The Predatory War on Palestine

It is mind-boggling what's happening in Iran. There are a lot of contradictions such as Musavi having been instrumental in the U.S. embassy hostage taking and being a leading founder of the Islamic Revolution and a protege of Imam Khomeini. All indications are that a mixture of factors are at play here. There seems to be rivalry among the Old Guard and Ruling Elite which themselves are broken up into power groups. Rafsanjani, a powerful figure and economic baron is at odds and in rivalry with Ahmadinjad and the Revolutionary guards, who are vying over control of Iran's economy and vastly lucrative oil industry.

Then, we have the huge frustrations and passions of the Iranian people so evidently obvious with the mass demonstrations. There seems to be deep unpopular feeling against Ahmadinejad which indicates deep divisions and alienation in society. It could be the class system coming to the fore and the glaring disparity between the 'haves' and 'have nots'.

The politics of Iran are complex to say the least. Ahmadinejad may very well have won the elections according to surveys carried out by researchers from the West. On the other hand, we are being led to believe that there is more than a whiff of corruption and vote-rigging. We, as laypeople have little idea of what is presently unfolding. However, we have to bear in mind that, with the U.S. and Israel looming in the background, then it might be more than pertinent to note some of the comments of Paul Craig Roberts who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration, who wrote on June 16th, 2009 that:

As a person who has seen it all from inside the U.S. government, I believe that the purpose of the U.S. government’s manipulation of the American and puppet government media is to discredit the Iranian government by portraying the Iranian government as an oppressor of the Iranian people and a frustrater of the Iranian people’s will. This is how the U.S. government is setting up Iran for military attack.


Bloomsday Edition
June 16, 2009
Why the US Wants to Delegitimize the Iranian Elections
Are You Ready for War with a Demonized Iran?
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS