RIVERSIDE, Calif., February 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Seymour Hersh says the government wants to attack Iran, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggests that there are "many diplomatic tools still at our disposal." For those old enough to remember, like Michael Schnorr, this rhetoric seems quite familiar; last time, it was the Soviets. He explores these issues in his new book, Iran: Progenitor of the New Cold War (now available through AuthorHouse).
"Iran's continued foreign policy of exporting the Islamic Revolution through terrorist organizations makes it America's number one enemy. Without Iran, terror groups such as al-Qaida, Hamas and Hezbollah will not have the support and safe haven of the terror sponsor," Schnorr says.
His book focuses on Iran's rise toward becoming a nuclear power, which he feels would be a direct threat to America. He examines how Iran has developed its "peaceful" program and the good possibility that it is also preparing weapons. Addressing the questions surrounding why Iran would want to develop this kind of energy program when it has the world's second largest reserve of natural gas, the book also shows how Iran and the United States are, and have been, locked in a new cold war.
By comparing and contrasting the first Cold War with this new one, Schnorr exhibits why he believes "the evidence is growing" that a major, possibly nuclear, confrontation rests on the horizon. He provides a series of facts and ideas that indicate a "nuclear-armed Iran is an imminent danger to the U.S." Schnorr cites Iran's involvement with terror networks, especially the camps in Sudan, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who control the nuclear program, as possible reasons why America could be in grave danger if Iran is allowed to covertly develop these powers unchecked. Finally, he offers a "five-prong strategy" that deals with the Iranians politically and militarily in an effort to stop their development of these weapons and bring stability to the region.
An insightful work that peers between the black and white of today's headlines, Iran: Progenitor of the New Cold War opens readers' eyes to the growing danger rising along the Persian Gulf.
Schnorr earned bachelor's degrees in sociology from the University of the State of New York and physician assistant studies from George Washington University. He also holds a master's degree in family practice from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a doctorate in international relations from Pacific Western University. After serving in military, Schnorr, a decorated combat veteran, founded his own company, Michael Alexander Consulting, International Studies and Observation Group. Iran: Progenitor of the New Cold War is his first book.
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