Environment
Report: Iran mulls plans for deliberate Gulf oil spill
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Published: 14.10.12, 15:35
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1. If This Isn't The Iceing On The Cake
(10.14.12)
If We (the ILLEGAL regime in tehran) Get Punished For; Being The WORLDS LARGEST Sponsor of TERORISM, Interfer in internal affairs of sovereign countries, Aid in Murder of Unarmed syrian Women and Children, Murder Their Own Citizens Just For wanting to know last election where their Votes were! So if they don't get their way They will cause A Natural Disaster And Effect Ha Shems Water, Wildlife and further damage! Just So They Can Continue Their EVIL DESTRUCTION! BOMB, Bomb and bomb them into Complete Desolation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then Sanction russia and china For Their Duplicity in his Decade Old Crimes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We All Will Be Judged For Our Deeds?????????????????????????
2. Top Secret Plan?
Alam ,   Manchester UK   (10.14.12)
it was passed on to the Ayatollah and he passed it over to Der spiegal,haha. If anything with the amount of ships in the waterway - especially since the western military build up - there are bound to be accidents (ship collisions) as we have seen lately and an enviromental disaster is just waiting to happen! so lets blame parking aload of ships in the persian gulf on iran. haha. agenda based reporting once again.
3. This shows how they unvalue Earth
Jean-Pierre ,   Austria   (10.14.12)
They wish to pollute the Sea killing many fishes and creatures, and harming life in long term, this shows exactly how they do not value Life of Mother Earth. they are Immature, uncaring, and Irresponsible People!!! you can judge a person by the way he treats life around him.
4. More harm to Iran than world -
barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (10.14.12)
Nature and God will take care that oil spill will do Iran more harm - "so I say it, so myte it be"
5. The West has the technology to put booms surrounding Iran
rachel ,   tel aviv israel   (10.14.12)
so that they will have to clean up their own mess and keep it from spreading. Anyone thinking of engaging in such massive pollution for their own political gains should be killed. But hey, Iran has always wanted to cut off its own nose to spite its face. Let's give them some help!
6. #3 JP This Is My Point
(10.14.12)
So Why Does Anyone Care If this Evil Disapears Once And For All and Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOMB, Bomb, bomb this evil in History For What NOT TO BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Wow! What a totally genius idea!
Vlad   (10.14.12)
I'm suuure nothing can go wrong!
8. next plan: beat themselves up, until sanctions lifted
shlomo ,   rehovot   (10.14.12)
and the third plan: pull their own hair out, and then the eyes, testicles.....
9. Iran's nazi bosses are in trouble
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (10.14.12)
They try to follow Adolf to burn their own land.
10. Iran Hormuz plan
jb ,   In-UC   (10.14.12)
Dont believe they will not start a war by sinking a foreign flag carrier.....I believe they will sink one or more of theirs in the Straights and of course blame others...
11. WAS THIS A LEAKAGE?
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (10.14.12)
Suggesting two names if the Iranians and making it look as though it is indeed a genuine step Iran intends taking sounds silly and appears to be fantasies of the source itself.Iran has enough leverage to cause enough disaster should it become neccessary than to cause oil spillage in the Persian Gulf.
12. i have a better idea
Barney ,   USA   (10.14.12)
why don't they defecate in their own food. that will show the world
13. An act of frustration
Alfred ,   Philippines   (10.14.12)
Ayatollas is not only a certified liar but also frustrated stalking horse
14. Threats against the earth
Hmm. ,   Chicago   (10.14.12)
Such an act of ecoterrorism would earn Iran a top position among the worst of the worst in human history.
15. the thought of a deranged moron
rick ,   walnut creek   (10.14.12)
the type of plan suggested should, if implemented, be treated as an act of war committed by the rogue regime and, instead of a suspension of sanctions, should result in an intensification of sanctions and military strikes. and, in addition, reparations should be exacted by all adversely affected parties.
16. Environmental terrorism
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.15.12)
Iran may want to think this one through. First of all, it is wrong to assume a priori that the West will clean up Iran's mess. Secondly, The Hague is likely to take a dim view of such an act of environmental terrorism. Thirdly, if Iran thinks it is a pariah state now .... a deliberately engineered oil spill, which will affect billions of lives -- and livelihoods -- will not endear Iran. Should that come about, Israel will be the least of Iran's worries, and there will be strong motivation for a Coalition comprising every affected country, the United States and the European Union against which Iran will crumble.
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