[the Real fifi]

I demonstrated with others outside the DOS today in support of the women of Iran. Two DOS employees stopped to talk to us, a woman who works at the Iran Desk and a man who works in Human Rights. We yelled out about the roadside gynecological checks, the throwing of women from the dorm windows and the tossing of acid at the demonstrators.

[the Real fifi]

Suspicion Mounts Over Iran's Nuclear Defiance
Fri June 20, 2003 08:56 AM ET




By Louis Charbonneau
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's latest rejection of a request from the U.N. nuclear watchdog has raised diplomats' suspicions -- maybe Washington is right that Tehran is trying to acquire the capacity to make atomic bombs as soon as possible.

On Thursday the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reprimanded Iran for repeatedly failing to report nuclear material, facilities and activities as required under its safeguards agreement with the agency.

Its governing board also "encouraged Iran, pending the resolution of related outstanding issues, not to introduce nuclear material at the pilot enrichment plant, as a confidence-building measure."

If successful, the plant at Natanz could give Tehran the knowhow to make highly enriched weapons-grade material useable in a nuclear weapon. The United States has accused Iran of secretly readying itself to make atomic weapons.

But Iran's IAEA envoy, Ali Salehi, told reporters on Thursday Tehran had no intention of either calling off or delaying plans to bring nuclear material to the Natanz plant.

[Travis McGee]

Good for you! Give em hell at Foggy Bottom! Put some damn SPINE in em!

[DoctorZIn]

...We yelled out about the roadside gynecological checks, the throwing of women from the dorm windows and the tossing of acid at the demonstrators. ...

Please tell us more about these "checks." What are they doing? I have heard rumors but now real information about this.