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'Western Warlords' Frustrated By Lula's Diplomatic Triumph

 

"Their imperialist arrogance and genetically induced bellicosity has been undermined by the intervention of a popular leftist leader of the third world. … The summit in Tehran violates the interests of these hegemonic centers, which will do anything to resurrect the nuclear standoff."

 

By Breno Altman*

 

Translated By Brandi Miller

 

May 18, 2010

 

Brazil - Guia Global - Original Article (Portuguese)

Iran President Ahmadinejad and Brazil President Lula, an ambitious statesman who has significantly raised his nation's profile.

 

AL-JAZEERA VIDEO: An interview with Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his nation's role and Lula's growing reputation as a statesman, May 18, 00:21:34RealVideo

The first reaction of Western governments was astonishment. The generalized bet of various leaders was that the proposed mission of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would fail. And, they did so not just to discredit his formula - but because they saw the trouble it would cause them if Lula was able to negotiate away the tensions with Iran.

 

Tehran’s signed commitment has exacerbated resistance and has been viewed suspiciously in certain areas. England, France, the United States and Germany - with greater or lesser degrees of energy - have chosen to question the effectiveness of the accord, which recognizes the concrete establishment of new paradigms.

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Their spokesmen use flimsy arguments. One is that Iran wouldn't be transferring its entire uranium stockpile to Turkey, even though the International Atomic Energy Agency has estimated that the neutralization of 1.2 tons of the ore would be enough to nullify any atomic project of a military nature. In essence, the terms of the agreement are the same as the proposal offered by the United States, Russia and France eight months ago, under which Iran was to deliver about 70 percent of its uranium enriched beyond 5 percent purity.

 

The leaders of these countries are showing signs of feeling doubly troubled. Not only because their imperialist arrogance and genetically induced bellicosity has been undermined by the intervention of a popular leftist leader of the third world, but also because they dislike losing the nuclear pretext of their geopolitical strategy.

 

Just as “weapons of mass destruction” were the passwords for the illegal occupation of Iraq, the risk of developing The Bomb is code for weakening and defeating the only focus of resistance to U.S. hegemony and Zionism in the Middle East. The major capitalist nations aspire to control the oil in the Persian Gulf and the sea route through the Strait of Hormuz, through which oil travels to the West from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Arab countries.

 

The warlords have been surprised by the capabilities of President Lula and his openness to dialogue with Iran's leader. Up until last weekend they assumed that, sooner or later, a puppet government would emerge in an Iran subjected to economic suffering and military threats. The Brazilian leader disrupted those plans by facilitating an environment of fair and sovereign negotiations.

 

But, there should be no illusions. In the coming days, political leaders of the major powers will do whatever they can to reduce the positive impact of the Tehran agreement, discredit it and make it a failure. Although they fear this might be exposed to the public, they cannot admit to the possibility that solutions of this magnitude could be adopted without their knowledge. In this endeavor, they will count on the support of a majority of the main channels of communication.

 

The intervention of President Lula, after all, is not only indicative of his talent and charisma. It is a consequence of an autonomous foreign policy that seeks to strengthen ties of all kinds between people and governments trapped by a unipolar order. A relationship of candor and trust with the Iranians is a product of that effort.

 

Brazil President Lula, Iran President Ahmadinejad and Turkish

Prime Minister Erdogan, after reaching an agreement that calls

for Iran to ship some of its uranium to Turkey for reprocessing.

 

SEE ALSO ON THIS:  

Hurriyet, Turkey: Turkey and Brazil Create a New Diplomatic Reality  

Le Figaro, France: Tehran Moves Shrewdly with Turkey-Brazil Nuclear Deal  

Izvestia, Russia: America Defeats Iran at the U.N. Human Rights Council

 

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Other leaders who share this view have also contributed their cooperation, such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who pledged to eliminate the last vestige of resistance to an agreement by Ahmadinejad. Even Turkey, a NATO member and close ally of the United States, ended up joining the path proposed by Lula.   

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However, the formation of alliances outside the imperial orbit isn't of interest to Washington and its subservient European associates. This shows an unacceptable disregard for the tacit agreement to transition from post-Cold War unilateralism to a mulitlateralism confined to the G8 nations. The summit in Tehran violates the interests of these hegemonic centers, which will do anything to resurrect the nuclear standoff.

 

What's at stake goes beyond the Iranian episode. It concerns the possibility of a broad reconfiguration of the global landscape. The clash, which will be hard and bloody, has just risen to a new level - and Brazil has helped give it voice and turn the planet's attention southward.

 

*Breno Altman is a journalist and editorial director of the site Opera Mundi.

 

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