Iran bars 38 U.N. IAEA inspectors

[helderheid]

By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran -
Iran said Monday it has barred 38 members of a U.N. nuclear inspection team from entering the country, in what appeared to be retaliation for sanctions imposed last month.


Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said some inspectors were admitted, but maintained that Iran could decide who should be turned away.

"The International Atomic Energy Agency submits a long list of inspectors to member countries and the countries have the right to oppose the visit by some inspectors," Mottaki told the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

The head of the parliamentary committee of national security and foreign policy, Alaeddin Borojerdi, had been quoted by a students' news agency as saying Iran had barred 38 inspectors.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070122/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear

Here we go...

[helderheid]

1. kick

[Roland99]

2. Time to fire up another carrier group

[FastHorizon]

3. Uh oh

This may get interesting..

[helderheid]

4. welcome to DU - I have a sinking feeling

[KoKo]

5. Why is Iran challenging the Sick Chimp & Cheney.....?

This doesn't make sense unless they want to be bombed. Is Ahmandinejad working for the NeoCons? Sheesh!

[Darkhawk32]

6. Honestly, how do we know any news report about Iran is true?

Remember Judith Miller?

[Darkhawk32]

7. Rawstory weighs in...

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/UN_nuclear_watchdog_clarifies_report_that_0122.html

[Roland99]

8. I liked this paragraph the best >>>>>>

"This, however, does not align with comments from the IAEA itself. Shockingly, no comment from the agency appeared in either Reuters or AP's article."