from abroad.

Keep in mind we have scheduled elections here b/c the US is not a Parliamentary system as in Grt Britian and Canada. Even so, the choices are always limited to the Republicrats. The other independents are pushed aside and marginalized by the mainstream media when they offer the true choice in the political landscape of the US today.

[Chaossaber314]

It said Mr Charlier had been removed at the request of Tehran, which has the right to make such an objection under agreed rules between the agency and all states.

While Tehran has this right, I'm curious what their reasoning was for requesting his removal. If the reasoning was something other than "allegedly raising concerns about Iranian deception" over its programme" wouldn't it be the simplist solution to simply say what the reasoning actually was?

[jose]

Quote by: Chaossaber314 While Tehran has this right, I'm curious what their reasoning was for requesting his removal. If the reasoning was something other than "allegedly raising concerns about Iranian deception" over its programme" wouldn't it be the simplist solution to simply say what the reasoning actually was?

that was not true apparently Iran made no such demand

The letter took "strong exception to the incorrect and misleading assertion" that the IAEA removed senior safeguards inspector Chris Charlier for "allegedly raising concerns about Iranian deception" over its programme.

[Osborn F Enready]

Great posts Brien, and I fully agree.

[Dieval]

Quote by: jose that was not true apparently Iran made no such demand

The letter took "strong exception to the incorrect and misleading assertion" that the IAEA removed senior safeguards inspector Chris Charlier for "allegedly raising concerns about Iranian deception" over its programme.

Well, it sounds like Chris Charlier, as well as others, WERE suspicious....

Quote by: article Charlier is a Belgian nuclear scientist who has travelled the world inspecting nuclear installations for the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA], a nuclear arm of the UN. His conclusion on Iran is this: 'I believe they've tried to conceal their programme and their activities. And may be there are other things they're doing that we couldn't find. And that's why we're getting suspicious.' Iran ready to ignore US nuclear countdown | International | The Observer

[Praxius]

Quote by: Dieval Well, it sounds like Chris Charlier, as well as others, WERE suspicious....

Or they were suspicious of Chris of having a US political agenda behind him.... if they don't trust someone, they have the right to ask for someone else. So long as both parties agree, I see no issue here.

Also the US's assertion that Iran is hiding something because they wouldn't permit these guys into certain sections is trivial as well, as I am 100% sure that US officials wouldn't want these guys checking out certain sections either, due to "National Security."

It's an empty villianization on hypocritical speculations with no evidence.

The funny thing I see is that the US Bush Administration sends these guys in to Iraq and Iran to check to see if anything is out of order.... they do their jobs as they are trained to do, and when they don't give Bush the answers he and his hinchment want, they ignore the people they hired to do the job and go on with their own personal agenda.....

[Dieval]

Quote by: Praxius Or they were suspicious of Chris of having a US political agenda behind him.... if they don't trust someone, they have the right to ask for someone else. So long as both parties agree, I see no issue here.

Um, but Chris' direct quote said -

Quote by: chris And that's why we're getting suspicious.'

"we're", meaning WE are, not just him.

Quote by: Praxius Also the US's assertion that Iran is hiding something because they wouldn't permit these guys into certain sections is trivial as well, as I am 100% sure that US officials wouldn't want these guys checking out certain sections either, due to "National Security."

We are a nuclear power already. That's a GIVEN. There's nothing they'd have to search for that we can't already do. Iran isn't and IS subject to be investigated.

Quote by: Praxius It's an empty villianization on hypocritical speculations with no evidence. The funny thing I see is that the US Bush Administration sends these guys in to Iraq and Iran to check to see if anything is out of order.... they do their jobs as they are trained to do, and when they don't give Bush the answers he and his hinchment want, they ignore the people they hired to do the job and go on with their own personal agenda.....

It's always nice to see that you turn this in to a rant about how evil the US is...:rolleyes:
Bush doesn't HIRE the IAEA to do their job. They inspect known facilities to verify what is occuring there. It's funny how when they tried to get in to specific facilities, mentioned in my article, they were denied, and then once allowed, the facility was either demolished or emptied and cleaned.....funny how that works...there's no suspicion there...

And BTW, what's a "hinchment"?