Who: Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, chief Iranian delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency
What: Soltanieh rejected suggestions that Iran was developing nuclear weapons, even though IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei warned that because of Iran’s refusal to allow the international community to inspect its uranium enrichment program, he cannot guarantee that Tehran is not building nuclear weapons.
Why it’s dim: Former UN weapons inspector David Albright says that Teheran could develop a crude nuclear bomb during the next six months.
Cure: Time to really get tough with Iran.
Sound Bite
“I’m doubtful that the only thing standing between us and a financial panic is for Congress to sign this week, on behalf of the American taxpayer, a $700 billion check over to the Treasury.”
– Weekly Standard editor Irving Kirstol, writing in The New York Times.
