Question, if Iran has nothing to hide, why does it want to keep secrets?
Bruce http://www.spacewar.com/2005/050303141524.8jq6z2mj.html Iran complains to IAEA over leaks in nuclear investigation VIENNA (AFP) Mar 03, 2005 Iran has sent a letter to the UN atomic agency complaining of leaks to the press in its investigation of Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons program, diplomats said Thursday. They did not give details of the letter but said its subject matter was the same as comments made by Iranian representative Cyrus Nasseri at a meeting in Vienna this week of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) 35-nation board of governors. One diplomat said the letter was sent shortly after Nasseri spoke to the board on Tuesday. "Confidentiality of information has, despite our repeated requests and all efforts of the (IAEA) Director General, almost never been maintained," Nasseri told the board, according to a text of his comments released to the press. "Concerns on this issue are more intense in view of potential threats of military strikes against safeguarded and other facilities visited by the agency in Iran," Nasseri said, in an apparent reference to the United States. Iran has refused to let IAEA inspectors follow up on a first visit to the Parchin military facility, where Washington charges Tehran is simulating testing of atomic weapons, the IAEA had said Tuesday. Nasseri told reporters that when such sensitive areas are visited "information becomes available to the agency that can also be of high value to others, including those who may not have the best of intentions," an apparent reference to the United States, which charges that Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons and has not ruled out an attack on the Islamic Republic. Nasseri said such information "almost immediately appears in the media." "The notions of a threat of attacks against Iran's safeguarded and other facilities by a major nuclear weapons state are still there," Nasseri said. Given this, "we need to make sure the information provided to the agency remains fully intact and does not disseminate and spread around," Nasseri said. He also said reported eavesdropping by the United States on IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei left Iran wondering "how many outsiders are continuously monitoring discussion taking place within the agency." All rights reserved. C 2005 Agence France-Presse. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
