A WSJ editorial today calls into question the UN's timing of the Al-Qaqaa story. Last night, I argued the IAEA stood to gain a great deal from this story. How right I was. From the WSJ editorial:
There's one last date worth noting: September 10. That's the day Mr. ElBaradei announced that he would seek a third term as IAEA head. The Bush Administration believes heads of U.N. agencies should serve a maximum of two terms. It told Mr. ElBaradei when it supported him for a second term in 2001 that it would not support him for a third. A Kerry Administration might take a different view, especially after this week.
ElBaradei stands to gain even more than I initially suspected. Why isn't this getting more play in the news???
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