[wvns] Greens Oppose War On Iran
New US military aid to Israel and the Lieberman-Kyl amendment bring
the US closer to war with Iran, say Greens
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
Monday, October 8, 2007
http://www.gp.org
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
mclarty @ greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
starlene @ gp.org
• Greens: Bush should have no credibility on
Iran, but Democrats and Republicans are lining up
behind Bush's next military disaster
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders strongly
cautioned that the combination of a $30 billion
military aid package for Israel and growing
threat of a US or US-Israeli attack on Iran could
trigger a major regional conflagration in the
Middle East.
"There's little doubt that the $30 billion in US
taxpayers money sent to Israel will be used for
two things: to maintain Israel's illegal and
murderous military occupation of Palestinian
lands, and to prepare for a military assault on
Iran," said _______. "The new military aid for
Israel and the Lieberman-Kyl amendment, passed on
September 26 with strong bipartisan support, have
brought the the US closer to war with Iran."
Greens stressed that no hard evidence exists to
confirm claims by the Bush Administration that
the Iranian government is assisting Shiite
militias in Iraq or that Iran plans to produce
nuclear weapons for possible use against Israel
or western nations. Greens noted that Iran has
denied such intentions and that such use would
amount to suicide for Iran.
"The Bush Administration, after its deceptive
rationales for invading Iraq, should have no
credibility on Iran or any other foreign policy,"
said _______. "Unfortunately, Democrats --
especially presidential candidates like Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama -- have signed on to the
Republican line that an attack on Iran is 'not
off the table.' If a global war starts because
Bush ordered an attack, it'll be a bipartisan
disaster, like the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and
the continuing Middle East crisis."
In one scenario, confirmed by Newsweek, Vice
President Cheney considered asking Israel to
launch a missile attack either on a nuclear power
site in Natanz, Iran, or on an alleged
Syrian-Iranian-North Korean nuclear installation
in northern Syria, which might result in a
retaliatory strike that would motivate a larger
US military assault on Iran. Israel has already
launched an air strike on the suspected Syrian
site in September.
"The Lieberman-Kyl amendment designates Iran's
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 'foreign terrorist
organization.' The amendment makes the Iran
military a target in President Bush's 'war on
terror.' This is a major step towards a military
confrontation with Iran, whether the attack comes
from the US or Israel or both," said _______.
The Green Party has called for an international
effort towards nuclear disarmament of all Middle
Eastern and western Asian nations, including
Israel and Pakistan, which are known to possess
nuclear weapons, as part of a greater global
nuclear disarmament project. Greens have called
the Bush Administration hypocritical for
condemning Iran while expanding US nuclear
weapons programs and after removing the US from
antinuclear treaties, and have called for the US
to rejoin the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty,
ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and
eliminate American nuclear weapons. Greens have
also accused the Bush Administration of
squandering pro-US sentiment that exists among
many Iranians in its attempt to vilify their
country.
The Green Party has sharply criticized both
Democrats and Republicans for maintaining support
for Israel's four-decades-long violations of
civilian human rights and bowing to the demands
of AIPAC and Christian fundamentalist lobbyists
that the US endorse the Israeli government's
military ambitions and ethnic policies. (Israel
is currently threatening to cut off water and
fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip, to punish
civilians over rocket attacks launched by
militias.) The Green Party urges cessation of
violence and negotiation by both sides in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict; a cut-off in US
military aid to Israel; and an economic boycott
of Israel until the latter recognizes full human
rights, including the right of return for
Palestinians and abolition of internal apartheid
laws. Greens have called for support for Israeli
and Palestinian groups seeking peaceful
resolution, observance of human rights, and a
halt to all violence and coercion directed
against civilians.
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers
• 2007 national Green Party meeting in Reading,
Pa.: video footage, blog and media coverage
http://www.gp.org/meeting2007/
Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX)
http://www.gp.org/committees/peace
GPAX Blog http://gpax.wordpress.com
International Committee of the Green Party
http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/
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