CNN banned fr Iran-translation blooper?-Not

excerpt from: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/16/iran.cnn/index.html

...IRNA reported Monday that the Iranian government banned CNN journalists from working in the country after a translation error broadcast by CNN mistakenly quoted Iran's president as saying his nation has the right to build nuclear weapons.

CNN was not informed directly by the Iranian government that it was banned from the country.

The dispute arises from a moment of simultaneous translation Saturday.

As Ahmadinejad was speaking, an interpreter working for a translation company hired by CNN misquoted him as having said Iran has the right to build nuclear weapons. In fact, he said Iran has the right to nuclear energy, and that "a nation that has civilization does not need nuclear weapons." He added, "our nation does not need them."

The incorrect translation was re-broadcast on CNN later Saturday.

They ban CNN, then decide a day later to let them back in? Wow, I'm sure CNN is shaking in their boots.

Perhaps somebody better tell Iran that CNN has no problem making this mistake again, and who butters their bread. Does Iran actually believe they have anything to gain from giving CNN another chance?

I'm not defending Iran, but I think that it's peculiar they're relenting on their threat to ban CNN, especially when CNN most likely intentionally changed their words. Oooopppps! We made a mistake. We meant nuclear ENERGY, not nuclear weapons. Understandable error, they're pretty close to the same thing ya know.