Interview with Jeremy R. Hammond
KZ: During the recent years, Israel has been incessantly threatening Iran against a nuclear strike and a preemptive war. The United States also has chanted the same slogans with a different frequency. Don’t these threats exemplify violation of the U.N. Charter and Geneva Convention? Do you take seriously these threats? Overall, do you think that either of these two stalwart allies will finally attack Iran?
JRH: The U.N. Charter is explicit in forbidding member nations, which includes both the U.S. and Israel, from not only the use of force, but threatening the use of force in international relations. There are only two circumstances under which a resort to the use of force is considered legitimate under international law. The first is the use of armed force in self-defense against an armed attack. The second is if there is explicit authorization for the use of force under an explicit mandate from the U.N. Security Council. So every time a U.S. or Israeli government official threatens Iran with a military attack against its nuclear program, that is in fact a violation of international law, of the U.N. Charter.
The threats should be taken very seriously. It’s a serious threat, not to be taken lightly. It may just be posturing by the U.S. and Israel, but both nations have repeatedly shown a willingness to reject diplomacy and use military force to pursue their respective policies. The illegality and the question of morality aside, there are plenty of reasons for the U.S. and/or Israel not to attack Iran, and such considerations are certainly a factor in policymakers’ decision making. I don’t think either country will attack Iran in the near future, but it’s an ongoing threat. The threat is real, and it is serious.
KZ: Some critics of the foreign policy of President Ahmadinejad administration believe that he isolated Iran in the international stage with his radical policies toward the West. They also say that he failed to direct Iran’s nuclear program in the right path and thus lost many opportunities including a cordial and amiable relation with the United States and Europe. Do you agree with them?
JRH: No, I don’t agree with them, because that entire narrative is based on fiction, as I’ve already discussed, such as the false claims about Ahmadinejad’s threats to “wipe Israel off the map”, and so on. It’s not uncommon for U.S. media commentators to state that Ahmadinejad has openly declared his intention to obtain the bomb. Ahmadinejad has in fact constantly reiterated that it is Iran’s policy not to seek a nuclear weapon. He has repeatedly urged the U.S. and the rest of the Western community to cooperate on the creation of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East, for another example. But that would mean Israel would need to be disarmed and join the NPT regime. So you can forget it. It’s off the table, and Iran must be punished for its insolence for making such outrageous proposals.
KZ: What do you think of the prospect of Iran’s nuclear standoff? Will the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections have a serious impact on the course of events related to Iran’s nuclear program? Some critics of Iran’s foreign policy believe that Iran was lucky that Barack Obama won the 2008 elections because every other candidate would certainly attack Iran if won the elections. What’s your viewpoint?
JRH: The upcoming election could have a serious impact if Ron Paul were to be voted into office, but short of that, I don’t foresee any change in the U.S. policy towards Iran. Obama talked a lot different than Bush, but rhetoric aside, his actual policy towards Iran is exactly the same as his predecessor’s. Obama’s main opponent, John McCain, was certainly even more radical in his position on Iran. On one occasion, he thought it was funny to sing “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” to the tune of the Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann”, and his tune was pretty much the same when he was being perfectly serious. So there may be some truth to the argument that if Obama hadn’t won, the U.S. would have bombed Iran by now.
But it has to be emphasized that Obama’s policy is not meaningfully different than Bush’s. The difference is semantic. So Bush refused to have negotiations with Iran unless they stopped enriching uranium as a precondition. Obama’s stated position early in his term in office was that the U.S. would talk to Iran, but Iran would have to accept that the end result would be its cessation of uranium enrichment. Okay, so that’s the difference between Bush’s policy and Obama’s policy. In other words, the two policies are virtually indistinguishable, apart from the meaningless rhetoric. Aside from Ron Paul, I don’t know of any candidates who have rejected that ongoing policy and offered a more reasonable alternative, like actually sitting down with Iranians and having a serious and mutually respectful and non-prejudicial discussion about the concerns of the international community over Iran’s nuclear program, with the purpose of also listening to and trying to meet Iran’s needs and legitimate aspirations.
Beware the NONSTOP Propaganda Campaign for War against Islamic Republic of Iran
This is all nonstop propaganda lies of nonsense like in IRAQ with WMD by zionist US aggressor from Iraq, Afghanistan to Libya.
Iran has no nuclear weapons program and has been consistent all times.
For about 12 years, Israel has claimed that Iran will have a nuclear bomb within 6 months or a year.
The USA constantly issues accusations about Iran’s “nuclear weapons” but to this day, has not produced one shred of evidence to support those accusations.
So, why should one believe anything they say now? any potential delay in it is just imaginary.
Iran wants to enjoy the benefits of NPT for peacefull nuclear energy that’s why Iran is to remain in NPT
Otherwise, Iran has quit from NPT a long time ago.
In principle, however, nothing in international law or in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty forbids the enrichment of uranium. Besides Iran, several other countries, parties or not to the treaty, enrich uranium without being accused of “threatening the peace.” And in Iran, this activity is submitted to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. These inspections, it is true, are constrained by a safeguards agreement dating from the 1970s. But it is also true that the IAEA has never uncovered in Iran any attempted diversion of nuclear material to military use.
While the US possesses and has used nuclear weapons in the past, Washington, in a politically-motivated move, is imposing unilateral sanctions against Iran, which does not possess nuclear weapons nor does it seek to develop such weapons.
WikiLeaks – A fabricated conspiracy of nonstop propaganda lies to isolate Iran from other Muslim nations for US’s benefits on behalf of unbreakable bond Israel.
“NOTHING CAN DEPRIVE IRAN OF ITS NONSTOP INALIENABLE RIGHT AND KNOWHOW FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY.”
BUT, YOU CAN KEEP TRYING BY ALL MEANS TO SABOTAGE IT SUCH AS SANCTIONS, VIRUS, ALL KINDS OF PARANOID MEDIA PROPAGANDA LIES IN THE NEWS VIA FAKE DOCUMENTS LIKE WIKILEAKS, WMD IN IRAQ, TERRORISMS, IRAN IS A THREAT OR YOU NAME IT LIKE THE WAY THE BIBLE WRITTEN TO BE READ, ASKING FOR SACRIFICES ON ISRAEL’S BEHALF.
UN CHARTER VII ARTICLE 51:
Provides for the right of countries to engage in military action in self-defense, including collective self-defense (i.e. under an alliance) FOR IRAN TO NONSTOP FIGHT FOR ITS RIGHTS AND FREEDOM, LIBERTY. IRAN IS A LAND OF THE BRAVES.
The clash between Iran and the West is not really over Tehran’s nuclear program. If Tehran stops the program today, West will clash over missile program. West actually want to stop Tehran from whatever makes Iran an influential power. Because first they want to peacefully rob ME resources. Secondly they do not want anything disturbing Israeli’s genocide operation in Gaza concentration camp.
american people being brainwahed by we all know who.everything the author said sound right to me.but us has the military power and the gold.in long term iran will lose (they like saudi idiot rulers,yes sir,yes sir ,yes sir ) iran must make the nuclear bomb and then kiss the master hand.i am a realist ,there is no other way.
all prograssive people of the world unit.
It is Vital to know just who American Led NATO are, because it will help to find a proper Roadmap for a end to the Conflict in Libya.
The first thing to understand is that the America and its NATO Puppets are Premeditated Cold Blooded Murderers; they are Hardened Liars; they are Malicious Slanderers; they are Corrupt Thieves; and their Evil Deeds knows no limit.
The other thing to note is that Libya has shown the World that the Greatest Permanent Threat to Global Peace and Security on this planet are the Five Permanent Veto Holding Members of the United Nations Security Council.
Unless the United Nations is Seriously and Properly Reformed, then smaller Countries would be wise not to grant this Evil Corrupt Organization any more legitimacy, and they can do that by withdrawing their membership from the United Nations Organization.
This is because these small Countries will Legitimize their own extinction, and that is why they should leave, and they should makes lots of noise while doing it, and continue to make noise after they leave that Evil Corrupt Organization.
The General Assembly of the United Nations needs to bring certain matters to a Vote.
The first Reform should be that there are 11 Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council.
Another Reform should be the Abstaining to Vote on any Resolution by any Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council is a VETO and a NO Vote just like the United Nations Charter says.
We know that the dual Evils of the Soviet Union and the American King set the dangerous precedent that abstaining to Vote was not a VETO or a NO Vote, but it was the same as a Yes Vote, rather than the NO vote that the United Nations Charter states.
We have seen this Evil Corrupt United Nations Organization set up Courts that are a Travesty of Justice, and are only needed to Pervert the Course of Justice especially by America.
There is more than enough Stinking Garbage in the Five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council to keep ant Court busy for as long as their Vile Trash continue to be a complete waste of Oxygen.
A Classic Corrupt Court is the so-called International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, or ICTY.
The other Corrupt Court is the International Criminal Court, or ICC, which is properly known as the International Criminal Cabal.
The boss of the International Criminal Court is called Ocampo, if he is Camp, then American can blackmail him to Pervert the Course of Justice, because that is what Perverts like to do.
These two Evil Empires were Partners when it was in their mutual interests, and neither the Soviet Union, nor hypocritical America could be bothered with Constitutions, Laws, Treaties, or Democratic Principles, or any Proper Principles, because it was just too much of a fuss for these Evil Dictators.
Another Reform is that a Vote by two thirds Vote by the General Assembly of the United Nations overrides and is a Veto for anything the 11 Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council may pass.
Another Reform is that Only the General Assembly by a two thirds Vote of the General Assembly of the United Nations can authorize war.
Another Reform is that if there is to be any International Criminal Court, then the Past and Present Leaders of the Five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council Must be the First to go to Trial.
Anglo-France Says one Thing, and they Do Something Else; they See Certain Things, but they Deliberately Ignore and even Cover Up other Things.
Anglo-France take umbrage at the Slightest Indication or Vaguest Feeling of Suspicion, Doubt, Hostility, at Nothing and keep Totally Silent over the Horrifying.
Anglo-France Gives a Cent, but takes a Dollar; they Help and Demand Over Payment for Services Rendered.
This Describes the Foreign Policy of England, France, Canada, America, and this is the Foreign Policy Framework that has to be adopted if other Countries are to qualify for Membership among the Elite Thugs and Thieves of this World.
These are Mankind’s supposed Friends; the kinds of People who Demand that others worship them on account of ‘Geo-political Realities’ in the quest for Fake Democracy, that is really a Dictatorship.
These Dictators and their Puppets want others to Barter their Sovereignty, to Submit to Land theft Proposals; to Erase History, Culture and Civilization and so on, for a Fake Democracy that is really a Dictatorship.
EULUX, which stands for the European Union’s Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, and should really be termed NAZILUX, claims it is capable of Protecting Non-Albanians from Albanian Terrorists and Ethnic Cleansers, but it is just lying as usual.
NAZILUX claims that it can monitor that Non-Albanians in custody are Treated according to European Union Standards, but they are there to assist the Ethnic Cleaning of all Non-Albanians of Serbia’s Province of Kosovo.
This is because the Leading Contributors to NAZILUX are on the Record as saying that they want to Steal Serbia’s Province of Kosovo, and give it to the Albanians of Kosovo.
NAZILUX says that it can Impartially carry out an Independent Investigation on Albanian Criminals, and that it can Protect those who would Testify at any Trial against the Kosovo Albanian Leadership.
The Truth of the matter is that NAZILUX are just even Bigger Criminals in many respects, than those they Claim to be bringing European Standards to, because they are Partners in Crime.
If one of these Partners should be found, Guilty, then other Partner will be found Guilty, because they are Partners, and they Both have the Dirt on Each Other, and this is what ensures the Lies and the Cover Ups.
The other day, France gifted arms and ammunition to a bunch of Terrorists fighting Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.
We are Reminded of America arming the Mujahideen in Afghanistan against the then Soviet backed Government, and who later became Al-Qaeda and Secretly remained America’s Secretly Funded Ally, while pretending to be America’s enemy.
These are just minor details to America who has and continues to prop up, defend, and even saluted the Worst Terrorists the World has known as long as they have served Strategic, Political, and Economic Interests.
France did not have a Mandate from even the Sorely Compromised United Nations to arm anyone, especially Terrorists, while England, France, and America are Allies of Tyrants.
England, France, Canada, and America constitute an Axis of Evil that follows this Policy of Double Standards, where Anything Goes for the Axis of Evil, but for other Countries every minor flaw is exaggerated beyond reason to deflect attention away from their own Evil Deeds.
Targeted assassination is not within the scope of the United Nations Security Council Resolution, and it violates American Law, International Law, International Humanitarian Law, and International Human Rights Law.
The American Led NATO War Criminal has targeted Innocent Civilians that it claims to Protect, but the only thing Anglo-France protects is their own Interests.
American NATO bombs and missiles exploded in Residential Neighbourhoods, hit schools, exploded near Hospitals, destroyed parts of the Public Broadcasting Infrastructure.
A NATO Naval Blockade allows arms to flow to NATO’s Libyan Terrorist Allies, but stops Food, Fuel, and Medicine from entering areas that are held by those Loyal to Libyan Constitutional Arrangements.
All this is what the Obama Administration is Sanitizing as ‘Kinetic Military Activity (KMA)’, which is just America’s Code for Kiss My Anus (KMA) to the Rest of the World.
Innocent Civilians are being Deliberately killed and maimed in Libya, and NATO Forces are doing this.
The Perpetrators and Supporters of this action as well as those who Ignore and Cover Up all of this are Pretend to be Upset about some ALLEGED war crimes in some other place, in order to direct attention away from their Hubris, their Arrogance, which is expressed by their Evil Deeds that knows no limit.
This is why it is Vital for the smaller Countries to put forward Reform Proposals for the Dangerously Corrupt and Evil United Nations Organization.
The word “Iran” is used to describe the activities of the Hezbollah in Iran. And yes the Hezbollah should be singled out and brought to justice for all the atrocities they have comitted in the name of God. But please use the correct words.
The blunder is that disillusioned protesters attack the prospers portion of the regime as fault and not the illegal ones voicing American and Israel’s fancy
We claim to be the ancestors of Cyrus the grate
We brag about his charter
And yet we insult people for their belief, religion, and race
To protest for decades of more of Pahlavi or Ghajar dynasties or another team of hungry position and wealth seekers, and or clan lovers to rule us is madness
Behind the seen
To discover what is going on behind the seen one should look at the events and the core
Media warns of Iran’s authority raise in the territory and at the same time encourages us to oppose and help us for uprising why?
If Iran is becoming strong with increase of influence in a territory once was the Empire why should we have a revolution?
By using the wealth of one and half billion humans of nations undeserved for a better life?
That the Islamic or Christianity or Jewish culture of countries undermined by communist regimes has been dissolved?
Does this make sense?
Dividing us to rule?
Of course we need change and we should stand up for it
But not to change the faith of the people of this territory an impossible task
We have to change the politicians who oppose the rule of law by legal means
The rule of law
That individuals, persons and government shall submit to, obey and be regulated by law, and not arbitrary action by an individual or a group of individuals.
In the most basic sense, the rule of law is a system that attempts to protect the rights of citizens from arbitrary and abusive use of government power
The rule of law is a legal maxim that states no person is immune to law, and no one can be punished by the government except for a breach of the law
Having the peaceful nuclear energy hence having the knowledge of building the bomb takes away the importance of possession and helps the destruction of such weapons
IRAN SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT TWICE before trying to build nukes.
Iran had a clandestine nuke program that got busted…….. that’s why America will eventually take them out. Don’t build nuclear weapons, America and free countries won’t blow you even further back to the stone age.
Cheers!
Pete, Iran has never been found to have had a nuclear weapons program. Also, please explain your hypocrisy.
America needs to snap out of the grip from zionists the true EVIL. Iran has every right to develop nuclear energy in any aspect. Just like Israel does..so does Iran.. Iranians are Persians and a old civilization. The zionists from Israel will make America attack Iran just like it did IRAQ in 2003.
The only evil regime i see in the middle east is the zionist one. I don’t mean jews but the zionist jews, who hate anything none jewish.
If America attacks Iran it will make the biggest mistake ever… And as i see the new republican president candidates are idiots who are supported by AIPAC ( zionists)
The only person i am voting for in RON PAUL in 2012 he is Americas only solution to peace and getting us out of this debt. NO more (AIPAC) rule of congress. The congress needs to listen to the American hard working man not what some zionists say. We don’t care about Israel, Iran, or Palestine. Let them work it out..
America vote RON PAUL 2012
Practice of prejudice, hatred, deception, and invert the truth, has been propaganda apparatus to validate injustice in the region, holocaust a grave tragedy, and no one denies, but the plot to form Zionist regime is the question
For centauries through out the history the natives lived together dominated by majority rule in harmony, and they respected each others heritage, related to one another through intercourse, association, socializing and being part of it, as one family
Israel is not a Jewish state, and not because they are or not Jews but because they don’t belong to the environment and since the circumstances is not like the new world, they don’t understand the heritage, culture, and the history of the land
The Arabs are in Arabian Peninsula, the Arab speaking nations lost their native tongue after they became Muslims, many other Muslim nations kept their native tongue as Persians, Tajik, Turk, Urdu, The natives in Israel are not the settlers; the natives are Jews, Christians, and Muslims, who were Jews or Christians before becoming Muslims this artificial phenomenon has been created to divide and rule
Chris, the lies that Iraq possessed WMD used as pretext for the war against Iraq in 2003 were 100% Made in the USA.
I am also voting for Ron Paul in 2012, as I did in 2008.
US war with Iran will take between 25 to 50 years. Iranians are very resilient; Iran is much larger and has much more mountains than Afghanistan and Iraq. They have right and will make the bomb if war with an atomic country like US or Israel starts.
That kind of war will reduce US economy down to a colony of Canada. China may buy the rest of the US economy (if anything left to buy). US will definitely loss control in ME. Arab puppet dictators will fall much faster. Taliban will capture Pakistan and Turkey will transforms to an anti-western Ataman empire controlling Central Asia and Middle East. The most important lost is thousands American life. Only American enemies are asking for war.
Alternatively US should focus on their real enemies, Taliban, which now have 90% support form Pakistani people. Taliban and other Wahhabism terrorists can reach Pakistani bombs for their next 9-11 type attacks.
Atomic Iran will only add one more name to the long list of atomic courtiers. We MUST STOP falling into Israeli traps.
As some of you may have noticed, if you keep up with the news, this non stop propaganda against Iran and the false information campaign started right after BEBE YAHOO of the Zionist entity came over here and spoke in our congress. He ordered our representatives and Senators to take the heat off of him and stop pressuring him to make peace with the Palestinians and instead to put Iran and her nuclear program back on the front page. But off-course these Zionist stooges in DC had no other choice but to abide with that demand and now you see the same old propaganda and non sense on Iran is back in the news,
The biggest threat in our country today is the infiltration of the Zionist in our government. Their total control of our News Organizations controls our perception of the events in the ME and public opinion in our country. No journalist has the right or the courage to say anything about the Zionist entity or criticize their atrocities such as the “Goldstone” report by the UN, or killing a dozen unarmed peace activist on the international waters, their concentration camps in the Gaza Strip etc etc etc.
They may want to blame Iran for everything that goes on in the ME or the Islamic world and start a new war against Muslims in the ME, but Iran has not attacked anyone and is protecting its own interests within her boarders. we are the one at their door step with over 3 carrier task force threatening to change their government as we did in 1953 to set up another puppet government and create another submissive group of people to do our dirty work for us
Get real.
PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR RON PAUL IN 2012.
There are not much differences between candidates, however, the first black president is worse than white president because the FBP has activated the black tribe against Muslims in the targeted countries where are mainly Muslims. Today, we have the reactionary blacks, more than 95% of them, support war monger and Zionist stooge, Barak Husain Obama, in his war against Muslims where majorities are Africans. Obama let to power by White to execute their WHITE agenda for them, to kill more people of color.
The balck tribe is happy to have just a black face at the WH. This is shameful. Obama MUST BE DEFEATED AT ANY COST. HE IS A WAR CRIMINAL AND A BABY KILLER. Since all candidates are the same, ready to serve zionist interests, thus he must be kicked out office so he can be given a lesson that a BLACK FACE cannot fool people, except himself and those who want a black face at the WH.