This video explains why Israel wants the USA to attack Iran. Three well known experts explain how the facts are twisted to create fear similar to the fear created about Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction to be a pretext for attacking Iraq and then it was discover that it was a BIG LIE but no one was held responsible for the war crimes committed against Iraq.
Now, it is Iran and the use of Nuclear weapons fears as a pretext to attack Iran. The Israeli and US leaders and the Zionist media is spreading fear about Iran threat to the world while the Zionist state has an arsenal of nuclear weapons that represent an existential threat to all the Middle East countries combined.
The presentations analyzes US-Israel subversion and hostility toward Iran by Ray McGovern, Nima Shirazi, and Brian Becker. Moderated by Eleanor Ommani, AIFC, American Iranian Friendship Committee . They challenge myths and misrepresentations surrounding Iran's nuclear program. What is the evidence and why is Iran targeted with sanctions and war threats? Several Iranian nuclear physicists have been assassinated; recent Wiki-leaks cables revealed that last year the U.S. agreed to "quietly transfer" bunker-busting (nuclear) bombs to Israel; Who is threatening whom?
Ray McGovern, a former intelligence analyst with the CIA for 27 years in January 2006 in Atlanta, publicly challenged Donald Rumsfeld about the "WMD's" in Iraq in what became a mini-debate on live TV. Brian Becker is the National Coordinator of A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition, an anti-racist, anti-war organization working to prevent intervention and war, and defend civil and human rights of working people at home and abroad. Nima Shirazi is an Iranian American political commentator and writes the website
http://WideAsleepInAmerica.com. His well-documented analysis of United States foreign policy and Middle East issues can also be found in numerous other online and print publications.
This event was sponsored by AIFC and endorsed by Wespac Mid-East Committee, www.WarIsACrime.org, PAKUSA Freedom Forum and other peace and social justice organizations. January 14, 2011 at Grace & St. Paul's Church, NYC. Camera, audio: Joe Friendly
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YogiOne problem...the US doesn't want to launch a war against Iran. They just don't it doesn't meet the modern criteria for a war because they're not helpless like Iraq or Afghanistan. Israel will do exactly what the US tells it to do, the US is the mob boss and Israel always follows it's orders because when they don't they get hammered.
Iran has an army, they have the ability to bog us down for a LONG time, they withstood 10 years of war against an American funded Iraq. So the very premise that he's supposing that the US wants a war, they don't.
Seriously watch a Chomsky talk about Iran.
thealiSaddam wasn't weak in the beginning, he was strong enough to think that he can invade Kuwait and take over their oil. But after years of sanctions, its government turned into shambles and it was easy meal for Bush.
So the US strategy is for Democrats to sanction n weaken, then for the Republicans to go in for the kill. Iraq was sanctioned heavily by Clinton, and when Bush came in, it was turn to invade. That is why it they fixed the intelligence to fit the policy of invasion. It was a plan years in development.
Now Obama has put heavy sanctions on Iran, which is already taking a heavy toll on Iran people. This will continue for another four years. Then the next administration, which undoubtedly will be a Republican will do the invasion. By that time, Iran's government will be in shambles and its people so demoralized that its going to be as easy as Iraq invasion.
The Green movement was Iran's only chance to change the invasion plan and now that has been lost, by regime's own arrogance. Also the military industrial complex needs another war to feed on, and unfortunately it seems like that it is going to get it.
One problem...the US doesn't want to launch a war against Iran. They just don't it doesn't meet the modern criteria for a war because they're not helpless like Iraq or Afghanistan. Israel will do exactly what the US tells it to do, the US is the mob boss and Israel always follows it's orders because when they don't they get hammered.
Iran has an army, they have the ability to bog us down for a LONG time, they withstood 10 years of war against an American funded Iraq. So the very premise that he's supposing that the US wants a war, they don't.
Seriously watch a Chomsky talk about Iran.
YogiKuwait is a tiny country, and didn't have nearly the military that Iraq had because of US support of Iraq. Do you remember until he attacked Kuwait he was a big Ally, we loved him and supported him right through his greatest atrocities.
The Gulf War was just us rolling over them, it wasn't even a fight it was us flexing our muscles and a good sign to other countries not to step out of line. We then allowed Saddam to stay in power by letting him crush the resistance against him which was serious and would've most likely overthrown him. We imposed sanctions that were in the words of Dennis Halliday "Genocidal." And which when asked if killing 500,000 Iraqi children was ok Madeline Albright said "We think the price is worth it."
Iran isn't like Iraq at all, either before the Gulf War or Before the Iraq War. It's got a much more powerful and technological military. Also the US is simply not as powerful as it was. Remember the Gulf War was just after the Wall Fell, we were the worlds only super power. The Iraq War was against a basically helpless nation (even Kuwait wasn't afraid of them anymore), and we were stuck there for years, it was ridiculous how we fucked it up so amazingly. Russia in Chechnya is pissing themselves over how we fucked it up so badly. If David Petraeus could do what Putin did, he's probably be considered the greatest military man the US had ever seen.
I'm sorry but we cannot invade Iran like we did Iraq, simply because the world is changing too quickly. It's not going to happen, and if it does, you'll see a real uprising in the US. The OWS thing has more sympathy than people think, it's just bubbling under the surface. If it's given a huge cause the troops will have to be called back to the US to control the population.
Also contrary to popular belief Wars don't make money, they cost money. Preparing for War makes money, the Military Industrial complex wants to always be spending money Preparing for War and not having to fight one that would take significant resources, like getting bogged down in Iran.
I'm sorry but it's just nothing like the same thing going on. I don't think we're going to be invading Iran on the ground ever do to the change in the power system and the enemy.
Saddam wasn't weak in the beginning, he was strong enough to think that he can invade Kuwait and take over their oil. But after years of sanctions, its government turned into shambles and it was easy meal for Bush.
So the US strategy is for Democrats to sanction n weaken, then for the Republicans to go in for the kill. Iraq was sanctioned heavily by Clinton, and when Bush came in, it was turn to invade. That is why it they fixed the intelligence to fit the policy of invasion. It was a plan years in development.
Now Obama has put heavy sanctions on Iran, which is already taking a heavy toll on Iran people. This will continue for another four years. Then the next administration, which undoubtedly will be a Republican will do the invasion. By that time, Iran's government will be in shambles and its people so demoralized that its going to be as easy as Iraq invasion.
The Green movement was Iran's only chance to change the invasion plan and now that has been lost, by regime's own arrogance. Also the military industrial complex needs another war to feed on, and unfortunately it seems like that it is going to get it.
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