Posted on 10/26/2004 2:20:39 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
UNITED NATIONS - Bush administration officials suspect political motivation behind a letter focused on the disappearance of 377 tons of explosives sent yesterday from the International Atomic Energy Agency to the United Nations Security Council.
The letter, signed by the head of the IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei, addressed the disappearance of the highly explosive material from a deserted military base in Iraq. The non-nuclear explosives had been monitored by the Vienna-based watchdog agency because they could be used to detonate nuclear bombs.
"The timing of this seems puzzling," the spokesman for the American U.N. mission, Richard Grenell, told The New York Sun yesterday.
The letter was brought to the attention of the council on the last full week before the American presidential elections, quickly becaming a campaign issue. It was also a week after Mr. ElBaradei announced that he would seek another term as the director general of IAEA, despite American opposition.
Bush administration officials say their opposition is not personal but in line with their demand to limit the term of the man at the helm of the agency.
"We told ElBaradei that we are not going to support an extension beyond two terms," a State Department official who asked to remain anonymous told the Sun.
Aware of Washington's opposition, Mr. ElBaradei announced last week that he would seek a third term anyway.
The Egyptian-born nuclear inspection veteran clashed with Washington in the run up to the Iraq war, and more recently when his report on Iran's nuclear program seemed too timid to officials, such as the undersecretary of state John Bolton, the Bush administration point man on non-proliferation issues...."
(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...
Kerry and this UN idiot have probably made a pact in hell but its not going to work. Im waiting for Thursday when the DNC usually drops its stink bombs to try and influence elections.Bring it on!
It has to be nasty dirty. They are running out of time.
Kerry made a deal with uncle Ho, why wouldn't he make one with an Egyptian Muslim.
I had a dream last night:
1. President Bush wins in a landslide.
2. Kofi Annan is lead away in cuffs and sent to the World Criminal Court for corruption of the OIL for Bribery program.
3. President Bush gives the U.N. 90 days to find a new home (preferably Paris) and we withdraw as a member.
4. Senator Kerry is given the post of Ambassador to Lapland.
Fox news did not report that the troops were not there before these weapons were missing not a word or from the RNC representative!
In answer to the question you posed .I believe that Kerry is so desparate to become president if this EL BEREDIAE UN person helped get him elected hed throw out EDWARDS IN A SECOND and announce some trash like breaking news...... IVE DISCOVERED senator Edwards is too inexperienced for the job instead Ive decided to make El BEREDAI VICE PRESIDENT AND ON I FORGOT ZARCOOWI THE TERRORIST MASTER MIND WILL BE MY NEW SECRETARY OF SECURITY.
The anti-UN gruop has always got it wrong.
We should be manipulating this organization to our interests as we did at its beginning. We have permitted our enemies to take control of an orgtanization that should be very useful to us.
I believe that post is currently held by Bill Clinton.
This whole story stinks, in terms of when it was released.
Luckily, it is already blowing up, as the perps are so damn incompetent.
Should 'effin win, then it's back to biz as usual, for the UN.
#4: JfK is removed from the Senate, court-marshalled, shot.
I believe that post is currently held by Bill Clinton.
Classic. I love these quick quips by you witty Freepers.
This is the danger of a desperate campaign utilizing the tactic of jumping on every headline in an attempt to bash the other candidate.
LOL, puzzling = Obvious in Diplomatic speak. Gotta sugar coat the crap before you feed it to them.
In typical waffle fashion, both ''yes'' and ''no'', according to the article:
Senator Kerry's aides told Reuters recently that they, too, would like to see Mr. ElBaradei replaced, but they would be sensitive to the ruffled feelings in the Arab world and other ''political consequences.''
Please explain to me how, at this point we have lost total control and frankly looking back I don't see how we really ever had it under control. The USA has always been hated by many of the world nations and this has always been so and they have used the UN as a weapon againt us for a long time.
After Bush wins, the knives are going to be out. Should be interesting.
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