Every day we are treated to news about the dangers that Iran poses to the world, courtesy of the pop media. We all know that Iran is trying to build a bomb which will transform Ahmadinejad into a regional Hitler. Some objective questions need to be asked. Why are we concerned about the evil intentions of Iran and not about North Korea? What part does oil play in this? What part does the petrodollar play in this? And lastly, are the allegations against Iran even true? Keep in mind the rationale we used to go to war against Iraq. Meanwhile, we are imposing sanctions on Iran and expecting the rest of the world to go along.
Asia Times carries this piece by Pepe Escobar. He takes a long look at what is going on with Iran and the longstanding involvement that the U.S. has had in the region.
“In fact, Iran already supplies no less than 15% of China’s oil and natural gas. It is now more crucial to China, energy-wise, than the House of Saud is to the US, which imports 11% of its oil from Saudi Arabia.”
“The IAEA is positive: no bomb-making is involved. Nonetheless, Washington (and the Israelis) continue to act as though it’s only a matter of time – and not much of it at that.”
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