PRO-IRAN BIAS ON DISPLAY ON FRONT PAGE OF NYTIMES

NYTIMES VERSION: Iran Responds Obliquely to Nuclear Plan

By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Published: July 5, 2008

PARIS — Iran formally responded Friday to an international proposal of incentives aimed at resolving the impasse over the country’s nuclear program, but failed to address the central issue of whether it would halt its uranium enrichment activities, according to officials involved in the diplomatic effort.

Instead, the response, in a letter by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, said Iran would be willing to open a comprehensive negotiation with Javier Solana, the European Union foreign policy chief, and the six world powers involved in confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

It did not specifically address any of the proposals they presented to it last month.

SHE GIVES THE IRANIAN RESPONSE THE BEST POSSIBLE SPIN. AS IF FAILING TO RESPOND TO THE CENTRAL ISSUE WAS... OKAY. AS IF FAILING TO RESPOND TO IT AFTER YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORT WAS OKAY.

REUTERS STORY (REPUBLISHED BY THE TIMES, BUT APPARENTLY NOT YET READ BY THEIR SENIOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT - OR FRONT PAGE EDITOR!):

Iran vowed on Saturday to pursue its uranium enrichment program, a day after delivering its response to an incentives package by world powers trying to curb its nuclear ambitions.

No details were released of Iran's formal reply on Friday -- submitted to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana -- to the offer of talks on benefits if Tehran halts enrichment the West suspects is for nuclear bombs. Iran says its plans are peaceful.

In its first public statement after giving the response, government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham said that Iran had no intention of discussing its "right to enriching uranium."

• LIKE GOOD LITTLE LEFTIES AND TODAY'S DEMOCRATS (AND THE DIPLOMATS OIF THE EUSSR), THE NYTIMES CONSISTENTLY GIVES THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT TO AMERICA'S ENEMIES.
• EVEN THE IRANIANS.
• NYTIMES/LEFT = EVIL-APPEASING SCUM.
• THEY'RE LIKE CHAMBERLAIN TRUSTING HITLER. BUT A NUCLEAR HITLER.
  

THE SOONER WE PREEMPTIVELY ATTACK IRAN THE BETTER.

THE SOONER THE NYTIMES SHUTS IT'S DOOR FOR THE LAST TIME THE BETTER.