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Mixed signals on dangerous, dangerous Iran

by Chris D., Unknown News       July 15, 2008

Confused, as always, about what we're supposed to be brainwashed into believing is going on: We're being told repeatedly that Iran is secretly building bombs and is just looking for a chance
to irradiate us all, but at the exact same time we've got people debunking Iran's press releases concerning 'displays of military force' such as ballistic missile tests.

So... are we supposed to think Iran is dangerous or that they're just pretending to be dangerous?

This is all in the midst of the ongoing "If you hit me I'll..." marathon that has Iran giving Bush's PR sabotage department all the soundbites they need to make Ahmadinejad sound completely insane, while Israel makes horrifying statements and threats that would cause everyone who lost their lives in the Holocaust
Iran's out to get us and secretly building superweapons, but don't worry, their conventional weapons aren't worth shit and they're bluffing about the progress they've made with their power plants.


Also, terrorism is a threat to world peace, so the answer is to engage in war across the globe.
turn in their graves yet don't get nearly as much disdain from the rest of the world.

While the leadership of Israel and Iran trade threats and compare missile sizes, their people become so steeped in fear and paranoia that they're about ready to go to war without their Armies. I don't claim to fully understand the depths of their political conflict but about now I'd say this childish bullshit should really take a backseat at least until The Other Butcher of Baghdad stops threatening the two countries into threatening each other.

So... yeah. Mixed signals here. Iran's out to get us and secretly building superweapons, but don't worry, their conventional weapons aren't worth shit and they're bluffing about the progress they've made with their power plants. Also, terrorism is a threat to world peace, so the answer is to engage in war across the globe. And let's not forget challenging tyranny is the right and duty of all peoples, but challenging the President and the tyrants he's on a birthday card basis with is treason.

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