AP caught lying about Iran nuclear capabiltiy

The AP has been caught lying again. This time they posted a story exagerating Iran's nuclear capabiltites. After an expose' on the story by Antiwar.com, they were forced to remove the original story and replace it with one that had to stick more closely to the facts.

AP Removes Flawed Iran Story After Antiwar.com Exposé

AntiWar.com's Jason Ditz has caught the Associated Press acting as stenographer (and even exaggerator) for the neo-con lobby for war with Iran, in a grossly exaggerated story entitled "Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity."

Ditz reported that the AP article “claims that Iran had informed the IAEA that it 'will increase its ability to make nuclear warheads,' an allegation which is not only unsupported by fact but even goes beyond the ample bellicose Western statements quoted in the piece.” Ditz explained that Iran had not made the decision to refine weapons-grade uranium, but only 20 percent enriched uranium (rather than the 90 percent enrichment needed for weapons) in an attempt to power a reactor that creates medical isotopes used in cancer and other medical treatments.

The AP removed the exaggerated story after Ditz's report, apparently in reaction to the AntiWar.com exposé. “This morning,” Ditz reported February 9, the “Associated Press recalled the story without explanation and replaced it with another, much less inflammatory story written by a different author.”

The Iranian nuclear-enrichment announcement did not amount to a significant weapons threat. Ditz explains that “with Iran’s enrichment facilities under 24-hour IAEA surveillance, they will be able to confirm that neither Iran’s current 3.5 percent uranium or its speculative 20 percent uranium is diverted to anything but civilian purposes. The surveillance would also instantly confirm if Iran began enriching uranium beyond 20 percent, meaning the threat of Iran suddenly acquiring a nuclear weapon is entirely illusory.”

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They replaced the original story with a more honest one and covered their tracks by removing all traces of the original story on-line (the link in the story takes you to the "new improved" version of the story).


Is it any wonder no one trusts the MSM anymore.

[edit on 12-2-2010 by FortAnthem]

Whoa, nobody cares that the MSM is faking stories to push us into war?

I thought for sure someone would have an opinion on this one. I didn't think this thread was this dull.

What do you think of this thread bones?



Oh, well, at least I tried.



AP story, RIP

the more i heard the media crying foul against Iran.... really reminds me of the pre-Iraq war before the US invaded.

I smell setup aginst IRAN!

[edit on 12-2-2010 by projectvxn]