February 11 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, which toppled the US-backed dictatorship of the Shah, whom the US had installed after overthrowing the democratically-elected government of prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953.
Trump, of course, bent on a reprise of the 1953 coup, used the occasion to tweet his tender concern for "the long-suffering Iranian people":
"40 years of corruption. 40 years of repression. 40 years of terror. The regime in Iran has produced only #40YearsofFailure. The long-suffering Iranian people deserve a much brighter future."
In response Iran's foreign minister simply spelt out the facts:
"#40YearsofFailure to accept that Iranians will never return to submission. #40YearsofFailure to adjust US policy to reality. #40YearsofFailure to destabilise Iran through blood and treasure. After 40 years of wrong choices, time for @DonaldTrump to rethink failed US policy."
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Don't you just love Netanyahu's subtle diplomacy:
http://www.pmo.gov.il/English/MediaCenter/Spokesman/Pages/spoke_oman130219.aspx
"From here I am going to a meeting with 60 foreign ministers and envoys of countries from around the world against Iran. What is important about this meeting – and this meeting is not in secret, because there are many of those – is that this is an open meeting with representatives of leading Arab countries, that are sitting down together with Israel in order to advance the common interest of combatting Iran."
In fact Netanyahu did not say "combatting Iran", he said "war with Iran" and it was changed later on the Israeli government website. Check out Moon of Alabama for more details.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/
As MoA quotes:
"Even Poland on Tuesday said it disagreed with the U.S. approach to Iran. Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told reporters the nuclear pact was valuable and expressed hope the conference could help participants find common ground.
While the U.S. delegation includes Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, other major players have either refused to attend or are sending low-level delegations. The EU’s foreign-policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said she had other commitments."
We now have on record the real agenda behind the Warsaw meeting, as espoused by Netanyahu himself, "war with Iran".
SBS have reported the so called gaffe made by the Israeli Prime Minister, NOW let's see if the objective ABC reports on it. I wonder if it's not just Israel testing the waters......let the cat out of the bag and gauge the international response?
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/israel-pm-netanyahu-criticised-after-war-against-iran-slip
Intercept article on Netanyahu's war comment containing video made by the Israeli Prime Minister.
https://theintercept.com/2019/02/13/iran-netanyahu-giuliani/
Well spotted Grappler: I generally find your comments to be most valuable.
Somewhat off-topic but illuminating re. recent events reported here is this synopsis of the “career” of one Scott John Morrison. http://www.johnmenadue.com/michael-sainsbury-scott-john-morrison-where-the-bloody-hell-did-he-come-from-michael-west/
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