As one in his 90th year and in his retirement, besides golf and bowls, has gained a strong knowledge of history, would say that while Iran has not attacked any country since its Persian days without it being attacked first, it could not be said the same about cocky little illegally atomic Israel.

It is interesting that in the academic area the above view on Iran is held much more than in not only the Zionistic influenced US media, but unfortunately much of the Western media.

Finally, it is so interesting that all attacks on Iran since WW2 have been backed by the US, certainly against the will of the original United Nations

<<< Iran has not attacked any country since its Persian days without it being attacked first>>>

Not quite, Bushwacker.

While cocked-up little Mullah maddened Iran may not have --attacked another country—as in, cavalry charging across borders.
It certainly has been heavily behind funding and inciting Hezbollah to attack others
It has funded and incited Hamas (despite it’s sunni affiliations)through its many terrorist acts.
It has funded and incited shiia militant groups in Iraq –past and present--to bomb & assassinate opponents
It has funded, provided sanctuary, & training for shiia groups in the Afghan civil wars.

And its most successful of all escapades has been-- while doing all of the above --its managed to hoodwinked many an OZ student of history!

As with the Iraq war, the existence of this sort of propaganda organisation shows just how Big Oil and Israel manipulate the western media.
What a shame we do not have journalism and unbiased media...mainstream I mean. Folks *still* think that WMDs existed in Iraq because groups like these are allowed to spread BS with impunity and nobody is on watch to point out the lies.
That Iran is being targeted because of oil and the dastardly act selling it in Euros is the unmentionable sin. Achieving "untouchable" status by attaining nukes is not only sensible, but it is their right as a nation. Sorry, I don't subscribe to the "evil empire" notion. For the US / Israel to call *anyone* that given their recent history is sheer front.
The NPT involved obligations on all sides to reduce nukes. Invoking it as the US and Israel does is sheer hypocrisy given that Israel has not declared it's nukes nor joined, and the US has reneged on almost all of it's NPT obligations except for a few token gestures from time to time.
After Bush and the flotilla incident I assumed that the US/Israel misinformation circus would be somewhat curtailed by international media. It seems that big money get away with almost anything though.
Remember to tell your grand kids: we *knew* Israel and US were war mongers spreading lies for many years and failed to stop them. I have a feeling they will demand to know why not.

Looks like you'd like atomic little Israel to dominate the whole Middle East, Horus.

But backed by America, of course, still following the GW Bush plus Blair and Howard plan which most of our historical academics regard as a carry-on of the old colonialistic English speaking global takeover.

Just like after WW2, when with Gandhi's standfast order to India we thought it might be the end of colonialism.

But of course it was Big Oil which soon carried colonialism on, with the American takeover of Iran, naturally backed by the Brits of course.

To Ozandy, thanks for the compliments, mate, especially after the burbs from Horus.

Certainly what Horus believes could be okay, especially as our media seems to go along with it, anyhow.

Finally, might ask whether there could be any connection with terrorism and Western colonialism?

Regards, Bushbred, Buntine, WA.

BB could terrorism be linked with colonialism?

Well imagine if China invaded Australia, bombed Melbourne until no large factories stood. No power, no water and no sewage, no economy. No refrigeration, so food would be tricky. No power for pumps, so water would get sketchy in a week or so. Pretty horrible.
Now imagine while doing this we were labelled evil Western dogs who's filthy Christian ways were a threat to the civilised world. We fought the peaceful invaders because we were jealous and wanted all of China destroyed. There were no human rights problems because we had not earned the right to be called human.
Now imagine this happening to NZ and all of the British colonies...for decades.
Then study Middle East history.
Would you fight back?
When you systematically steal resources over a couple of generations and leave folks with such a sense of injustice, impotence and rage then a violent reaction is a foregone conclusion.
Before folks rant on about how evil the Taliban is, just keep in mind who armed them! (and who armed Saddam and Osama too.)
War needs to be made "not-for-profit" before professional terrorism can stop. This might eventually stop the reactive "terrorists" too.