Letter

In response to Grattan on Friday: Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

Iran, or Israel false flag operation?

Michelle Grattan should be far more critical in her approach to Mike Burgess and the “Iran affair”. There has not been a shred of evidence presented to prove Iranian sponsorship of “terror acts” in Australia. Suggesting that Iran’s motive is to cause “disharmony” is asinine to say the least.

Clearly and logically, the only country that would gain from these “terror acts” is Israel. These gains include: shifting public opinion away from a free Palestine, the Palestine Resistance and its allies; emboldening the Zionist lobby in Australia at a time it is increasingly becoming isolated; elevating Iran to the status of “bete noir”, and thus deflecting attention away from Israel’s criminal actions and its genocide in Gaza; and preparing for further bombings of Iran by Israel.

Learning that Israel provided intelligence to ASIO about Iran’s alleged involvement in these “terror acts” only serves to implicate Israel in their organisation and implementation. It is mind-boggling to think that Albanese and the Labor leadership could possibly think that Israel is a credible source of information, given the constant and unrelenting lies uttered by Netanyahu. Ascribing “criminal responsibility” to Iran raises the possibility of Australia’s own “Watergate scandal”.

Fergus Robinson from Melbourne