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| US, Israel afraid of independent Iran: Chomsky | |
| 2017-10-05 | |
...intellectual and political theorist of a socialist persuasion. He is noted for being so far out in left field he can't see the shortstop on every issue he pushes... In an interview excerpted from his upcoming book Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy, Chomsky discussed the real reasons behind his country’s years-long animosity towards Iran, dismissing as mere smokescreens Washington’s objections to Iran’s nuclear program and its support for resistance groups in Leb and Paleostine. "Iran has long been regarded by US leaders, and by US media commentary, as extraordinarily dangerous, perhaps the most dangerous country on the planet," Chomsky said in response to a question by David Barsamian, the book’s co-author. The scholar noted that Washington’s doctrinal system tends to introduce Iran as a "dual menace" that "is the leading supporter of terrorism, and its nuclear programs pose an existential threat to Israel, if not the whole world." Support for ’terrorist’ groups Chomsky explained that America’s branding of Iran as a state sponsor of terror was based on Israel’s interests. "In the real world, Iranian support for terrorism translates to support for Hezbollah, whose major crime is that it is the sole deterrent to yet another destructive Israeli invasion of Leb, and for Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, which won a free election in the Gazoo Strip‐a crime that instantly elicited harsh sanctions and led the US government to prepare a military coup," he argued. Rather ironically, the philosopher pointed out to America’s unconditional support for Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , which he described as "a brutal dictatorship, miserably repressive" committing "disgraceful atrocities in Yemen." The US has been providing weapons and intelligence to the Riyadh regime over the course of its more than two-year-long aggression that has killed more than 12,000 Yemeni civilians. Iran’s nuclear program Chomsky dismissed US claims that Iran was in possession of nuclear weapons and said any concerns in this regard had been alleviated by Tehran’s own calls for destroying all weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the Middle East region. "Such a zone is strongly supported by the Arab states and most of the rest of the world and is blocked primarily by the United States, which wishes to protect Israel’s WMD capabilities," he said. Real reasons behind Washington’s animus The renowned historian said the "true reasons" behind America’s hostility towards Iran were the country’s growing regional influence and the 1979 Islamic Revolution that led to the ouster of US-backed monarch Mohammad Reza Shah. "The United States and Israel cannot tolerate an independent force in a region that they take to be theirs by right," he argued. "An Iran with a nuclear deterrent is unacceptable to rogue states that want to rampage however they wish throughout the Middle East." Chomsky said Washington was still angry about the Iranian people’s removal of Shah, "the dictator installed by Washington." "Iran cannot be forgiven for overthrowing the dictator installed by Washington in a military coup in 1953, a coup that destroyed Iran’s parliamentary regime and its unconscionable belief that Iran might have some claim on its own natural resources." Citing more instances of US double standards, Chomsky noted that former US President George H. W. Bush had invited Iraqi nuclear experts to the US for advanced training in nuclear weapons production. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Interesting use of the word "independent." |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-10-05 20:42 |
| #3 Thought for a moment you were referencing Wednesday Adams Dave D. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2017-10-05 15:09 |
| #2 "Prominent American scholar"?? "Renowned historian"?? "Philosopher"?? Noam Chomsky is a perennial left-wing crank. And that's ALL he is. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2017-10-05 08:30 |
| #1 You kind of can't blame Iran Press TV for catching a slow, soft pitch. And you have to give the old, insane, genocide-loving commie credit: his description of Saudi Arabia is accurate! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2017-10-05 01:37 |