Comments on: A Guide To Today’s Inevitable Iran-Based Shockhorror

By: BiBiJon

BiBiJon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:21:45 +0000

Iran launched a small satellite into low orbit. This was done by the Iranian space agency, who have a web site, email, phone numbers, etc. I am sorry to say not one western journalist could peel themselves away from their sell-speculation-as-fact habit.

Call the folks at the space agency. Ask them about their budgets, long term plans, who they report to, etc. Then publish the facts.

PS. Iran has not invaded any of her neighbors in over 200 years.

By: BiBiJon

BiBiJon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:21:45 +0000

By: Gary Baumgarten

Gary Baumgarten — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:38:09 +0000

Lt. General Robert Gard (Ret) will be my guest on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com at 5 PM New York time Tuesday Feb 10 to discuss nuclear proliferation.

To talk to Gard please go to http://www.garybaumgarten.com and click on the link to the chat.

Thanks,

Gary

By: Jaleh

Jaleh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:29:28 +0000

Wow – it has been a long time since i have read an article that was not TOTALLY anti-Iran and written for the sole purpose of demonization and dehumanization of Iran in order to deprive it of its rights. Everything the Western countries want to deprive a nation of its rights – they simply demonize it in order to avoid expectations of equality and non-biasedness. Your article slightly hints at Iran's rights for a change, “… that it has the right to be thinking and preparing to defend itself, considering that they have hostile US forces all around them”. The more the US and British media bash Iran, the more I have sympathy for them. The more UN is unfair and unjust and bullys that country, the more I pray and wish that they build a strong military so that they are not attacked, invaded, and occupied like Iraq was – 700,000+ Iraqis dead, thousands of US soldiers dead, thousands scared forever, lives distroyed, pain and suffering caused, and a future generation of terrorists built. I am also so SICK of hearing about Israelis and all the influence they have in US Congress and over the President of US. I never hated anybody before, but the more I see these aggressive nasty people, the more I learn to hate them for their nasty one-sided bullying and non-compromising world-dominating, pre-emptive attacking, monsters.

By: josh

josh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:29:19 +0000

Iran isn't allowed to launch an indigenous satellite because they are a dangerous regime and under US sanctions.

Israel is allowed to violate international law and kill innocent children and women with American weapons paid for by American taxpayers.

By: Sam Amer

Sam Amer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:38:45 +0000

It is about time that the US and its allied stop interfering in other nations business and think they are doing the right thing. The US sponsored the re-instatement of the Shah, murdered over 200 iranians in a plane on their way to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage and invaded Iraq and is destabilizing Afghanistan. The US wants to convert all other countries into slaves to its desires. Some countries, like iran, cannot and will not be treated as slaves. In case you have not noticed, slavery is over. I hope that Obama will realize that other countries should do what is in their interest, just as the US; no better and no worse. Isn't it enough that Israel is enslaving the Palestinians with the US consent and support? Sam Amer

By: Dimitrijevic

Dimitrijevic — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:03:12 +0000

Have you noticed that Israel is always left out of the "nuclear danger" conversation especially when the subject is those mean, scary, evil Iranians?

Iran is a signatory to the NPT. As such, Iran is permitted to pursue a domestic nuclear programme. No evidence has been presented suggesting that Iran possesses nuclear weapons now. Likewise, there has been NO evidence presented suggesting that the Iranians are enriching uranium beyond the 3% - 5% U-235 level which is consistent with nuclear reactor fuel and not suitable for high explosive yield nuclear devices.

On the other hand, Israel DOES possess nuclear weapons today. Israel is NOT a signatory to the NPT. Israel DOES NOT produce civilian electricity with its nuclear reactor at Dimona. During their recent invasion of the Gaza Ghetto the Israelis displayed a primeval disregard and indifference to the death of civilians that bordered on pure Blood Lust. With hardly a second thought the Israelis commenced with a calculated program of destruction targeting both civil and government infrastructure as well as civilians and civilian residences.

Who have the Iranians attacked in the last thousand years?

I've never lost one minute of sleep worrying about Iran, it is an ancient and rational civilisation. The Iranian leadership understands perfectly well that even if it had a nuclear weapon their republic would be utterly destroyed by the vastly superior nuclear arsenals of Israel and or the USA ten minutes after it exploded a nuclear device against another state.

Conversely, the Israelis do not recognise the norms of civilised behaviour on this planet. They are capable of anything. Thus I am far more disturbed by the nuclear-armed rogue state that enjoys the endless excuse making and protections of the USA than I am by a non-nuclear armed (or even nuclear armed for that matter) Iran that the American government wants to demonise and tell us is a "mortal danger." The mortal danger to the world lies not with Iran but 1000 km to the west on the shores of the Mediterranean.

By: hass

hass — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:41:35 +0000

Crocodile tears over “nonproliferation” issues are laughable when you consider that the United States was directly complicit in providing chemical weapons to Iraq to be used against Iran during their war.

The Iranians are perfectly entitled to build rockets and even missiles, and it is ridiculous of us to assume that the world will abide by our double standards just to suit us. Iran is a nation of more than 70 million people, larger than France and Germany and Spain combined, and heir to an ancient civilization. Why should they accept second-class status?