Wednesday, July 31, 2002

IS IRAN NEXT AFTER IRAQ?
Guardian Unlimited: Since becoming president, Bush has labelled Iran a part of the "axis of evil" and accused it of sponsoring terrorism via Hizbullah in Lebanon and of shipping arms to the Palestinians. Iran is said by Washington to harbour al-Qaida remnants fleeing Afghanistan.
The Pentagon and CIA assert that Iran is "actively" acquiring weapons of mass destruction. It has, for example, "manufactured and stockpiled chemical weapons" (just like the US, in fact). It is estimated that Iran will attain nuclear weapons and long-range missile capability within seven years. This is said to represent a direct threat to (nuclear-capable) Israel and, indirectly, to the US and its Nato allies.

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