Cheering For Iran At The World Cup

I'm going to cheer for Iran in its next World Cup soccer game.

Yep, you heard that correctly - I hope Iran wins its upcoming match against Portugal. No, I have nothing against the Portuguese, and I mean no disrespect to the thousands of protestors demonstrating against Iran at the tournament. (In fact, I quite sympathize with them.) But this weekend, I'll be thrilled to see an Iranian victory.

Why? Because if Iran advances to the competition's second round (and they need a win to stay alive, having lost their opener to Mexico 3-1), President Ahmadinejad will likely visit the tournament site in Nuremberg, Germany to watch his team. And once he steps onto foreign soil, the chances of his being arrested for genocidal intent increases dramatically.

True, Germany has cowardly declared that it won't do so due to Ahmadinejad's diplomatic passport. But let's see whether they'll actually keep this promise in light of such massive external pressure. And even without the host nation, I'm willing to bet that America, Israel, and/or other allies have sent agents to the tournament to pounce upon the Iranian leader at the first possible opportunity.

Sixty years ago, some of the world's worst war criminals were convicted at Nuremberg. It's time to add another to the list.

So here's a huge cheer for Iran. First for its soccer team. And then for its freedom.