New nuke report debunks Iran hawks
Asia Times Online / Daniel Luban
10-Aug-2009 (6 comments)

WASHINGTON - Iran is unlikely to be able to produce enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a nuclear weapon until at least 2013, according to a United States government intelligence estimate made public last Thursday.

The US State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) prepared the estimate, which sets a notably later date for Iran's acquisition of a nuclear capability than other claims that have recently circulated in the media. Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair submitted it in written testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in February.

The publication of the estimate comes at a particularly sensitive time in Washington, as the US debates how best to proceed in dealing with Iran in the wake of June's disputed election and the Iranian government's subsequent crackdown on protesters.

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Farhad Kashani

Reza and Mryam jaan,  

by Farhad Kashani on Tue Aug 11, 2009 07:45 PM PDT

Reza and Mryam jaan,

 

Absolutely true aziz.

 

These sick minded IRI supporters, who think they can divert attention from horrific crimes committed by IRI against our people and the world to the Israeli Arab issue, are living in a different universe. They tried that for 30 year and failed miserably, but their twisted mind doesn’t comprehend that they cannot win now or going orward. If anything, the backlash will be stronger.

 

We will stand up to them just like we stood up to the IRI itself and we will win and liberate Iran. They can live in their little bubble, we don’t want them in Iran.

 


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Maryam Hojjat

Reza San Diego, Thanks

by Maryam Hojjat on Tue Aug 11, 2009 08:30 AM PDT

  You are absolutely right.  Your response to this Bavafa could not be better. 

 

Payandeh IRAN & IRANIANS

Down with IRI & his supporters


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liberation08

people have been alleging

by liberation08 on Mon Aug 10, 2009 02:20 PM PDT

people have been alleging for decades that an iranian nuclear weapons capability is imminent, which proves that iran's nuclear program is not a grave threat


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Bavafa

Maybe you choose not to

by Bavafa on Mon Aug 10, 2009 01:19 PM PDT

Maybe you choose not to make it your f*&king business and maybe you find it that it is your business to make this site only about Iran and Iranians.

I an the other hand find it that it would be a hypocrisy if I speak against the brutal behavior of the IRI and not the fascist behavior of Israel, the last racist regime on earth.

And if you think that Israelis are only against IRI and not the Iranian people, then that shows how utterly wrong you are. Beside Stalin was the enemy of Nazi but I would not wanted Stalin to be my friend.

Mehrdad


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Reza-Rio de Janeiro

Adoo shavad sababe khair...

by Reza-Rio de Janeiro on Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Anyone with the right mind already knows about Israel Foreign policy and its unfair treatment of Palestinians...THAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL ISSUE AND DEBATE AND WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AND ESPECIALLY AT THIS VERY SENSITIVE TIME IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN ISSUES ARE NONE OF OUR F$#KING BUSINESS...OK!

IRAN AND IRANIAN LIVES ARE OUR ONLY BUSINESS HERE AND NOW!!! 

WHILE OUR INNOCENT AND DEFENSLESS COUNTRYMEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE HUMILATED, INSULTED, BEATEN, VIOLATED, IMPRISONED, RAPED AND KILLED BY EVIL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC REGIME AND THUGS, YOU HAVE THE NERVE TALKING ABOUT PALESTINIAN RIGHTS??? WHO ARE YOU AND WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU???

THE WHOLE WORLD BY NOW KNOWS THAT ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IS MORE EVIL THAN ISRAEL!!! AND GOOD OR BAD, THAT MAKES THEM (ISRAEL) INDIRECTLY A FRIEND TO IRAN AND IRANIAN PEOPLE. IN ANOTHER WORD, ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND...

MAYBE ISRAELIS CAN HELP IRANIANS BY BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF EVIL I.R. AND GIVE IRANIANS MORE LEVERAGE TO FINISH THEM OFF LIKE A PIECE OF CRAP AND FLUSH THEM DOWN THE TOILET OF HISTORY!!!

SHAAYAD IN BAAR, ADOO SHAVAD SABABE KHAIR...

DOWN WITH THE EVIL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC,

ZENDEH VA PEROOZ BAAD IRAN VA IRANI .

 


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Bavafa

Down with fascist goverments

by Bavafa on Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:27 AM PDT

If there was any sense of justice in this world and specifically within the US political/moral system, there would be a stiff sanction against Israel for violating so many UN resolution, keeping Palestinians in a Ghetto and for their racist policies. But as we all know well, there is no morality or justice that drives the US politicians, only hard $$$ of the lobbyist to buy their vote which AIPAC is a prime example of them.

Mehrdad


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