US engagment with Iran seasoned with censure?
Many analysts are saying Tehran is sending mixed messages..well the US State Department certainly isn’t helping from its side either if engagement is the real intent - Iran, Cuba, Venezuela reject US terrorist label (Al Arabiya)
Iran, Cuba and Venezuela late on Thursday assailed the U.S. administration for a new report that lists Havana and Tehran as state sponsors of terrorism and raises concerns about Caracas. The U.S. State Department report, which singled out Iran as “the most active state sponsor of terrorism” in the world, was released in Washington Thursday as ministers from some of the countries named in the report were here for a meeting of non-aligned countries.
Iran was less than impressed and had a few choice observations of its own:
With its support for the Zionist regime, racism, occupation” and “all it has done in the prison at Guantanamo, the United States is not competent” to accuse other countries of terrorism, said Iranian Foreign Minister Monouchehr Mottaki.
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Palestine, Israel, Iran and Arabs
How do we categorize the fighters of the wars of 1775-1783, the wars of American Independence? The forces from the 13 colonies assembled and fought an asymmetric war against the organized forces of England. When the members of these American forces were captured by the English forces, often they were killed and labeled as terrorists.
How do we label the defense-liberation forces of Lebanon and Palestine? Do we call these terrorists because they have been fighting those who have occupied their land, killed their families and children? As Americans would we fight for the defense of our homeland? Those who help the people of Palestine and Lebanon are called the sponsors of terrorists. France helped our forces to fight the British forces. Were French sponsoring the American terrorists?
The success or failure of the administration of President Obama with Israel would determine the nature of future stability for the Middle East. Any rational and humanistic resolution of Palestinian dilemma has been non-starter with Israel. The problems of Palestinian subjugation to Israel occupation are the seeds for an unstable world including the Middle East.
The Palestinian issue, over 40 years of baffling by Israel throwing one excuse after another to derail any prospect, is independent of any other world concern for the US administration. Secretary of State Clinton should not allow Israel to dictate the foreign policy of the United States. USA can’t afford war after war to support failed attempts to stabilize the region. Palestinians have paid a high price for failed attempts to consider the human side of the Palestinians struggle for peaceful life.
The problem of Iranian nuclear fuel cycle is just a diversion from the real problems in the Middle East, the problem is a humanistic resolution of Palestinian dilemma.