Iran News Daily has a story running under the headline 'Washington's Pressure on Tehran Unjustifiable.' Granted, a contradictory headline might not meet with the greatest reception over there, but even someone with a rudimentary grasp of current events and politics would find it to be nothing more than the same old Islamist propaganda. Take for instance:
"The US does not wish Iran to access nuclear technology and ignores the security risk facing the world on account of the Zionist regime's nuclear weapons"First off, let's just call it like it is and not hide behind the evil picture the nefarious-sounding term Zionist brings to mind. Everytime you read the word Zionist in the Islamist media, translate it as Jew or Israeli. Now that we've got that cleared up, this quote makes a bit less sense, although the first part is accurate. No, we do not want Iran to access nuclear technology. We have a good reason for that. I'll get to that in a second.
The second part of that comment is where the train starts to derail. What security risk, in all honesty, does Israel really pose to the world? Pretty much none. I know we're all worried about those radical Jews randomly nuking people. The only people worried about Israel's nuclear capabilities are the ones who don't want Israeli warheads dropping out of the sky on them should they try to 'wipe Israel off the map.' Is it beginning to make sense then that given Iran's hard-line stance and threats to destroy Israel, that maybe, just maybe, letting them have access to nuclear technology isn't the smartest thing to do? Next, we're treated to this little nugget:
The Iranian diplomat pointed to Washington's extensive assistance to Zionist officials and noted that the US approach to the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, which had been duly elected by the Palestinian people, proves that the democracy which the White House claims to champion merely secures Zionist interests.I always enjoy seeing Hamas referred to as a 'resistance' movement instead of a 'terrorist organization.' Resistance movement just sounds so nice and friendly. For the sake of comparison, let's say any one of our homegrown domestic terror groups like the KKK, Aryan Nation, etc. were elected to a majority of seats in the House and Senate. Simply being elected fairly does not infer moral inerrancy. I'm sure our present allies and even enemies would adopt a more confrontational and unfriendly policy toward us, and that should be understood and expected. Obviously, this lesson is lost on Islamists.
Of course, what propaganda piece would be complete without the claim that the US is controlled by or controls Israel. Very typical, but always a nice stylistic touch. I also found this comment somewhat out of place:
"Meanwhile, during a meeting with Lebanon's Christian leader Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, Edrissi congratulated the leader on the occasion of Easter."How quaint.
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