PrintNovember 1, 2006
The lovesong of Mohammed El-Baradei
"It's a cry for help, in my view," says Mohammed El—Baradei, speaking warmly and compassionately about the reason Kim Jong—Il exploded his first—ever nuke three weeks ago. El—Baradei heads the world's prime organization for stopping nuclear proliferation, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Kim's Big Fizzle was an enormous slap in the face for the IAEA and the whole international anti—proliferation effort. For one thing, Kim probably got a lot of help from the A.Q. Khan network, which the IAEA totally missed. But El—Baradei doesn't seem embarassed. After all, he was awarded last year's Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
"for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes ...."
Imagine that, a Nobel Peace Prize just for trying. Actual results not guaranteed.
Mohammed El—Baradei is the consummate international bureaucrat, a professional Kumbaya crooner. He does not live in a world of cause and...(Read Full Article)
