Friday, February 03, 2006

This will explain why Baradei won the Nobel Prize. "In its resolution referring the Iranian nuclear program to the Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency will include a call for nations of the Middle East to be rid of nuclear weapons. On Friday night, the United States bowed to pressure from Europe, Russia, and China in agreeing to add the clause to the resolution, according to U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns. The move would represent the first time the UN watchdog's governing board is adopting a resolution at odds with Israel's position."