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The Case for Bombing Iran
12-May-2008
Mad Podhoretz: The Ideologue Behind the Campaign to Bomb Iran
Norman Podhoretz is Editor-at-Large of Commentary, author most recently of World IV: The Struggle Against Islamofascism, and father of the neoconservative movement. He has met with President George W. Bush (in which he made the case for bombing Iran) and acted as a foreign policy advisor to the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani. Podhoretz was one of the original signatories of the "Statement of Principles" of the Project for the New American Century and received the Guardian of Zion Award from Bar-Ilan University on May 24, 2007. Podhoretz is furthermore amongst the most (if not the most) vociferous ideologues in favor of bombing Iran, the case for which he first made in an article in Commentary, The Case for Bombing Iran. The article then went on to be reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and discussed widely in diplomatic circles and amongst policy makers in both the US and Europe.
The fact that anyone in their right mind might choose to listen to Podhoretz of their own free will is worrying to say the least, since he offers analyses that bear little semblance to reality. He knows little if anything about Iran and the wider region (he doesn't speak Farsi or Arabic), and yet continues to be regarded in some highly influential circles as an 'expert' regularly partaking in punditry across the airwaves of the corporate media. He cites no evidence for his accusations, merely rhetoric, since he feels that the burden of proof only exists for those demonic penumbra 'the Iranians'. His warmongering must be exposed and its true motivations unmasked: the desire to unequivocally underscore American empire and Israeli hegemony in the Middle East.
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The Truth Hurts
by Zion on Tue May 13, 2008 12:34 PM PDTPodhoretz is right on. He is supportive of the dissident movements in Iran, but, unlike many opportunists, has the clarity of mind and the necessary honesty to realize that left by themselves they have little chance of changing anything.
You have to remember Serbia. It was after the effective US strikes against the Milošević regime that helped cripple his power that the student movement was finally able to overthrow the bastard and his gang of criminals.
If seen with honesty and an open mind, it is people like Podhoretz who are the true friends of freedom loving oppressed Iranians.
[As far psycopaths and devils are concerned, I would suggest you look first at those in power in Tehran. No one comes even close.]
The "civilized" psychopath
by Mehdi on Tue May 13, 2008 09:11 AM PDTIf you mute the video, he looks and acts very civilized! He looks like and acts like a human! I wonder how many of these "civilized" psychopaths have power in Israel.
They are all blood suckers
by farokh2000 on Tue May 13, 2008 08:25 AM PDTThe crazy fundamentalist think if they created an all out war that ended the humanity all together, then they will be saved and go to their heaven.
What a bunch of dangerous criminals, and the scary thing is their numbers are going up around the World every day.
This is not to say that all religions are bad but the fundamentalist teachings in any religion is way too dangerous for the entire humanilty, no matter which religion.
You can find this kind of moron in any culture and religion. I wish people would get smart and either ignore them or feed them to the Sharks.
Hezbollah where are thou
by Afshin. (not verified) on Tue May 13, 2008 06:47 AM PDTLet's bomb Israel to nothing. lol
You don't need to have horns to be a devil
by Abarmard on Tue May 13, 2008 06:43 AM PDTAs you can see his picture.
Podhoretz is a Zionist Lacky
by ahmad.bahai on Tue May 13, 2008 06:41 AM PDTLook at what this bunch of blood suckers and their lackys have done to Iraq and Iraqi polpulation and you will know their mind set. These are worse than hitler. At least Hitler had a audacity of hating jews and telling it as it was. These blood suckers from Tel Aviv hate the entire world and don't have the balls to say it. But they are raining trror, death, and destruction all over the world from China to Europe and beyond.
Podhoretz is a charlatan and
by Vatanparast e Irani (not verified) on Tue May 13, 2008 05:13 AM PDTPodhoretz is a charlatan and a fraud who is only interested in Israel's regional domination whatever its actions and whoever has to perish to achieve that goal
I love Podhoretz
by Zionist (not verified) on Tue May 13, 2008 05:06 AM PDTPodhoretz is Israel's great protector against its many enemies - hopefully we'll bomb Iran and neutralize the threat soon.