Bananiot,
.............the mere thought that a theocratic regime like that of Iran may acquire nuclear capabilities makes my hair stand on end.
I can understand anybody who relies on the MSM for their information feeling that way but, as I have tried to explain, there is a difference between what you see or read and reality. I feel I can speak with some first hand knowledge as I lived in Iran for four years (
1990-1994) so I feel I got to know the people to a fair degree. They are not a violent people but, their religion is a bit ‘in-your-face’ demonstrative and is the pivot of their daily lives. This could give the impression that they an excitable race if the information is orchestrated and presented in a certain way. It was once said to me by an Iranian engineer ‘
In the Shah’s days we drank in public and prayed in private. Now we pray in public and drink in private.’ Their religion is extreme and highly expressive and they have to demonstrate that they are ‘good’ muslim’s. But some Christian religions are also extreme as well. Every US President finishes a speech with ‘
God bless America.’ The Iranians (Muslims) finish with a roaring ovation of ‘
God is great.’ I mean, it’s what ever turns you on I suppose?
Unlike the only nuclear power in the region Israel, Iran has no history at all of attacking any of the neighbouring countries for several hundred years. Their only war, was against Iraq from 1980 to 1988 and remember, Saddam started it on a nod from the USA and was supported in that war by the USA who provided not only weapons and munitions (
including biological and chemical weapons)but also satellite and other intelligence.
But, just look at the track record for the terrible twins, US/Israel and you will get a very different impression to that you will ever see on TV or in the papers!
Israel has carried out attacks in its 64 years of existence, on:
Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Gaza, Tunisia and Iran .............. and all were first strike to Israel but, there were other assets attacked (shipping and aircraft) belonging to Turkey and even their partner the USA, , but that was a ‘false flag’ incident the Americans don’t like to talk about!!!! (
USS Liberty)
In addition they have carried out abductions, kidnappings, piracy and murders, world wide .... far too numerous to mention. In all, a death toll running into tens of thousands of men, women and children and all supported by the USA. Not bad going for a peace loving nation, eh????
The US history is even worse if you take their record of false flag operations, starting wars, invoking regime change, supporting terrorism and a whole host of covert operations .... like the Iran/Contra affair.
Since 1945 the countries the US has in some way attacked number over 50 and they are listed on this video, which in turn will show you just how democratic (
Not) the US Government really is. The death toll attributable to US military action alone runs into hundreds of thousands, maybe into the millios, plus all their own casualties. But, you won’t see this mentioned in the MSM because it is not what they want the ‘sheeples’ to know, even the American people are kept in the dark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZmC9RJw1E&feature=related(some interviews are in Spanish with no sub titles but you will get the message anyway)
Israel has a Zionist Government which even many Jewish Israelis do not like and the US Government is very greatly influenced by a very powerful Zionist Lobby, (
Neo-Cons) many of whom hold senior Government and Administrative posts so, to all intents and purposes, they share a ‘Management’ and both sing from the same Hymn sheet. All the information we are seeing on the MSM at the moment is regulated and/or from often unsubstanciated reports from Zionist sources and distributed through a Zionist controlled media machine and is specifically developed to paint Iran as a threat. A classic method of starting a conflict ...... create a threat ...... encourage fear in the population ............ and come up with a solution to ‘protect’ the people, which is often war.
By far the greatest threat to the Middle/Near East is the US and Israel and they are establishing their justification for a war, day by day, with more and more hype and distortion knowing full well the majority of the ‘sheeples’ will look no further and any that do can be ridiculed as conspiracy theorists. History shows time and time again that the conspiracy theorists have nearly always been right when the details all come out some years after the event.