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US Launches Virtual Embassy For Iran
An anonymous reader sends this excerpt from a report at Al Jazeera "The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has launched a virtual embassy for Iran in what it said was a bid to promote dialogue with the Iranian people in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. The web-based embassy went online on Tuesday in English and Farsi, offering visitors what it described as 'another perspective' for Iranians who 'remain hungry for information about the United States.' 'This website is not a formal diplomatic mission, nor does it represent or describe a real U.S. embassy accredited to the Iranian government,' the U.S. state department said in an introductory note. 'But, in the absence of direct contact, it can work as a bridge between the American and Iranian people.'"
A spy plane gets shot down over their airspace ...
There is no evidence of this.
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Funny, as an Israeli I often feel that same way about the US.
However if you pulled your head our of your arse for a second and remembered that in politics you have to read in between the lines, you might just realize out that Israel isn't really a factor in the US' desire to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Israel will, on the other hand, probably have to be the executor of everybody's wishes - the US, Europe *and the Arab world* are all terrified of the prospect of a nuclear weapon in the hands of Iran and the extremists governing it. Iran's ballistic missiles can already reach western Europe and if you think it's just Europe's and the middle east's problem then ask yourself how long will it be before a nuclear bomb developed by the Ayatollah's regime will end up in the hands of extremist terrorist groups and set off in NY or DC? Try to imagine the horror scenario of 9/11 with nuclear bombs instead of crashing airliners. So everybody will condemn us and silently be relieved, and we will eat the Iranian retaliation which will likely be painful and cost Israeli lives. But who gives a fuck when a few Israelis die anyway. The important thing is that European and American lives are spared.
What you are seeing right now is one last desperate attempt by the US and Europe to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon through diplomatic and economic means. I wish I had any hope it will succeed because when it fails the shit can really hit the fan. All this BS about Israel being threatened is just part of the politics and propaganda aimed at people who can't see the real reasons behind these events. The US and Europe actually serve their own interests (as they should) and Israel is just a front.