What is a rogue state?
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 07:14
Iran has been widely criticised in the West for its supposed nuclear arms program but like so much in life, all is not as it seems.
Israel suspected over Iran nuclear programme inquiry leaks
Western officials believe Israel may have leaked information from IAEA investigation in bid to raise global pressure on Tehran
By Julian Borger
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/10/israel-suspected-iran-nuclear-programme-leaks
And here's an earlier attempt to discredit Iran:
Alleged Iranian nuclear weapon diagram 'amateurish and wrong'
US scientists debunk latest leaked 'evidence' of Iran's weapons work
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2012/nov/29/iaea-nuclear-computer-error
Israel "leaked" this story to Associated Press insisting on anonymity:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-graph-suggests-iran-working-bomb
Just who is flouting international law?
UN tells Israel to let in nuclear inspectors
As nuclear peace talks are cancelled, overwhelming vote by general assembly calls for Israel to join nonproliferation treaty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/04/un-tells-israel-nuclear-inspectors?INTCMP=SRCH
The US and Israel: a short quiz on 'rogue nation' status
A series of events just from this week makes clear who is actually violating the consensus of the international community
By Glenn Greenwald
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/04/israel-nukes-palestine-un-vote-rogue?INTCMP=SRCH
Hat tip to Maggie for these