Reply #1: There should be a million hits on this. I just formatted the post and for once

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I didn't double post. K*R with a vengance. Here's more

CONSORTIUMNEWS.COM

A Miracle: Honest Intel on Iran Nukes

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/120307.html

By Ray McGovern
December 3, 2007

For those who have doubts about miracles, a double one occurred today. An honest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s nuclear program has been issued and its Key Judgments were made public.

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This time Cheney and his neo-con colleagues were unable to abort the process. And after delivery to the press, this child is going to be very hard to explain—the more so since it is legitimate.

The main points of the NIE:

• “We judge that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program...
• “We assess with moderate confidence Tehran has not restarted its nuclear weapons program as of mid-2007.
• “We do not have sufficient intelligence to judge confidently whether Tehran is willing to maintain the halt of its nuclear weapons program indefinitely...
• “We judge with moderate confidence Iran probably would be technically capable of producing enough highly enriched uranium sometime during the 2010-2015 time frame.
• “We judge with high confidence that Iran will not be technically capable of producing and reprocessing enough plutonium for a weapon before about 2015.”