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| El Baradei: We can't afford one single lapse |
| 2005-04-11 |
| The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said in an interview that al Qaeda and other extremist groups had sought to obtain a nuclear weapon, Norwegian television has reported. "They were actively looking into acquiring a nuclear weapon and other weapons of mass destruction," Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in an interview in Vienna with Norway's commercial TV 2 channel on Saturday. TV 2 said that ElBaradei's remarks referred to the al Qaeda network, blamed for the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and other extremist groups. Its website quoted ElBaradei as saying that proof had been found in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led-troops toppled the Taliban government in 2001 after it refused to hand over al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. "I would be surprised if they did not try to acquire nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. That would be the most horrible scenario because these extremist groups -- if they have the weapon, they will use it," ElBaradei said. He said there was a "race against time" to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and plug gaps in the security of atomic weapons and materials. "The more nuclear weapons that exist, the more threat we are facing. And the more countries that have nuclear weapons, the more danger we are facing," ElBaradei said in a rare display of a honest to god job preservation effort. "We can't afford one single lapse in the system of security of nuclear material or nuclear weapons," he said. I agree 100%! That's why we went to Iraq. So, who's next? |
| Posted by:Sobiesky |
| #5 Biggest 'lapse' was putting El Baradei in charge. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-04-11 9:34:02 PM |
| #4 Too late, El Dumbass. You've already had way too many "lapses." If deliberate actions can be called a "lapse." Worthless fellow traveler. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-04-11 6:16:14 PM |
| #3 Yes, but those were convienient lapses. Except for those damn Indians... |
| Posted by: ElBaradei 2005-04-11 10:57:08 AM |
| #2 "We can’t afford one single lapse in the system of security of nuclear material or nuclear weapons," he said. let's see: NK, Iran, Paki, India, Lybia, ...... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-11 10:50:33 AM |
| #1 "We can’t afford one single lapse in the system of security of nuclear material or nuclear weapons," he said. A steamy pile of male bovine feces. By not detecting and exposing AQ Khan's dealings, the IAEA already stubbed its toe. Badly. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-11 10:46:29 AM |