US hawks want terrorists to take down Iran govt.

[jakeXT]

Two hard-line US lawmakers have called for greater efforts to topple the Tehran government, going as far as to suggest support for anti-Iran terrorist groups.

Democratic Representative and Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Bob Filner called, on June 26, for greater support for what he called "resistance groups" in Iran, putting a special emphasis on the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), UPI reported.

On Sunday, Former House Speaker and leading Republican hawk Newt Gingrich also called on the Obama administration to "sabotage" Iran's oil and gas industry to trigger an economic crisis - which he claimed would bring down the Iranian government.

"(We) should use covert operations to create a gasoline-led crisis to try and replace the regime," he was quoted by UPI as saying.

The idea of attacking Iran's oil industry is not a new concept in US politics as many leading analysts and politicians have already explored its feasibility and effectiveness, but outward talk of support for a group that is listed as a terrorist organization in the United States is a rare move.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=100620§ionid=351020101


Why not, it worked in the past :sarcasm:

[lindisfarne]

1. Are you calling Bob Filner a hawk? Not an unbiased source these days. n/t Welcome, by the way.

[jakeXT]

2. I don't think labels should be used.

How could people call Powell a dove, for example ?

[jakeXT]

3. U.S. hawks urge 'sabotage' against Iran

TEHRAN, July 13 (UPI) -- Some U.S. lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to do more to support Iranian opposition groups seeking the downfall of the hard-line clerical regime in Tehran.


Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a leading Republican hawk, even called Sunday for the United States to "sabotage" Iran's oil and gas industry to trigger an economic crisis that would bring about regime change.

The United States "should use covert operations … to create a gasoline-led crisis to try and replace the regime," he declared.

The objective of all this agitation by hard-line Republicans is to intensify the pressure on the regime headed by firebrand President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as it grapples with unrest stirred by his disputed re-election in June and widespread allegations of poll fraud on a breathtaking scale.

Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, called on June 26 for greater backing for "resistance groups" in Iran.


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http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/07/13/US-hawks-urge-sabotage-against-Iran/UPI-14271247511921/


Don't know why they talk about hawks