Beating the Drums of War: Provoking Iran into “Firing the First Shot”? – Guest Post
By Michel Chossudovsky
Introduction
While the possibility of a war with Iran is
acknowledged in US news reports, its regional and global implications
are barely analyzed.
Very few people in America are aware or informed
regarding the devastation and massive loss of life which would occur in
the case of a US-Israeli sponsored attack on Iran.
The media is involved in a deliberate process of camouflage and distortion.
War preparations under a “Global Strike” Concept,
centralized and coordinated by US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) are not
front page news in comparison to the most insignificant issues of public
concern, including the local level crime scene or the tabloid gossip
reports on Hollywood celebrities.
The “Globalization of War” involving the
hegemonic deployment of a formidable US-NATO military force in all major
regions of the World is inconsequential in the eyes of the Western
media.
The broader implications of this war are either
trivialized or not mentioned. People are led to believe that war is part
of a “humanitarian mandate” and that both Iran as well as Iran’s
allies, namely China and Russia, constitute an unrelenting threat to
global security and “Western democracy”.
While the most advanced weapons system are used,
America’s wars are never presented as “killing operations” resulting in
extensive civilian casualties.
While the incidence of “collateral damage” is
acknowledged, US-led wars are heralded as an unquestionable instrument
of “peace-making” and “democratization”.
This twisted notion that waging war is “a worthy
cause”, becomes entrenched in the inner consciousness of millions of
people. A framework of “good versus evil” overshadows an understanding
of the causes and devastating consequences of war.
Within this mindset, realities as well as
concepts are turned upside down. War becomes peace. The lie becomes the
truth. The humanitarian mandate of the Pentagon and NATO cannot be
challenged.
When “going after the bad guys”, in the words of
president Obama, “no options can be taken off the table”. An
inquisitorial doctrine similar to that of the Spanish Inquisition,
prevails. People are no longer allowed to think.
Iran is a country of close to 80 million people.
It constitutes a major and significant regional military and economic
power. It has ten percent of global oil and gas reserves, more than five
times those of the United States of America.
The conquest of Iran’s oil riches is the driving
force behind America’s military agenda. Iran’s oil and gas industry is
the unspoken trophy of the US led war, which has been on the active
drawing board of the Pentagon for the last nine years.
While the US is on a war footing, Iran has –for
more than ten years– been actively developing its military capabilities
in the eventuality of a US sponsored attack.
If hostilities were to break out between Iran and
the Western military alliance, this could trigger a regional war
extending from the Mediterranean to the Chinese border, potentially
leading humanity into the realm of a World War III scenario.
The Russian government, in a recent statement,
has warned the US and NATO that “should Iran get drawn into any
political or military hardships, this will be a direct threat to our
national security.” What this signifies is that Russia is Iran’s
military ally and that Russia will act militarily if Iran is attacked.
Military Deployment
Iran is the target of US-Israel-NATO war plans.
Advanced weapons systems have been deployed.
US and allied Special Forces as well as intelligence
operatives are already on the ground inside Iran. US military drones are
involved in spying and reconnaissance activities.
Bunker buster B61 tactical nuclear weapons are slated
to be used against Iran in retaliation for its alleged nuclear weapons
program. Ironically, in the words of US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta,
Iran does not possess a nuclear weapons program. “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.”
The risk of armed hostilities between the US-Israel
led coalition and Iran is, according to Israeli military analysts
“dangerously close”.
There has been a massive deployment of troops which
have been dispatched to the Middle East, not to mention the redeployment
of US and allied troops previously stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Nine thousand US troops have been dispatched to
Israel to participate in what is described by the Israeli press as the
largest joint air defense war exercise in Israeli history, The drill,
called “Austere Challenge 12,” is scheduled to take place within the
next few weeks Its stated purpose “is to test multiple Israeli and US
air defense systems, especially the “Arrow” system, which the country
specifically developed with help from the US to intercept Iranian
missiles.”
Reports also suggest a substantial increase in the
number of reservists who are being deployed to the Middle East. Reports
confirm that reservist US Air Force personnel have been dispatched to
military bases in South West Asia (Persian Gulf). From Minnesota more than 120 Airmen including
pilots, navigators, mechanics, etc. departed for the Middle East on
January 8. Reservist US air force personnel from bases in North
Carolina and Georgia“expect to deploy with their units in coming months“. (See fayobserver.com December 18, 2011)
Reserve units from the US Coastguard have also been dispatched to the Middle East.(Coast Guard Reservists Head to Middle East military.com, January 5, 2012)
From these local reports, however, it is impossible
to establish the overall (net) increase of US reservists from different
divisions of the US military, who have been assigned to “operation Iran
war”.
Army reservists from the UK are also been sent to the Middle East.
US Troops to Israel and the Persian Gulf
Israel has become a de facto US military outpost. US
and Israeli command structures are being integrated, with close
consultations between the Pentagon and Israel’s Ministry of Defense.
A large number of US troops will be stationed in
Israel once the war games are completed. The assumption of this
military deployment is the staging of a joint US-Israeli air attack on
Iran. Military escalation towards a regional war is part of the military
scenario:
Thousands of US troops began descending on Israel this week. … many would be staying up to the end of the year as part of the US-IDF deployment in readiness for a military engagement with Iran and its possible escalation into a regional conflict. They will be joined by a US aircraft carrier. The warplanes on its decks will fly missions with Israeli Air Force jets. The 9,000 US servicemen gathering in Israel in the coming weeks are mostly airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, seamen, technicians and intelligence officers.…Tehran too is walking a taut tightrope. It is staging military’s maneuvers every few days to assuring the Iranian people that its leaders are fully prepared to defend the country against an American or Israeli strike on its national nuclear program. By this stratagem, Iran’s ground, sea and air forces are maintained constantly at top war readiness to thwart any surprise attack.The joint US-Israeli drill will test multiple Israeli and US air defense systems against incoming missiles and rockets, according to the official communiqué. (DEBKAfile, January 6, 2012)
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has dispatched some 15,000 US troops in Kuwait. These
consist of two Army infantry brigades and a helicopter unit. Moreover,
the US Navy is retaining two aircraft carriers with their respective
strike groups on standby in the Arabian sea, the USS Carl Vinson and the
USS John Stennis. (Debka, January 13, 2012).
An impressive deployment of troops and advanced military hardware is unfolding.
In recent developments, a third aircraft carrier, the USS
Abraham Lincoln, is heading towards the Arabian Sea. Britain’s Royal
Navy has dispatched her newest and most advanced warship, Type 45
destroyer HMS Daring, “which has a “stealth” design to help avoid
detection by radar”. France has sent its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
The Western media has barely mentioned these deployments of troops
and military hardware: “The latest deployment [of US troops to Kuwait],
which was ushered in without much presentation to the public, adds a
huge number of troops aligned with America’s arsenal that are now surrounding Iran on literally every front” (Russia Today, US Stations 15,000 troops to Kuwait, January 13, 2012, emphasis added).Is this massive deployment of US troops to Israel and the Gulf States related to the withdrawal and redeployment of US troops previously stationed in Iraq? The troops stationed in Kuwait will operate under the auspices of US Central Command
Britain’s HMS Daring
Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
US-Israel Missile defense and naval war games are being conducted simultaneously.
Meanwhile, Iran has announced that it will be conducting its own war games in the Persian Gulf in February.
Meanwhile, The Islamic Republic of Iran is also on a
war footing. Iran’s Armed Forces is in an advanced stage of preparedness
to defend the country’s borders as well as retaliate against a
US-Israel led attack. Iran has completed a 10-day naval exercise near
the Strait of Hormuz in December. It has now announced that it is
planning new naval drills codenamed “The Great Prophet”, which are
slated to take place in February.
Iran’s December war games involved the test firing of two long range
missiles systems, including the Qadar (a powerful sea-to-shore missile)
and the Nour surface-to-surface missile. “According to Iranian state
news, the Nour is an ‘advanced radar-evading, target-seeking, guided and
controlled missile’.” (See The Pentagon to Send US Troops to Israel. Iran is the Unspoken Target, Global Research, January 4, 20122 “Additionally, the Iranian military reportedly test-fired numerous other short, medium and long-range missiles…. Iranian authorities reported that they test-fired the medium-range, surface-to-air, radar-evading Mehrab missile.” (Ibid)
Iranian Missile Tests
The crucial question: Is the Pentagon seeking to
deliberately trigger a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf with a
view to providing a pretext and a justification to waging an all out
war on the Islamic Republic of Iran?
US military strategists admit that the US Navy would be at
disadvantage in relation to Iranian forces in the narrow corridor of the
Strait of Hormuz:“Despite its might and shear strength, geography literally works against U.S. naval power in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. The relative narrowness of the Persian Gulf makes it like a channel, at least in a strategic and military context. Figuratively speaking, the aircraft carriers and warships of the U.S. are confined to narrow waters or are closed in within the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. … Even the Pentagon’s own war simulations have shown that a war in the Persian Gulf with Iran would spell disaster for the United States and its military. (Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz: Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf?, Global Research, January 8, 2012)
Triggering a War Pretext Incident: Provoking Iran to “Throw the First Punch”
Is the Obama administration prepared to sacrifice one
or more vessels of the Fifth Fleet, resulting in extensive casualties
among soldiers and sailors, with a view to mustering public support for a
war on Iran on the grounds of self-defense?
As documented by Richard Sanders, the strategy of
triggering a war pretext incident has been used throughout American
military history.
“Throughout history, war planners have used various forms of deception to trick their enemies. Because public support is so crucial to the process of initiating and waging war, the home population is also subject to deceitful stratagems. The creation of false excuses to justify going to war is a major first step in constructing public support for such deadly ventures. Perhaps the most common pretext for war is an apparently unprovoked enemy attack. Such attacks, however, are often fabricated, incited or deliberately allowed to occur. They are then exploited to arouse widespread public sympathy for the victims, demonize the attackers and build mass support for military “retaliation.”Like schoolyard bullies who shout ‘He hit me first!’, war planners know that it is irrelevant whether the opponent really did ‘throw the first punch.’ As long as it can be made to appear that the attack was unprovoked, the bully receives license to ‘respond’ with force. Bullies and war planners are experts at taunting, teasing and threatening their opponents. If the enemy cannot be goaded into ‘firing the first shot,’ it is easy enough to lie about what happened. Sometimes, that is sufficient to rationalize a schoolyard beating or a genocidal war.Such trickery has probably been employed by every military power throughout history. During the Roman empire, “the cause for war” — casus belli — was often invented to conceal the real reasons for war. Over the millennia, although weapons and battle strategies have changed greatly, the deceitful strategem of using pretext incidents to ignite war has remained remarkably consistent. (See How to Start a War: The American Use of War Pretext Incidents. Global research, January 9, 2012)
Pearl Harbor stands out as the casus belli, the pretext and justification for America’s entry into World War II.
President Roosevelt knew that Pearl Harbor was going
to be attacked by Japan and did nothing to prevent it. At a November 25
1941 meeting of FDR’s war council, “Secretary of War Henry Stimson’s
notes speak of the prevailing consensus: ‘The question was how we
should maneuver them [the Japanese] into … firing the first shot without
allowing too much danger to ourselves.’” (See Patrick Buchanan, Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor? Global Research, December 7, 2011).
“A massive cover-up followed Pearl Harbor a few days later, … when the Chief of Staff ordered a lid put on the affair. ‘Gentlemen,’ he told half a dozen officers, ‘this goes to the grave with us.’” (John Toland, Infamy: Pearl Harbor and its Aftermath, Doubleday, 1982, p. 321).
According to Professor Francis Boyle with reference to the ongoing showdown between the US Navy and Iran in the Persian Gulf: ”Once
again, it looks to me like what FDR did in 1941 when he sacrificed the
Pacific Fleet and its men at Pearl Harbor—except for the carriers—in
order to get the USA into World War II despite the fervent desire of the
American People and Congress to stay out. Déjà vu all over again. Back
to the Future “ (Francis Boyle, January 13, 2011, email communication to author)
In contrast to the events of November 1941, the US Congress in 2012
is broadly supportive of waging a war on Iran and the American people
are, as a result of media disinformation, largely unaware of the
devastating implications of a US-Israeli attack. .Thematic Justifications: Demonizing the Enemy
Apart from the “incident” whereby the enemy is
incited to “throw the first punch”, “thematic justifications” are used
to demonize the enemy and justify a casus belli. WMD and regime
change in the case of Iraq (2003), support to Al Qaeda and the 9/11
attacks in the case of Afghanistan (2001), “regime change” and
“democratization” as in the cases of Yugoslavia (1999) and Libya (2011).
The thematic justifications to wage war on Iran include the following:
1. Iran is accused of developing a nuclear weapons program, 2. Iran is a “Rogue State” which defies the “international community” and constitutes a threat to the Western World, 3. Iran wants “to wipe Israel off the map”, 4. Iran is responsible for supporting and abetting the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 5. Iran is an authoritarian and undemocratic country thereby justifying a “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) intervention with a view to instating democracy.
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
In case of a war with Iran, NATO member states as
well as NATO partners of the “Mediterranean Dialogue” including the Five
GCC Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Jordan would be involved.
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States have a formidable
weapons arsenal of F-15 combat planes, patriot missiles, Apache
helicopters and warships (Made in America), which would be used against
Iran on behalf of the US led coalition. (see The Gulf Military Balance in 2010: An Overview | Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The US has more than 30 military bases and facilities
including its naval base in Bahrain, US Central command (CENTCOM)
headquarters in Qatar, not to mention its military installations in
Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan (see maps)
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* US military base or facility surrounding Iran
From Washington’s standpoint, Saudi Arabia’s Royal
Air Force is meant to act as a proxy for the USAF, operating on the
principle of “interoperability”.
Saudi Arabia’s Air Force is equipped with the most advanced combat
planes including (among others) the Eurofighter Typhoons, Tornado IDS,
F-15 and F-15E Eagle fighters.In October 2010, Washington announced its largest arms sale in US history, a $60.5 billion purchase by Saudi Arabia. These weapons although acquired by Saudi Arabia are de facto part of a US sponsored weapons arsenal, which is to be used in close coordination and consultation with the Pentagon. Large arms sales were also negotiated in 2010 with the Gulf States.
It should, nonetheless, be emphasised that there is
reluctance within the ruling Saudi and Gulf States elites, to actively
participating in a regional war, which would inevitably lead to Iranian
retaliatory aerial attacks.
Escalation: Towards a Broader Regional War
If aerial attacks were to be launched, Iran would
retaliate with missile attacks directed against Israel as well as
against US military facilities in the Persian Gulf, Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Iran has an advanced Russian S 300 air defense
system. It is equipped with medium and long range missile capabilities:
The Shahab 3 and Sejjil missiles have a range of approximately 2,000
km, enabling them to strike targets in Israel. The Ghadr 1 has a range
of 1,800 km. (See Haaretz, September 28, 2009)
The war with Iran would not be limited to aerial
bombardments. A land war could follow with Turkey playing a strategic
military role on behalf of the US-Israel led coalition.
Turkey’s ground forces are of the order of 500,000. Iran’s are of a similar order of magnitude: 465,000 regular forces. Turkish forces would be deployed in border areas with Iran as well as in Northern Syria.
Iran’s Air Force and Navy personnel are respectively of the order of 52,000 and 28,000. (see Table below)
The Revolutionary Guards, which constitute Iran’s elite forces, are
of the order of 120,000. Moreover, Iran has a significant paramilitary
force of several million men and women called the Basij.The war would also overflow into Syria (which is an ally of Iran), Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan involving the participation of Syrian ground forces as well as Hezbollah, which effectively repealed Israel’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon. In recent developments, Iran has increased its military aid to Syria and Lebanon.
In turn, Russia has a naval base in Southern Syria
and military cooperation agreements with both Syria and Iran, involving
the presence of Russian military advisers.
Russia is deploying warships out of its naval base in
Tartus including aircraft carrying missile cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov.
“The deployment … follows the US move to station the George H.W. Bush
Carrier Strike Group” off the Syrian coastline. (See M. K. Badrakumar, Russia deploying warships in Syria – Indian Punchline, November 21, 2011)
Russia’s Naval base in Tartus, Syria
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier
Su 33 take-off from aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the Eastern Mediterranean
In a scenario of military escalation, Iranian troops and/or Special Forces would cross the border into Afghanistan and Iraq.
From the three existing war theaters: Afghanistan
-Pakistan (Af-Pak), Iraq, Palestine, the onslaught of a war on Iran
would lead to an integrated regional war.
The entire Middle East-Central Asian region extending
from the Eastern Mediterranean to China’s Western frontier with
Afghanistan and Pakistan would flare up, from the tip of the Arabian
Peninsula to the Caspian Sea basin.
The Caucasus and Central Asia: Competing Military Alliances
What would be the involvement of America’s “partners” in the Caucasus, namely Georgia and Azerbaijan? (See Michel Chossudovsky, The Iran War Theater’s “Northern Front”: Azerbaijan and the US Sponsored War on Iran, Global Research, April 9, 2007).
In Azerbaijan, the government has recently distanced
itself from Washington, and has turned down its participation in joint
military exercises with the US.
The bilateral US-Azerbaijan strategic agreement is said to be stagnating:
“Baku’s desire to not to anger Moscow would seem to preclude any possibility of Azerbaijan hosting a US military facility….” (Azerbaijan: US Military Ties with Baku Are Stagnating – Experts | EurasiaNet.org, April 25, 2011).
In contrast, the Georgian government is directly
supporting America’s war effort against Iran. In recent developments,
the Pentagon is sponsoring the construction of makeshift US military
hospitals in Georgia to be used in the eventuality of a war with Iran.
( Readies for War On Iran: US Builds Military Hospitals in Georgia, Global Research, January 10, 2012)
“These are 20-bed hospitals…It’s an American project. A big war between the US and Iran is beginning in the Persian Gulf. $5 billion was allocated for the construction of these 20-bed military hospitals,” Javelidze said in an interview with Georgian paper Kviris Kronika (News of the Week) … The construction is mainly paid from the American pocket. In addition, airports are being briskly built in Georgia… (Ibid)
What the military hospitals project conveys is that
the Pentagon has already established detailed logistics pertaining to
the transfer of wounded US servicemen from the Iran battlefield to
nearby military hospitals in Georgia. These advanced preparations
suggest that war plans are at a very advanced stage and that scenarios
pertaining to military casualties have been established.
Military Alliances: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the CSTO
The countervailing military alliance to the US-NATO-Israel axis is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as
well as the overlapping Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The SCO includes Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz
Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the
Republic of Uzbekistan. The SCO includes seven former Soviet republics
including Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan. Iran has observer status in the SCO.
Uzbekistan withdrew from the NATO sponsored GUUAM
military cooperation agreement. In 2005, it formally evicted the US from
the Karshi-Khanabad air base, known as K2 (U.S. Evicted From Air Base In Uzbekistan, Washington Post, July 30, 2005).
Of significance, in the Kyrgyz Republic, the new
elected President Almazbek Atambayev (November 2011) stated that he
intends to close down the US military base at Manas when the lease
expires. (Kyrgyzstan Says United States’ Manas Air Base Will Close – NYTimes.com, November, 1, 2011)
What these developments suggest is that the former
Soviet republics of Central Asia have reaffirmed their relationship to
Moscow, which in turn has led the consolidation of the SCO-CSTO military
bloc.
The participation of Russia and China on the side of
Iran is already de facto in view of prevailing military cooperation
agreements. the transfer of weapons systems and technology to Iran, as
well as the presence of Russian military advisers, training personnel,
in both Iran and Syria. Moreover, Iran has Observer status in the SCO
Russia and China are fully aware that a war on Iran
is a stepping stone towards a broader war. Both countries are targeted
by the US and NATO. Russia is threatened on its border with the European
Union, with US-NATO AMD targetted at major Russian cities. With the
exception of its Northern frontier, China is surrounded by US military
bases, from the Korean peninsula to the South China Sea.
Both China and Russia are perceived by Washington as a
“Global Threat”. China has been the target of veiled threats by
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The recent
National Defense Review announced by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta,
envisages an expanded defense budget, with a view to containing Russia
and China.
In recent development, Russia newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has warned Washington and Brussels that “Should
anything happen to Iran, should Iran get drawn into any political or
military hardships, this will be a direct threat to our national
security,”
Spiralling US Defense Spending: The Pentagon’s “Big Dog” Ideology
Washington’s objective is to establish global
military dominance. While the “war on terrorism” and the containment of
“rogue states” still constitute the official justification and driving
force, China and Russia have been tagged in US military and National
Security documents as potential enemies:
“… the U.S. military … is seeking to dissuade rising powers, such as China, from challenging U.S. military dominance.” (See Greg Jaffe, Rumsfeld details big military shift in new document, The Wall Street Journal, 11 March 2005)
How does Washington intend to reach its goal of global military hegemony?
Through spiralling defense spending and the continued
growth of the US weapons industry, requiring a massive compression of
all categories of government expenditure.
Implemented at the crossroads of the most serious
economic crisis in American history, the ongoing increase in defense
spending feeds this new undeclared arms race with China and Russia, with
vast amounts of tax dollars channelled to America’s defense
contractors.
“The stated objective is to make the process of developing advanced weapons systems “so expensive”, that no other power on earth including China and Russia will able to compete or challenge “the Big Dog”, without jeopardizing its civilian economy” Michel Chossudovsky, New Undeclared Arms Race:, Global Research, March 17, 2005)
This “Big Dog” ideology, a term coined by the
Pentagon, is a precondition for the “Globalization of War”. It is a
diabolical agenda of enhancing America’s killing machine by dismantling
social programs and impoverishing people across the US.
“[A]t the core of this strategy is the belief that the US must maintain such a large lead in crucial [military] technologies that growing powers [ Russia, China, Iran] will conclude that it is too expensive for these countries to even think about trying to run with the big dog. They will realize that it is not worth sacrificing their economic growth, said one defense consultant who was hired to draft sections of the document.” (Greg Jaffe, Rumsfeld details big military shift in new document, The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2005)
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN: MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 77,891,220 [2011]
Available Manpower: 46,247,556 [2011]
Fit for Military Service: 39,556,497 [2011]
Of Military Age: 1,392,483 [2011]
Active Military: 545,000 [2011]
Active Reserve: 650,000 [2011]
LAND ARMY
Total Land Weapons: 12,393
Tanks: 1,793 [2011]
Armoured Personnel Carrier/Infantry Fighting Vehicles (APC/IFV): 1,560 [2011]
Towed Artillery: 1,575 [2011]
SPGs: 865 [2011]
MLRSs: 200 [2011]
Mortars: 5,000 [2011]
Anti Tank (AT) Weapons: 1,400 [2011]
Anti-Aerial (AA) Weapons: 1,701 [2011]
Logistical Vehicles: 12,000
AIR POWER
Total Aircraft: 1,030 [2011]
Helicopters: 357 [2011]
Serviceable Airports: 319 [2011]
NAVAL POWER
Total Navy Ships: 261
Merchant Marine Strength: 74 [2011]
Major Ports & Terminals: 3 Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011]
Destroyers: 3 [2011]
Submarines: 19 [2011]
Frigates: 5 [2011]
Patrol Craft: 198 [2011]
Mine Warfare Craft: 7 [2011]
Amphibious Assault Craft: 26 [2011]
Michel Chossudovsky is an
award-winning author, Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the
University of Ottawa. He is the Founder and Director of the Centre for
Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal and Editor of the
globalresearch.ca website. He is the author of The Globalization of
Poverty and The New World Order (2003) and America’s “War on
Terrorism”(2005). His most recent book is entitled Towards a World War
III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War (2011). He has taught as
Visiting Professor at universities in Western Europe, South East
Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. He has acted as an adviser to
governments of developing countries and has worked as a consultant for
the several international organizations. Prof. Chossudovsky is a
signatory of the Kuala Lumpur declaration to criminalize war and
recipient of the Human Rights Prize of the Society for the Protection of
Civil Rights and Human Dignity (GBM), Berlin, Germany. He is also a
contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His writings have been
published in more than twenty languages.
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