| ID | 118544 |
| Title Proper | Iranian threat in a Kafkaesque world |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Herman, Edward S ; Peterson, David |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | From June 2003 to August 2012, the International Atomic Energy Agency published thirty-eight full written reports on Iran's nuclear program and conducted numerous inspections in the country. Yet although the Agency has never determined that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, Iran has never been able to free itself from the relentless U.S. campaign against its nuclear program. This article shows how the United States has mobilized the multilateral institutions to place Iran's nuclear program on the international stage and kept it there. It also examines the parallel role played by the news media, which have resumed their role of a decade ago when they helped Washington make a fraudulent case for invading Iraq on "weapons of mass destruction" grounds. The essay contends that the alleged Iranian nuclear weapons threat is a U.S. and Israeli propaganda construct intended to mask their own real threat to attack Iran. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 42, No.1; Autumn 2012: p.24-45 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 42, No.1; Autumn 2012: p.24-45 |
| Key Words | International Atomic Energy Agency ; Iran's Nuclear Program ; Nuclear Weapons ; Iran ; US Campaign ; United States ; Media ; WMD ; Israeli Propaganda |