"Iran's envoy to the UN atomic watchdog caused a buzz among journalists on Wednesday when he apparently misspoke and said his country had the right to a nuclear weapon.The Agreed "narrative" is that Iran is not really looking to produce nuclear weapons so the main news media ignored the story.
After saying as usual that Iran was only pursuing nuclear energy for civilian purposes, Ali Asghar Soltanieh strayed alarmingly from the Islamic republic's usual line.
"The whole Iranian nation are united... on (the) inalienable right of (having a) nuclear weapon," the envoy to the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency said.
He later got back on track, concluding: "We will not deprive our great nation from benefitting from peaceful uses of nuclear energy.""
I am not a sheep, I have my own mind
I have had enough of being told what and how to think
Whilst we are still allowed the remnants of free speech,
I will speak out.
I also reserve the right to discuss less controversial matters should I feel the urge.
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009
An Iranian oops that just didn't get reported as widely as it should
AFP reported that:
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