DID ISRAEL ALREADY ATTACK IRAN?

It looks like it's appearing more and more likely that the computer virus which has infected Windows PCs used by workers at their Bushehr Nuclear plant may have been some sort of pre-emptive attack by either Israel or another western source. Known as the 'Stuxnet' worm, Iran is now at least blaming its adversaries for the attack. Then again, Ahmadinejad denies the holocaust and thinks 9/11 was an inside job.

Nonetheless, via Computer World:

Iran today made its strongest statement yet that it believes a Western plot is behind the Stuxnet worm that has infected tens of thousands of computers in the country, including some at its sole nuclear power plant.

In a Tuesday press briefing, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, blamed unnamed Western countries for creating and distributing the worm.

"It is hard for the Western states to tolerate the progress of Iran's peaceful nuclear program," said Mehmanparast in a summary of the briefing posted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site.

"Western states are trying to stop Iran's (nuclear) activities by embarking on psychological warfare and aggrandizing, but Iran would by no means give up its rights by such measures," Mehmanparast said, reacting to reports that Stuxnet had caused delays at the Bushehr nuclear reactor.

"Nothing would cause a delay in Iran's nuclear activities," Mehmanparast added.

As Israel finds itself increasingly isolated lately, a strategy of setting Iran's nuclear program back at least a few months without firing a shot is ingenious.

We also know how enraging it is to be hit with a virus. Mahmoud has got to be steaming.

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