Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Washington Times editorial on current events in Iran

The Washingtin Time printed an editorial today on the current events in the Middle East, more specifically Iran. In this editorial, the paper asks the humorous question: does the word "unacceptable" carry more weight when Israel says it than it does in the US?
The article points out discrepencies between what the Obama administration has said and actual fact.
The cliche of the day from the Obama administration is that "Iran's nuclear clock has slowed," but this would be news to the mullahs. Iran is producing enough weapons-grade material to make a bomb every nine months, and this rate is accelerating. In February, the Islamic republic began enriching uranium to higher and more dangerous levels than it had previously. There is no evidence that Iran's technical capacity to make nuclear weapons has diminished, the strategic logic of nuclear weapons has not changed, and Tehran's desire to pursue regional hegemony is undiminished. Absent solid evidence to the contrary, the notion that Iran is moving less rapidly toward its nuclear goals is simply the O Force's hope masquerading as change.
 The article also points to events that have happened "under the public radar" that may show that Israel's idea of "unacceptable" carries more weight in the world.
Some action seems to be occurring under the public radar screen, suggesting other countries are paying attention. There are unconfirmed reports that Reza Baruni, the mastermind of Iran's drone program, was assassinated earlier this month when his heavily guarded villa in southern Iran was bombed. On the same day, three unarmed drone aircraft reportedly crashed into the containment dome of the Bushehr reactor, causing minor panic among townspeople. Perhaps "unacceptable" means something after all.

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