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The article on The Cat’s Blog written by Gabriele Zamparini under the heading Iraq is still the issue – Part 1: Waiting for the partition makes good reading. In this article the writer refers to the article of Scott Ritter ‘Iraq Will Have to Wait’.

The message contained in these two articles is that the anti-war movement needs to shift its attention and strategy to preventing a war in Iran rather than ending the Iraq War. Referring to various, suspicious messages, based on fictitious facts, that have been sent into the world by US officials in an effort to build up the public sentiment in favor of an Iran attack. Allegations that Iran is feeding and supporting US enemies in Iraq are rampant. It is however alleged that the contrary is in fact true. Ritter says: ” But fiction often mirrors reality… The United States is waging a proxy war against Iran, inside Iran. This mirror imaging of its own terror campaign against Iran to manufacture the perception of a similar effort being waged by Iran inside Iraq against the U.S. has been very effective at negating any Iranian effort to draw attention to the escalation of war-like activities inside its borders. After all, who would believe the Iranians? They are only trying to divert attention away from their own actions inside Iraq, or so the story goes.”

Even in regard to the main theme of the US total onslaught, i.e. the issue of Iran developing nuclear weapon capability, Ritter states that the US has suffered severe set-backs. This is however countered by “Don’t believe the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran does have a nuclear weapons program! For weeks now, the cornerstone for the justification of American military intervention in Iran has been crumbling away, the layers and layers of fear-based fiction crafted by the Bush administration meticulously peeled away by Dr. Mohamed El Baradei and his team of inspectors from the IAEA. After treading water for years in a sea of political intrigue, El Baradei and his experts have finally assembled enough data to enable them to close the books on the Iranian nuclear program, noting that all substantive questions have been answered and that contrary to the speculative assessments put forward by the Bush administration it appears that Iran’s nuclear program is, in fact, dedicated to permitted energy-related activities. ”

This reminded me of a report I read some years ago in the Onion. On or about 9 March 2005 George W Bush announced his Iraq exit strategy by saying:”I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Defense and I have formulated a plan for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq,” Bush announced Monday morning. “We’ll just go through Iran.” The article further reports that Bush said the U.S. Army, which deposed Iran’s longtime enemy Saddam Hussein, should be welcomed with open arms by the Islamic-fundamentalist state. Bush further added “And Iran’s so nearby,” Bush said. “It’s only a hop, skip, and a jump to the east.” To this General George Cassey, the commander of the coalition forces in Iraq (and another of Bush’s virtual soldiers) added “The fact is, we’ve accomplished our goals in Iraq (sic!)…. “Now, it’s time to bring our men and women home - via Iran. The plan also includes a minor stopover for refueling and provisional replenishment in Syria.”

I was inclined to think that Bush would not become involved in an aggressive confrontation with Iran due to the fact that his tenure is drawing to a close. I further tried to convince myself that he would think of his legacy and make some effort not to be remembered as the Butcher of the Mid-East. But it is impossible to know what mad men think and how their minds work. It may just be possible that we wake up tomorrow with the news that the US has attacked or invaded Iran.

What Bush, every single member of his staff as well as senior military officers must keep in mind is that, some time in future, they may be held criminally liable for whatever their part may be in such assault. Remember Abu Ghraib and who paid the price for illegal orders?! You still have the opportunity to investigate the truth of the facts being dished up and you should not later rely on a defense of ‘lawful order’. That can never exist under present circumstances. You are to commit a crime against the peace. Taking into account the untrustworthiness of the present US regime you and every reasonable person ought to question the credibility of the reasons for such assault.

J.C.Grobler.

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