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Israel may not ask for American 'green light' to attack Iran

By Natasha Mozgovaya

Israel might attack Iranian nuclear sites within a year, if Iran stays the current course and the U.S. administration doesn't succeed in persuading Israel's leadership that U.S. President Barack Obama is ready to stop Iran by force if necessary.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26127.htm



More than 50 Percent Chance Israel Would Strike Iran in 2011

Goldberg writes that an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program could "stand a good chance of changing the Middle East forever; of sparking lethal reprisals, and even a full-blown regional war that could lead to the deaths of thousands of Israelis and Iranians, and possibly Arabs and Americans as well.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20013348-503543.html



The Point of No Return

By Jeffrey Goldberg

As Washington and Jerusalem study each other intensely, here's an inside look at the strategic calculations on both sides-and at how, if things remain on the current course, an Israeli air strike will unfold.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26141.htm



The morning after the attack on Iran

How will the international community respond the next day?
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-morning-after-the-attack-on-iran-1.307474



How Would Iran Respond to US Attack?

By Mahan Abedin

American political and military leaders would be mistaken if they believed they could get away with a "limited" military strike on Iran, designed to destroy that country's nuclear infrastructure.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26140.htm



A Neocon Preps US for War with Iran

By Ray McGovern

Goldberg and the Israelis want us to buy into a syllogism without a valid major premise. Their argument presupposes that Iran has made the decision to develop nuclear weapons and is hard at work on such a program, which is what they want Americans to believe whether there's evidence or not.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26148.htm



How Propagandists Function: Exhibit A

By Glenn Greenwald
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26154.htm


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Iran Contra and the oil gangsters
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/911.html

How the spooks took over the US
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/912.html



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By David Bromwich

To maintain the old wars and give us a new, the war party have now to argue, as they did in Iraq, that the only intelligent war is preemptive war, and that nuclear ambitions mark a special case. Besides, they can add, as they did in Iraq, and as they did in Afghanistan until a few weeks ago, an Israeli or American attack will bring the added benefit of improved democracy in Iran.

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U.S. and EU fail to isolate Iran

China, Russia, India and Turkey move into the lucrative void left by U.S. and EU sanctions that aim to halt Iran's nuclear program.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-sanctions-20100809,0,6722759.story



Iran to dump dollar and euro reserves

Iran has announced plans to get rid of its US dollar and euro reserves in response to the latest UN sanctions over its contested nuclear program.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1323407/Iran-to-dump-dollar-and-euro-reserves



Iran sanctions helping Ahmadinejad: Karroubi

Western countries' sanctions against Iran are boosting rather than hurting the Iranian government, opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi said in an interview with a British newspaper published Thursday.

http://www.france24.com/en/20100812-iran-sanctions-helping-ahmadinejad-karroubi


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Eine Umfrage unter der Bevölkerung von sechs arabischen Ländern offenbart Enttäuschung und wenig Verständnis für die amerikanische Nahost-Politik.

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War Is Coming
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Intel Experts Warn Obama Israel May Bomb Iran This Month

VIPS memo says Netanyahu planning surprise attack that will make it politically untenable for U.S. to do anything other than offer full support for military campaign

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, a group of former intelligence and military officials, warns President Obama in a memo that Israel is preparing to attack Iran this month, and that Obama needs to publicly denounce such an attack in order to prevent a wider war and the ultimate destruction of Israel.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/intel-experts-warn-obama-israel-may-bomb-iran-this-month.html

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Obama Warned Israel May Bomb Iran

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

We write to alert you to the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran as early as this month. This would likely lead to a wider war.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26077.htm



Nothing Short of Nukes Will Work

By Gwynne Dyer

The problem is that there's nothing the US can do to Iran, short of nuking the place, that would really force Tehran to kneel and beg for mercy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26099.htm



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By Philip Giraldi

House of Representatives resolution 1553, introduced by Congressional Republicans, and currently working its way through the system will endorse an Israeli attack on Iran, which would be going to war by proxy as the US would almost immediately be drawn into the conflict when Tehran retaliates.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26034.htm



House Republicans Giving Green Light for Israeli Strike on Iran

Nearly one third of the Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that would support Israel's right to use "all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran", including military force.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138835



Iran cmdr. guarantees US shame in ME

"Americans can be certain that in the event of a ground, naval or aerial attack against our country, they will be faced with a crushing and decisive response which will be much more fatal and crushing than their initial act [of aggression]," Mehr News Agency quoted the commander as saying.

http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136548&sectionid=351020101



U.S. Has Plan in Case Attack On Iran Needed, Says Army Chief

By The Associated Press

Both Israel and U.S. keeping military option on table; Iran envoy to UN: We'll set Tel Aviv ablaze if Israel strikes us.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26055.htm



Two Resolutions, One World War

By Ruqayyah Shamseddine

We are now witnessing the legalization and industrialization of another war, one which will set the entire region ablaze.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26057.htm


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The unpresidential president

The Weekly Standard
by James W. Ceaser

Barack Obama has managed a rare feat: The longer he holds office, the more he diminishes in stature... (for publication 08/02/10)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/unpresidential-president



Obama’s double-down gamble

The American Spectator
by James Srodes

07/28/10

In Las Vegas casinos, gamblers at the blackjack tables are allowed to ‘double down.’ After drawing their two cards they are allowed to double the size of their bet if they will take only one more card in their quest to get closer to 21 than the dealer. It is a high-risk bet that should be made only if the player holds a very strong hand. Faced with an easily panicked Wall Street, a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, persistent unemployment, and increasing political backlash looming in the autumn congressional elections, President Barack Obama has made a double-down bet on the U.S. economy...

http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/28/obamas-double-down-gamble



Mullen rattles saber at Iran

Daily Mail [UK]

08/01/10

America’s top military chief has warned that the country has a plan to attack Iran. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said a military strike is an option if Tehran presses ahead with plans to build a nuclear weapon. While admitting that going to war could destabilise the Middle East, Admiral Mullen said the risk of allowing the Iranian regime’s atomic ambitions to continue unchecked was unacceptable...

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A cakewalk against Iran

AntiWar.Com
by Philip Giraldi

08/05/10

A resolution (HR 1553) is making its way through Congress that that would endorse an Israeli attack on Iran, which would be going to war by proxy as the US would almost immediately be drawn into the conflict when Tehran retaliates. The resolution provides explicit US backing for Israel to bomb Iran, stating that Congress supports Israel’s use of ‘all means necessary … including the use of military force.’ The resolution is non-binding, but it is dazzling in its disregard for the possible negative consequences that would ensue for the hundreds of thousands of US military and diplomatic personnel currently serving in the Near East region...

http://tinyurl.com/2b4nvy2


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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That Reckless Protection Racket of Military Socialism and Fascism
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/lazarowitz10.1.html



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Die Vereinten Nationen und die EU haben harte Sanktionen gegen Iran verhängt, die vor allem die iranische Bevölkerung treffen.

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'Israel convinces US with Credible military plan on Iran'

Have Israel's efforts to convince the US to threaten Iran with a credible military option paid off? According to recent media reports, the answer might be yes.

http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=181854



Congress Green-Lighting Israeli Strikes on Iran

By Jamal Abdi

Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light an Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. The resolution, H.Res. 1553 (in full below), provides explicit support for military strikes against Iran, stating that Congress supports Israel's use of "all means necessary" against Iran "including the use of military force".

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26007.htm



Repubs Plot Israel-Iran Apocalypse and the Collapse of the US Economy

By Juan Cole

It is not impossible that the people behind this resolution are fervently hoping for the Judgment Day to come more quickly and look forward to a Middle East apocalypse as a step toward the Return of Christ and the end of that pesky but temporarily necessary Judaism.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26009.htm



House OK's possible Israeli raid on Iran

Neoconservatives who were instrumental in orchestrating the Iraq War, such as Bill Kristol and Reuel Marc Gerecht, have led the stepped up calls for military action.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136016&sectionid=351020101



Queen Nancy of the Robber Class: "Metrics"?

By Cindy Sheehan

You, Nancy-you don't even know the kind of pain you are causing all of the "Metrics" in the world, do you? The mothers in all the parts of the world that we are bombing, or helping other people to bomb don't even enter into your rarefied society. We wouldn't want to spoil your dinner parties/DNC fundraisers at your estate in Sonoma County, now, would we?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26082.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Iranian Scientist Amiri Told CIA Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb Programme
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/19-5

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Iranian scientist would not play curveball

Information Clearinghouse
by Ray McGovern

07/19/10

Useful insights often must be seen through a glass darkly. But some can be pulled through the smoke and mirrors shrouding the wanderings of Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who is now back home in Iran after 14 months in the U.S. as guest of the CIA...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25958.htm



The national security product

AntiWar.Com
by Philip Giraldi

07/22/10

Those who are agonizing over whether Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri was a double agent or just an agent or whether he was kidnapped or a defector are really missing the point. Amiri was just a small cog in the Greatest Show on Earth, the $100 billion a year US intelligence community. United States intelligence is a huge and expensive bureaucracy and the information it produces must be consumed even when it does not necessarily make Americans safer. More important than that, it is a product that must have enough bells and whistles to impress Congress, the media, and the White House to keep the money flowing...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Assassin of Democracy
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/44.html

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Obama Preparing to Attack Iran

The Market Oracle

A few days before the B-52 escaped control of legally constituted US authorities, a group of antiwar activists issued The Kennebunkport Warning of August ...

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article21380.html

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Zombie Neocon Strategy Behind Israel's "Bomb Iran" Campaign

Gareth Porter, Truthout: "Reuel Marc Gerecht's screed justifying an Israeli bombing attack on Iran coincides with the opening the new Israel lobby campaign marked by the introduction of House resolution 1553 expressing full support for such an Israeli attack. What is important to understand about this campaign is that the aim of Gerecht and of the right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu is to support an attack by Israel so that the United States can be drawn into direct, full-scale war with Iran."

http://www.truth-out.org/the-real-aim-israels-bomb-iran-campaign61866



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Study

By Daniel Tencer

Furthermore, the report suggested that any Israeli strike on Iran would cause a large number of civilian casualties because the Israeli strike would likely not be limited to the nuclear facilities themselves.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25940.htm



An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table

"There really wasn't a military option a year ago," an Israeli military source told me. "But they've gotten serious about the planning, and the option is real now." Israel has been brought into the planning process, I'm told, because U.S. officials are frightened by the possibility that the right-wing Netanyahu government might go rogue and try to whack the Iranians on its own.

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The Iranian threat

Z Magazine
by Noam Chomsky

07/10

No sane person wants Iran to develop nuclear weapons; or anyone. One obvious way to mitigate or eliminate this threat is to establish a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East. The issue arose (again) at the NPT conference at United Nations headquarters in early May 2010. Egypt, as chair of the 118 nations of the Non-Aligned Movement, proposed that the conference back a plan calling for the start of negotiations in 2011 on a Middle East NWFZ, as had been agreed by the West, including the U.S., at the 1995 review conference on the NPT. Washington still formally agrees, but insists that Israel be exempted — and has given no hint of allowing such provisions to apply to itself...

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UK urges Iran to halt woman's execution by stoning

Britain urged Iran on Thursday to halt the execution of a woman who a rights group says faces death by stoning for adultery.

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