The New York Times: Making Nuclear Extermination Respectable
by James Petras / July 30th, 2008

On July 18, 2008 the New York Times published an article by Israeli-Jewish historian, Professor Benny Morris, advocating an Israeli nuclear-genocidal attack on Iran with the likelihood of killing 70 million Iranians — 12 times the number of Jewish victims in the Nazi holocaust:

Iran’s leaders would do well to rethink their gamble and suspend their nuclear program. Barring this, the best they could hope for is that Israel’s conventional air assault will destroy their nuclear …

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Just because he is a "professor" doesn't mean his brain is working.

1. Iran is at the outer reaches of Israel's strike capabilities. It is extremely doubtful that they could do very much damage to Iran, even with nukes.

2. They would take massive losses to their Air Force, which is their only RETALIATION to an attack from those who wish their annihilation. Why would they want to risk this capability for a sure loser?

3. Israel has no rockets. Just F-16s with long-range tanks. Her only role vis-a-vis Iran is to bluster and threaten, not attack.

This guy Morris is full of it.