http://www.juancole.com/2010/03/fathollah-nejad-why-smart-sanctions-on.html Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.juancole.com/2010/03/fathollah-nejad-why-smart-sanctions-on.html#comment-2494 a_berns Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:13 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=5025#comment-2494 It is quite telling the effect overwhelming propaganda has had on what passes as the Duhmerican mind that there is not a single comment on a most rational and balanced position concerning Iran. <br />A national rage has been promulgated and nurtured since the popular overthrow of the Shah against the Iranian people and culture, politically endowed by Bush I/Reagan mendacity and duplicity, followed by Clintonian perfidy and Cheney/Bush II/Obama self-induced ignorance. <br />In a decade and a half as an expatriate away from the Washington/New York axis of propaganda and disinformation, time and again a diplomatic offer was either made or responded to; the result invariably a diplomatic isolation, ignoring, non-response if not outright threat to economic, political, or military sanction. Most recent was the irrational raving of Tony Blair giving "testimony" at a war crimes hearing over the assault, invasion, overthrow and occupation of Iraq, summarizing that now Iran requires the same policy. Obama offers dialogue and before the sentence is finished sanctions are being called for, some fine diplomacy that, how will that be received, just how will that work out. The diplomatic exertions of the European Union's bevy of right-wing leaders is parroting what Washington/Tel Aviv has instructed, adding the threat of greater EU sanctions to those already in place. And the fools wonder why the government, the people of Iran resist such transgressive pressure. <br />The west, the Washington/Tel Aviv axis of evil, their EU lapdog leaders had best take measure of their position; war crimes, crimes against the peace, and crimes against humanity are not repealed, at some point the conventions will be enforced, the future will make the judgment upon those found wanting. It is quite telling the effect overwhelming propaganda has had on what passes as the Duhmerican mind that there is not a single comment on a most rational and balanced position concerning Iran.
A national rage has been promulgated and nurtured since the popular overthrow of the Shah against the Iranian people and culture, politically endowed by Bush I/Reagan mendacity and duplicity, followed by Clintonian perfidy and Cheney/Bush II/Obama self-induced ignorance.
In a decade and a half as an expatriate away from the Washington/New York axis of propaganda and disinformation, time and again a diplomatic offer was either made or responded to; the result invariably a diplomatic isolation, ignoring, non-response if not outright threat to economic, political, or military sanction. Most recent was the irrational raving of Tony Blair giving "testimony" at a war crimes hearing over the assault, invasion, overthrow and occupation of Iraq, summarizing that now Iran requires the same policy. Obama offers dialogue and before the sentence is finished sanctions are being called for, some fine diplomacy that, how will that be received, just how will that work out. The diplomatic exertions of the European Union's bevy of right-wing leaders is parroting what Washington/Tel Aviv has instructed, adding the threat of greater EU sanctions to those already in place. And the fools wonder why the government, the people of Iran resist such transgressive pressure.
The west, the Washington/Tel Aviv axis of evil, their EU lapdog leaders had best take measure of their position; war crimes, crimes against the peace, and crimes against humanity are not repealed, at some point the conventions will be enforced, the future will make the judgment upon those found wanting.

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