11/3/2011 7:24:14 PM
In shocking remarks, several US political and military officials last week told a hearing of the House of Representatives' Homeland Security Committee that Washington should start terror attacks on the lives of Iranian officials, specially the top commanders of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC(.
"I'm saying we put our hand around their throat right now in every interest they have," retired US Army general Jack Keane told the House hearing.
Former CIA agent Reuel Marc Gerecht, now with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think-tank, said, "I don't think that you are going to really intimidate these people, get their attention, unless you shoot somebody."
Keane pointed to US allegations that the IRGC's Quds Force took part in a plot to kill Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir in Washington and pushed for assassinating "Quds Force top commanders".
The retired general said Washington should carry out "cyber-attacks" against "selected military and economic interests inside of Iran," seize its assets, look into "denying their ships entry to ports around the world," work to isolate Tehran's central bank, and support Iranian dissident movements.
"And let's not wring our hands. If the international community doesn't want to step up to it, we go without them," said Keane.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, a Republican declared "nothing should be taken off the table" - leaving open the possibility of military action.
Iran has strongly denied any involvement in what the United States says was a plot by the Quds Force to kill the ambassador by hiring assassins from a Mexican drug cartel for $1.5 million.
Political and military analysts even in the US have all rejected the Washington claims about the terror plot, and cautioned that the last week call by certain US officials means "declaring war on Iran".
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