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November 18, 2011
Holy Nukes
Iran says it is enriching uranium only as fuel for nuclear power plants, not nuclear weapons, which begs the question: Why all the religious fervor over powering up a few light bulbs?
Ever seen the Pope, for example, holding mass rallies or getting all hot and bothered over a bunch of new Con Ed plants?
Ponder these pictures:
Iranian students praying at Isfahan nuclear plant. Photo by: AFP
Iranian students hold up their hands as a sign of unity as they form a human chain
around the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) to show their support for Iran's
nuclear program in Isfahan, 450 km (280 miles) south of Tehran November 15,
2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
Iranian clerics carry a banner as they arrive to create a human chain around the
Natanz uranium enrichment facility during a rally to show support for Iran's nuclear
program, in Natanz, 350km (217 miles) south of the capital Tehran, November 18,
2005. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
An Iranian man holds a placard as he stands in front of Iran's Atomic Energy
Organization in Tehran during a rally to mark the country's national day of nuclear
technology April 9, 2007. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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~ Anthony Grant, jourrnalist who has written for many major newspapers and worked in television at Paris and Tel Aviv, interviewing former PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, at the outset of Mr. Netanyahu's new book (more here).
