Stop the dithering over Iran's nuclear menace

From: The Scotsman | Date: January 12, 2006| Author: George Kerevan | Copyright information

FOR months now, the headlines have been dominated by exaggerated worries over a possible global pandemic of bird flu. The conservative French are even stockpiling protective masks for every citizen. But we should be far more concerned with events this week in Iran, where Tehran's clerical lunatics have finally decided to kick over the traces and restart manufacturing weapons-grade uranium. This is a far more ominous development for the world than a few deaths from H5N1.

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