Thread: President Obama is speaking about an Iran nuclear deal.

the us only released their concern for mr levinson because the public and fbi most likely were raising their voices against this administrations callous lack of concern for americans in iran and were only concentrating on ways to make o not look like the %#%^* that he has been looking like

the fact that iran disputes what this administrations has been telling the american people is just another non truth that appears to be characteristic of the administration..what the heck...let's call it what it could very well be.......a LIE

now what do you think the next revelation will be in order to get americans minds away from the fiasco known as obamacare?

Follow the Money: How Lobby Interests are Spinning Iran Nuclear Deal

Professor James H. Fetzer has joined Press TV’s Top 5 to further discuss the Geneva nuclear deal and the US senators’ rush to impose new rounds of sanctions against Iran, contrary to the terms of the agreement.


What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Press TV: Professor Fetzer Iran has been taking confidence-building measures, transparent measures, with regards to its nuclear energy program even before the signing of this deal and more so after the agreement was signed into a deal in Geneva.

Why is it that we are seeing such a hostility springing from the West though?

Fetzer: Well, I am sorry but it appears that a certain number of members of the Senate are completely under the control of Israel and have no concern for the best interest of the United States or the world.


Israel is obviously the problem in this equation. Israel is the rogue state, Israel has a vast collection of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons which it has never declared.

Iran has been a peaceful nation for more than 300 years, it has not attacked any other nation, it has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it has allowed the inspectors, it has been very forthcoming, it is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

Even our own US intelligence agencies converged in a finding in 2007 that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapons program and finally they reaffirmed in 2011.

On what basis are these senators opposing resolution of a major problem in the Middle East? I cannot believe it. It is utterly irresponsible, it is completely irrational and it is a betrayal of their responsibility to the people of the United States and indeed to the world.

Press TV: And another question that does spring to mind is, looking how Iran has tried to ensure that this is a win-win deal, it has obviously secured its rights, its nuclear rights as far as international law is concerned, however it has the right to make a win-win deal for both the West and for Iran and yet it seems that the Western governments are not happy about it.

We have already seen the EU re-imposing sanctions on the Iranian shipping companies as well.

Why do you think that this is so?

Fetzer: Well, I wish I could tell you that it is not because of the extent of the Zionist influence on the West but that is clearly a manifestation thereof.


These sanctions are a form of collective punishment that were found to be a war crime by the Nuremberg tribunal. When the intelligence agencies of the United States have concluded that there is no Iranian nuclear weapons program, when the Iranians have disavowed the pursuit of nuclear weapons, when Iran has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaties and it now allows the inspectors.

What do they think that Iran would do if it had a few bombs? Attack Israel? when Israel has an overwhelming stockpile and could annihilate Iran.

This is the most irrationality I have ever seen from the American senators. It is disgraceful, it is disgusting and the Obama administration must prevail.

I am very glad to report that Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has endorsed going forward with these negotiations with Iran, which should be a win-win.

The only loser on the table is Israel, which is going to have to forfeit its best excuse for attacking Iran for which there was never any justification to begin with.

http://presstv.com/detail/2013/12/10...-winwin-ndeal/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press.tv

Press TV (stylised PRESSTV) is a 24-hour English language news organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran.

no wonder it sounded so anti-Semitic! Iran is no innocent

Here is another article criticizing Israel from RT, previously known as Russia Today.
RT is funded by the federal budget of Russia through the Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.

Israel’s opposition to Iran deal shows ‘it’s not committed to peace’

Netanyahu’s hostile statements about Iran show the imperialist nature of the Israeli regime, Caleb Maupin, an activist from the International Action Center, told RT.

RT: Netanyahu seemed desperate to prevent this deal [nuclear deal between P5+1 world powers and Iran] from materializing yet when an agreement was reached, what is the next step now?

Caleb Maupin: What we are seeing is Israel playing the role it always played. Israel was created in 1948 after WWII when many countries throughout the Middle East were establishing national liberation and independent economic development. And at the time Israel was created as an outpost to Western colonialism and imperialism to prevent countries in the Middle East from establishing their independence. So their hostility towards Iran is based on the fact that Iran has set out since 1979, since its heroic revolution, has set out on a course of independent economic development, not relying on the Western bankers and imperialists, but really on the path of self-reliance serving the people of Iran and not the bankers on Wall Street. Iran has made clear that they have no desire to make nuclear weapons, but yet this talk coming from Netanyahu is very frightening, it shows to the people of the world that Israeli government is not committed to peace.

RT: Relations between Obama and Netanyahu are strained now. How much trouble will Netanyahu have to convince Washington not to endorse some sort of deal in six month?

CM: The people of the world want peace, they want cooperation between countries, they don’t want hostility and war, and if Netanyahu continues to be committed to this aggression, to this hostility, he is going to be further isolated around the world because what he wants is diametrically opposed to what the people of the world are striving for.

RT: The flip side to this is that Washington is going to lose some of its power when it comes to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and matters of the future. What do you think?

CM: The Israeli government has always represented the most right-wing sections of Western finance capital, of bankers and imperialists and they will continue to do that. And while we are seeing Netanyahu making these statements, he works for the imperialists and he will continue to do that. That is the role the Israeli government has always played, it is an outpost of Western colonialism attacking the people of the Middle East and it sees Iran as a threat because of Iran’s independence economic development and its refusal to follow the orders of Western imperialists.

RT: Netanyahu said that “Israel will defend itself with its own forces.” What does he actually mean by that? Is it actually capable of attacking Iran in a meaningful way?

CM: These words coming from Netanyahu are disgusting. It really flows from the fact that Israeli state bases itself on a racist ideology of Zionism, which views the people of the Middle East as sub-human. This is outrages when Israel has stockpiles of nuclear weapons, yet they are afraid of Iran developing peaceful nuclear energy. It is hypocrisy that flows through everything. It really shows the nature of the Israeli regime.

RT: How is it going affect its relations with the rest of the world?

CM: There are a whole network of countries around the world with different religions, different ideologies, different economic systems, but they are all pulling together to oppose the will of Wall Street and the domination by financial centers in London and oppose the will of the Western bankers and imperialists, whether it is China, Russian, Iran, Venezuela , Cuba. These countries are coming together and staring together against the power of Western banking. And this is a development, which is very much a threat to the old order of power, where a few super rich countries dominate the world. Things are changing and I think the fact that these negotiations are going on and a deal has been reached is a positive sign. It shows that the old way of doing things is changing and the world is being re-set up in a way.

RT: Your personal thoughts about this Iranian deal?

CM: It is a step in the right direction, it shows the people of the world want peace, they want negotiation, they want trade between countries, they want equality. And if Israel is opposed that shows what Israel is all about.


http://rt.com/op-edge/israeli-reacti...iran-deal-356/

If someone said they want you dead, wanted you wiped off the face of the earth....would you stand there smile and say thank you?
Iran has held americans hostage...and are still holding them against their will.and this government has ignored them until americans raised their voices...and yes, that article is anti-Semitic and anti-american....and remember Iranians have said death to americans.

do you want to sit down and break bread with them?

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/maj...4-years-later/
The Iranian Hostage Crisis: 34 Years Later
November 7, 2013 by Majid Rafizadeh 17 Comments

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13920813144849231468654As the Obama administration stays determined to push for domestic and foreign policies that would prevent further pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, attempting to diplomatically and pleasantly reach out to the Islamists in Iran, just this week Islamist Iranian leaders responded to Obama’s outreach and foreign policies with a robust reaffirmation of their antagonism towards the United States and Israel.

This Monday marked the 34th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover in Iran, which led to 52 Americans being held hostage for several months in Tehran during the Carter administration. Contrary to what many liberal policy analysts in the Obama administration thought, and despite their recent portrayal of the constructive ties between the Islamists in Iran and United States, several powerful political Iranian institutions called for one of the biggest rallies this week.

Tens of thousands of Iranian demonstrators packed the streets outside the former US embassy in Tehran. Hundreds of thousands also demonstrated against Israel and the US in various cities across the country. This call to rally against the United States and Israel created one of the most unprecedented demonstrations in size and scope. Many Western and Eastern media outlets reported that these gatherings were the biggest anti-US and anti-Israel rally in years. Even according to Iran’s official media, millions of people participated in the protests around the country, resulting in the largest anti-US and anti-Israel demonstration turnout in years.

Additionally, the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran declared November 4th as the “National Day against Global Arrogance.” While this week, tens of thousands of Iranians shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” The burning of American and Israeli flags took place throughout Iranian cities. Furthermore, effigies of US President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US Secretary of State John Kerry were held up high by protestors.

The more the Obama administration pushes for a weakening of policies towards Iran — such as compromising and calling the ruling party “moderate” — the more the Islamic Republic of Iran is sending formidable signs to the United States that it will not put away its antagonizing policies towards the United States.

For 34 years, the United States and the international community have tried—through unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral talks, diplomatic initiatives, and later through sanctions, political, and economic pressure— to persuade the leaders of the Islamist state of Iran to change their extremist domestic and foreign policies, and to respect the modern standards of the international community, the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Amnesty International, and other human rights watch groups.

None of these political and diplomatic approaches have yielded a positive result. Not only have extremist Iranian leaders not scaled down their aggressive foreign policy and their support for terrorist proxies, but they have also increased their domestic repression, human rights abuses, imprisonment and execution of political and human rights activists, along with their persecution of Christians, Jews, and Baha’is.

After all the efforts undertaken by the international community, the Obama administration is, in a sense, restarting its foreign policy from a clean slate. President Obama is attempting to use pleasant diplomatic language with Iranian leaders to ease sanctions on the nation. According to Iranian media, Eastern mainstream news, and some Western outlets, President Obama has repeatedly and desperately begged President Rouhani to speak with him on the phone.

In the arena of international politics taking such initiatives a crucial issue arises, President Obama is significantly weakening the geopolitical position of the United States and emboldening the power of the hardliners and extremists in Iran.

Recently, one of the most powerful military and ideologically hardlined institutions in Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) stated on the Persian Sepah News website, that the slogan “Death to America” was a sign, and manifestation, of the Iranian people’s will, determination, and robust resistance against “the dominance of oppressive and untrustworthy America.” Hardliners even announced a few days before the protests that they composed several new anti-American Islamist songs to be played next to the American embassy.

Additionally, during the opening session of Iran’s parliament (Majlis), all members of the Majlis joined the hardliners’ call, stating that they will proudly carry the slogan “Death to America.”

Beside all these foreign policy gaffs, the Obama administration is currently pushing to invite Iran to the Geneva II conference. Kerry has repeatedly called to engage Iran in the upcoming Geneva Conference.

The matter of fact is that the key political institutions of Iran- such as the IRGC, the paramilitary Basij militia, the ministry of intelligence and security, the Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution (which owns and manages approximately 350 subsidiary and affiliate companies in fields including industry, transportation, commerce, agriculture, and tourism), the Supreme National Security Council, the army, and the Expediency Council- have made it clear that their antagonism towards the United States and Israel is an unalterable part of their policies. The reason that these institutions exist is based on their fundamental ideology to act against Washington and Tel Aviv. Their existence, and Islamic legitimacy, will be endangered if they change this fundamental Islamic ideology.