Or, how Iran is stubborn and wants to conduct legitimate nuclear research. As long as legitimate, research, and Iran put together aren’t an oxymoron. Which is always possible.

“The Islamic Republic is serious in achieving nuclear know-how and regards it as a legal right of the Iranian nation,” Ali Larijani was quoted as saying…”Iran has complied with all regulations of the agency and will do the same in the future … but will not tolerate imposition beyond that,” he said.

Obey the letter of the law, but not the spirit. Yes! That’s how to do it! We’ll look like we’re disarming, but instead, let’s ship them somewhere safer. Or in this case, we’ll fill out the paperwork, but we didn’t sign our name to the small print. And of course it’s a legal right of the Iranian nation, didn’t you know that? And if Israel’s computations are correct, and they reach nuclear capacity (all of course for the benefit of peaceful civilians… I wonder if test scores will go up, crime will go down, and the enviroment will be happier) by 2008… does that possibly make the United States’ accusation (though it is such a harsh word…I’m sure it’s going to offend someone, heaven help us) of Iran developing nuclear weapons under the guise of civilian usage right? That remains to be seen, though with Iran, you can never know. Perhaps to them it’s all legitimate!