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Proxy War: Iran's imperial double-standard 15 July 2006
If accusations are correct that Iran is behind Hizballah's unprovoked intrusion into Israel to kidnap two Israeli soldiers, then Iran has firmly planted itself among Imperialists and Cold Warriors alike, who have used the people and lands of other nations to fight their wars.
In his letter to President Bush, Iranian President Ahmadinejad criticized U.S. involvement in the 1953 coup in Iran. He has also criticized intervention by the West in the affairs of weaker states. Yet, Iran remains a powerful opponent to Lebanon's elected government by supporting Syria's now-ended occupation and Hizballah's military wing and is waging a covert war against the U.S. and Sunnis in Iraq.
Iran has been fighting proxy wars since, at least, 1982 when it founded Lebanese Hizballah to fight Israel and bomb the U.S. embassy (63 dead) and Marine Corps barracks (241 dead) in Beirut. Iran's proxy approach against Israel and the U.S. continued as Iran supported the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 (19 Americans dead) and Iran heightened its support for Hamas after Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000. Now, Iran is engaged in a proxy war against the U.S. and Iraqi Sunnis in an attempt to establish a Shia-controlled Iraqi government that is favorable to Iran's interests. By Iran's definition, these are the acts of an imperial power.
On 17 March 2000, then U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright admitted: "In 1953 the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular Prime Minister, Mohammed Massadegh. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs." Despite the implicit apology in Albright's remarks, Iran's Supreme Leader responded: "What good does this admission... do us now?" Given this reaction, it seems unlikely that Iran will similarly admit to its involvement in bombings and creating internal strife from South America to the Middle East.
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