Though that story was reported by the Times of London and several Israeli newspapers, it got little if any notice in the U.S. mass media. And now that all eyes are on the terrible attack at sea, it’s not likely to get any notice. Perhaps that’s why Netanyahu could risk giving Iran such a central role in his concocted version of the Mavi Marmara tragedy.
No one is paying attention to the central fact: Even if Iranian missiles were being smuggled into Gaza, they would be mere firecrackers compared to the nuclear missiles that Israel plans to keep permanently in range of Teheran and every other city in Iran.
What does the Israeli justification of the attack on the Mavi Marmara tell the Iranians? It was self-defense, Netanyahu insisted; Israel has the right to use any violence necessary to stop ships from coming into Gaza harbor. His defense minister, Ehud Barak, agreed, telling the commandos who carried out the attack that “we live in the Middle East, in a place where there is no mercy for the weak.” And a top Israeli Navy commander warned that Israel will use even more aggressive force to prevent future ships, like the MV Rachel Corrie, from breaking the blockade
If I were an Iranian military planner, I would be listening to all this very closely. It’s all about self-defense, right? Well Iran is in infinitely more danger than Israel. Barak himself recently said publicly: “Right now, Iran does not pose an existential threat to Israel.” But three submarine loaded with nuclear-armed missiles certainly pose an existential threat to Iran. And according to Barak, Middle Eastern nations should show no mercy to the weak.
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