The author of this article is, in fact, by his illusions, fooling US into thinking that the Iranians (and their leadership) are okay guys, honest, religious, loving we Jews and great to break bread with. Well, that's a recipe for another Holocaust. Look, some of my best friends are from Iran. So what? It's Iranian words (and deeds) that count, not some absurd analysis of Persian history. Iran is spending billions for nuclear energy. I ask, why? They have plenty of oil to sell. Iran's leader asks for 70m people within 30-50 years...I guess he has lots of oil we don't know about for their fuel and heat. "Next year in Jerusalem" parades say it all. Hitler said, if the Jews provoke the US into war with Germany, all Jews will be killed. Well, Hitler declared war on US, THEN, killed 6.5m Jews in Europe (he wanted us all dead BTW). Given the chance, Iran will nuke Israel, or my name isn't Dave Levi. Denying that goal, is just lulling US into our own deaths.

If they don't these fools governing why don't they just vote them out. Or maybe they want them there and they want nukes and they want to destroy everyone excepts muslims.

Verveer puts nonsense in this piece that Iran won't nuke Israel - and then has the chutzpah to add his own talkbalk. Its a good thing his head is so far up his ass - maybe he can be spared the effects of a first strike on the Sharon.

because 95% of Iranians support president Ahmadinejad,& about the lies written that the Islamic revolution threw Iranian civilization back to primitivism,i tell you that you can visit Iran & see by yourself the progress in all fields from medicine to atomic inspite the embargo by west on Iran.so stop telling lies

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Iran IS at war with Israel and US. Iran OPENLY instigated, trained, armed, funded and coordinated terrorism against Israel through: --Syria --Hez / Hams --Kidnap and murder of Israeli soldiers --Lebanon war --Sabotaged Shalit's release --Threats in world media to wipe Israel off the map --Holocaust denials --Holocaust cartoon contests --Stands at a podium with: "IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ZIONISM / USA --Feverishly and defiantly strives to build nukes --He sent thousands of Basji kid's into mine fields and has stated a great willingness to sacrifice Iranian lives for his genocidal goals. The fear of confronting monstrosity is to completely shut the eyes to its truth and run to the "safety" of denial in the quiet eye-of-the-storm. What power do “good Iranians” wield with their genocidal leaders? Have you seen "Obsession the Movie"? It includes 100's of thousands of fist waving Iranians chanting death to Israel and America; are they the nice "pro-west" Iranians you refer to? Most importantly, Hitler said the very same things and 100’s of thousands saluting agreement too, while "intellectuals" reported the denials for alarm or pro-action; and doves cooed peace at any price. King Solomon said, "There is nothing new [behavior] under the sun..." Even the prophet Jeremiah's warnings from God Almighty regarding against impending disaster was reviled as "alarmist" incitement. People were apathetic and appeasing until Hitler invaded Poland and began spreading into Western Europe AFTER Czechoslovakia was "land for peace'd" to him. Why did they appease, when they could have bombed and won? Why the ridiculous reporting promoting apathy and denial? Why? Because MOST wanted to save themselves grief. Why did they finally fight? Because their ALL were grief assured. Through appeasement, liberal rationalized blindness, concessions and complacency, 60+ million people died, including the 6 million we still mourn; 6 million was not his goal, he publicly vowed to annihilate the entire Jewish race. Please wake up.

IRAN DEFEATED IRAQ AFTER A 8 YEAR WAR. IN THIS WAR THE WHOLE WORLD WAS ON IRAQS SIDE. IRAN HAD SYRIA. IRAQ HAD THE MOST MODERN TANKS AND WEAPONS AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS. IRANS ARMY WAS MADE UP OF FARMERS AND KIDS. NOW IRAN IS THE SECOND MOST MILITARY POWER IN THE REGION NEXT TO ISRAEL, IT HAS GOOD WEAPONS AND HAS RUSSIA AND CHINA ON ITS SIDE. IF ISRAEL GOES TO WAR WITH IRAN IT WILL GET IT WILL LOSE. THERE ARE MORE IRANIANS THAN ISRAELIS AND IRANIANS ARENT AFRAID OF A FIGHT. ISRAEL KNOWS IT CANT BEAT IRAN THATS WHY IT WANTS THE US TO FIGHT IRAN FOR IT. ISRAEL ARE ALL PANSIES.

How many WAYS does this have to be said!!! >The EMP commission conducted a worldwide survey of foreign military and technical open source literature and found the international community is well aware of EMP and its military potential. States aware of the military potential of EMP attack include Egypt, Israel, Taiwan, Pakistan, India, Iran and North Korea. The panel also found that “China and Russia have considered limited nuclear attack options that, unlike their Cold War plans, employ EMP as the primary or sole means of attack.” An article written in English about EMP was recently published in a Chinese-language technical journal. ~Consider Iran. The leading sponsor of international terrorism, Iran is also defying the efforts of the United Nations to restrain its nuclear ambitions. Iran has successfully tested launching a Scud missile from a vessel in the Caspian Sea. Given the gross inaccuracy of the launch mode, a Scud armed with a nuclear weapon would probably be unable to hit even a very large target, like a city. However, an EMP attack is not dependent upon missile accuracy. Moreover, Iran has conducted a number of flight tests of its Shahab III medium range missile, which have been described as failures by the Western media because the missiles did not complete their ballistic trajectories, but were deliberately exploded at high altitude. Iran has described these same flight tests as successful. Is the West misinterpreting Iran’s purpose for these missile flight tests? http://www.military-information-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=639 Here - just for you! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=EMP+Commission+Report&btnG=Google+Search Your ASS should be REAL TIGHT around your EARS by now!!!

I wish the author is right - and what is if not? There is no place for an nuklear Iran on this planet! Period.The problem is, since Israel will be the first aim, I am afraid the rest of the West will let us catch the hot potatos from the fire - I didn't expect any thing any way. But to make clear to all jewish people in all other countries - If Israel falls, we will have no place to live - no were.

Is it a true progres to acquire atomic bombs ? REMINDER : ---> atomic bomb First atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. (credit: Courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico) Weapon whose great explosive power results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of heavy elements such as plutonium or uranium (see nuclear fission). With only 11–33 lb (5–15 kg) of highly enriched uranium, a modern atomic bomb could generate a 15-kiloton explosion, creating a huge fireball, a large shock wave, and lethal radioactive fallout. The first atomic bomb, developed by the Manhattan Project during World War II, was set off on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert. The only atomic bombs used in war were dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and on Nagasaki three days later. In 1949 the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, followed by Britain (1952), France (1960), China (1964), India (1974), and Pakistan (1998). Israel and South Africa were suspected of testing atomic weapons in 1979. (Source : Answers.com) And not to be omitted North Korea ! ****** Humanity's last chance : creating a way for durable peace ! Question : is it more difficult to work out peace or to survive a nuclear war ?

thats how you should deal with threats ignore them and hopefully they forgett you

I think you are playing too many computer games.You're only repeating data from western media. If you are pro-western then good luck you can serve us the westerners. You can always sell your homeland to us as long as the price is right.So don't put on that pseudo-intellectual air about your comment. You sound like a traitor and most probably an Iranian drop-out living in the west. Nobody can annihilate my race including your country.I suggest you go back and help your poor people and spare us these crocodile tears.

precisely right specially about the zoroastrianism within the iranian culture

All I can tell to the people of Israel is that unfortunately for sometimes now the ordinary people of Iran been kept away from politics, personally I agree with Mr Verveer. Cuz as a zoroastrian I know my country and its history. Please do not be influenced by what media says about my country. As a matter of fact Iran was amongst the first countries in the UN to recognise the sovereignty of the state of Israel and nowadays people of Iran still love every single national of Israel. and so do I love Israel and its entire population and beautiful history.