Murdering scientists does not help to reduce tensions between nations.
The fourth Iranian scientist was killed yesterday. Teheran has been rocked by unexplained explosions. A cyber attack was conducted against Iran. War beckons. The nobility of purpose of the West's crusades for justice ends in the sordid abuse of laughing soldiers urinating on the bodies of dead warriors. Healthy brave young soldiers suffer fatal words or monstrous injuries to their bodies or minds.
A Welsh soldier's funeral takes place today. He was shot twice, blown up by IEDs in two further incidents. He witnessed the nightmare death of his best friend. Tormented by his memories, he took his own life.
The duty of politicians is to avoid wars that will have no convincing purposes. In Iraq and probably Afghanistan the immense sacrifices of blood and treasure will have lamentable outcomes. Rotten regimes will be replaced by new rotten regimes.
Stupidly we do not learn from the lessons of history - including the history of the past ten years. We are blundering and stumbling into a new war in Iran. The UK are distracted and disinterested in the only task that matters - reducing the threat of war. The Cassandras who warn of disaster are ignored or abused.
A war between the West and Iran would have unimaginable consequences. The client forces Iran,of Hamas and Hezbollah, will be involved. Our Foreign Secretary is silent on the murders. The result will not be to encourage openness on Iranian nuclear plans. It will inflame their anger and encourage them to ban IAEA inspectors from their country in the same way they are banned in Israel.
Britain must not be dragged into another avoidable war in which none of our national interests are under threat. Our brave soldiers deserve our protection from the horrors of mangled bodies and minds.
Any violent action against Iran would be unjust which includes the sponsorship of terrorism and economic sabotage which has been going on for years now.
It has become a case of 'Iran has nothing to fear if it doesn't have anything to hide', regarding the supposed pursuit of nucleur weapons. Unfortunately it doesn't work like that because 'facts' can be mis-reported and become part of a game of 'who is the toughest' during electioneering.
Without its prey the predator will perish. Now that Iraq is finished the largest military force in the world will be straining to exercise its power elsewhere. It has become the normal everyday operation of NATO to destroy from morning until night. There are powerful interests which want this to go on for ever.
Thankyou for trying to get answers on this subject, Paul. Hopefully those who would bring us closer to war can be made to look silly. They should be crushed. After all these things do not 'just happen'. I'm sure there are crafty people looking to gain from this crisis. I think it can be prevented.
Posted by: Ad | January 13, 2012 at 12:19 AM
I believe the key is understanding UK's involvement in the build-up to war is a full probe into the Fox-Werritty affair. Did the Defence Secretary go off piste on Israel policy on the advice of Werritty and the US Neo-cons who were filling his wallet?
Fox was allowed to avoid a full investigation because he jumped before he was pushed. The speedy probe was done to avoid political embarrassment. Quick injustice in order to hie the truth. I raised the need for a legitimate probe in a private meeting yesterday. Unfortunately politics ruled.
Posted by: Paul Flynn | January 13, 2012 at 12:51 AM
Horrendous timing on the anonymous release of the urination video, too. Just the kind of provokation a peace process doesn't need.
Posted by: DG | January 13, 2012 at 11:48 AM