POLITICS: U.S. Story on Iran Nuke Facility Doesn't Add Up

Inter Press Service by Gareth Porter | Sep. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

The story line that dominated media coverage of the second Iranian uranium enrichment facility last week was the official assertion that U.S. intelligence had caught Iran trying to conceal a "secret" nuclear facility. But an analysis of the transcript of that briefing by senior administration officials that was the sole basis for the news stories and other evidence reveals damaging admissions, conflicts with the facts and unanswered questions that ... Full Story »

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 by Tony Litwinko - Sep. 30, 2009

This piece does the kind of analysis that the late I F Stone would approve of: looking at documents, paying attention to words, checking other sources, and comparing earlier to current statements. Porter proves again why he is one of the better critical journalists around, not transcribing or following the latest governmental press release or cultural shrieks.

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