Powell's Iran claims : same neocon garbage as last time

[Monsignore Postiglione]

Powells information on Iran’s nukes “unvetted”- Report

11/19/2004 3:25:00 PM GMT

A U.S. newspaper has accused Powell of making unsubstantiated allegations about Iran.

A U.S. newspaper has accused the U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell of making unsubstantiated allegations about Iran's nuclear program.

The Washington Post reported that the intelligence used by Powell about Iran's nuclear capabilities is unverified and based on an "unvetted, single source".

The information, which two U.S. officials said had not been verified, could be significant if true but an embarrassment if not.

In February 2003, Powell made similar allegations about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, which relied on dubious intelligence and which so far has proved untrue.

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=5744

 

[Outspoken]

no, Iran has made it quite clear that 1. they are creating nuclear power plants thus have nuclear material and 2. they have the means to create it.

the quesiton is what are they doing with that material. Oh..and that's a pretty bias and untrustworthy website ya got there...

 

[PCMGD]

Yeah - website and thread title. My guess is this one belongs in the Hate Bush, er, Democrat forum.

 

[trunks2k]

no, Iran has made it quite clear that 1. they are creating nuclear power plants thus have nuclear material and 2. they have the means to create it.

the quesiton is what are they doing with that material. Oh..and that's a pretty bias and untrustworthy website ya got there...

Well, here's the washington post article on it

 

[ClaireZ]

Yeah - website and thread title. My guess is this one belongs in the Hate Bush, er, Democrat forum.

My guess is he doesnt want to see Powell lead us to war on "misinformation" again.

 

[Outspoken]

Well, here's the washington post article on it

I don't subscribe to the WP so I can't see the article. so try another link.

 

[Doctrine1st]

I don't subscribe to the WP so I can't see the article. so try another link.

Here's the gist my friend:

"Secretary of State Colin L. Powell shared information with reporters Wednesday about Iran's nuclear program that was classified and based on an unvetted, single source who provided information that two U.S. officials said yesterday was highly significant if true but has not yet been verified." ....

....But U.S. intelligence officials have been combing the information carefully and with a wary eye, mindful of the mistakes made in trusting intelligence information alleging that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.

 

[Nathan Poe]

Here's the gist my friend:

"Secretary of State Colin L. Powell shared information with reporters Wednesday about Iran's nuclear program that was classified and based on an unvetted, single source who provided information that two U.S. officials said yesterday was highly significant if true but has not yet been verified." ....

....But U.S. intelligence officials have been combing the information carefully and with a wary eye, mindful of the mistakes made in trusting intelligence information alleging that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.

"A wary eye," I'm sure...

Iraq, Iran.... the only thing separating our past mistake from our future one will be a single consonant.

 

[Vylo]

I really should look up some more info on Iran. I was, and still sort of am under the impression that Iran posed a threat. I am also lead to believe that a US force in there would be met with much less interior insurgency then in Iraq, due to the people desiring democracy. But I don't really know too much, anyone have some decent info?

 

[trunks2k]

I really should look up some more info on Iran. I was, and still sort of am under the impression that Iran posed a threat. I am also lead to believe that a US force in there would be met with much less interior insurgency then in Iraq, due to the people desiring democracy. But I don't really know too much, anyone have some decent info?

whoa. deja-vu all over again.

 

[Vylo]

 

[Monsignore Postiglione]

I really should look up some more info on Iran. I was, and still sort of am under the impression that Iran posed a threat. I am also lead to believe that a US force in there would be met with much less interior insurgency then in Iraq, due to the people desiring democracy. But I don't really know too much, anyone have some decent info?

There certainly is some dissent in Iran, and there was a strong reform movement that Europe has been building up the last fifteen years. Unfortunately, the warmongering US president has thwarted that developement and Iran has fallen back into nationalism and religious fundamentalism. Expect resistance to be much stiffer than in Iraq.