Headlines for 12-01-07

Bush handed blueprint to seize Pakistan's nuclear arsenal ** The man who devised the Bush administration's Iraq troop surge has urged the US to consider sending elite troops to Pakistan to seize its nuclear weapons if the country descends into chaos. In a series of scenarios drawn up for Pakistan, Frederick Kagan, a former West Point military historian, has called for the White House to consider various options for an unstable Pakistan.
Kagan is a neocon. In light of this, and the US-Iran war scenarios here and here, you can draw your own conclusions as to the significance of this latest development. Hint, if the threat of rogues getting a hold of Pakistan's nukes are standing in the way of the neocons' long coveted war on Iran, then they got their miracle on 34th street a little early this year.


Powers 'to seek Iran sanctions'


Turkish army fires on Kurdish rebels in Iraq


Experts divided over Iranian missile capabilities


Nuclear project will continue, says Iran Such a demand, he said, was "unacceptable," stressing that Iran had a right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.


Chavez threatens to cut oil exports to US


Russia suspends link to European treaty Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law Russia's suspension of a Cold War treaty limiting military forces in Europe.


Foot soldiers for the Ron Paul revolution


Oil below $90 as supply fear dips


Grass roots 'big ace' in Ron Paul's White House bid


Zbigniew Brzezinski: A partner for dealing with Iran?


Abbas aide: Israel unable to start serious talks with Palestinians


Turks See U.S. as Global Threat, Israelis Cite Iran The results may be tricky to read. The row for the US has the highest percentages. That means that the very first row at the top believe majorically that the US is the greatest threat.


CIA used Jordan to interrogate suspects The detainees included Marwan al-Jabour, a Palestinian who was transferred to Jordan last year from a CIA secret prison and was released several weeks later in the Gaza Strip, the report said.


Focus Grouping War with Iran ** After joining a half dozen other women in a conference room, she discovered that she had been called in for what seemed an unusual assignment: to help test-market language that could be used to sell military action against Iran to the American public. "The whole basis of the whole thing was, 'we're going to go into Iran and what do we have to do to get you guys to along with it?" Read on to see who's behind the curtain on this one. Surprise!


Syria describes Annapolis conference as defeat for Palestinians The newspaper, which reflects government thinking, criticized U.S. President George W. Bush's statement at the opening session of the Annapolis meeting in which he referred to Israel as a "Jewish state," calling it a "consecration of Israeli racism."


Confidant of Israel's Barak calls for immediate resumption of peace talks with Syria


Don't Expect Peace by Charley Reese the Israeli government is not about to dismantle the Jewish settlements on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem. The Israelis will not allow the Palestinians to have a viable state even on 18 percent of Palestine. Nor will the Israelis agree to allow the Palestinian refugees to return or even be compensated for their lost property......Israel's real strategic asset is its powerful lobby in the United States, and this lobby is already facing what it dreads most ? becoming a public political issue. Sooner or later, the American public will rebel......I expect our own empire is on the wane, and when we wane, Israel will wane.
Agreed.