The "independent, always" Sydney Morning Herald is now almost as much a conveyor belt for Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) propaganda as Murdoch's Australian.
In today's AIJAC emission, Colin Rubenstein, AIJAC's executive director, informs us, essentially, that Iran is a rogue state, run by extremists - a classic case, of course, of the pot calling the kettle black.
Particularly touching is his tender concern for the "long-suffering" people of Iran. What a mensch!
But it's this that really gets me heaving:
"Australia needs a clear and consistent position that should be based on Australia's national interest in robustly addressing the threat posed by a belligerent, expansionist and irresponsible (pot/kettle/black again!) Iran." (Australia must face the new Iran reality, 13/8/18)
A Zionist operative pontificating on the subject of Australia's "national interest"?
Think about that!
Was it not Zionist operatives, otherwise known as neocons, who were instrumental in persuading the Americans that it was in their national interest to invade Iraq in 2003? And, hey, didn't that end well?
And was it not Zionist operatives, in the form of Chaim Weizmann's Zionist Organisation, who persuaded Lord Balfour and his colleagues in 1917 that it was in Britain's national interest to lay the foundations of a Jewish State in Palestine? And, hey, how has that turned out?
And don't forget: when a Zionist operative urges us to "robustly address" a "threat," think what he means by that word 'robust'.
Think Deir Yassin, or Sabra & Shatila. Think operations Cast Lead, Pillar of Defense and Protective Edge. Think death, hell and the grave.
Have a nice day!
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"Belligerent, expansionist Iran"? Which country has Iran invaded in the last 100 years? None! It has itself fought a defensive war against Iraq - in which "our side" was abetting the aggressor - and providing Iraq with chemical weapons. It has joined the defence of Syria - at the invitation of the Syrian government. On the other hand the Zionist regime has, apart from stealing Palestine from its inhabitants, invaded Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria - I may have missed one or two.
"Australia needs a clear and consistent position that should be based on Australia's national interest" - absolutely. I agree 100%. Now can Colin Rubinstein explain to me what has taking an aggressive position to Iran to do with Australia's national interest? Iran has shown no signs of aggression towards Australia. It has had good trade relations over time except when prevented by US sanctions. Sorry to quote from Nw Matilda, MERC, but it shows a bit of honesty here:
https://newmatilda.com/2016/03/30/a-guide-to-australias-relationship-with-iran/
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, an expert in Middle Eastern politics, reviewed Australian-Iranian relations in a paper in 2013. He explained that “Historically, Australia maintained a bipartisan consensus on keeping trade with Iran separate from other political considerations. Bilateral trade suffered a temporary slump in 1980-81 as a result of the hostage taking crisis when 52 US embassy staff in Tehran were held hostage for 444 days. However, with the release of the hostages, Australia resumed full trade relations with Iran. In the course of 1980s, Iran grew to become Australia’s number one export destination in the Middle East.” Our “main items of export were wheat, meat and coal.”
Note the description of Plibersek as a "conservative ALP apparatchik". Interesting as others portray her as being "of the left". Of course that article was from 2016 and now we are being told by our Zionist "friends" that we have to be nasty to Iran again - and this time they have the support of the US President. One of the better aspects of the current situation is that no-one on the left likes Trump so they will, hopefully, be a bit less keen to turn up the heat on Iran.
There was a time when Plibersek appeared to have some moral compass. I'm sure you recall, MERC, her words in Parliament in 2002 (from Wikipedia - I have to try to find other easy sources):
"I can think of a rogue state which consistently ignores UN resolutions, whose ruler is a war criminal responsible for the massacres of civilians in refugee camps outside its borders. The US supports and funds this country. This year it gave it a blank cheque to continue its repression of its enemies. It uses US military hardware to bulldoze homes and kill civilians. It is called Israel, and the war criminal is Ariel Sharon. Needless to say, the US does not mention the UN resolutions that Israel has ignored for 30 years; it just continues sending the money..."
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