Kissinger: We should ignore intelligence and assume Iran wants nukes

By Agence France-Presse

Topics: henry kissinger ♦ Kissinger ♦ nuclear weapons

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger said in an interview Sunday that the United States should assume that Iran is actively preparing to build nuclear weapons.

Kissinger, 88, was asked on the CNN show “GPS” if the threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon was so dire that Israel would need to launch a military strike in the near future.

“I am very uneasy with the so-called intelligence report that say we don’t know whether they are actually working on nuclear weapons,” Kissinger told CNN.

“I think we should start from the premise that they are undergoing all this in order to achieve a military capability. I don’t think that is a disputable point.”

US intelligence analysts believe there is no hard evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb — an assessment broadly consistent with a 2007 intelligence finding that concluded that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported in February, citing unnamed US officials.

The assessment was largely reaffirmed in a 2010 National Intelligence Estimate, and that it remains the consensus view of America’s 16 intelligence agencies, the Times reported.

The US administration maintains that tough sanctions on Iran and diplomatic efforts need to be given more time before any resort to bombing raids.

Israeli leaders however say time is running out for any pre-emptive strike. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that sanctions against Iran have not worked, and “none of us can afford to wait much longer.”

More here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/11/kissinger-we-should-ignore-in...

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Comment by truth on April 1, 2012 at 5:59pm: re: "expiration date"

yep, they got it, we don't

Comment by Sweettina2 on March 16, 2012 at 11:16pm: Sometimes I wonder if he is even human. Satan's seed.

Comment by Basil on March 16, 2012 at 1:05am: Hide the children.......Kissinger's in town !!!

Comment by DTOM on March 15, 2012 at 5:54pm: HollywOOd, it's a thought that has crossed my mind, time and time again.

Comment by suzie on March 15, 2012 at 5:37pm: Kissinger is evil and anyone who says anything remotely nice about him is in league with evil too! He sold his soul many moons ago.. his crimes against humanity will not go unpunished!

Comment by Sweettina2 on March 15, 2012 at 5:07pm: Blood drinker. I do hope he stays alive long enough to be prosecuted, and preferably hung.

Comment by guest_blog on March 15, 2012 at 1:03pm: "The Trials of Henry Kissinger" A Documentary (The film focuses on Christopher Hitchens' charges against Kissinger as a war criminal ) http://12160.info/profiles/blogs/the-trials-of-henry-kissinger

Comment by Less Prone on March 15, 2012 at 10:41am: H0llyw00d,

At least his advancing state of decomposition is getting harder and harder to hide.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on March 15, 2012 at 9:09am: better question DTOM is, How are these psycho's staying alive??? Kissinger, Rocky-feller,Queen bitch, even a rothschild and a few others are all way past their "expiration date" I believe theres some sort of life extension drug or tool these elitists pricks have that we don't. Cheney's literally a heartless prick...and HE'S STILL ALIVE

Its something to ponder