By Dr. Richard Curtis, , Seattle
I was puzzled by the story, “Answering questions on Iran” (Oct., 16) about the meeting at De Hirsch on “the Iran threat.” The puzzle is that Iran is not a threat and every rational person who examines the details agrees with the inspectors that the notion that there is a threat is a fiction. To host a “discussion” in which a false view of reality is contained in the title (“Facing the Iranian Threat”) of the event indicates someone is intent on fostering lies and confusion. As a Jew and an informed and moral human being, I am disgusted that any Jewish organization, indeed any organization committed to justice in any form, would sponsor an event that clearly is just a pack of lies, simple war mongering.
Why are so many Jews so gullible when it comes to right-wing nuts trying to make war? It is just like Iraq all over again and people pretend there is a discussion to have, an open issue to debate. There is not. There simply is no threat!
Must the right-wing nuts constantly embarrass us? Why do we let the insane fanatics define the way the world perceives “the Jewish perspective”? These jackasses just lie to create war for their own profit and they make us all look bad in the process. Who are these lying pigs and why does anyone listen to them?