U.S. to allow spare parts exports to Iran airline

U.S. to allow spare parts exports to Iran airline

The Associated Press

Despite a standoff with Iran over its nuclear programs, the United States said Wednesday it was approving export of spare parts to Tehran for its national airline because safety was at issue and the United States had no interest in threatening civil aviation. link

Over the past year, through a relentless blitz of press conferences, radio addresses and television shows, the Bush administration has informed the public that, short of the third Reich, Iran is the most dangerous nation the history of the world.

So though we may be on the brink of war with this fanatical nation determined to wipe Israel off the map and enrich uranium for weapons, out of the kindness of their hearts the administration has seen fit to make sure Iran’s civil aviation is safe.

Sure, we may have to attack Iran in the near future but we can’t allow any civilian aircraft to threaten public safety due to the lack of spare parts.

What a crock of shit!

When it comes to policy we see that it is firmly in place… in the hands of the corporations.

IHT, “State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the General Electric Co. was in line to receive a license from the Treasury Department to provide the equipment to Iran.”

Rules need not apply to General Electric, number 14 on the top 100 defense contractors list, when it comes to policy concerning Iran.

Iran is vilified on a daily basis by Bush, Rice and a host of others, but apparently they aren’t nasty enough to preclude GE getting big contracts on the sale of parts.

It reminds me of the Chavez paradox. Chavez the president of Venezuela, who would be an unknown leftist hack were it not for the vast amount of oil his country sits on, derives all of his power from the money his country makes from selling oil to Americans. While Bush rails publicly on what a menace Chavez is to the entire region.

It’s all a game. Incite the rubes with rhetoric while lining the pockets of the corporations with the money received from supposed enemies. What a farce!