March 5, 2006
Willing Dupes
It's hard to believe that the EU3 can be so stupid. It had to be on purpose.
- In a speech to a closed meeting of leading Islamic clerics and academics, Hassan Rowhani, who headed talks with the so-called EU3 until last year, revealed how Teheran played for time and tried to dupe the West after its secret nuclear programme was uncovered by the Iranian opposition in 2002.
He boasted that while talks were taking place in Teheran, Iran was able to complete the installation of equipment for conversion of yellowcake - a key stage in the nuclear fuel process - at its Isfahan plant but at the same time convince European diplomats that nothing was afoot.
"From the outset, the Americans kept telling the Europeans, 'The Iranians are lying and deceiving you and they have not told you everything.' The Europeans used to respond, 'We trust them'," he said.
So what now?
I vote for another round of strongly worded condemnations laced with the threats of additional strongly worded condemnations.
What Would Chamberlain Do?
Iran Posted by AlexC at March 5, 2006 1:45 PM
This is serious. I'd say VERY strongly worded.
Posted by: jk at March 5, 2006 4:05 PMI think Israel is going to step up with their own letters of condemnation.
They'll be delivered by missile.
Posted by: AlexC at March 5, 2006 4:27 PM | What do you think? [2]