OK, what does the international community not get about Iran's threats against Israel?
This is NOT about oil, money, or anything else. This is about Iran's supreme ruler, Khomeini, who believes he can bring the 12th Imam if he makes a nuclear holocaust in the world.
These are religious fanatics, not politicians or economists!
My "prophecy" about this move from SWIFT, is that it will have no bearing, whatsoever, on the nuclear ambitions of Iran.
They are willing to suffer for their religious beliefs. If anything, the suffering will make the whole thing sweeter in their eyes.
This is one time when the secularist view of history and politics just won't serve to change things. You have to be in tune with what it is to be religious, no matter which religion, to understand others who are religious.
Their motives are not always "logical." They come from a deep-seated belief, and they are unlikely to be changed by economic conditions.
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Steinitz: SWIFT sanctions could topple Iranian economy
By JPOST.COM STAFF
18/03/2012
Finance minister says sanctions barring Iran from making int'l electronic fund transfers make receiving money for billion dollar oil transactions impossible; Shalom: Sanctions may convince Iran to abandon nukes.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Sunday that SWIFT's decision to halt Iran's ability to use its electronic fund transfer system to make international transfers constitutes a tremendous blow that could potentially lead to the collapse of the Iranian economy.
