Today was an interesting day in Iran. First, Iranian protestors stoned and hurled fire bombs at the Danish embassy in Tehran to protest those Danish cartoons that poked fun at the prophet Muhammed; then, we learn that Iran has cut off all trade with Denmark; and finally, the news that Iran has told the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to remove its cameras and monitoring equipment from all Iranian nuclear facilities.
Now, what might these three events have in common, you ask? Well, courtesy of the fabulous Michelle Malkin – the hostess with the “mostest” on everything and anything surrounding this controversy – comes this most interesting observation from David Conway, who notes…
…the likely decision today in Vienna by the International Atomic Energy Agency to report Iran to the UN Security Council for continuing with its programme of nuclear research. If that decision should occur, when the UN Security Council gets round to considering what form of sanctions to impose on Iran, guess to whom chairmanship of the Council will have passed. You’ve got it… plucky little Denmark.
Suddenly, the pieces fall into shape. The rumpus suddenly escalated, complete with fabricated offensive cartoons, to so enflame Muslim opinion that Denmark could be intimidated directly through a threatened Muslim boycott of its goods, or indirectly by the EU fearful of a wider boycott, into voting in favour of Iran.
…revealing for all to see that the events today in Iran are nothing more than a continuation of the bullying tactics against a small country by countries (Syria and Palestine also come to mind) with good reason to keep their populations focused outside, not within. For Iran, this is especially true, as little Denmark will soon have great say over what and how things go down at the UN Security Council in the next few weeks. One can’t help but feel the world is standing on the edge of a conflict that will change all our lives in ways we can’t even begin to comprehend. I’m praying for a few cool heads and a whole lot of diplomacy…
