Analyst's note:  Absolutely must read.  It appears, according to John Bolton, - a former State Department arms control analyst focused on Iran and former US envoy to the UN -- that the world has until Aug 21 for pre-emptive military action to stop Iran's $1 billion dollar Bushehr reactor from becoming "hot."  Lets hope someone checked the time-zone differences before making this assessment.

Once the rods are installed the likelihood of spreading radiation over the civilian population and possibly spreading massive nuclear fallout to the Persian Gulf is thought to be almost 100%.  Otherwise, substantial amounts of plutonium will be produced for use in nuclear weapons.

Despite U.S. urgings to do otherwise, the Russians are said to be going ahead with supplying the Bushehr reactor with fuel rods and helping with the installation.  Most people believe that neither the U.S. nor Israel will act in time.  Next major could be a nuclear attack or some sort of blackmail sponsored by Iran. 

"[....] the launch of operations at the 1,000 megawatt reactor at Bushehr would block the prospect of any air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

[On Aug. 16, Iranian Vice President Ali Salehi said a second uranium enrichment facility would be built in 2011. Salehi said the enrichment facility would be one of 10 nuclear sites."

This video should be watched.  Note the subtitles:  English, Hebrew, Aramaic.  It has a troubling message given Iran's stated purpose to destroy Israel. The world watched while Hitler rose to power.  Are we once again doomed to repeat history because of Radical Islam?