Israel is considering, how to attack Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Maybe only two small attacks vs. some nuclear plants. But the question is: How would Iran react THEN? Maybe the whole Arabian world? Of course I think it’s better, to stay calm and make diplomatic negotiations instead of involving military. Not good: the German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently delivered a high tech submarine (ready for nuclear rockets) to Israel. A bad sign in times of tension. The German Nobel literature laureate Günter Grass wrote a poem titled “It Must Be Said” criticizing Israel’s plans vs. Iran. Now most of the German newspapers and talk-show guests are criticizing Günter Grass as “anti-semitic”. I think, though Iran made some very cruel statements vs. Israel: it should be allowed, to criticize escalation in this region.
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discussion in magazines:
http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/04/11/the-gunter-grass-debacle-blowback-from-anti-israel-poem-envelopes-both-sides/?xid=newsletter-europe-weekly
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,826120,00.html
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http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10952-commentary-der-spiegel-commentator-defends-grasss-poem.html
Günter Grass (Photo credit: Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar))
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