The threat from Iran

Here is a transcript of this movie.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Official in Tehran University Lecture (Part II): We Plan To TargetUS Nuclear Warheads on US Soil; Should Take Over England

Hassan Abassi, who heads the Center of External Security Doctrinal Analysis of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gave a lecture at Tehran University in May. The following are excerpts from the lecture posted in an audio version on the Internet here.

It seems clear to me, although Michael Moore and Jimmy Carter disagree, that Iran is an enormous threat. Excerpts:

• It would be an honor to do something that would make the Americans afraid. If it is possible to strike fear in the White House and in Tel-Aviv and to scare the Zionists and the Americans, that would be a great honor.
• We have only one lesson: The lesson of jihad and martyrdom. So, Dick Cheney! We will uproot the Anglo-Saxon race. This is retaliation. I will only say this once: We have two million Iranians there [in the U.S.]. You can be sure that I will recruit from among them guerillas against you.
• We have established a department that will take care of England. England's demise is on our agenda.
• If America attacks us, Don't worry at all. It won't be like what you've seen in Afghanistan and in Iraq. ... This is a very suitable spot for maritime guerrilla warfare. Our special forces are definitely ready for action there.

Too bad Bush's diversion from the "real" War on Terror has permitted us to station 130,000 troops next door to Iran...