Archive for October 29th, 2007
British Minister detained at US airport
Posted by PakNik on October 29, 2007
Britain’s first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is “deeply disappointed” that he was detained by airport security officials in America.
Mr Malik said he had received numerous apologies and assurances from the US authorities after that incident.
But he was again searched and detained by DHS officials on Sunday.
Mr Malik said two other Muslims were also detained.
So what about common folks like you and I? Don’t ask!
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No evidence Iran is making nuclear weapons: ElBaradei
Posted by PakNik on October 29, 2007
by Jitendra Joshi Sun Oct 28, 12:29 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Chief UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday he had no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons and accused US leaders of adding “fuel to the fire” with recent bellicose rhetoric.
“I have not received any information that there is a concrete active nuclear weapons program going on right now,” the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency told CNN.
“Even if Iran were to be working on a nuclear weapon … they are at least a few years from having such a weapon,” he said, citing assessments by US officials themselves.
“At this stage we need to continue to work through creative diplomacy … as I don’t see any other solution than diplomacy and inspections,” ElBaradei said.
Iraq didn’t have any WMDs but Dubya still went ahead and wreck havoc in the country.
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