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| An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated on January 11 |
Statement by the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC)
on the Assassination of Iranian Scientist Mostafa Ahmadi
Roshan
and the Growing Threat of War Against the Islamic Republic of
Iran
Another Iranian scientist has been assassinated in Iran
by a car bombing. This is the fifth Iranian scientist targeted in Iran during
the past two years. This is a dangerous escalation of the covert activities
conducted by the CIA and Israeli intelligence and their domestic spies in Iran
against the government and people of Iran.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, “I want to
categorically deny any United States involvement in any kind of act of violence
inside Iran.” However, both the Israeli and the U.S. governments have admitted
to covert activity in Iran. Irrespective of the actors, the assassination of
law-abiding scientists living and working in Iran is a reprehensible act that
should be condemned by all.
The fact is that the governments of the U.S. and Israel
have declared Iran to be their enemy and have publicly stated that they will
use all means possible, up to and including military attack, to stop the
production of nuclear energy in Iran and to change the government of Iran. To
this end, they have admitted to:
1 -
Using hacking to disrupt nuclear energy facilities in Iran
2 -
Conducting covert operations in Iran
3 -
Deploying spy drones to Iran
4 -
Imposing draconian sanctions and embargo against Iranian oil exports, banking
and trade
5 -
Deploying U.S. nuclear super carrier battle groups with destroyers and nuclear
submarines to the Persian Gulf
6 -
Threatening Iran with military attack
7 - Planning to hold in January the largest ever joint
military exercises with Israel
The assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists falls
within the covert activities in disrupting nuclear energy production in Iran.
In addition, it works to create an atmosphere of fear among other Iranian
scientists who want to work in their field of study. This is similar to the
right-wing assassinations of physicians in the U.S. who perform the procedure
of abortion, which is legal in the U.S. The terrorists who kill scientists aim
to make it difficult for the Iranian nuclear energy industry to find scientists
who would work there. However, the people of Iran have repeatedly stated their
resolve to defend their right to nuclear energy.
Considering that Hillary Clinton threatened Iran with
military attack, it is disingenuous for her to state that the U.S. denies
involvement in any act of violence within Iran. A military attack on Iran,
especially an attack on Iran’s nuclear energy facilities, would produce results
similar to a nuclear attack. (U.S. Concerned Scientists report.) It would be
the most violent act against the people of Iran, resulting in hundreds of
thousands of civilian deaths.
All the actions listed above, sanctioned by the U.S.
government, are intended to weaken the Iranian government and economy, create
an atmosphere of fear and dissatisfaction among the people, increase unrest,
and decrease trust, all in the service of making it easier for a military
attack on Iran. Of course, so far these actions have only strengthened the
Iranian people’s resolve to protect their country against Imperialism.
Similar U.S. actions are aimed at any government which
fails to submit to the U.S. corporate domination. This disobedience or defiance
by Iran is its real “crime.”
It is extremely important that all international and
especially U.S. antiwar and progressive organizations condemn these acts of
assassination of innocent citizens as well as all forms of violent and
aggressive actions by U.S. and Israel.
1-
Condemn the assassination of Iranian scientists
2 -
End all sanctions against Iran
3 -
End covert activities inside Iran
4 - End all war threats against Iran
“No war, No Sanctions, No Internal Intervention in Iran!”
January
16, 2012
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