Drudge misrepresents article to assert "Iran Nuke 'This Year' "
SUMMARY: The Drudge Report featured the headline, "Iran Nuke 'This Year'..." linking to an article on the British-based Sky News website. But contrary to Drudge's headline, the Sky News article did not report that Iran would obtain a nuclear weapon this year; it reported that a study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies predicts that sometime in 2009, Iran "will probably reach the point at which it has produced enough low-enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb -- though it would first have to enrich it further." The article quoted the study's author saying that "being able to enrich uranium is not the same as having a nuclear weapon."
On January 27 and 28, the Drudge Report featured the headline, "Iran Nuke 'This Year'..." linking to a January 27 article on the British-based Sky News website. But contrary to Drudge's headline, the Sky News article did not report that Iran would obtain a nuclear weapon this year; rather, the article, headlined, "Uranium For Iran Nuke In 2009," discussed a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies predicting that "during 2009, Iran will probably reach the point at which it has produced enough low-enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb -- though it would first have to enrich it further." The article quoted Mark Fitzpatrick, IISS senior fellow for non-proliferation and the author of the paper, saying that "being able to enrich uranium is not the same as having a nuclear weapon."
The article also quoted Sky News foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall saying, "The intelligence agencies are more reluctant to put a time frame on it, and the report itself says having enough enriched Uranium to build the warhead is not the same as building the warhead itself."
The January 27 Sky News article in its entirety:
Iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a single nuclear weapon later this year, the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) predicts.
The think tank's Mark Fitzpatrick made the announcement at today's launch of its annual global review of military powers.
"But being able to enrich uranium is not the same as having a nuclear weapon."
However, the survey reports doubts over US Intelligence estimates that Iran halted its work on nuclear weapons six years ago.
This points to Tehran's continued development of long-range ballistic missiles able to reach targets in Israel and beyond.
The IISS recommends a mixture of carrot and stick as the best international response.
It concluded a dual policy of engagement and sanctions, testing possibilities for Iranian cooperation while adopting targeted containment strategies, is the best way to deal with Iran's nuclear programme.
Foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall said: "Several think-tanks have come to the same conclusion.
"The intelligence agencies are more reluctant to put a time frame on it, and the report itself says having enough enriched Uranium to build the warhead is not the same as building the warhead itself."
The Drudge Report's headline on January 27:
And it's Obama's fault... ;>)
I'm thinking that the argument will be that if liberals supported the Iraq war it would have been done in 6 months so that we could deal with Iran.
Regardless...I'm sure it's still all Obama's fault. Isn't everything...even stuff that hasn't even happened?
Come on. That's not fair. A lot of it is Bill Clinton's fault. ;)
Being a stealth Muslim he know doubt talked Dubya into invading the wrong country.
Now the knuckledragging crowd is pondering whether Barack is secretly a Mason. I'm not making this up...
http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=1270651
Hey, I hope he is! Then he can use the National Treasure to finance the bailout.
The funny part is that in 2012 Sean Hannity and his bovine herd will still be asking Do we really know who Barack Obama is?
Hopefully by that time people will be asking Who was Sean Hannity?
I lasted through 6 pages of it. Pretty inane on the whole, fairly mild snarking. He can't be one beccause his christianity is questionable. Cross conspiracies with the Rothchilds and the masons.
Didn't see any knowledge of the number of founding fathers who were masons. It was used as an egalitarian debating society in many parts during colonial times.
I always have issues with those who want to enrich your anus... isn't that illegal in Iranintoyouranus?
Too bad there's not a neighboring state to act as a counterbalance to Iran's influence in the region..... DOH!
Isn't SKY News like the British FOX News? And didn't our own NIE determine that the Iran does NOT have a nuclear weapons program?
You'd have to ask UKObserver about SKY News.
I think what Drudge wanted to say was "Nuke Iran 'This Year'" ;)
you know, it strikes me that never ever are our conservative posters very funny nor are they witty. they don't ever try to be witty. i wonder what's up with that?
It does happen. Dawuss can be witty on occasion. Mostly though a conservative will declare he finds something about us hilarious. There's usually an unsuspecting strawman, or two somewhere in his hilarity.