Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Israeli Document: Venezuela Sends Uranium To Iran

Photo: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Meet at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. Photo FOX/AP.

From Seattle PI/AP:

JERUSALEM -- Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

The two South American countries are known to have close ties with Iran, but this is the first allegation that they are involved in the development of Iran's nuclear program, considered a strategic threat by Israel.

"There are reports that Venezuela supplies Iran with uranium for its nuclear program," the Foreign Ministry document states, referring to previous Israeli intelligence conclusions. It added, "Bolivia also supplies uranium to Iran."

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My Comment: If true .... we now know why Iran has always been chummy to both Venezuela and Bolivia.

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