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To: combjelly who wrote (361617)	12/6/2007 4:03:33 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575173

"I can see where you could see that the president could have been more precise in that language," she said. "But the president was being truthful." ---------------------------------------------------------- White House seeks to clarify Iran stance By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago The White House sought Thursday to clarify remarks on the new intelligence report on Iran by President Bush that have been called into question. At a news conference on Tuesday, Bush said he was told in August by Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell that "we have some new information" that would delay a new assessment of Iran's nuclear activities by the U.S. intelligence community. "He didn't tell me what the information was; he did tell me it was going to take a while to analyze," Bush said then. The president added that "nobody ever told me" that he should back down on heated rhetoric about Iran as a result of the potential new findings. However, White House press secretary Dana Perino said Thursday that McConnell did tell Bush in August that Iran may have halted its nuclear weapons program and that, if confirmed, it could result in a new Iran view from the intelligence community. The only thing Bush didn't get then, she said, were "the raw detail in terms of the sources and methods" and what sort of checking was going to be done. "I can see where you could see that the president could have been more precise in that language," she said. "But the president was being truthful." At the same time, she offered no apologies for the provocative remarks on Iran from Bush, as well as Vice President Dick Cheney, that continued even after that August notification from McConnell. Bush suggested in October that preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons was necessary to avoid World War III. Also in October, Cheney said the U.S. and other nations are "prepared to impose serious consequences" if Iran continued on its current course, language reminiscent of the run-up to war in Iraq in 2002 and 2003. "We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon," Cheney said. The administration has repeatedly denied that the rhetoric represented a march to war with Iran, but furious speculation continued. The new report, called a National Intelligence Estimate and released Monday, concluded that Iran had a covert nuclear weapons program, but halted it in 2003. Perino said it will not prompt a change in Bush's beliefs, statements or policy on Iran, since Tehran continues to enrich uranium and develop ballistic missiles and since there is now evidence it had a covert nuclear arms program, even if suspended. All this means Iran is developing both the know-how and delivery systems necessary for a nuclear bomb, she said, adding that they could restart a weapons program and may still have one that is not known to the outside world. "This should not give us comfort," she said. "We are concerned enough about these activities to think that there could be a nuclear program in the future." Perino also had to correct herself on Thursday. During her daily briefing with reporters, Perino initially said that "what we know right now, for sure, is that Iran is enriching uranium, which is fissile material, to get a bomb." Later, she said that what she meant was that Iran is enriching uranium "which can lead to fissile material to get a bomb." Asked if the administration believes Iran is enriching uranium to the higher degree necessary for a weapon, as opposed to civilian energy production, she said, "We don't know."

To: combjelly who wrote (361617)	12/6/2007 4:30:40 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575173

In a year, where Airbus has pretty much done nothing but screw up and where the dollar only went down the entire year, Airbus sold twice as many planes at the Dubai air show where Arabs were big buyers, and nearly a third more planes for the year. How much you want to bet America's foreign diplomacy played an important role in those plane sales......esp those sold to the Arabs. Airbus, Boeing: Jet orders peak By Bloomberg News The plane makers won contracts worth almost $70 billion at list prices at the Dubai Airshow this week. Airbus sold 297 jetliners and Boeing 155, putting the pair on course to exceed 2005's 2,057 orders. The combined tally may be about 800 to 1,000 next year, Airbus sales chief John Leahy said in an interview, marking a return to "normal trend levels." Both companies have benefited from a jump in sales to Asia and the Persian Gulf, where oil-rich states are using their wealth to establish tourist and travel hubs. While Middle Eastern countries account for 10 percent of Airbus' backlog, they have contributed 30 percent of orders this year. Added to the 1,021 orders for Airbus through October, the contracts from Dubai mean the company has already topped its record of 1,111 set in 2005. Boeing orders announced at the show include some counted in the 956 accrued as of Nov. 6. The U.S. company's record is 1,226 orders, set in 1989. Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said demand from the Persian Gulf has established Dubai as a show to rank alongside Paris and Farnborough in the U.K. "We all thought 2005 was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," he said in an interview. "All of us walked into 2007 believing we'd have a more moderate year, but it's been on pace with what we've seen in the last two. "If you asked us to forecast, we'd probably say next year will be more moderate." Royal Jordanian Airlines, Jordan's state-owned carrier and the first Mideast airline to buy Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, ordered two more 787-8s. They have a list price of $324 million, but based on price estimates by aircraft-valuation firm Avitas, the airplanes are worth about $217 million after standard discounts. Royal Jordanian had ordered two of the planes in May. Separately, LCAL, a Dubai-based aircraft-leasing company, ordered six 787-8 Dreamliners, valued at $972 million at list prices. Using Avitas market valuations, the deal is worth about $650 million after discounts. The order, placed earlier this month, will swell the company's fleet of 787s to 21. seattletimes.nwsource.com

To: combjelly who wrote (361617)	12/6/2007 11:12:03 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575173

Both Fox and Limbaugh have both admitted it. Fox and Limbaugh have "admitted" the media overall is pro-Bush. Hilarious. Both that they've admitted such a thing and that the media is pro-Bush. And look at the coverage of the recent NIE. Everyone seems to buy that Bush wasn't informed until last week. Do I have to explain to you how ridiculous that is? Its not ridiculous. Our intelligence agencies are FU'd beyond repair. Consider that one of the fathers of the new NIE was testifying very differently not that long ago: July 11, 2007: Thomas Fingar, one of the main authors of the NIE l.i.e., delivers this testimony to Congress: Iran and North Korea are the states of most concern to us. The United States’ concerns about Iran are shared by many nations, including many of Iran’s neighbors. Iran is continuing to pursue uranium enrichment and has shown more interest in protracting negotiations and working to delay and diminish the impact of UNSC sanctions than in reaching an acceptable diplomatic solution. We assess that Tehran is determined to develop nuclear weapons--despite its international obligations and international pressure. This is a grave concern to the other countries in the region whose security would be threatened should Iran acquire nuclear weapons. ace.mu.nu BTW there's little reason for confidence in anything our intel agencies say.