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Mr. Ahmadinejad, Iran's dictator
and his threats
By Mark Neckameyer
December 14, 2005
Wednesday
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Nazi Holocaust
a ``myth'' and said Europe, the U.S. and Canada should use their
own land for a Jewish state. He has also recently threatened
Israel with an atomic attack; very brave for a country perhaps
on the verge of developing its first nuclear weapon while Israel
has had, by all reports, a very capable nuclear/thermal
nuclear capability for decades. Mr. Ahmadinejad is probably
boasting and bluffing but given his threats, a misread or radar
error on the part of an obviously frightened and alerted Israel
might see Iran completely obliterated. Maybe that wouldn't
be such a bad thing! Iran is one country that could do
with a "start-over"!
Certainly there were many European Jewish refugees of the
Nazis settled in Israel in the 1940s and 1950s but there has
always been a significant Jewish presence in the Middle East.
When the colonial powers, the British mostly, disposed of the
land taken from the Ottoman Empire, the World War 1 losing side early
in the Twentieth Century, they set aside a small part of the
Middle East for Jews, today's Israel and gave most of the
land to the majority Muslims ... the pretty much fair way it
appears today. With the European powers and influence gone,
there was an explosion of Muslim fanaticism which lead to the
expulsion of Jews and Christians from Muslim lands. The
Jewish refugees moved in with their brethren in Israel
and the Christians resettled in Europe and the US fleeing
Jewish owned properties in Muslim cities and towns in
Iran, Egypt, Iraq and other Muslim nations. Does Mr. Ahmadinejad
plan to give those lands and homes back as part of his plan?
The modern democracy of Israel has presented its citizens with
a high standard of living and with the most basic human requirement
... freedom. Iran is a backward, militaristic country whose
citizens live in an almost Sadaam Hussein-like fear of their
government. It is said that people get the government they
deserve. It is up to the citizens of Iran to topple the
warlike Mullahs and their designated dictator, Mr Ahmadinejad,
before he gets them all killed.
Mark Neckameyer
Irvine, CA - USA
Note: Mark Neckameyer is a
retired professional. He supports our troops and has a grandson
who has served in Iraq.
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