U.N. Nuke Chief Criticizes Iran "Hype"

ElBaradei Condemns Talk Of Attacking Islamic Republic, Says Move Must Be Last Resort

(AP)  Invoking the war in Iraq, the chief U.N. nuclear inspector criticized talk of attacking Iran as "hype" Monday, saying such options should only be considered as a last resort and only if authorized by the U.N. Security Council.

"I would not talk about any use of force," said Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an indirect response to French warnings that the world had to be prepared for the possibility of war in the event that Iran obtains atomic weapons.

Saying only the U.N. Security Council could authorize the use of force, ElBaradei urged the world to remember Iraq before considering any similar action against Tehran.

"There are rules on how to use force, and I would hope that everybody would have gotten the lesson after the Iraq situation, where 700,000 innocent civilians have lost their lives on the suspicion that a country has nuclear weapons," he told reporters.

He was alluding to a key U.S. argument for invading Iraq in 2003 without Security Council approval - that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms. Four years later, no such arsenals have been found.

ElBaradei, speaking outside a 144-nation meeting of his agency, urged both sides to back away from confrontation, in comments addressed both to Iran and the U.S.-led group of nations pressing for new U.N. sanctions on Tehran for its refusal to end uranium enrichment.

"We need to be cool," he told reporters, adding: "We need not to hype the issue".

On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned that the world should prepare for war if Iran obtains nuclear weapons and said European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against the Islamic country.

Negotiations and two sets of U.N. Security Council sanctions have failed to persuade Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program, a process that can produce fuel for nuclear power plants as well as material used in atomic weapons.

Iran insists its atomic activities are aimed only at producing energy, but the U.S., its European allies and other world powers suspect Iranian authorities of seeking nuclear weapons.

Kouchner, speaking on RTL radio, said that if "such a bomb is made... We must prepare ourselves for the worst," he said, specifying that could mean a war.

The United States also has refused to rule out the possibility of force against Iran if it continues to defy Security Council demands on enrichment. Still, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday the U.S. administration is committed, for now, to using diplomatic and economic means to counter the potential nuclear threat from Iran.

"I think that the administration believes at this point that continuing to try and deal with the Iranian threat, the Iranian challenge, through diplomatic and economic means is by far the preferable approach. That's the one we are using," the Pentagon chief said.

Iran does not directly figure on the agenda of the IAEA general conference, which opened a five-day meeting Monday. But comments, both inside and outside the plenary hall, reflected the world's concerns over Tehran's nuclear aims.

In comments alluding to the U.S. and its Western allies, Iranian Vice President Reza Aghazadeh accused unnamed countries of forcing the international community onto the "unjustified, illegal, deceptive and misleading path ... by imposing restrictions and sanctions."

And he again ruled out scrapping Iran's uranium enrichment program, telling delegates Iran would "never give up its inalienable and legal right in benefiting from peaceful nuclear technology."

ElBaradei, architect of a recent pact with Tehran committing it to stop stonewalling his experts and lift the shroud of secrecy on past suspicious nuclear work, defended the agreement against criticism it could be used by Tehran as a smoke screen to draw attention from its defiance of the Security Council.

"What we need to do is encourage Iran to work with the agency to clarify the outstanding issues," he said.

"I do not believe at this stage that we are facing a clear and present danger that require we go beyond diplomacy," ElBaradei said, said, adding that his agency had no information that "the Iran program is being weaponized."

"We are not using a stick, we are not using a carrot, but we are trying to be impartial and objective," he said, alluding to Western criticism that he was being too soft on Iran. If "in time of hype telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act ... I will continue to be a revolutionary."

[ozonmojo]

ElBaredei is no longer even pretending to be neutral.He has turned himself into a strident advocate and propagandist of the Iranian and other Islamist thugs.The guy is an outstanding disgrace to IAEA.Till the Iranians develop the big one ,he will go on lulling everyone into idiotic complacency.Boutros Boutros,are you another manifestation of ElBaradei?Both are Egyptians,by the way.

[sigotratando]

Re: FeelFree
If it is true the Iran is supplying "insurgents" in Iraq, how much sincerity can we attribute to the quote you cited: ''We shy away from any kind of conflict, any kind of bloodshed. As we have said repeatedly, we think that the world problems can be solved through dialogue, through the use of logic and a sense of friendship. There is no need for the use of force.''?

[sigotratando]

Re: FeelFree
If it is true the Iran is supplying "insurgents" in Iraq, how much sincerity can we attribute to the quote you cited: ''We shy away from any kind of conflict, any kind of bloodshed. As we have said repeatedly, we think that the world problems can be solved through dialogue, through the use of logic and a sense of friendship. There is no need for the use of force.''?

[sigotratando]

Re: FeelFree
If it is true the Iran is supplying "insurgents" in Iraq, how much sincerity can we attribute to the quote you cited: ''We shy away from any kind of conflict, any kind of bloodshed. As we have said repeatedly, we think that the world problems can be solved through dialogue, through the use of logic and a sense of friendship. There is no need for the use of force.''?

[feelfree1]

Great new music video from the UK:

"Illegal Attacks"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqfBH1IJkWo

[tnt1954]

the ban ki moon story---the book, the movie. can''t
wait for it? when is it coming out. this guy
elbareidi is small fry. i wanna hear what the
big cheese, ban ki moon, general secretary of the
u.n. has to say about all this. its true red hot
mamas need cool guys. with cool heads. it all
began about 1974 with the joe karbo story. he
suddenly appeared on los angeles, ca daytime tv
advertising his book, the lazy man''s way to riches.
it was only ten dollars. millions of angelenos
sent for his book. his book said, do what he did,
write a book. the book itself was full of nonsense
some kinda dynamic baloney. so from then everyone
started writing books and getting into publishing.
joe, had been a down and out cab driver in brooklyn,
ny and his wife said one day when he came after
no fares, to a houseful of horse manure, look joe,
we got a new pony. joe, just packed the wife
and kids in the cab, and became a fugitive and
went to california, and got on tv, with the help
of a cousin. joe is a great los angeles, ca hero.
he is the man, who made everyone in los angeles, ca
readers, authors and people of high intellect.
how''s that script doing? screenplays, poems, short
stories, essays, articles, letters to the editor.
he encourgaed world-wide literacy in all languages.
yea, even the language of love.

[feelfree1]

Let%u2019s compare:

President Ahmadinejad of Iran, on ABC''s "Good Morning America."-

"We shy away from any kind of conflict, any kind of bloodshed. As we have said repeatedly, we think that the world problems can be solved through dialogue, through the use of logic and a sense of friendship. There is no need for the use of force."

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Resident Bush (the lesser)-

%u201CSmoke em out%u2026git em runnin%u2026dead or alive!%u201D

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Vice-Resident Cheney on the Senate floor-

%u201CGo f#ck yourself!!!%u201D

[feelfree1]

damnedrelign,

Re: "Wouldn''t any sane, aware, responsible, government, nation, or individual rather face and deal with D''EVIL that does NOT possess nuclear and/or similarly destructive "capabilities"?

Of course, but it will not be easy to strip the Bush regime of power anytime soon.

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USAyesterday,

Another great suggestion!

[usayesterday]

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...........

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1. Their oil does not support terrorism from the Middle East and/or Sudan and Nigeria

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[gkc99]

Wonder when the Muslim El Baradei is going to condemn Iran for their war talk? Or is it OK when Muslims threaten anyone who won''t put their face in the dirt to the Muslim god?

[feelfree1]

ttinsly,

Re: "I''m officially disconnecting from politics in every way and manner except for my voting."

I am sorry to see you go, but I wish you well. I have enjoyed your insights and contributions to the discussion.

Take care!!!

[feelfree1]

sevenveils, arse008,

Your faith-based stupidity and fantasy-based analysis has been debunked so frequently and so decisively, good luck getting anyone to buy it in the future.

Better luck next ime, my toe-tapping useful rubes.

lars008, Is this really you?

http://profielen1.****.nl/show.php?nick=lars008

[sevenveils]

It makes sense that the Shiites in Iraq took all the scientist, nuclear materials and equipment into Iran and Syria when the USA was dealing with the smoke screen of Iranians posing as Iraqis and stealing the equipment needed to run its infrastructure.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by FeelFree1 at 05:04 PM : Sep 17, 2007

Foreign Intel Had Identified WMD Sites
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/007528.php

Top Secret: Bush Told the Truth About WMD
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=26457045-1E9E-4795-9D31-0E5B73E74EE9

[feelfree1]

Re: "You seem to forget it is Congress Rengal (Demic) who started the Draft suggestion"

I would love to see a draft implemented for the illegal and idiotic War of Terror.

It would end this debacle before you could blink an eye, due to lack of interest, and we could concentrate on bringing the Bush cabal and their accomplices before a war crimes tribunal, and begin to reclaim some dignity.

[feelfree1]

Let''s remember that ElBaradei conclusively debunked the false yellow-cake from Niger claim, BEFORE the start of th illegal war of aggression against Iraq.

In fact, every single claim against Iraq, WMD, ties to terrorism, etc., was either called into serious question or soundly debunked AHEAD of the illegal invasion. Every single one.

The Democrats have no excuse for their complicity in this heinous act, and will have no excuse for cooperating in yet another suicidal and illegal war of aggression against Iran.

At the very least, they are criminally negligent.

They are the other half of the U.S. political problem.

[tellwilliam]

mjlewis6, You seem to forget it is Congress Rengal (Demic) who started the Draft suggestion, now it''s part of the DNC agenda to rebuild our military to not rely on Reserves and National Guard Units for the next war. You don''t have to believe me, it in their doctrine. Bye....

[feelfree1]

libsluvsuvs,

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[feelfree1]

libsluvsuvs,

Re: "well does it leave a bad taste in your mouth BEFORE or AFTER you fill up your car with gas..."

It is hard to tell what you are talking about here, since my bicycle, my legs, and public transit are my main forms of transportation.

[tellwilliam]

This is what Iran and Yugo A Go Go (Chavez) want to do, they want to deband to UN and create regional UN''s under their control.. ElBaradei is PrimeMinister Chaimberland (Excuse Spelling)of our times. He has done nothing to demand and stop this rogue nation from building the bomb. Delays and false promises from Iran.. I am not trying to scare or incite some kind of Bush doctine. That is BS.. But in Iran''s leader''s own speeches and words, he has made it clear his unwillingness to listen to the UN and the world. Hitler promised and wrote in his book of his plans in dealing with League of Nations. Will someone just take a look at the record first before it is too late.