Chomsky said Middle East oil reserves are understood to be � ���"a stupendous source of strategic power� �� � and � ���"one of the greatest material prizes in world history.� �� �
Concerning Iran, Chomsky said the U.S. acted to overthrow its parliamentary democracy in 1953 � ���"to retain control of Iranian resources� �� � and when the Iranians reasserted themselves in 1979, the U.S. acted � ���"to support Saddam Hussein's merciless invasion� �� � of that country.
� ���"The torture of Iran continued without a break and still does, with sanctions and other means,� �� � Chomsky said. According to Alabbasi, Chomsky � ���"mocked the idea� �� � presented by mainstream media that a nuclear-armed Iran might attack nuclear-armed Israel. Iranian leaders would have to have a � ���"fanatic death wish� �� � to attack Israel, which reportedly has 200 nuclear weapons or more.
� ���"The chance of Iran launching a missile attack, nuclear or not, is about at the level of an asteroid hitting the earth,� �� � Chomsky said. He said the presence of U.S. anti-missile weapons in Israel are really meant for preparing a possible attack on Iran, not for self-defense, as they are often presented.
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