Liar?

An 'Israeli official' told the Jerusalem Post on Saturday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was lying when he claimed on Saturday that Iran has 6000 centrifuges for enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. "Our assessment, based on the latest available information and recent reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency, is that the figure of 6,000 centrifuges is unlikely," the official said. "We believe a figure of between 3,400 and 3,500 is more accurate." The 'official' goes on to explain why Ahmadinejad would want to lie. The Israeli official explained that by exaggerating the numbers, the Iranian president hopes to achieve two goals. First, he exerts pressure on his own nuclear technicians to step up the pace of their work aimed at producing enough fissile material to make a bomb. Second, Ahmadinejad seeks... [read full story]