Bush's Hollow Speech

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Jahanshah Rashidian
by Jahanshah Rashidian
14-Jan-2008
 

The current President Bush's speech of 13-Jan-2008 in Dubai, warning Iran of destabilising the region and supporting the terrorist Shia groups in Iraq and Taliban in Afghanistan, is not a thorn in the eye of the IRI. On the contrary, the IRI uses such a hollow rhetoric for its propaganda agenda and especially to heat up its repressive machine against freedom loving people in Iran.

The region that Bush means is mainly Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel; the first two countries are now controlled by the SU-led troops. The third one, Israel and its neighbours, is the major concern for any US administration--whatever party in the Whitehouse, the President tries at the end of his term to cool down the tensions between Israel and its neighbours before leaving the office. This was the case of any President since Jimmy Carter.

However, what no western leader, especially a US one, cares about is the steady human rights catastrophe in this region. From the Arabs' occupied territories by Israel's troops to Iran occupied by Mullahs' troops, the permanent violations of the most basic human rights are ignored. The human dignity, as far as the eye can see, is trampled in this region.

Of course, Bush in his current speech in Dubai had to abandon his rhetoric habit by not attacking “Iran”, but replacing it with the term “the Islamic regime” to probably please many Iranians in Dubai.

Some wonder if Bush’s intellect or moral capacity is sensitive enough to differentiate the word “Iran" from the word “IRI”. However, one may realise that he is not quite ready to respect this difference and it means that the Bush adiministeration intentionally avoids highlighting the difference to really confront the regime.

Bush or his advisers certainly follow Iran's news, he should have learnt from the official verdicts like the recent amputation of limbs, gouging out of an eye, throwing people from a high and all these unprecedented acts, which all violate any standard of human values, but apparently he would not care about.

Sphere of human rights in Iran has never been a major concern for the West. If ever was one, the tackling of such an issue would be the last tactical warning before planning a military attack or harsh sanctions.

So, in my view, the West is not yet ready to seriously confront the IRI. The point is that the IRI is quite aware of it and can exploit it for its own agenda. This complaisant attitude of the West remains an ever prerequisite for bargain between the West and the IRI despite vocal war.

The Bush’s fiery speech in Dubai is a menace to no one. In this perspective, it would not mean a military attack on Iran before his term.

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by navid20 (not verified) on

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by Jahanshah Rashidian on

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How about one lissens also to what the other side - I mean the FM of the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN - has to report: *
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