Iran nuclear program

Another article in the NYT describes how US intelligence and the Obama administration came to learn of the new Iranian pilot enrichment facility. The US had known for quite some time about the facility, so what's the big fuss now? If the facility is military that would be a problem but there doesn't seem to be any proof of that.

To get a better perspective on Obama's idiocies, read Gordon Prather for example.

Also, Obama once again acted illegally under the UN charter by threatening Iran militarily (it's illegal to do so):
"Asked about the prospect of using military force to stop Iran from getting the bomb, Obama said, "With respect to the military, I've always said that we do not rule out any options when it comes to U.S. security interests, but I will also re-emphasize that my preferred course of action is to resolve this in a diplomatic fashion. It's up to the Iranians to respond.""

There are also accusations that Iran was concealing the facility. Iran says that such a facility must only be declared 6 months prior to becoming operational, and Iran says that facility will become operational only in 18 months. Anyway, Iran had notified the IAEA of its existence earlier this week before the Western powers brought it to light. Iran acknowledged the facility's existence for the first time in a letter Monday to the IAEA that said the enrichment level would be up to 5 percent, suitable only for peaceful purposes. Weapons-grade material is more than 90 percent enriched.

But the IAEA has rejected Iran's contention it must notify the agency of new facilities only six months before operations. The agency says Iran is obliged to make such a notification when it begins design of such facilities. The Iranians said in March 2007 they were "suspending" the modification to their IAEA safeguards agreement requiring that early notification. But the IAEA countered that a government cannot unilaterally abandon such an agreement.

So according to the IAEA Iran would technically not have respected its agreement with the IAEA.

Canada and Harper support the US here, nothing surprising.