Iran Under Growing Pressure to Halt Nuclear Projects

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Iran under growing pressure to halt nuclear projects

Ian Traynor
Saturday September 3, 2005
The Guardian


The chief of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, criticised Iran last night for persistently failing to disclose details of its nuclear projects.

In a 15-page report Dr ElBaradei said that, despite two-and-a-half years of intensive international investigation, questions remained about key aspects of Iran's clandestine nuclear activity.

The report was ordered by Britain, France and Germany, who have been seeking to mediate a settlement of the nuclear dispute with Iran for two years.

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For the past two years the Europeans have resisted US pressure, but they now appear to be running out of options.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1562026,00.html

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1. This is false.

The ability of the Western Powers and/or the UN to apply pressure on Iran has been in steady decline for several years due to the stupid boondoggle in Iraq (which has been a godsend to Iran) and the Russo-Chinese circling of the wagons against Dumbsfeldt's stupid encroachments in Central Asia.

It's amazing, really, how many headlines suddenly become correct and made sense if you reverse the meaning exactly.

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2. For mass media consumer consumption

as a precursor and build up for further actions.