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To: Alighieri who wrote (157694)	1/9/2003 3:02:58 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583384

Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that aluminum tubes suspected of being a part of an Iraqi nuclear arms program were unsuitable for that use. He conveniently failed to mention that Iraq's attempt to obtain such tubes, regardless of intent, is banned under UNSC resolutions. He also conveniently failed to mention that while such tubes in their default condition are suitable for arms use, they CAN BE converted to that purpose.

To: Alighieri who wrote (157694)	1/9/2003 4:31:52 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583384

ElBaradei, director-general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, said according to his speaking notes obtained by Reuters that U.N. arms inspectors in Iraq had concluded that the tubes "appear to be consistent with reverse engineering of rockets," as Baghdad has claimed, rather than for enriching uranium for nuclear arms. Even if true it just means they are for ballistic missiles (which can carry nukes) rather then nuclear warheads. Tim