Iran: A Manufactured Threat America planing false flag pretense to attack Iran Stephen Lendman OpEd News February 8, 2012 Iran attacked no other country in over 200 years. It threatens none now. Itâs neighbors know it. So do Washington and Israel. Nonetheless, saber rattling warnings continue. At issue is making an independent state a client one. Itâs why Washington orchestrated Syriaâs insurgency and continues anti-Iranian propaganda. Tehran wonât tolerate losing its sovereignty, nor should it. It suffered a generation of repression under Washingtonâs installed Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi after the CIAâs first ever coup ousted democratically elected Mohammad Mosaddegh. It also knows how America and Israel reign terror throughout the region. As a result, itâs prepared to defend itself if attacked. Americaâs business is war, permanent war for unchallenged global dominance. Post-9/11, multiple ones raged and continue. Ordinary people want them stopped. On February 4, dozens of anti-war organizations held a âDay of Mass Action to Stop a US War on Iran.â Among others, The World Canât Wait announced it headlining, âNO war! NO sanctions! No intervention! No Assassinations.â A press release listed dozens of participating US cities, large and small. Other known countries involved included Canada, Britain, India, Ireland, Turkey, Norway, and Bangladesh. Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark participated. In 1992, he founded the International Action Center (IAC). Calling itself âanti-capitalist and anti-imperialist,â itâs committed against wars, racism, economic exploitation, and other forms of injustice. Its web site urged worldwide participation in an âemergencyâ protest day of action. Thousands across America alone participated. Follow-up actions are planned. People are fed up and want Americaâs war machine stopped. Vital resources are squandered while growing needs go unaddressed. Major media scoundrels misreported about Saturdayâs pro and anti-government protests in Moscow, but ignored anti-war ones in their own cities and across America. In fact, they cheerlead Washingtonâs wars. For months, they regurgitated hostile Syrian/Iranian propaganda. Their drumbeat continues daily. Their misinformation promotes war, mass killing, vast destruction, and human misery. Their reports exclude these and other key facts. Instead they feature agitprop and bald-faced lies about a nonbelligerent state, threatening on one, including America and Israel. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) on Anti-Iranian Propaganda On February 2, FAIRâs Peter Hart headlined, âIran: This is What Propaganda Looks Like,â saying: Like crabgrass infests lawns, itâs âeverywhere, thanks to a Senate appearance yesterday by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.â Yet his comments fell far short of justifying heightened anti-Iranian propaganda in response. âHis main point was that Iran could launch attacks if it felt threatened.â He also cited falsified claims that should have been condemned, not repeated as alleged facts. For example, he said: âThe 2011 plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States shows that some Iran officials â probably including (Ayatollah) Ali Khamenei â have changed their calculus and are now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived US actions that threaten the regime.â At the time, CBS News called the report âdire,â saying âIran would likely launch terrorist attacks on US soil as pressure mounts against the regime in Tehran.â NBCâs Matt Lauer asked if an Israeli âpreemptive nuclear strikeâ was justified in response. Only the Wall Street Journal couldnât stomach the ludicrous charge. Obama officials claimed it was âauthorized at the highest levels in Tehran,â according to Carnegie Endowment for International Peaceâ analyst Karim Sadjadpour and many other paid-to-lie commentators, reporters, and opinion writers. In fact, the allegation didnât pass the smell test or others about Iranâs alleged nuclear weapons program and wanting to wipe Israel off the map. On February 3, ABC News reported a spurious accusation about potential Iranian strikes in North America, including against Israeli facilities. It cited an Israeli âinternal security document,â saying: âWe predict that the threat on our sites around the world will increaseâ¦.on both our guarded sites and âsoftâ sites.â Israelâs Consul General for the Mid-Atlantic States Eliran Avitan circulated the allegation. Recently in Tel Aviv, Shin Betâs Yoram Cohen told an audience that Iran plans targeting Israeli sites in retaliation for Mossadâs assassinations of its nuclear scientists. All accusations are baseless. Yet ABC TV, other broadcasters, and cable channels featured them to generate anti-Iranian hostility. On January 31, ABCâs Diane Sawyer introduced Pentagon correspondent Martha Raddatzâs propaganda piece complete with alarmist graphics and unrelated belligerent video footage, saying: âThe saber rattling from Iran has been constant.â Tehran âmay be more ready than ever to launch terror attacks in the United States.â more - http://www.infowars.com/iran-a-manufactured-threat/
Hey, the military industrial cartels need to make more money, congressmen need more bribes so it's going to happen. This BS will never end unless we have a strong third party. Both recent parties are corrupted beyond repair.
Hopefully Ron Paul has gotten through to enough folks regarding foreign interventions. If enough of the people are against it, it's less likely to happen. Popular opinion does matter.
Peres expressed his words of reconciliation while addressing the Israeli Parliament on Wednesday, on the 63rd anniversary of the Knessetâs founding. "We were not born enemies and there is no need for us to live as enemies," Peres said, referring to Iranians. "Do not allow the flags of hostility to cast a dark shadow on your historic heritage. Your people are a sensitive people who aspire for friendship and peace, and not for conflict and wars." The Nobel Peace Prize laureate drew a sharp distinction between the Iranian people and the regime that rules them.