If we do it at home, we get life or death; if it's done in Iran it's sexy.
Contributor: "YYC"
The murder of civilians divides Iran's critics -- and Israel's. Some find it repugnant, others see them as casualties in an undeclared war that is greatly preferable to the alternative of full-scale conflict.
It appears that the author of this article is hoping to sell it as a script for a Hollywood spy movie. As usual the quotes are attributed to unnamed sources, the US is made out to be "diplomatic" and Mossad to be an exciting cabal of evil geniuses.
About the only truly thought-provoking statement in the whole piece is the one quoted above. The rationalizing of the murder of non-combatants simply because it's war - and an "undeclared war" at that - shows an abysmal dearth of societal morality.
It may be preferable in some minds to all-out war, but it's also a deliberate provocation to bring it about while it's still only Israel that has the nukes.
The only sane way to stop Iran from wanting nukes is by its detractors getting rid of their own nukes. But they won't even sign the non-proliferation treaty.
Also: why did Rupert Murdoch (or his agent?) just now start Tweeting? Is he getting ready to tell whoppers about Iran? He's already lying about how "risky" it is to make movies - as if it isn't an extremely lucrative business despite the Internet. And he knows full well that Obama is in an election year and will very likely find a way to do something entirely different if re-elected.
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