Now’s The Time To Strip Israel of WMD's

By Gilad Atzmon

The Israelis are not very impressed with Hassan Rouhani, the new Iranian president. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s delegation to boycott his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and later denounced Rouhani’s address there as “a cynical speech that was full of hypocrisy.”

But Israel seems to be alone this time.  Both the United States and other Western nations appeared to warmly welcome the new Iranian president at the UN. 

But did Rouhani present any radical change? Did he deliver new promises? Not at all. Like his predecessor, he made it clear that Iran is not going to give up on its right to proceed and develop nuclear energy. Like Ahmadinejad, Rouhani contended that  “nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran’s security and defence doctrine, and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. Our national interests make it imperative that we remove any and all reasonable concerns about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.”

The President also suggested that the world should recognise Iran’s basic right to carry out all parts of its nuclear fuel cycle. In short, Iran is going ahead with its nuclear project. And this is indeed very good news.

So what changed really?  Only one thing, I guess. The nations seem to have changed their appetite. And they are somehow brave enough to admit it to themselves.

Due to some intense Jewish lobbying and the submissive nature of contemporary Western politicians, not many Western governments dare criticise Israel. They clearly fear Netanyahu and his network of ‘800 pound gorillas’. By means of kindness towards Israel’s ‘enemy’, our weak politicians have managed to find a way to deliver a message to Israel. Welcoming Rouhani at the UN was a clear message to the Jewish State and its supportive lobby: beware, we are gradually becoming tired of your dirty politics and pushing for wars.

Being an avid reader of Jewish history, I allow myself to say that the failure to read the writing on the wall is intrinsic to Jewish identity politics and culture. One might expect Israel and the Lobby to back off at this point. But this is not going to happen. Israel and the Lobby will act more obnoxiously. They will use every trick in their book to close this opening window of a dialogue and reconciliation.

Israel is doomed to bring a tragedy on itself and the region. Even God won’t be able to save his chosen people from themselves. But there is something the UN can do: stripping Israel of its chemical, biological and nuclear arsenal. I can see such a demand brewing up and I would love to see it materialising soon.

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Scottish gov`t backs calls to free Israeli nukes whistleblower

The Scottish gov`t is backing a British campaign for the release of Mordechai Vanunu, who alerted the world about the extent of Israel`s secret nuclear weapons programme over two decades ago.Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond revealed his government's support by sending a letter to the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee when signing a petition, organized by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

"The Scottish Government is well aware of the campaign by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supports the lifting of all restrictions imposed on Mr Mordechai Vanunu," Salmond said.

"We are sympathetic to Mr Vanunu's situation and we share his opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons," he told the committee.

The petition "urges the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government to ask the Israeli Government to lift all restrictions on Mr Mordechai Vanunu and allow him freedom to travel."

The whistleblower, who is a former nuclear technician, served 18 years in Israeli prisons after being kidnapped for revealing details about the Zionist regime's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He is still subjected to restrictions.

In 1994, Vannanu was elected as Rector of Glasgow University, but he was prevented Israeli authorities from taking up the post, which ended in February this year.

A joint statement from Scotland's other four university rectors, including Robin Harper MSP, also support the campaign, saying he had "in support of international law and in opposition to aggressive wars and weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East."

Since his conviction, Amnesty International human rights group has described the whistleblower as a "prisoner of conscience" and called for his immediate and unconditional release.

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Israel threatening world security

Iran's ambassador to the
IAEA has said that Israel's
nuclear capabilities are a
potential threat to both
international and
regional security.

Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh told
Press TV that over 100 countries in the general
conference of the International Atomic Energy
Agency have condemned Israel for not
cooperating with the IAEA.

The Zionist regime has refused to sign the
Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and it is
believed that the regime has about 200
nuclear warheads capable of being mounted
on long-range missiles and a stockpile of
chemical and biological weapons.

"Although the US has always vetoes the UN
Security Council's resolutions against Israel,
it could not do so in the IAEA's general
conference," he added.

Commenting on Iran's cooperation with IAEA,
Soltaniyeh noted that Iran has always been
open to IAEA inspections.

Asked whether Iran has benefited from remaining
within the NPT framework, he responded that Iran
has been deprived from benefiting from the NPT
because of the unfair treatment of the West.

He also noted that Iran has not withdrawn
from the NPT and this makes clear the country
is not pursuing nuclear capabilities for anything
other than civil purposes.

HSH/HAR

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A LOOK BACK AT Weapons of Mass Destruction: Who Said What When

The question we need to ask is:
Who among the people below knowingly lied,
and who among these people were themselves hoodwinked by Cheney and Rumsfeld and hence unknowingly lied to the American people? The persons below who knowingly lied should be removed from their positions.

They should be impeached. The people who unknowingly lied should also be removed from their positions (despite their high stature) because they have indicated to us that they have no sense of discrimination, no judgment. They cannot recognize a crook and a fraud when they come face to face with one. In addition, every name on the list below supports the illegal war of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan. It means, not a single one of these persons has respect for the conventions and treaties that comprise international law.

Hence they are not qualified to serve in leadership positions.
There are moralists amongst us, the people.
We need to bring them forward to run for elections.
We need to demand that only moralists be our leaders.

"Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons,
and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger for the United States."
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-CT, September 4, 2002

"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein
now has weapons of mass destruction."
Dick Cheney August 26, 2002

"If we wait for the danger to become clear, it could be too late."
Sen. Joseph Biden D-Del., September 4, 2002

"Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities
that were used for the production of biological weapons."
George W. Bush September 12, 2002

"If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein
is once again misleading the world."
Ari Fleischer December 2, 2002

"We know for a fact that there are weapons there."
Ari Fleischer January 9, 2003

"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to
produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent."
George W. Bush January 28, 2003

"We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his
weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more."
Colin Powell February 5, 2003

"Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and
international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material
and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things,
continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons
capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting
and harboring terrorist organizations."
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, February 5, 2003

"We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized
Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons --
the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have."
George Bush February 8, 2003

"So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of
mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?
I think our judgment has to be clearly not."
Colin Powell March 8, 2003

"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves
no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal
some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."
George Bush March 18, 2003

"We are asked to accept Saddam decided to destroy those weapons.
I say that such a claim is palpably absurd."
Tony Blair, Prime Minister 18 March, 2003

"Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that
Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly
. . . all this will be made clear in the course of the operation, for whatever
duration it takes."
Ari Fleisher March 21, 2003

"There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons
of mass destruction. As this operation continues,
those weapons will be identified, found, along with the people who have
produced them and who guard them."
Gen. Tommy Franks March 22, 2003

"I have no doubt we're going to find big stores of weapons of mass destruction."
Kenneth Adelman, Defense Policy Board , March 23, 2003

"One of our top objectives is to find and destroy the WMD.
There are a number of sites."
Pentagon Spokeswoman Victoria Clark March 22, 2003

"We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad."
Donald Rumsfeld March 30, 2003

"Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction."
Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary 2 April, 2003

"Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass
destruction U.S. forces find -- and there will be plenty."
Neocon scholar Robert Kagan April 9, 2003

"I think you have always heard, and you continue to hear from officials
, a measure of high confidence that, indeed, the weapons of mass
destruction will be found."
Ari Fleischer April 10, 2003

"We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with
Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps
he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we will find them."
George Bush April 24, 2003

"Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction,
I suggest they wait a bit."
Tony Blair 28 April, 2003

"There are people who in large measure have information that we need
. . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country."
Donald Rumsfeld April 25, 2003

"We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so."
George Bush May 3, 2003

"I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear
he had weapons of mass destruction."
Colin Powell May 4, 2003

"I never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons
of mass destruction in that country."
Donald Rumsfeld May 4, 2003

"I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the weapons program
of Saddam Hussein -- because he had a weapons program."
George W. Bush May 6, 2003

"U.S. officials never expected that "we were going to open
garages and find" weapons of mass destruction."
Condoleeza Rice May 12, 2003

"I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago --
I mean, there's no question that there were chemical
weapons years ago-- whether they were destroyed right before the war,
(or) whether they're still hidden."
Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, Commander 101st Airborne May 13, 2003

"Before the war, there's no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein
had weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical.
I expected them to be found. I still expect them to be found."
Gen. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps May 21, 2003

"Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating,
I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction."
Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff May 26, 2003

"They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer."
Donald Rumsfeld May 27, 2003

"For bureaucratic reasons, we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction
(as justification for invading Iraq) because it was the one reason everyone could
agree on."
Paul Wolfowitz May 28, 2003

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