US intelligence on Iran does not stand up, say Vienna sources

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2019519,00.html

US intelligence on Iran does not stand up, say Vienna sources

Julian Borger in Vienna
Friday February 23, 2007
The Guardian


A Tehran student supports the nuclear programme. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty

Much of the intelligence on Iran's nuclear facilities provided to UN inspectors by American spy agencies has turned out to be unfounded, according to diplomatic sources in Vienna.
The claims, reminiscent of the intelligence fiasco surrounding the Iraq war, coincided with a sharp increase in international tension as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran was defying a UN security council ultimatum to freeze its nuclear programme.

That report, delivered to the security council by the IAEA director general, Mohamed ElBaradei, sets the stage for a fierce international debate on the imposition of stricter sanctions on Iran, and raises the possibility that the US might resort to military action against Iranian nuclear sites.


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[unpossibles]

1. sigh. this is "shocking" news

I wonder if Americans will get to hear it...

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2. haven't heard it mentioned

:shrug: