[lit-ideas] Iran's Nuclear Birth
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:23:37 -0700
I'm not sure what Irene meant by "scare tactics" in the note in which she
accused me of making up quotes. But since the subject was August 22 and
Iran, perhaps she thinks it a scare tactic that they might actually have
nuclear weapons as we speak. If that is what she meant (admitting in advance
that I am no expert on what Irene means) then be scared, Irene. Be very
scared.
Of course "nuclear birth" is somewhat ambiguous, but it seems unlikely that
Ahmadinejad is going to be making this fuss over Iran's first nuclear power
plant.
Lawrence
Special Dispatch - Iran
August 24, 2006
No. 1261
Al-Borz News Service: President Ahmadinejad Expected to Announce Iran's
"Nuclear Birth"
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http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD126106 .
The Iranian news service Al-Borz, which is known to have access to sources
in the Iranian government, predicted that on the first anniversary of
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's government, in late August 2006, Ahmadinejad
is expected to announce what the news service called Iran's "nuclear birth."
In addition, an August 23, 2006 article about Iran's reply to the incentives
proposal, that was posted on the Iranian Foreign Ministry-affiliated website
www.tehrantimes.com , implied that Iran's nuclear technology had already
reached the point of no return: "... If the West is seeking to impede Iran's
nuclear industry, it should realize that Iran has passed this stage."(1)
The following are excerpts from the Al-Borz report:(2)
"It is expected that the first anniversary of the forming of the ninth
government will be the date of the Ahmadinejad government's 'nuclear birth.'
"... Together with [the celebration of] the anniversary of the forming of
the ninth cabinet, the president of the country [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] will
hold his third press conference... where he will answer questions from
journalists from Iran and from abroad.
"In addition to detailing the activities of the government at the end of
[its first] year, the head of the government [i.e. Ahmadinejad] will
officially present Iran's positions on: economic and cultural matters, the
nuclear dossier, the activities of nuclear research centers, and
developments in the region."
Endnotes:
(1) Tehran Times (Iran), August 23, 2006.
(2) Al-Borz, August 21, 2006.
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