Iranian Official Calls Obama 'Incompetent,' Reports of Iranian Nukes 'Laug

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Top Iranian Official Calls Obama 'Incompetent,' Reports of Iranian Nukes 'Laughable'
By JIM SCIUTTO | ABC News
With a smile and an occasional joke, top Iranian official Dr. Javad Larijani, delivered a stern rebuke to the U.S. in New York Tuesday, describing President Obama as "incompetent" and calling this month's International Atomic Energy Agency report that found evidence of a nuclear weapons program in Iran "laughable."
Larijani, the Berkeley-educated Secretary General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights and advisor to the Chief Justice of Iran, also warned against military action against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying that the consequences of a military strike on Iran would be severe.
"The end" of those consequences, said Larijani, speaking to reporters during a media briefing, "is not in [the West's] hands. We will decide when it will cease. I would not recommend any president to try that."
One week after an IAEA report found evidence of a continued nuclear weapons program in Iran, Larijani called the report "a disgrace for the professionalism of this organization" and said it "contains items which are quite laughable." Larijani argued that many of the accusations in the report are based on the discovery of a 'mysterious laptop' that he implied was a plant. He added that the report is part of "an American strategy to create a bad atmosphere with Iran to push for more sanctions."
Larijani, who is one of a trio of powerful brothers that includes Sadegh Larijani, the chief justice, and Ali Larijani, chairman of the parliament, said he blamed Israel and Saudi Arabia for pushing the U.S. to attack Iran.
"Countries in the region want the US to go to war for themselves," he said. "Demonizing Iran is a bad policy."
In accusing Israel and Saudi Arabia of pushing the U.S. to war, Larijani said, "It seems everyone wants to consume blood of American soldiers for their own security." The Iranian government has long accused the Israelis of being involved in a shadow war against its nuclear program, and has blamed Mossad for the deaths of scientists inside Iran. But while the Israeli and Western media are rife with speculation that the Israelis may have been behind an explosion at an Iranian missile site last week that killed a top scientist, Larijani dismissed the blast as "an accident."
"Our best investigation could not find any outside threat," Larijani said.


When asked by ABC News if Iran had missed its best chance to reconcile with the U.S. after President Obama "extended his hand," he argued it was President Obama who "failed."
"He was incompetent or did not possess a vision," said Larijani. "The offer is not enough. We did not see any concrete steps."
Larijani said he believes that U.S. talk of military action, however, is mostly for "political use inside the U.S."
Iran Backs Assad Regime in Syria
One day after Jordan's King Abdullah recommended Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down in the midst of a brutal crackdown against an anti-government uprising, Larijani said Iran continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with its close ally and neighbor.
"Future relations with Syria will be as strong with Iran as they are now," he said.
He blamed the U.S. and Israel for sparking violence. Iran, he said, is "against using military force to interfere in this process in the region. The main objective is not helping Syria but helping Israel. The West should leave Syrian affairs to themselves."
Larijani had criticism for his own government as well, however. As an advisor to the judiciary and head of Iran's human rights council, he believes Iran executes too many people.
"I'm definitely not happy with the number of executions," he said. "I've been working hard on that but unfortunately didn't make progress."
He notes that 74 percent of executions in Iran are for drug-related crimes.
"Parliament has decided the law should be tough," said Larijani. "I do not agree with this law. It should be changed. If we change the law then 74 percent of executions will be dropped. The result of this law has not brought down trafficking or drug use."
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Even Larijani's swipe at Iran, however, contained a rebuke for the West. He noted that most of those executed were involved in trafficking drugs to the West.
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[poseidon]

Iranian leader are no angels themselves.

 

[Greater China]

Israel's threat to Wage War on Iran: Bluff or Blunder?

by Sherwood Ross, Global Research, November 13, 2011

If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinces his cabinet to okay an attack Iran’s nuclear sites, Israel may suffer a diplomatic disaster.

Never mind that Netanyahu’s own top military and intelligence advisers are said to oppose the scheme. Never mind the Secretary-General of the UN is against it. Never mind U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns an Israeli attack could trigger “unintended consequences” such as “a serious impact on U.S. forces in the region.”

Israel’s overt use of force will isolate it diplomatically from the world community as never before. It’s not just the Muslim world that’s unhappy with Israel’s recent conduct.

There is widespread criticism over Israel’s attack on a relief “Freedom Flotilla” of aid-carrying vessels attempting to break the siege of Gaza; over Israel’s announcement of construction of 2,000 more homes in West Bank Jerusalem, and over Israeli foot-dragging on negotiations for a Palestinian state, favored by a great majority of General Assembly members but thwarted by USA’s Security Council veto.

UNESCO’s emotional reception Oct. 31st for its new Palestinian Authority members after a lopsided 107-14 vote reflects the world’s sympathetic attitude toward Palestinians and their right to nationhood. It also reflects the UN’s displeasure with Israel. The vote came in spite of the threat of a U.S. fund cut-off that would wipe out 22% of UNESCO’s budget if it voted Palestine in.

Now news reports are flying that Israel is considering an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites before Christmas---denied by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The Israelis, who refuse to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty---and are said to have got some 200-plus nuclear weapons in their own arsenal---are determined that Iran shall not make even one. (Iran insists its work to enrich uranium is to boost electricity output, not to make a bomb.)

Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director-General of the IAEA, said recently there is no “shred of evidence” that Iran is turning the atom to military use. Yet Israel chooses to believe IAEA’s latest report under its new Japanese director implying Iran is walking the military road.

Uri Avnery, an Israeli peace activist and former Knesset member, writes in “Palestine Chronicle” that Israeli threats are so much bluff and bluster. His article is titled, “Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.” “In a rare show of unity, all of Israel’s service chiefs, including the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet, are publicly opposing the whole idea.” Avnery explains why: “An Israeli assault on a major Muslim country would instantly unite Sunnis and Shiites, from Egypt and Turkey to Pakistan and beyond. Israel could become a villa in a burning jungle.”

And he predicts “it is quite certain that with the beginning of a war, missiles will rain down on Israel – not only from Iran, but also from Hizbollah, and perhaps also from Hamas. We have no adequate defense for our towns. The amount of death and destruction would be prohibitive.”

At a time when as many as 100,000 protesters have taken the streets seeking funds for human needs, out come the politicos with an Iran scare. Avnery mocks them, writing, “We need every shekel to buy more planes, more bombs, more submarines. Schools and hospitals must, alas, wait.” (Sounds a lot like what’s happening in America as military contractors reap historic profits while human needs are ditched.)

Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “reiterates his belief that a negotiated rather than a military solution is the only way to resolve this issue," a UN spokesman told AP. Avnery predicts Iran’s armed forces chief General Hasan Firouzabadi will respond militarily to an Israeli strike but Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hinted at a radically different response.

Reiterating Iran's stance that it is not involved in making a nuclear weapon, he added: “They should know that if we want to remove the hand of the U.S. from the world, we do not need bombs and hardware. We work based on thoughts, culture and logic.”

Is Ahmadinejad suggesting a non-violent response to an Israeli attack? That would be both novel and welcome on the international stage. It would require strength and fortitude, particularly if the Israeli air strike scattered radioactive materials across Iran or, possibly, into other countries as well. A non-violent response would recall the successful strategies of the esteemed Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King. And it would stand out in stark relief to Israel’s illegal use of force.

(Sherwood Ross is a Miami, Fl.-based public relations consultant who writes on military and political topics)

 

[JayAtl]

I often wonder , how many of you , internally think and go as I do and say "realy? really? ...are we in the twighlight zone here with the iranians?"