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Iranium: A Necessary Wake-up Call on Iran

A new film about the Iranian regime highlights the mortal danger they represent to the U.S. and the West. (And don't miss "POLIWOOD- Iranium: The film Ahmadinejad does not want you to see.")

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Ryan Mauro

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February 19, 2011 - 12:00 am
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If you’re like me, you’ve become fed up with the ignorance about Iran. The regime’s terrorism sponsorship and nuclear weapons aspirations are talked about as if they are the inevitable response of a weak power that feels threatened by a mighty U.S. and Israel. I had begun to think that if Ahmadinejad’s denial of the Holocaust, calls for the destruction of Israel, and talk of a world without the U.S. wouldn’t wake these people up, nothing would. Thankfully, the Clarion Fund has released a film titled Iranium, which is the only educational tool giving me hope.

The overriding message of the powerful film is: “It’s the regime, stupid!” That has to be the focal point of the debate. It isn’t even about nuclear weapons; it’s about the intentions of the regime armed with the nuclear weapons. The narrator crystallizes the film’s message immediately, saying that nukes are “the final component of an extreme doctrine” pursued since 1979. That doctrine is clearly stated in Iran’s constitution, which says the country is committed to the “establishment of a universal and holy government and the downfall of all others.” The regime is theologically and, because of its constitution, legally required to wage jihad.

The anti-American rhetoric is not rooted in policy disagreements and is not a political talking point for domestic and regional consumption. Iranium shows clip after clip of Iran’s leaders explaining that the very existence of the U.S. and the West is a threat to them and Islam as a whole. Our “corruption,” which means our status as a secular democracy, is infesting the minds of Muslims and causing the fall away from Allah that causes the ills of the Muslim world. Hence, we are the “Great Satan.” If your enemy views you as the incarnation of Satan, no policy adjustment will convince him that you do not threaten him.

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One of the big problems in educating the public is the common belief that the Iranian leaders can be deterred and that even if they can’t be, defensive measures can prevent an attack (or at least limit its damage) and then we can slam their heads into the ground right after. This relaxed attitude exists because few Americans have even heard of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and the “Hidden Imam,” also called the “Mahdi.”

This is where the intensity of the film can be likened to an action movie, except there isn’t an ending that allows for an emotional release. Viewers are shown how, time and time again, Ahmadinejad begins his speeches by stating his purpose: To hasten the return of the Mahdi, a messianic figure that comes during the calamitous “end times” period to intervene on the side of Islam in a final grand war. If you believe God is going to fight on your behalf, it really doesn’t matter what sort of army the other side has.

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  1. 1. Adina Kutnicki, Israel

    As one who studies this issue closely, living so close to the fanatical forces in the Middle East, I can’t afford to give the benefit of the doubt to the pundits among us.I call it like I see it, from events swirling around for decades,from facts(not fantasies)on the ground, and most crucially from what the Iranian Hitler and his surrogates are saying AND executing.

    The most likely scenario which the Iranian Hitler is focusing on is an EMP, a tactic which they believe will explode without fingerprints, thus leaving the US incapable of striking back.

    The real hope for the west is from Israel’s 24/7 eyes in the sky, its human assets ALL over the Middle East (think:exploding scientists and exploding missile caches-for starters)to pre-empt their long planned attack.

    Based on past performance the US will do nothing until MANY of its citizens are dead.They did nothing to stop Saddam’s nuclear reactor,nothing to avenge the killing of its forces in Beirut, and have eschewed any face to face combat with Iran.Therefore, under Obama, what are the chances that the US will assert its right to self defense against Iran?

    To wit, Israel is the last resort for the west.Many know it AND resent her for it, embarrassed that a country smaller than Lake Michigan will do what the super power of the world doesn’t have the balls, or, the will to do.

    • Anonymous

      Egypt is allowing Iran through the Suez
      …that changes the ENTIRE world picture.

      Many people here do not realize what this means, even for us.

  2. 2. alex

    Saudi Arabia does not have Perceived threats against the western world, they actually fund terrorist camps in the USA and Europe, and cultivate western prisons for disenchanted Islamic individuals for their ranks.

    First we invade Iraq, now we are focused on Iran, all the while House of Saud continues building their terror camps and training schools to unleash thousands of fanatical fundamentalists.

    How many terror attacks must occur by Saudi and Saudi funded schools until America finally realizes who its enemy truly is.

  3. It’s not in ” Iran’s Constitution … ” it is in Islamic Republic’s Constitution. In fact Khomeini had renamed the country as just Islamic Republic. There is a big difference.

  4. EGYPT LIFTS BAN ON IRANIAN WARSHIPS USING SUEZ

    Those who think that Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak didn’t intentionally ban Iranian warships from using the Suez Canal for 32 years because it’s forbidden by international law, and that it was Iran’s decision to only use the Canal for its commercial vessels, have forgotten that until the signing of the Camp David Accords all Israeli ships, commercial and military, were illegally* banned by Egypt from the Canal. Egypt has sovereignty over the Canal and will ultimately decide according to its interests what nations will and will not use it. What we are witnessing is a radical and very dangerous shift in policy toward Iran by moderate Arab states-who have lost confidence in US power-first by the Saudis (in allowing Iranian warships to dock at Jeddah) and now by Egypt’s military regime on Iran’s military use of the Suez. The star of radical Islam is rising.

    Click my name to read more on this subject.

  5. “I had begun to think that if Ahmadinejad’s denial of the Holocaust, calls for the destruction of Israel, and talk of a world without the U.S. wouldn’t wake these people up, nothing would.”

    Same thing happened in 1933. Hitler was supposed to be merely a “phase” in Germany. Of course Hitler “said” a lot of things, but he didn’t actually “mean” them. All politicians exaggerate, right? And how did Hitler turn out for the world? When Stalin first took power, the New York Times actually praised this murderer. How’d that megalomaniac turn out for the Russian people? And liberals to this day still admire Fidel Castro, a man who has killed thousands of people while he’s been in power. Is THAT the type of person anybody should be ignoring?

    When will the world actually start listening to dictators? When will the world actually start believing when they say they’re going to eliminate either a country or a race of people? We seem to learn nothing from history and are determined to repeat it every chance we get.

    • The part about all these murderous tyrants is the love the left seems to have for them. These murderous thugs promptly kill off most liberals, intellectuals and other left leaning sorts after they take over. Guess they don’t really want competition.

  6. 6. PattyMor

    Want to stop the Iranian Regime? Drill for oil and drive the price down. It will topple as they and others will not have the money to fund all their Jihad organizations.

  7. 7. MikeTownsend

    Click on the word “Iranium” in the article to watch the movie. It is now FREE for a limited time. Or, go to Iraniumthemovie.com It’s quite informative.

  8. 8. paul_unalaska

    Wake-up call? For this administration?

    Heck, this administration doesn’t even care about our own borders, overstepping Arizona’s government, citizenry with their recent involvement in AZ’s legally passed bill addressing illegal immigration.

    The Secretary of State/administration is calling our one TRUE ally in the M E, their LEGAL construction ‘illegitimate’. Oy!

    Yep, Obama’s ‘All over it’ after he’s done sipping wine in the Silicon Valley with CEO’s, you know, in the name of ‘creating jobs, technical innovation’. For the ‘Government creates jobs’.

    A career government employee, nearing 50, whose first job to span at least 4 years is POTUS? Who voted for this idiot?

    • Idiots Anonymous

      There are two kinds of idiots:

      1. Idiots who voted for Obama.

      2. Idiots who call him an idiot.

  9. 9. American

    How could anyone believe one statement in this movie? It’s brought to you by the same crowd that hyped the war with Iraq.

    • captaingrumpy

      I gave you the benefit of the doubt in your last post. NOW, I know you are the twit from the hate spewing left,probably trained by Mark. Rack-off and go read the Huff Puff like your lot does.Leave this site to the people who care about their country.

    • #9, you bring new meaning to the term clueless. I guess when they are butchering you and your family, perhaps you will get a clue.

  10. 10. captaingrumpy

    Just an after thought…..Why is China just sitting on its hands.Don’t they realise what Islam is doing ????

  11. 11. Shaun

    There are two kinds of idiots:

    1. Idiots who voted for Obama.

    2. Idiots who call him an idiot.

  12. 12. ObamaYoMoma

    I’d like to propose an EMP attack of our own to render Iran defenseless. Then once Iran has been rendered practically defenseless, at the same time that we target and obliterate the ruling Mullah regime and the IRGC, we should also destroy all the nuclear installations. Subsequently, the international community could assist the Iranian people with food and water distribution while the Iranians rebuild their electrical grid

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