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Stephen Lendman Correspondent
It’s been this way for 35 years. Washington tolerates no independent governments. Nor does Israel, its lobby and other supportive organisations. They want pro-Western vassal states worldwide. They want sovereign independence destroyed.  They want unchallenged control. They want monied interests served. They want ordinary people exploited. The second Tehran New Horizon Conference was held from September 29 – October 1. Participants included academics, writers, authors and journalists.

They came from numerous countries. Middle East issues were discussed. Ongoing events explained why.
Participants dispelled Western propaganda. It’s unrelenting. It features big lies.

Hard truths readers and viewers most need to know are buried. It’s long standing scoundrel media policy.
The American Jewish Committee is one of the oldest advocacy organisations of its kind in America.
The New York Times calls it “the dean of American Jewish organisations.” It’s notoriously anti-Iranian.

On October 2, it headlined; “AJC: Iran Conference Promotes Hatred of Jews, Israel.” It turned truth on its head in saying so.
Press TV explained. It said the purpose of Tehran’s New Horizon Conference was “to unveil the secrets behind the dominance of the Zionist lobby over US and EU politics.”
It “showcased films at the festival represented Islamic resistance against the Zionist regime, war threats against Iran and anti-war movements, the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Iranophobia and Islamophobia, a world without Zionism, and (one) without terrorism and atomic weapons.”

It provided a platform for independent observers. It let them express their views freely and openly.
Polar opposite what goes on in America. Freedom is increasingly threatened. Democracy is pure fantasy.
Fundamental rights are eroding in plain sight. Police state lawlessness persists. Monied interests alone benefit.

Permanent war is official policy. Iran’s governance shames America’s. AJC Executive Director David Harris lied, saying:
New Horizons Conference “is proof-positive that the government of Iran has not mitigated its deeply entrenched hostility towards Jews and the State of Israel.”
“Iran, even under the supposedly moderate President Rouhani, remains intent on achieving the capacity to build nuclear weapons, actively supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations, and promoting venomous hatred of Jews.”

Fact: Sixteen US intelligence agencies annually say no Iranian nuclear weapons programme exists.
Fact: No evidence suggests one.
Fact: None exists.
Fact: Hamas is no terrorist organisation.
Fact: Nor is Hezbollah.
Fact: They’re democratically elected Palestinian and Lebanese government representatives respectively.
Fact: So-called “venomous” Jew-hating doesn’t exist.
Fact: Nor are threats made about wanting Israel destroyed.

Washington Post editorial policy fell from grace long ago. Credibility no longer exists. Watergate-type exposes are verboten. Editorial policy fronts for power. Extreme hawkishness defines it. New owner Jeff Bezos has CIA ties. He’s in bed with the devil.
He was bought. Paid off. He got a $600 million CIA contract.

It’s double what he paid for WaPo. At the time, he said: “We look forward to a successful relationship with the CIA.”
Perhaps it involves much more than meets the eye. He expects lots more business. For sure CIA officials want plenty back besides Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Bezos’ disturbing history curries favour with national security officials. After WikiLeaks published State Department cables, AWS removed them.
WaPo should explain Bezos’ CIA connection. Readers should know its editorial policy is biased.

It’s propaganda. It turns truth on its head. It’s corrupted. It’s illegitimate. It’s bought and paid for. WaPo is a CIA house organ. It regurgitates official policy. It’s militantly anti-Iranian.
It commented on New Horizon headlining <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2014/10/03/obama-clueless-on-iran-once-again/> “Obama clueless on Iran once again.” International “Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites (met) in Tehran.”
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) demagoguery, hate-mongering and Islamophobia are longstanding.

Its claims about promoting human rights ring hollow. It eschews them altogether. It supports Israeli genocidal high crimes against peace. It does so unapologetically.
WaPo quoted ADL calling New Horizon participants “an international assortment of Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites.”
It’s “part of (Iran’s) 13th International Resistance Film Festival.

Last year, the conference’s cancellation was attributed to the ‘more moderate’ tone of the new government of President Hassan Rouhani.”
According to ADL national director Abe Foxman, “(T)his conference provides yet another example of how the Iranian government facilitates the spread of global anti-Semitism.”
“Participation by an international assortment of Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites is de rigueur for these types of events.”
Saving humanity depends on stopping them before it’s too late. World peace hangs by a thread.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at [email protected].