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Israeli Officials: Let’s Starve Iranian Civilians
Officials Figure Starving Iranians Would Probably Impose Regime Change
by Jason Ditz, February 29, 2012

Hot on the heels of the US “food for nukes” deal with North Korea, officials in the Israeli government are calling for mass starvation to be imposed on Iran as a way of forcing regime change and abandonment of the nation’s civilian nuclear program.

“Suffocating sanctions could lead to a grave economic situation in Iran and to a shortage of food,” one of the officials claimed. Though thanks to inflation the price of food is rising and causing hardships for average Iranians, it isn’t clear how officials propose to force a famine on the nation.

Unlike North Korea, with its backwards, state-run agricultural industry, Iran is actually a net food exporter, and while more sanctions could make the industry less efficient and perhaps curb exports, it would not make the food Iran does grow disappear into thin air.

The comments suggest that Israel is growing impatient with the ongoing sanctions against Iran, and is looking for something that will be a “game changer” that finally forces regime change or at least spawns an international objection that can be used as an excuse for a unilateral attack. The idea that a suddenly starving populace is going to overthrow its government on behalf of those that are starving them, however, seems to fly in the face of the history of sanctions.

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seemslikeadream wrote:

NeonLX wrote:So are you, sunny

StarmanSkye wrote:Try transposing the words 'Iran' and 'Israel' in the topic article above and 'nuclear program' for 'nuclear weapons' for a sense of how incredibly hypocritical, biased & malicious both the article and the American culture that made it possible are. Actually, I suppose a lot of folks here might have done that subconsciously. Given that Iran has a very long tradition and history spurning voluntary wars that contrasts with the US & Israel which are the loudest, most aggressive cheerleaders for 'Bomb Iran!', one would think the irony wouldn't be lost on the American public. Unfortunately however, that may be too much to expect.

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Iranian Officials: Let’s Starve Israeli Civilians
Officials Figure Starving Irsraelis Would Probably Impose Regime Change
by Jason Ditz, February 29, 2012

Hot on the heels of the US “food for nukes” deal with North Korea, officials in the Iraniani government are calling for mass starvation to be imposed on Israel as a way of forcing regime change and abandonment of the nation’s nuclear weapons.

“Suffocating sanctions could lead to a grave economic situation in Israel and to a shortage of food,” one of the officials claimed. Though thanks to inflation the price of food is rising and causing hardships for average Israelis, it isn’t clear how officials propose to force a famine on the nation.

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Searcher08 wrote:I could see and hear the frenzy on the media if Iran had said that. When an IsraelFirster says it, tumbleweeds blow across the desert highway...