Posted on 05/10/2009 7:27:01 PM PDT by Abakumov
At last week's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings titled, "Engaging Iran: Obstacles and Opportunities," former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told senators that "there is no question [Iran is] seeking a nuclear weapons capability. No one doubts that." No one? Really? Actually, our own spy agencies belittle the Iranian threat.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
The same CIA that was SHOCKED when both India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons. Their comment in both cases was something like, "how could we possibly have known"?
Also the same CIA where Valerie Plame claimed that there were NO WMD's in Iraq. Except for the 500+ WMD's listed in the official report, after we invaded, captured and inventoried the WMD's.
Maybe the CIA has a different definition of the word, "None".
A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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