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    The great deceivers

    Zionist-American dual loyalists paving the way for an attack on Iran


    Paul Balles*

    20 AUgust 2007

    Paul J. Balles considers how "dual loyalists" in the US administration are propagating the myth that Iran is developing a nuclear arsenal and wants to "wipe Israel off the map" as a pretext for Israel and/or the US to attack Iran.

    Those who follow what’s going on in the world know that the invasion and occupation of Iraq were based on a myth created by the neo-conservatives in America, trumpeted by George W. Bush and spread by a Zionist-controlled media.

    That myth, a fictionalized account of non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Saddam Hussein's non-existent arsenal was created by "dual loyalists" in the American administration who wanted to eliminate any possibility of Iraq developing a destructive force that could endanger Israel.

    Now, a new assault orchestrated by the Zionists is moving forward on the basis of another myth: that Iran is developing a nuclear arsenal and wants to "wipe Israel off the map".

    The invasion of Lebanon was part of that myth. When Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers on Lebanese territory, the Israelis leapt at the opportunity to use that as an excuse to attack Lebanon, provoking Hezbollah to retaliate.

    The Israelis knew that if they provoked them, Hezbollah would respond in kind. While destroying Lebanon’s infrastructure and murdering its civilians, the Zionist propaganda machine blathered its usual line about self-defence. The conclusion of the deceptive argument was that Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel prove that Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map.

    The next part of the sham argument holds that since Iran wants to eliminate Israel, according to its president, and because it insists on its right to develop a nuclear capability, and as they're lying about wanting nuclear power for peaceful purposes, Iran must be attacked.

    However, Iran's president did not say that Israel (the country) should be wiped off the map. That interpretation of what Ahmedinejad said was based on a fraudulent translation of his speech. His comment was "Imam [Khomeini] said “This regime that is occupying Qods [Jerusalem] must be eliminated from the pages of history."

    As one commentator wrote: "The perfidious thing about this translation is that the expression “map” can only be used in one (intentional) way: a state can be removed from a map but not a regime, about which Ahmadinejad is actually speaking."

    Carrying the myth forward, G.W. Bush said, based entirely on the misinterpretation of Ahmadinejad’s speech:

    The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. That's a threat, a serious threat. It's a threat to world peace; it's a threat, in essence, to a strong alliance. I made it clear, I'll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally, Israel.

    The truth was that Iran advocated a regime change in Israel. As Anneliese Fikentscher and Andreas Neumann observed, "To commute a demand for removal of a 'regime' into a demand for removal of a state is serious deception and dangerous demagogy."

    The myth that Iran would be a nuclear threat to Israel is the most ludicrous part of the Zionist propaganda campaign and the most dangerous part of the neo-conservatives’ deception. Iran could not conceivably consider a nuclear attack on Israel as long as they occupy what Ahmadinejad referred to as "our dear Palestinians".

    The only conceivable danger to Israel from Iran – even if Iran had nuclear weapons – would be (1) if the Palestinians were eliminated from Palestine, and (2) if Israel then attacked Iran.

    If Israelis keep harping on the myth about the potential danger from Iran, knowing that the Iranians would never target Palestinians, the only logical deduction is that Israel plans to rid occupied Palestine of the Palestinians.

    Zionist lackey US Senator Joe Lieberman has already urged America to bomb Iran. How many more lunatics will fall in line?


    *Paul Balles is a retired American university professor and freelance writer who has lived in the Middle East for 38 years. For more information, see http://www.pballes.com.


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