{"id":946,"date":"2008-06-14T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2008-06-14T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=946"},"modified":"2008-06-14T20:08:47","modified_gmt":"2008-06-15T03:08:47","slug":"fox-news-wants-war-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=946","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Wants War With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you wondered where Fox News personalities get license to peddle idiotic notions<\/a> like “terrorist fist jabs”<\/em> and jokes about assassinating Democratic presidential candidates, you need look no further than their boss, Fox News Executive VP John Moody. In an article written for his Fox Forum blog<\/a>, titled “How to Defeat Iran… Without Firing a Shot,”<\/em> Moody makes an unambiguous declaration of war from the comfort of his Fox office suite. The crux of his plan is to exploit Iran’s dependence on foreign oil refineries to deprive them of consumable petroleum products:<\/p>\n

“An effective embargo on the delivery of refined petroleum would shut off the lights across Iran within weeks and turn its population – already chafing under Islamic rule, a creaky economy and unpopular gasoline rationing – murderously rebellious.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking a little deeper at the plot that Moody savors for being both “murderous”<\/em> and “deliciously satisfying,”<\/em> it should be noted that such an embargo would not only shut off the lights, but the heat, the air conditioning, the water, the food processors and distributors, the hospitals, and pretty much every other service and facility required for humanitarian sustenance.<\/p>\n

Moody acknowledges that the plan would be difficult to implement because Iran’s foreign suppliers of refined petroleum are its allies China, Russia, and Venezuela, who have little incentive to participate. So Moody’s answer is to deploy a naval blockade. This, of course, amounts to an act of war that could easily escalate beyond the region if tankers from Iran’s suppliers are attacked.<\/p>\n

How does declaring war on Iran and threatening it’s trading partners bring defeat without firing a shot? Mr. Moody does not elucidate. He just squawks his vulturous stupidity from high on his ivory perch, salivating at the thought of the corpses he’ll soon be able to gnaw on.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that this is not the ravings of yet another rightist, war-mongering, Fox News pundit. Moody is an executive near the top of the Fox management structure. Therefore, this is not merely an editorial opinion, but an advisory of corporate policy. Moody has just announced that it is the official policy of News Corporation to declare war on Iran. I wasn’t aware that that was an appropriate role for a media company.<\/p>\n

Lest this come as a surprise to anyone, this is the same John Moody who issued a consolation memo<\/a> to his troops after the Democratic Congressional victories of November 2006. The memo contained advice to the dejected Foxies to help them cope with their loss. For example:<\/p>\n

“…let’s be on the lookout for any statements from the Iraqi insurgents, who must be thrilled at the prospect of a Dem-controlled congress.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~~~<\/div>\n

“In the House, the newly empowered Dems will shed some fraternal blood before settling in.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moody is always looking on the bright side, whether it is recovering from bitter electoral defeats, or advocating for elective World Wars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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