Weekly Commentary: New hope on Iran? Accept that Twelvers Serious?
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 25 September 2014
People can do terrible things.
That’s nothing new.
People, acting on their beliefs, can even do very terrible things to
themselves
Also nothing new.
What is new is that in the last year we are being flooded with graphic proof
of this on YouTube and other places on the internet.
My fervent hope for the coming New Year is that this very important message
is now being driven home to the decision makers of the world.
Because the response to Iran hinges on coming to grips with that critical
truth: that people, acting on their beliefs, can even do very terrible
things to themselves.
Let’s walk through this:
What will Iran do if it has nukes?
The Iranian leadership professes to believe, as “Twelver Shiites”, that
incinerating Israel with nuclear weapons – even if followed up by the
incineration of Iran – would be a positive thing because the apocalyptic
result would bring the return of the Hidden Imam.
Many western analysts seek comfort in the notion that Iran wants nukes only
as a deterrent. But if the purpose of Iranian nukes is to bring about an
Apocalypse there’s no viable alternative to a strict policy that will
guaranty that the Iranian Twelvers never have nukes.
Yes.
People, acting on their beliefs, can even do very terrible things to
themselves
Not a particularly happy message to start the New Year with.
But it is one that might very well help insure that the coming year will
indeed be a Year of Life.
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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