Little Known Facts

Yesterday, the chief of staff of the armies of Iran, General Hassan Firouzabadi, announced that the deployment of Patriot missile batteries in Turkey is a threat to humanity. The Patriot missiles are designed to shoot down any incoming missiles directed at Turkey by the Assad forces in Syria. Turkey requested the deployment after Assad began firing SCUD missiles at rebels who were located just a few miles from the Turkish border. Turkey's allies in NATO responded with the deployment of Dutch, American and German Patriot batteries. Clearly, the intent of the deployment of these defensive missiles is to prevent SCUDs, particularly those armed with chemical weapons, from falling into Turkey.

General Firouzabadi, however, told Iranian Students News Agency the following: "Each one of these Patriots is a black mark on the world map, and is meant to cause a world war. They are making plans for a world war, and this is very dangerous for the future of humanity and for the future of Europe itself."

It is worth reading the lunatic ravings of the Iranian government power structure. No sane person could call the deployment of the Patriots an incitement to world war. The Iranian chief of staff, however, has no problem saying just that, however. Next time someone tells you how we need to talk to the Iranians, keep this in mind.