RIGHT ON CUE: EL BARADEI PRAISES IRANIAN COOPERATION WITH IAEA

IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW EL BARADEI WAS EITHER AN INCOMPETENT ASSH*LE OR AN AGENT OF GLOBAL JIHAD, THIS WOULD BE UNBEF*CKINGLIEVABLE:

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said relations with Iran are shifting from confrontation to co-operation.

Mohamed ElBaradei, who is visiting Tehran, said this was a "critical moment" and urged Iran to be as transparent as possible.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency also announced inspectors would visit Tehran's newly revealed uranium enrichment plant on 25 October.

Iran denies concerns it is developing a nuclear weapons capability.

The US had urged the Iranian government to give the IAEA "unfettered access" within two weeks to the site disclosed last month. The uranium enrichment facility is located near the city of Qom.

Speaking after talks with the top Iranian nuclear official, Ali Akbar Salehi, Mr Elbaradei said the talks had been successful, and that inspectors would ensure that the Qom facility was for "peaceful purposes".

He added: "I see that we are shifting gears from confrontation into transparency and co-operation. I continue, of course, to call on Iran to be as transparent as possible."

Mr ElBaradei's visit comes as the New York Times quoted an internal IAEA report as saying Iran could have the know-how to produce a workable nuclear bomb.

OKAY... LET'S SEE... THEY'VE GIVEN IRAN THE HEADS UP AND THE EXACT DATE FOR THE "INSPECTION" AND A FEW WEEKS TO CLEAN UP THE SITE.

GEE; HOW SMART!

GEE; THIS PROVES WE CAN REALLY DEPEND ON THE UN'S IAEA FOR OR NATIONAL SAFETY AND DEFENSE, DOES'T IT?!

NOT!