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[StephanieVanbryce]

David Sanger: "Iran Close To Nukes." But Not Really

....it's starting AGAIN, with the nyt leading the charge

Motherfucker. [ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/world/middleeast/10intel.html?hp ]

Sorry, I just had to say that.

Am I the only one that read this article in the Times and spit shit out all over my screen in disgust? Really, there is nothing, absolutely nothing new except a whole raft of 'coulds' and 'ifs' jumbled together to make it look like Iran was TeH close to having a bomb, so fuck, the Israelis are going to bomb 'em and we should too!

Sanger writes: "While there is little doubt inside the United States government that Iran’s ultimate goal is to create a weapons capability, there is some skepticism about whether an Iranian government that is distracted by an internal power struggle would take that risky step, as well as the questions about how quickly it could overcome remaining technological hurdles."

Hey David, why don't you actually do some journalism and inform your readers what those 'remaining technological hurdles' are?

I need a drink.

Update: Newshoggers deconstructs, brutally so. Read it. [ http://www.newshoggers.com/blog/2009/09/hyperventilating-about-the-iran-nuclear-threat.html ]

UPDATE 10/4: Sanger Strikes Again: Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb [ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/world/middleeast/04nuke.html?hp ] ~ did they get the data off the internet? ;)

THis is EXACTLY what Scott Ritter was talking about his morning + more ... !!!! - what total BS !! AGAIN . !! ... . he broke down these articles by sanger in the most precise and devastating way ! ... I wish everyone had seen it .. I will try to pick up the c-span tapes later ... the BOTTOM line is this .. PROOF of any of this bs, is a 'computer' .. YEP - that's right - a computer ... now, gee.....can't imagine who could provide all that on an anonymous computer , OH .. !!! I know .. it must be Ahmed Chalabi.. remember him ??? .. sickening !

.. there is even smart comments here which include more embedded links
http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20090909/david_sanger_iran_close_to_nukes_but_not_really#comment