Newsweek Discovers Iran Has Missiles, Again (Still Not Nuclear)
Newsweek warns of Iran's '2000 Missiles at Once,' citing a public statement. This alarmist framing, however, omits the decades of U.S. sanctions, military encirclement, and regime change rhetoric that might prompt any nation to bolster its defenses. Remember when Dick Cheney told us 'we know' Iraq had WMDs? (That was 2002, per a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.) The pattern of hyping
perceived threats to justify intervention is as old as the hills—or at least as old as the 1953 CIA-backed coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected government, a detail Newsweek rarely includes. One might wonder if these 'threats' surface on a pre-determined schedule, conveniently timed with calls for more military spending or justifications for continued meddling. While Israel, a U.S.
ally, admittedly possesses an undeclared nuclear arsenal, the focus remains firmly on Iran's conventional capabilities. It appears some nations' defensive postures are inherently threatening, while others' offensive capabilities are merely 'security needs.'