Sunday, May 22, 2011

"Debunking the Top Seven Myths on Iran's Middle East Policies"

With the news media running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it's easy for sensationalism and nationalistic bias to run rampant through our headlines. This interesting perspective towards Iran and its national ambitions offers an alternative view on the country and it's foreign relations.
    Don't get me wrong -- Ahmadinejad remains a very real and serious threat towards innocent people in neighboring countries, especially Israel- but we must remember that every move Iran makes is not a threat against America and its allies- it may not even be a threat at all.
     Beeman, the author of this piece, is reacting to a radio program painting Iran as an absolute evil- he best describes the overall thesis in this quote:
"This implication that Iranian influence is somehow negative or evil as opposed to being just what nations do was prevalent in the program."
You can read the full article here:
http://truth-out.org/debunking-top-7-myths-irans-middle-east-policies/1305944848

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