U.S. Says Iran Nuclear Tour a Media Stunt

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - Iran is showboating for the media rather than doing what is necessary to end a nuclear standoff with the United States and Europe, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday.

It was a "staged media event" that fell far short of genuine openness about a nuclear program, which the United States suspects is dedicated to making weapons, Adam Ereli said.

Iran's president, Mohammad Khatami, led the tour on Wednesday of the underground facility at Natanz.

Ereli said the Iranians should be answering questions from the International Atomic Energy Agency about what the work going on at Natanz and elsewhere in the country.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=1276&e=1&u=/ap/20050330/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iran

...and who better to know a thing or two about staged media events


and grandstanding


and showboating

[lasttrip]

1. ...and who better to know a thing or two about staged media events

lol. too funny. i was thinking the same thing. thanx for the visuals.

[salin]

2. funny, that was my exact reaction to the story

about sending parts of our "missle defense" system by big boat to Alaska.

[Charles19]

3. Great Post ! (nt)

[mom cat]

4. Seems that Iran has been far more open about it"s nuclear R&D than

Israel. This double standard is driving terrorism like no other force.

[applegrove]

5. One set of rules for Bush & his sociopathic cabal... another set for

everyone else to play by.

[teryang]

6. Kick!

:-)

[bemildred]

7. Absurd. Ridiculous. Grassy knoll stuff. nt