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“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” – H. L. Mencken
We hold these Truths to be self-evident…
The title is of this article is alarming, and accurate. It will brief you on:
· the treaty that manages Iran’s nuclear program,
· the status of compliance with Iran, the US with the UK and now France, and Israel,
· analysis for the disinformation delivered by the US, UK, France, Israel.
The treaty in question: The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): The Non-Proliferation Treaty[1] (NPT) was designed to limit nuclear weapon development, facilitate availability of nuclear energy, and lead to global nuclear disarmament. The treaty allows any country to develop nuclear material for energy, receive the assistance of the nuclear countries to do so (US, UK, France, Russia, and China), and then be inspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to verify they do not refine fissionable material beyond energy-grade (3-5%) to weapons-grade (over 85%). To date, no NPT country with a nuclear energy program has developed nuclear weapons. Iran and the US are signatories of NPT. Therefore, the legal and Constitutional US response is to help Iran develop nuclear energy.
Status of compliance: You need three brief paragraphs of history to put the present into context: in 1953, the United States CIA, led by one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s grandsons, initiated a coup in Iran (Operation Ajax[2]) to remove the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. The Iranian government was understandably dissatisfied with the terms of its contract with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company that allowed British interests to claim 85% of the oil profit from Iran.[3] Iran voted to nationalize the oil industry in 1951 after the British declined to renegotiate the terms. The US-led coup was successful, and the royal monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,[4] became virtual dictator. Fearing popular reprisal, Pahlavi’s government was supported by the CIA in creating the Iranian SAVAK, a vicious secret police for the Shah’s dictatorial government.[5] We can only assume that the oil revenue sharing agreement with the Shah was acceptable to the US and UK.
Under the Eisenhower administration, the US cooperated with the Shah’s government for the development of Iranian nuclear energy through the “Atoms for Peace” program.[6] President Ford agreed to US full cooperation to help Iran build about two dozen nuclear energy plants. When the Iranian people overthrew the Shah’s government in 1979, the US stopped cooperating. The US backed Iraq in their invasion of Iran in 1980 and throughout the war until 1988, seeking a more US-friendly Iranian government. The US provided Saddam Hussein with chemical and biological weapons to use against Iran that the W. Bush administration later used as justification for invading Iraq.[7] Since 1979, the US has worked to prevent Iran having a nuclear energy program, even under the legal provisions of the NPT, and reneged on a multi-billion dollar contract to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran without refunding Iran’s money.[8]
Therefore, all US administrations since Carter in 1979 have committed lies of omission by not disclosing to the public Iran’s treaty-right to nuclear energy under NPT. US political “leadership” obfuscates the issue with rhetoric of Iran’s “nuclear program” to link energy with weapons.[9] Ironically, the US is in additional violation of NPT by developing new nuclear weapons and threatening to use them rather than work for global disarmament as per treaty terms.[10] The US actions are also in violation of the UN Charter in threatening war.[11]
The UK and France are out of NPT compliance by not assisting Iran for nuclear energy development and then accepting the reasonable terms of full monitoring of nuclear refinement that has had a perfect history for safety and compliance for over 40 years. Israel is not signatory to NPT; they ironically choose what they accuse of Iran: a secret nuclear weapons program estimated at 200 warheads. Israel has also been found by the UN’s Human Rights Council to be in numerous violations of War Crimes against Gaza.
The previous three paragraphs are plain vanilla history in conservatively-known content. This means it is encyclopedic and not disputed by government or argued by historians. It should be clear to you that “leadership” from both political parties and mainstream media do not provide the necessary context of history and treaty facts to evaluate the Bush and Obama administrations’ statements threatening war with Iran. Their collective use of the term “nuclear program” is intentionally conflating the two distinct technologies of legal low-grade energy refinement with illegal very high-grade weapons refinement. We could also call it fraud, as it deliberately misinforms.[12]
Iran is in compliance of NPT by having all facilities disclosed and open for IAEA monitoring. On Monday September 21, 2009 Iran disclosed to IAEA per NPT terms of 180 day notification of a new nuclear energy facility that is about 18 months away from operation. For discussion, read here.
Analysis: I’ll give you two paragraphs of recent history, then current analysis. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Seymour Hersh, has reported since 2005 that government insiders have disclosed to him that the CIA is presently engaged in covert operations similar to 1953 to overthrow the Iranian government.[13] Hersh, claiming inside White House sources, reported one idea from Vice President Dick Cheney was for the US Navy to build four or five boats that looked like Iranian Naval PT boats, man and arm them with US Navy Seals, then have the Navy Seals attack a US Navy ship off Iran’s coast. The incident would be filmed and used as propaganda to enflame US public opinion for war with Iran.[14] Hersh is the reporter who insiders trusted to report the My Lai Massacre and its cover-up in the Vietnam War, and the Abu Ghraib Torture Scandal in the current Iraq war. Scott Ritter, US former weapons inspector and officer for US Marine Intelligence calls any covert planning and actions by their correct legal name: Acts of War. Ritter states the obvious: the US would never allow Iran to take these actions without calling them Acts of War.[15]
Recently and disturbingly, was the US Air Force admission that they “mistakenly” transported six live nuclear warheads attached to ready-to-launch cruise missiles to the US military base that is the jump-off for US supplies to Middle East Operations. This could be a veiled threat of nuclear war against Iran rather than explained by the long chain of continuous “mistakes” required for such an event to occur.[16] Nuclear weapons are protected by detailed protocol and lethal force; they go nowhere by mistake and had a 50 year perfect record for their handling.
President Obama’s UN speech on Wednesday September 23 was full of lies of omission and commission. He claimed Iran was “in pursuit of nuclear weapons” without proof and all existing reports and IAEA inspections confirming Iran is only in pursuit of their legal right to nuclear energy. Mr. Obama continued: “But if the governments of Iran and North Korea choose to ignore international standards, if they put the pursuit of nuclear weapons ahead of regional stability and the security and opportunity of their own people, if they are oblivious to the dangers of escalating nuclear arms races in both East Asia and the Middle East,” he said, adding, “Then they must be held accountable.” President Obama then asked the world leaders to demonstrate to Iran and North Korea that international law is not an “empty promise.” “We must insist that the future not belong to fear,” he said.
President Obama is a lying sack of spin, along with the Republican leadership for their silence in the face of these transparent lies. The US is out of compliance of the international standards of NPT, not Iran. The US and Israel threaten regional stability, security, and opportunity for Iran. The US is unaccountable, holding NPT as an empty promise, and actively instilling fear for the future.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told Reuters: “I think the fact that such brutal thugs, such barbaric dictators like Ahmadinejad, speak in front of the world assembly is a real low point in the annals of the United Nations.” Israel’sForeign Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed “without a doubt” the Islamic Republic is pursuing nuclear weapons, and, “Without wasting time, we must work towards the overthrow of the mad regime of Teheran.”
Secretary of State Clinton piled-on the propaganda, stating Iran must prove their program is peaceful, despite all evidence stating that it is and none suggesting otherwise. President Obama and Secretary of Defense, along with members of Congress, also threatened a military response to Iran. French President Sarkozy: “More uranium enrichment and declarations by the leaders of Iran to wipe a UN member state off the map,” he continued, referring to Israel. Sarkozy repeats the lie that Iran threatened Israel.
Iran has responded by demanding proof that they have been deceptive or out of compliance in any way. They also assert that the US, UK, and France are and have been out of compliance with NPT for over 40 years. They did not mention Iran’s replacing the dollar for the Euro as their oil reserve currency that might explain much about the US sharp response.
In conclusion of this analysis, res ipsa loquitur, the facts speak for themselves. The US is attempting to deceive their people through political and media manipulation to believe Orwellian claims exactly opposite from the truth. The UK, France and Israel are accomplices in this criminal deception.
If you wish to continue this history of lies to inflict war upon the innocent, and damn your allegiance to the US Constitution, rule of law, and American values, believe the transparently false rhetoric that bombards us. If you choose to build a brighter future of human cooperation, especially those of you with an oath to defend and protect the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC, then you must tell the simple truth concerning this understandable issue of NPT. Call out lies as lies. Refuse to accept illegal orders of aggression based on known lies; that is the duty of Patriots and the accepted legal conclusion from the Nuremberg Principles: Principle IV states, “The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.” Saying one was just following orders is no excuse under the law.
My recommended policy response because of the magnitude of the criminal lies and liars is Truth and Reconciliation. The following 7-minute video lays out some of the pertinent facts in this analysis. As always, please share this article with all who claim to be responsible citizens.
Feel free to research my library of work, much of which directly pertains to this article’s topic of contrived war in the Middle East.
False Flags, Lies & Nuclear Bombs from PuppetGov on Vimeo.
[1] United Nations. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: http://www.un.org/Depts/dda/WMD/treaty/ , and Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Proliferation_Treaty .
[2] Future of Freedom. Hornberger, J.G. An Anti-democracy Foreign Policy: Iran. Jan. 31, 2005: http://www.fff.org/comment/com0501i.asp , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax .
[3] Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/2003/8/25/50_years_after_the_cias_first , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Iranian_Oil_Company .
[4] New York Times. Risen, J. April 16, 2000. The CIA in Iran: http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/mideast/041600iran-cia-index.html , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi .
[5] Federation of American Scientists. Pike J. Ministry of Security: SAVAK. Jan. 16, 2000: http://www.fas.org/irp/world/iran/savak/index.html ,Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK .
[6] World Nuclear University. President Eisenhower’s speech to the UN General Assembly. Dec. 8, 1953: http://world-nuclear-university.org/html/atoms_for_peace/ , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran .
[7] Iran Chamber Society. King, J. Arming Iraq: A Chronology of US Involvement. March, 2003: http://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/arming_iraq.php , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_iraq_war .
[8] Antiwar. Prather, G. ElBaradei Isn’t Perfect. Dec. 27, 2005: http://www.antiwar.com/prather/?articleid=8308 , and background: Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran#After_the_1979_Revolution .
[9] Heard, L. Iran is not the Belligerent Party. June 23, 2008: http://www.gulfnews.com/articles/08/06/24/10223329.html .
[10] Alternet. Berrigan, F. March 8, 2007. The United States Nuclear Hypocrisy: http://www.alternet.org/audits/48890/ and United States Government.net. United States Violating International Treaties: http://www.unitedstatesgovernment.net/violatinginternationaltreaties.htm , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States-Iran_relations
[11] Foley, B. “Limiting War by Process: Congress, the UN and Iran. Jurist Legal News and Research. May 25, 2006. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2006/05/limiting-war-by-process-congress-un.php .
[12] Legal Dictionary: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/fraud , Wikipedia for encyclopedic explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud .
[13] Hersh, S. Preparing the Battlefield: The Bush Administration Steps up its Secret Moves Against Iran. July 7, 2008: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_hersh and interviews on Preparing the Battlefield: http://www.911blogger.com/node/16388 , http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=1812 .
[14] Prison Planet. Watson, S. Media blackout on Cheney Iran false flag story. Aug. 2, 2008: http://www.prisonplanet.com/media-blackout-on-cheney-iran-false-flag-story.html .
[15] Truthdig.com. Ritter, S. Acts of war. July 29, 2008: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080729_acts_of_war/ .
[16] Analyses: Project Camelot. Carter, J. What Really Happened at Minot AFB. : http://www.projectcamelot.org/jack_carter.html , Information Liberation. Lindorff, D. The Air Force Report on the Minot-Barksdale Nuclear Missile Flight. Nov. 2, 2007: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=24191 , and Rense. Twietmeyer, T. Missteps in the Bunker: Damage Control? Sept. 25, 2007: http://www.rense.com/general78/dmge.htm
September 29, 2009
Source: The Examiner