IAEA Chief Declares Any Attack on Iran "An Act of Madness"

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IAEA chief declares any attack on Iran “an act of madness”
by Peter Symonds

Global Research, June 17, 2007
World Socialist Web Site - 2006-06-16

The latest meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which ended on Thursday, has set the stage for a new round of punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear programs. Washington is pressing for a third round of UN Security Council sanctions, but the presence of two US aircraft battle groups in the Persian Gulf is a constant reminder that the Bush administration is keeping “all options on the table”.

In his concluding remarks, IAEA director general Mohammed ElBaradei ominously warned that the use of force against Iran would be “an act of madness ... (that) would not resolve the issue.” Having witnessed firsthand the Bush administration’s use of lies about WMDs to justify military aggression against Iraq, ElBaradei is well aware that US “diplomacy” is also providing the pretext for war against Iran.

ElBaradei bluntly told the BBC a fortnight ago: “I wake up every morning and see 100 Iraqi innocent civilians are dying. I have no brief other than to make sure we don’t go into another war or that we go crazy into killing each other. You do not want to give (an) additional argument to the new crazies who say ‘let’s go and bomb Iran.’” Asked who the “new crazies” were, the IAEA chief refused to be drawn, simply saying: “Those who have extreme views and say the only solution is to impose your will by force.”

It is not difficult to identify who ElBaradei is referring to: the dominant sections of the American establishment. While the Bush administration publicly maintains the fiction that it wants a “diplomatic solution”, Vice President Dick Cheney and his supporters barely disguise their support for military action. All bar one of the Republican presidential candidates declared their willingness in a televised debate on June 5 to use nuclear weapons to destroy Iran’s atomic facilities. As for the Democratic contenders, most have publicly backed the US campaign of diplomatic bullying, economic sanctions and military threats that is preparing the ground for war against Iran.

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Has ANYTHING stopped these fools from doing whatever and whenever THEY want?? And do tell, who will STOP them?

Yeah, really snarky, but I'm ready to have Scotty Beam Me Up!!!

Got to look at the bright side.

Don

day it's just something else. I think on the day The Idiot HAS to leave the WH, there will be yet another "snake bite" for the citizens of the U.S. of Ass!

Guess it's time to hit the hay, I'm getting very cranky now and I get up early every morning to watch Washington Journal! If I hurry, I can get 5.5 hours of sleep... IF I fall asleep right away!

Dreams of IEDs dancing in my head, is that a nightmare or just subjective thinking??

Joe Lieberman may be the most vocal of those attempting to win the title of maddest of the madmen, but he's really a small fish in the sea of warmongering barracudas currently residing in DC.