Sunday, April 8, 2012

More disingenuous Iran leaks from the administration concerning Tehran's nuclear ambitions #irannuclear #jcot

RRD:The Supreme Leader refers to Israel as a "cancer",Tehran hides its "peaceful" nuclear program for years,and the wife of a Iranian nuclear scientist is on record as saying that her husband's goal in life
was the destruction of Israel.(fn1)


And yet the Washington Post publishes this adorable nugget:

...."The expanded espionage effort has confirmed the consensus view expressed by the U.S. intelligence community in a controversial estimate released publicly in 2007. That estimate concluded that while Iran remains resolutely committed to assembling key building blocks for a nuclear weapons program, particularly enriched uranium, the nation’s leaders have opted for now against taking the crucial final step: designing a nuclear warhead.

“It isn’t the absence of evidence, it’s the evidence of an absence,” said one former intelligence official briefed on the findings. “Certain things are not being done.”....


U.S. intelligence gains in Iran seen as boost to confidence - The Washington Post


http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-sees-intelligence-surge-as-boost-to-confidence/2012/04/07/gIQAlCha2S_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines


RRD:Which ”former intelligence official”?Blank out.Which things are not being done?Blank out.How long would it take for these unnamed "things" to be done,if Tehran choose to do them?Are there any countervailing arguments?

Oddly,while The Washington Post has no qualms about disclosing the nature and number of our drone missions,the name of the group studying Iran (and the approximate number of analysts),and a list of countries where our Officers are operating,The Washington Post does not wish to name the "former intelligence official briefed on the findings”,so that we may evaluate his/her's motive,credibility,expertise etc.


But I guess the public doesn't have the "right to know" that.


Nor are we told about those intelligence analysts who disagree with the alleged "consensus".(Either about those analysts who think that Tehran is more dangerous,or about those who think that Tehran is less dangerous.)


But I guess the public doesn't have the ”right to know” that,either.


Aren't you glad that we have ”gatekeepers”,like the Washington Post ,to ensure that we get only the information that we ”need” to come to the ”right” (government approved)conclusion.

Footnotes

fn1


Wife of #Iranian nuclear scientist says Husband's goal was destruction of #Israel #iranelections #freeiran - Americans for Freedom in Iran


http://americansforfreedominiran.posterous.com/wife-of-iranian-nuclear-scientist-says-husban

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