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ElBaradei: Norks "Imminent Threat"
2005-03-21
"We know North Korea has a collective screw loose the plutonium that can go into the bomb," Mohammed ElBaradei told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday. Duh. "We have not seen any such material in Iran." North Korea, he said, represents an "imminent threat or an imminent danger," while Iran is paying me handsomely to look the other way merely suspected of having a nuclear program.

And there ladies and gentlemen is the clearly enunciated international standard: you're not a threat until you've assembled all of the pieces necessary to build a weapon and blackmail the world. The IAEA is more than worthless, it's dangerous. Warning, tranzi moonbattery ahead:

"We need to make sure that every country especially Muslim countries in the future has what we call assurance of access to nuclear weapons supply, that they have access to nuclear technology for electricity, for other applications like bombs, but try to minimize the risk associated with that by having an international consortium, for example, producing the fuel and then take back the fuel again under international supervision and who better to head such an effort than myself, for a substantial raise of course. ... No one country should enrich its own uranium."

"No one country" is an interesting turn of phrase the clear implication of which is that an unaccountable, irresponsible, supranational organization is required. If we could just get rid of those pesky nation states.

Iran claims it is trying to kill all the Jooos and Infidels "protect their activities," ElBaradei acknowledged, but would not say the country is trying to hide evidence concerning a possible nuclear program. "They are fulfilling their legal obligations," he said, with a "minor infraction here and there."

And, he said, recent events are leading to utter disaster especially for the Yankee Infidels and Jooos in the right direction, particularly the United States' support of a European initiative to bring Iran in line through dialogue. "[W]e need to make sure the process continues ... as long as the parties are talking, we're on the right track."

It would appear that those who criticize NGOs as debating clubs that fiddle while Rome burns have been vindicated right from the horse's mouth.

Less talking and more shooting please.
Posted by:AzCat

#11  Agree that ElBaradei's statement about NoKo is an attempt to deflect attention from Iran.

ElBaradei has been covering for Moslem nuke-makers since the 70s (he was in charge of the Egyptian programme then).

In a better world, he'd already have been tried and executed. Ceterum censeo, Mecca delenda est.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-03-21 11:33:40 AM  

#10  He'll say anything to divert attention from his fellow Muslims.

That's the slight of hand. Take attention off the Ayatollahs. His fellow Muslims. If I were an Iranian overlord I would tell El Baredi that his family is dead and maimed if he doesn't go along with us. What is Muhammadanism without the intimidation factor? Much Mo' fun that way for the Allah intoxicated.
Posted by: sea cruise   2005-03-21 10:53:20 AM  

#9  Mr. Annan, tear down this bureaucracy.

Why? A better solution would be to ship the UN, lock, stock, and barrel, to some other location OUT of the U.S., preferably tomorrow, and terminate our participation in such a useless organization. They can fiddle with their bureaucracy as much as they like, as long as it's not being done here.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-03-21 10:47:22 AM  

#8  But right up until the point at which they turned the last screw in the first nuke they weren't a threat.
Posted by: AzCat   2005-03-21 9:36:58 AM  

#7  Didn't the NORKs get nukes under his watch and right under nose?

I wouldn't trust this guy to watch my dog - and I dont even have a dog.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-03-21 9:28:06 AM  

#6  ElBaradei is worthless.

No, he's not. He's been doing an excellent job covering up all the rogue-state nuclear programs, just as he's paid to do.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-03-21 9:15:42 AM  

#5  So did Christiane hit him with the followup question, "So what can the UN do about this imminent threat?". I doubt it, but it would've been nice to see him squirm as he said, "Not much".
Posted by: tu3031   2005-03-21 9:11:32 AM  

#4  "We need to make sure that every country especially Muslim countries in the future has what we call assurance of access to nuclear weapons supply, that they have access to nuclear technology for electricity, for other applications" Wouldn't that be like giving a schitsophrintic,by-polar gang-banger the ability to make pastique as long as his unused amounts are givenup after a period of time.
Posted by: raptor   2005-03-21 8:54:56 AM  

#3  I think .com has a picture of a young lady talking with her hands that is appropriate here.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O’ Doom   2005-03-21 8:54:30 AM  

#2  He'll say anything to divert attention from his fellow muslims.
Posted by: JerseyMike   2005-03-21 8:07:20 AM  

#1  ElBaradei is worthless. This has all happened under his watch and he's either clueless or wanting to appear so, even after it reaches "imminent threat". Mr. Annan, tear down this bureaucracy... or at least get this clueless Muslim bureaucrat off the Muslim-bombs oversight committee.
Posted by: Tom   2005-03-21 8:01:47 AM  

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