Iran and Syria Wish to Bring on a Cataclysm
Despite the warnings coming from several Arab states, among them Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Syria, backed by Iran, continues to take a hard line, despite the worsening crisis and the clear lack of unity among the Arab states.
Reports continue to support charges of direct Syrian and Iranian complicity in Hezbollah’s actions. The Jerusalem Post reports that the rockets that struck Haifa, killing eight, were Syrian made. While the New York Post reports that the Iranian-made C802 missile that struck an Israeli warship on Friday was fired by a team of Iranian Revolutionary Guards operating on the ground in Lebanon.
A news story from the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) suggests no softening from Tehran. According to the report:
Does Ahmadinejad really expect the Israelis to close down their own state? If they refuse, he warned: “If you are unable to end such conspiracies and you can hardly manage to apologize for your aggressive moves, let the Palestinian people have a free election to decide their own fate.” Accordng to IRNA: “The president warned the Zionist regime that if they do not respond to this invitation properly, they should expect a horrible destiny.”
Ahmadinejad, no stranger to hyperbole, and tired of comparing the “Zionist entity” to the Nazi regime, stated that the “Zionist regime's aggressions” make those committed by the Mongols “look tame.”
This is not a crisis that is spinning out of control. This is a crisis controlled from Tehran and Damascus, both of which have consciously chosen to escalate in an effort to provoke a cataclysm.
Reports continue to support charges of direct Syrian and Iranian complicity in Hezbollah’s actions. The Jerusalem Post reports that the rockets that struck Haifa, killing eight, were Syrian made. While the New York Post reports that the Iranian-made C802 missile that struck an Israeli warship on Friday was fired by a team of Iranian Revolutionary Guards operating on the ground in Lebanon.
A news story from the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) suggests no softening from Tehran. According to the report:
Addressing the Zionist regime, [President Ahmadinejad] said, “Just as you founded the occupying regime on lies and conspiracy, you had better disintegrate it ourself.If you apologize to the residents of the region, the noble regional nations will disregard the past.” The president called on the Zionists to lay the cornerstones for positive and constructive exchange with the regional nations, adding that otherwise the fury of the world nations will rise and they will investigate the crimes committed by the regime and their supporters.
Does Ahmadinejad really expect the Israelis to close down their own state? If they refuse, he warned: “If you are unable to end such conspiracies and you can hardly manage to apologize for your aggressive moves, let the Palestinian people have a free election to decide their own fate.” Accordng to IRNA: “The president warned the Zionist regime that if they do not respond to this invitation properly, they should expect a horrible destiny.”
Ahmadinejad, no stranger to hyperbole, and tired of comparing the “Zionist entity” to the Nazi regime, stated that the “Zionist regime's aggressions” make those committed by the Mongols “look tame.”
This is not a crisis that is spinning out of control. This is a crisis controlled from Tehran and Damascus, both of which have consciously chosen to escalate in an effort to provoke a cataclysm.
Has anyone noted that the Iranians are comparing Israel to the Nazis of WWII who not so long ago, according to the Iranians, did not commit any atrocities against the Jews during WW II? When it is convenient, let's resurrect the Nazis!
Posted by sahillgrunt | 3:13 PM
That's an excellent point. Maybe that's why their president has started using the Mongols for comparison.
Posted by Mike Palmer | 5:23 PM