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BS>Prediction John:

BS>Der War Monkey will authorize a June attack on Iran, likely using
BS>nukes, without the consent or foreknowledge of the congress.

BS>Historians will mark this as the beginning of WW3.

BS>Read "The Guns of August" for further info.

BS>One thing will not change, however.

BS>You will STILL support the steaming pile of fascist dung known as
BS>George W. Bush.


BS>The conservative wing of the Republican Party, the most corrupt
BS>political movement in the history of the republic and, like the
BS>fascist swine they are, actively working to kill the America of The
BS>Founders. 

Dear Surrender Monkey:

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/12/D8HIAASG0.html

More Uranium Reportedly Found in Iran
May 12 11:09 AM US/Eastern
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By GEORGE JAHN
Associated Press Writer


VIENNA, Austria


The U.N. atomic agency found traces of highly enriched uranium at an 
Iranian site linked to the country's defense ministry, diplomats said 
Friday, adding to concerns that Tehran was hiding activities aimed at 
making nuclear arms. 

The diplomats, who demanded anonymity in exchange for revealing the 
confidential information, said the findings were preliminary and still 
had to be confirmed through other lab tests. But they said the density 
of enrichment appeared to be close to or above the level used to make 
nuclear warheads. 

 

Still, they said, further analysis could show that the traces match 
others established to have come from abroad. The International Atomic 
Energy Agency determined earlier traces of weapons-grade uranium were 
imported on equipment from Pakistan that Iran bought on the black market 
during nearly two decades of clandestine activity discovered just over 
three years ago. 

Uranium enriched to between 3.5 percent and 5 percent is used to make 
fuel for reactors to generate electricity. It becomes suitable for use 
in nuclear weapons when enriched to more than 90 percent. 

Iran's refusal to give up enrichment ambitions has led to involvement by 
the U.N. Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions but 
remains split on how firmly to pressure Tehran. 

Key U.N. Security Council members agreed Tuesday to postpone a 
resolution that would have delivered an ultimatum to Tehran, giving Iran 
another two weeks to re-evaluate its insistence on developing its 
uranium enrichment capabilities. 

Iran's hard-line president said Friday that his country was not afraid 
of possible U.S. military action over its enrichment program, but added 
that he thought any such strikes were very unlikely. Washington has said 
it favors a diplomatic end to the dispute, but it hasn't ruled out 
military force. 

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also told a local TV station that Iran 
would cooperate with the Security Council if it makes a decision on the 
escalating standoff as long as the world body acts "in line with 
international rules." 

The Islamic republic denies accusations it wants to make nuclear arms 
and says it is only interested in uranium to generate power. 

To argue that it never enriched uranium domestically to weapons grade, 
it cites the IAEA's tentative conclusion last year that weapons-grade 
traces collected from other sites within the country with no suspected 
ties to that military came in on equipment from Pakistan. 

The origin of the samples now under perusal created some concern in that 
regard. 

One of the diplomats told The Associated Press that the samples came 
from equipment that can be used in uranium-enriching centrifuges at a 
former research center at Lavizan-Shian. The center is believed to have 
been the repository of equipment bought by the Iranian military that 
could be used in a nuclear weapons program. 

The United States alleges Iran had conducted high-explosive tests that 
could have a bearing on developing nuclear weapons at the site. 

The State Department said in 2004 that Lavizan's buildings had been 
dismantled and topsoil had been removed in attempts to hide nuclear 
weapons-related experiments. The agency subsequently confirmed that the 
site had been razed. 

In an April 28 report to the U.N. Security Council and the IAEA's 35- 
nation board of governors, agency head Mohamed ElBaradei said the agency 
took samples from some of the equipment of the former Physics Research 
Center at Lavizan-Shian. The diplomat said the evaluation of those 
samples revealed the traces in question. 

Ahmadinejad's remarks on possible U.S. military action were made in 
Jakarta during a discussion with Indonesian Islamic leaders. 

Asked whether his country was prepared to face an attack by the United 
States, he said "that is very unlikely because they know the Islamic 
Republic of Iran is a strong country." 

"They are trying to frighten our country by waging a propaganda campaign 
using strong words. The people of Iran and the country are not afraid of 
them," he said to applause from the audience. 

The Chinese and Russians have balked at British, French and U.S. efforts 
to put the resolution under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter. Such a move 
would declare Iran a threat to international peace and security and set 
the stage for further measures if Tehran refuses to suspend its uranium 
enrichment operations. Those measures could range from breaking 
diplomatic relations to economic sanctions and military action.



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