Posted on 07/24/2022 1:27:54 PM PDT by elpadre
American officials are starting to admit Washington’s lies about Iran. William Burns, director of the CIA, said on Wednesday, July 20, that Iran has never resumed its nuclear weapons production program since it was interrupted, in 2004. The statement only confirms the suspicion of several analysts around the world, but it is truly impressive that it came from the head of American intelligence. Indeed, it reveals that Washington really bases its interventionist foreign policy on lies and distortions.
During his speech at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, Director Burns stated: “Our best intelligence judgment is that the Iranians have not resumed the weaponization effort that they had underway up until 2004 and then suspended, so that’s something, obviously we at CIA and across the US intelligence community keep a very, very sharp focus on”.
Earlier, in December of last year, the Director had already stated something similar to these lines, indicating that there were insufficient reasons for the US to believe that Iran planned to produce nuclear weapons. However, on neither occasion did Burns clarify why the US government had repeatedly mentioned this hypothesis of resuming the program in recent years, even without any scientific basis to justify the narrative.
Interestingly, it was not just Burns who recently commented on this topic. Tamir Hayman, director of Israeli intelligence, has already stated that Tel Aviv has not found evidence that Tehran plans to develop nuclear weapons, despite the fact that there is a large process of uranium enrichment.
“To the best of our knowledge, the directive has not changed, and they are not heading toward a breakout. They are not heading toward a bomb right now: It may be in the distant future. (…) There is an enriched amount [of uranium] in volumes that we have not seen ..
(Excerpt) Read more at theinteldrop.com ...
Since when do CIA directors have any credibility?
For tyrannies to become established an external enemy is necessary, even if you have to just make one up.
“Our best intelligent judgement”
I stopped there.
We seem to be getting conflicting “stories” on this matter. There’s this, then there is the constant “Iran is x weeks from nuking Israel” side of it. You’d like to believe that our -makers have the truth. I wonder.
When do CIA directors have zero credibility?
When they open their mouths.
Or, maybe he’s lying now
The author of this site is obviously Russian. And here is the important part - excerpted:
“..But in order for diplomacy to really advance and to materialize in agreements, it is not enough to admit that the nuclear weapons narrative is false, it is necessary that all sanctions be banned, and that Washington removes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its list of terrorist organizations, in addition to establishing a truly neutral and impartial nuclear monitoring mechanism that does not act in an interventionist manner or violate Iranian sovereignty. Until this is achieved, there will be no concrete possibility of agreement...”
Iran is terrorist central and has been since the Revolution of 1979.
There seems to be a low-level war going on between Mossad and Iran, on Iranian soil. Trying to slow or stop a nuclear program that doesn’t exist?
I think it’s more likely this guy is lying.
Iran just bragged about the amount of enriched uranium they have. And about their ability to enrich it further very quickly.
How did they get this material and capability if they are not working towards a bomb.
And given their repeated, and continued statements that they intend to wipe out Israel. And given their support of terrorism. The benefit of the doubt should go against Iran.
Burns is bringing a huge charge! Shouldn’t the word “alleges” be used instead of “admits?” Previous portrayers certainly have rights.
Let the Mossad do it’s thing. They may have stopped their nukes but when you look at what’s coming out of their mouths that’s enough to off a few of their key people.
So we should believe the CIA now? Sorry, not me. I think they lie when they choose and that may be with this statement. You really cannot trust them. Sad to say.
I assume that Burns will be in front of the Intel Committee tomorrow morning so he can explain this... Guessing not.
BINGO!
I guess I’ll read the final report by the light of the mushroom cloud.....
I’m so tired of being lied to by everyone in this “government”
There is no way refining the highly enriched uranium isn’t a dead giveaway that a nuclear program is underway....these statements are lies to enable the new policy of signing a new deal with Iran.
But in order for diplomacy to really advance and to materialize in agreements, it is not enough to admit that the nuclear weapons narrative is false, it is necessary that all sanctions be banned, and that Washington removes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its list of terrorist organizations, in addition to establishing a truly neutral and impartial nuclear monitoring mechanism that does not act in an interventionist manner or violate Iranian sovereignty. Until this is achieved, there will be no concrete possibility of agreement.
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