International Atomic Energy Agency chairman Mohammed ElBaradei on Iran:
I have not received any information that there is a concrete, active nuclear weapon program going on right now. … We have information that there have been maybe some studies about possible weaponization. But we are looking into these alleged studies with Iran right now. … But have we seen having the nuclear material that can be readily used into a weapon? No. Have we seen an active weaponization program? No. So there is a concern, but there is also time to clarify these concerns.
I am going to put up a little chart that will put in perspective, Iran’s mmilitary expenditure, Iran’s size of military and economy, Iran’s number of executions, Iran’s number of pioneering women, Iran’s number of writers, Iran’s number of students, Iran’s numver of artists, Iran’s number of universities in perspective!
Only graphs can get into people’s head that the animosity against Iran is not about its being a military threat, but being a virtal threat in terms of setting an example, that a small natin of meager means CAN stand up and claim independence.
That which the call as threat of “hegemony” is but the threat of “autonomy”.