March 10, 2011
By Natalie Schneider
Wikileaks has become infamous for releasing information that governments would rather not have see the light of day. Wikileaks recently turned their attention to Iran and a under the table agreement between Tehran and Moscow. The website reported that Iran had allegedly entered into and arms deal with Russia, in which they agreed to pay $1.53 million for 9,000 anti-tank weapons, 5,400 AK-47s and 2,500 assorted hand guns.
Iranian President Mahmud Amadimjad tried to quit the fears of the West by explaining that “there is currently now deal in the works” but if there were a deal they “would only be using the weapons for peaceful purposes. When pressed as to list any peaceful applications for the weapons, Amadimijad replied, “We could use the bazookas for shooting water balloons” and the other weapons could be “modified and used for paintball. We are really bored in Iran and it would be cheaper for us to modify these old guns than to buy new paint ball guns. Those things are expensive.” Russian official seemed to back up Iran’s story, denying the existence of any deal. They also stated that the weapons mentioned were “too old” to be used in battle anyway. But that they would be really effective at shooting paintballs.
Despite the assurances of Russia and Iran, not every country is accepting their word in regards to this deal. Isreali Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed doubt as to the trustworthiness of Iran, “they have gone behind the backs of the international community before, so we have no reason to trust them now.”
On the opposite side of the coin is the US and President Obama, who expressed his trust in the word of Russia and Iran in a press conference on Wednesday. Obama said, “I am sure that everything is completely legal and above board with Russia and Iran. I trust Russia, after all we have reset our relations with them and we are now the best of friends.”
Some analysts in the US are not as eager to trust Iran as our president is. Dr. Scotch Taipe PhD Senior fellow at the Center for Middle East Occurrences is inclined to distrust the word of Iran. He stated that, “Iran has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and the West; they have lied in the past in regards to their nuclear capabilities. We have no reason to believe that they are telling the truth now.” Dr. Taipe also added that their whole story about using bazookas to launch water balloons was, “ludicrous.”
Note: Just to ensure everything is clear, this article is completely fictitious. No research was done for any of this.
Note: Just to ensure everything is clear, this article is completely fictitious. No research was done for any of this.
