Iran Accuses U.S. And Israel Of Waging Smear Campaign

Click on the title for a link to an AP article by Ali Akbar Dareini , an AP writer. Let's take a look at some of it, shall we?

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused the U.S. and Israel on Sunday of a smear campaign against its president-elect and warned Europe, which is in tricky nuclear negotiations with Tehran, not to join in the mudslinging.

Well Europe, are you going to let them dictate the tone? Are you going to allow yourself to compromise your standards on what is right? You do remember what is right, don't you?

Let me ask it this way, do you feel comfortable with this regime to have nuclear weapons? You really must start thinking about this, you know. Just because the American President isn't your favorite, does not mean it wise to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The ultraconservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who won a landslide presidential election victory, has been accused of taking American hostages in 1979 when radical students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Iranian exiles and an Austrian politician are alleging he was involved in the 1989 slaying of a Kurdish leader and two associates in Vienna.

Iranian officials have denied both allegations.

Really? That's real surprising. Iranians always have a tendency to tell the truth, when faced with serious accusations. But seriously now, when was the last time the current Iranian regime ever told the truth about anything? (And I do mean anything.)

If you (American or other) support what this band of thugs stands for, just post one example when they have ever been truthful (in the comment section of this blog) and I will seriously look at it.

"The charges are so evidently false that they don't deserve an answer. It's clear that it's mere lies," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Sunday at a news conference in Tehran.

Translation: The jig is up. You have caught us red-handed.

"Europeans should show their political maturity and not intertwine their interests with those of the Americans. They are advised to seriously avoid interference in this issue," Asefi warned. "We advise the Europeans not to fall into the trap of the Zionist media."

In the world of psychology, this is known as deflection. Deflecting responsibility to another is a defense mechanism. It is unhealthy for individuals and for nations. To be accepted as a credible person or nation, owning up to one's mistakes and wrongdoings are necessary for the full maturation and overall healthy development, of the individual or the nation.

This is certainly not the case with Iran. Blaming America and Israel for everything has become such sport in Iran and other Muslim nations. I am surprised they don't hold contests to come up with new slogans.

The Iranian warning came as France, Germany and Britain lead European Union efforts to persuade Tehran to permanently halt nuclear enrichment activities, which the United States claims are part of Iran's plan to develop a nuclear arsenal.

(Whistling, waiting, and twiddling thumbs here, but not holding my breath)

But remember, two of the three countries working on this (in their present states) could not effectively lead a group of starving Sudanese to a buffet table.

Iran rejects the U.S. claims and insists it is pursuing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, such as generating power. Uranium enriched to low levels can be used for energy while highly enriched uranium can be used in bombs.

Well then Mr. Ahmadinejad, we will all shut up and leave you alone, if you let the U.N. inspect (and not someone like Hans Blix, who couldn't find an Easter Egg). Let us all take a tour of your facilities and prove once and for all, that your intentions are honorable.

I could go on and on, but this is about all I can stomach of this charade. But, I will say this. Be on guard Europe. Can you really afford to gamble on this one?

Read the rest of the article if you wish, but it contains nothing more than the same old tired rhetoric, for the remainder. And with a name like Ali Akbar writing this thing, it will be guaranteed to be used by Muslim newspapers around the world.