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ElBaradei leaps into action: Calls Iran threat 'hyped'

If Barack Obama lasts long enough in the White House, Mohamed ElBaradei may be a candidate for a medal of freedom. He wouldn't be a much worse choice than Mary Robinson or Desmond Tutu, and he has the same callous disregard for the United States and its true allies. Tonight, ElBaradei called the threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons 'hyped.'

"In many ways, I think the threat has been hyped," ElBaradei told the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in an interview released Tuesday.

"Yes, there's concern about Iran's future intentions and Iran needs to be more transparent with the IAEA and international community," he told the Chicago-based magazine. "But the idea that we'll wake up tomorrow and Iran will have a nuclear weapon is an idea that isn't supported by the facts as we have seen them so far."

"About Iran, I've been told, 'Mind your own business; you're a technician.' And yet, at other times, on other matters, I have been told that I'm the custodian of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - sometimes by the very people who tell me to mind my own business when it comes to Iran," he continued.

"I don't put much stock in either designation. I'm neither a custodian nor a technician; I'm merely someone who is trying to do his job," he said.

Come December 1, look for ElBaradei to join Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu's Council of Elders. He'd fit right in.

If ElBaradei is so convinced he's right, can we hang him on a poll on the Azrieli tower in Tel Aviv the night Iran tries shooting a nuke at us?

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:09 AM