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World War III **NEWS** Friday, June 9th, 2006 AD............... |
No matter what Iran agrees to, Bush regime wants war
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2006/020606_b_war.htm
Mike Whitney | June 2nd 2006
=E2=80=9CThe US is updating contingency plans for a strike to cripple
Iran=E2=80=99s atomic weapon program if international diplomacy fails. . . .
The plan calls for a rolling, five-day bombing campaign against 400 key
targets, including 24 nuclear-related sites, 14 military airfields and
radar installations, and Revolutionary Guard headquarters.=E2=80=9D Ian
Bruce, =E2=80=9CUS spells out plan to bomb Iran,=E2=80=9D The UK Herald
The Bush administration has no intention of peacefully resolving the
nuclear dispute with Iran. They have consistently blocked all attempts
by Iran to negotiate in good faith or to establish diplomatic channels
for discussion. The current offer by Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice to talk directly with Iran is less a departure from the normal
US=E2=80=99 belligerence than it is a means of enlisting support from Russia
and China for future punitive action. In one particularly ominous
comment, Rice said that the negotiations would give Iran =E2=80=9Cone last
excuse=E2=80=9D to resist American demands. This tells us that US diplomacy
is a just a smokescreen for the eventual hostilities.
It took the United States months of behind the scenes wrangling to
persuade the UN Security Council to even consider Iran=E2=80=99s
=E2=80=9Calleged=E2=80=9D nuclear weapons programs. Iran tried to prevent t=
his by
offering to allow surprise inspections on any facility suspected of
covert nuclear activity. Iran is not required to do this under the
terms of the NPT, but volunteered as a way of building confidence among
the member states. The Bush administration, which made this a vital
part of earlier demands, rejected the offer outright saying that
Iran=E2=80=99s concession would not be enough to end the standoff.
A similar incident took place just weeks earlier when Iran was
finalizing the details of an agreement with Russia to enrich uranium
outside of the country. Iran figured that this would allay US fears
that it was secretively developing nuclear weapons.
Again, the Bush administration rejected this =E2=80=9Cgood will=E2=80=9D ge=
sture as
insufficient, while Condi Rice scoffed at the idea as a trick. These
are just the latest examples of Iran=E2=80=99s efforts to find a peaceful w=
ay
to placate Washington. The administration is not interested in
concessions or settlements. It is simply building the case for punitive
action or war.
Despite growing pressure from the administration, the Security Council
has not agreed on a resolution condemning Iran=E2=80=99s nuclear programs. =
So
far, Iran has cooperated fully with the IAEA and there=E2=80=99s simply no
evidence of noncompliance. It took an enormous effort by the Bush
administration to push a feeble =E2=80=9Cnon-binding presidential
statement=E2=80=9D through the council. The statement neither endorses
economic sanctions nor military action. It is a toothless declaration
that is utterly meaningless except for its use in fueling the
propaganda campaign against the Islamic regime.
The administration has hit a roadblock at the Security Council. Their
appeal for decisive action is going nowhere.
Last week, Secretary of State Rice said, =E2=80=9CSecurity guarantees for
Iran were off the table.=E2=80=9D Her announcement reveals the true depth of
America=E2=80=99s inflexibility and the unlikelihood of a peaceful solution.
If the United States refuses to sign a =E2=80=9Cnon-aggression pact,=E2=80=
=9D then
what incentive is there for Iran to abandon its nuclear programs? After
all, Iran has the =E2=80=9Cinalienable right=E2=80=9D to enrich uranium und=
er the
NPT. Shouldn=E2=80=99t that at least be a bargaining chip for negotiations
with the US?
The administration=E2=80=99s hardnosed approach precludes any future
compromise. Their stubbornness only makes sense if the ultimate
objective is war, which appears to be where Washington is headed.
If we compare the present situation to the lead up to the war in Iraq,
we can assume that the war plans are already underway. The maneuverings
at the UN are just a facade to conceal the movement of military
hardware and troops. Once the logistical work is done, the
administration will create a pretext for attacking Iran just as it did
with Iraq. Rice's globe-trotting diplomacy means nothing; it's Cheney
and Rumsfeld who will decide when the time is right.
The administration sees non-aggression treaties as a sign of weakness
unworthy of a superpower. As stated in its National Security Strategy
(NSS) the United States reserves the right to attack any nation that
may challenge its national interests or its global supremacy. Iran is
the next domino to establishing permanent American hegemony.
Controlling the oil resources of the Caspian Basin and removing
regional rivals to Israel remain the fundamental goals of Bush=E2=80=99s
global resource war. This makes a military confrontation with Iran
inevitable. It is absurd to expect the Bush administration will
seriously negotiate when their final purpose is regime change.
In a recent article in Counterpunch, =E2=80=9CEmbedded Journalism and the
Disinformation Campaign for War on Iran,=E2=80=9D Gary Leupp notes that the
same cadres of neocons who misled the nation into war with Iraq have
been reassembled in the Pentagon to repeat their success against Iran.
Under the rubric of =E2=80=9CThe Office of Iranian Affairs,=E2=80=9D Abram =
Shulsky,
Elizabeth Cheney and other far-right hawks fill out a roster of pro-war
advocates. Their task is to prepare the country for war by generating
fear and suspicion of Iran=E2=80=99s imaginary weapons programs. The group's
influence is probably similar to that of Judith Miller who was allowed
to spout her bogus claims about Iraqi WMD from headlines across the
country. In this case, however, the intention is to omit the critical
facts about Iran=E2=80=99s activities rather than simply inventing false
allegations.
For example, the media invariably excludes the important details about
Iran=E2=80=99s programs that would allow American=E2=80=99s to form an educ=
ated
opinion. These are:
1 The IAEA has consistently said that there is =E2=80=9Cno evidence=E2=80=
=9D that
Iran has a nuclear weapons program or is diverting nuclear material
from its research.
2 Iran has been in full compliance with all its treaty obligations for
three years and has undergone the most intensive inspection regime in
the history of the IAEA.
3 The UN Security Council reaffirmed Iran=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cinalienable ri=
ght=E2=80=9D
to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and did not order Iran
to suspend nuclear enrichment as was falsely reported in the news.
4 The United States has violated its obligations under the NPT by
developing a new regime of =E2=80=9Cbunker busting=E2=80=9D low yield nucle=
ar
weapons.
5 That the United States is violating the UN Charter by unilaterally
threatening a sovereign nation that is not in breach of any UN
resolution.
These are the fundamental facts that the American people need to know
to make an informed judgment about the present confrontation. Instead,
the media simply reiterates the specious claims of government officials
without regard to either international law (NPT) or the findings of the
UN watchdog agency, the IAEA. We must assume that the media is working
with high-ranking officials in The Office of Iranian Affairs to produce
news that is so obviously skewed in favor of the administration. After
all, their entire raison d=E2=80=99etre is to create the rationale for movi=
ng
the country to war.
A growing number of American elites are uneasy with the precipitous
decline of American prestige as well as the reckless approach to
foreign policy. Henry Kissinger has joined Madeleine Albright, Zbigniew
Brzezinski, Chuck Hagel and other CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
luminaries to pressure the Bush administration to open a direct
dialogue with Iran. Until today, Bush showed no sign that he would do
so. Despite the many setbacks in Iraq, the =E2=80=9Cwar president=E2=80=9D =
still
appears to be entirely under the spell of VP ***** Cheney and Sec-Def
Donald Rumsfeld. Regrettably, there=E2=80=99s no indication that Rumsfeld or
Cheney are the least bit affected by the widening divisions in elite
opinion. They are in complete control of the policy making apparatus
and should be expected to execute their war plan regardless of its
unpopularity or its long-term consequences.
In a recent article by Gareth Porter, =E2=80=9CIran Proposal to US Offered
Peace With Israel,=E2=80=9D the author reports that in 2003 Iran not only
offered =E2=80=9Cto accept peace with Israel and cut off material assistance
to Palestinian armed groups=E2=80=9D but made a =E2=80=9Ctwo-page proposal =
for a
broad US-Iran agreement covering all the issues facing the two
countries.=E2=80=9D The secret document that was provided to IPS proves that
Iran is neither committed to the destruction of Israel nor to the
continued sponsorship of terrorist groups.
..=E2=80=9CWhat the Iranians wanted in return,=E2=80=9D Porter says, =E2=80=
=9C was an end
to U.S. hostility and recognition of Iran as a legitimate power in the
region=E2=80=9D They want to see a =E2=80=9Chalt in hostile US behavior and
rectification of status of Iran in the US=E2=80=9D as well as "recognition =
of
Iran's legitimate security interests in the region with according
defense capacity.=E2=80=9D (ISP)
Respect and security; the same demands that one expects from any
reasonable sovereign nation.
=E2=80=9CIn 2003, Bush refused to allow any response to the Iranian offer to
negotiate an agreement that would have accepted the existence of
Israel.=E2=80=9D (IPS)
This implies that the decision to attack Iran must have been made in
the earliest years of the Bush administration. (Perhaps, even before
Bush took office as indicated in the Project for the New American
Century)
Will there be a war with Iran?
The UK Herald reported two weeks ago (=E2=80=9CUS spells out plan to bomb
Iran,=E2=80=9D Ian Bruce) that =E2=80=9Cthe US is updating contingency plan=
s for a
strike to cripple Iran=E2=80=99s atomic weapon program if international
diplomacy fails. . . . The plan calls for a rolling, five-day bombing
campaign against 400 key targets, including 24 nuclear-related sites,
14 military airfields and radar installations, and Revolutionary Guard
headquarters.=E2=80=9D
If there is an invasion it will probably be limited to securing the
region of Khuzestan, which is adjacent to Iraq=E2=80=99s southern flank and
contains 90 percent of Iran=E2=80=99s oil wealth as well as much of its
natural gas. This could be achieved with as little as 15,000 to 20,000
combat troops, plus a backup of Special Forces. The rest could be
accomplished by aerial bombardments of military installations, radar,
artillery placements, missile silos, nuclear sites and Republican Guard
facilities. Needless to say, there are not =E2=80=9C400 nuclear targets=E2=
=80=9D in
Iran. The Herald article implies that the Pentagon is anticipating a
=E2=80=9CSerbia-type=E2=80=9D attack which disrupts major industry, oil pro=
duction
and civilian infrastructure. This strategy has been described in great
detail by author John Pilger in his article =E2=80=9CCalling the Kosovo
Humanitarians to Account.=E2=80=9D
Pilger states, =E2=80=9CNATO's civilian targets included public transport,
hospitals, schools, museums, churches. ..bombing bridges on Sunday
afternoons and market places."
Citing the goal of opening the region to a =E2=80=9Cfree-market economy,=E2=
=80=9D
Pilger notes how NATO intentionally targeted state-owned businesses to
bring Kosovo into the global economic paradigm and remove any stain of
its socialist past.
Pilger says, =E2=80=9CIn the bombing campaign that followed, it was
state-owned companies, rather than military sites, that were targeted.
NATO's destruction of only 14 Yugoslav army tanks compares with its
bombing of 372 centers of industry, including the Zastava car factory,
leaving hundreds of thousands jobless. Not one foreign or privately
owned factory was bombed.=E2=80=9D
We expect that the same basic model will be applied to Iran, although
the assault will be papered-over by the =E2=80=9Cstate-media franchise=E2=
=80=9D
(the =E2=80=9Cfree press=E2=80=9D). Iran has no nuclear weapons programs and
Washington knows it. It is being prepared for =E2=80=9Ceconomic reform=E2=
=80=9D and
=E2=80=9Cstructural readjustment=E2=80=9D so that it can be included in the
prevailing system of predatory capital and satisfy the West=E2=80=99s
ravenous appetite for cheap oil and new markets.
US carrier groups are already moving to the Gulf and the finishing
touches are being put on the battle plans. Lt General Sam Gardiner
expects that an attack will come as early as this month. That seems
like a reasonable prediction.
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