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September 03, 2004
Later comes the fallout.....
And now, for something more frightening than Michael Moore, or George Soros (or Dennis Hastert's remarks about the latter).... Reza Bayegan, described as "a commentator on Iranian politics who was born in Iran and currently works for the British Council in Paris" says Iran is just about ready to launch the Big One: The Islamic Republic already has stockpiles of chemical weapons and has told the EU three (Britain, Germany and France) 'that it could possess nuclear weapons within three years. The real time limit the mullahs need to obtain a nuclear bomb however is less than 11 months.Those inclined to dismiss the thoughts of an Iranian exile might also read a rather unsettling piece by George F. Will, in which he recites some very grim data: There's much more, and most of it comes from Graham Allison's Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe -- which Will is reviewing. My fear is not an if fear but a when fear, because I don't think it's possible in the long run to stop the nuking of Manhattan. It may not be this year, but its chances of happening within the next ten years strike me as about as likely as the chance of another earthquake in California. Unpredictably inevitable. I experienced many earthquakes (the October 17, 1989 quake was especially unforgettable). There's something about not being able to take for granted the ground under your feet which takes some getting used to. We all take our freedom for granted. September 11 reminded me that we shouldn't, because there are lots of people with lots of reasons to destroy it. What might happen to American freedom after the Big One could be more destructive than the bomb. My ultimate fear is that the non-nuclear fallout will be worse than the real thing. posted by Eric on 09.03.04 at 11:04 AM
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Bear in mind that Will was reviewing a book, so most of the claims were not his. The Machiavellian in me wonders whether, in the event of a Doomsday-type scenario, we might end up losing more freedom under Kerry than Bush. Eric Scheie · September 5, 2004 11:27 AM |
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"...such an eventuality would be ... an unprecedented blow to peace and liberty throughout the world."
Gee, I wish someone had told Bush that BEFORE he got our forces bogged down in Iraq! Or did he misspell the name of the country he thought was the biggest threat?
Also, I wouldn't trust George Will's assertion about the effects of a dirty bomb in Manhattan. I've heard far less dire predictions on that subject, and Will is not a scientist of any sort.