Headlines for 02-21-08

Iran,Iraq to reactivate parts of border deal-paper


New Iran sanctions to be presented to Security Council Key European powers on Thursday formally introduced an amended draft resolution in the UN Security Council spelling out new sanctions against Iran over its dogged refusal to suspend sensitive nuclear fuel work.


Iran urges UN to condemn Israel Iran urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn Israel's recent warning that it had not ruled out using military force against the country's nuclear program.


Richard Perle Claims We?ve ?Already Won? The Iraq War But It?s Also ?Far From Over? Exploring the question ?Iraq: What if we win?? in the latest issue of The American Interest, neoconservative Iraq war architect Richard Perle offers a series of false, incoherent, contradictory and misleading statements in an effort to not only, again, distance himself from the disastrous Iraq war policy he helped create but also to tout the war?s successes.



Ron Paul Update


Jaw-Jaw In Order to War-War? It?s worth noting that Gerecht, like other neo-cons including several of his AEI colleagues, appears to have given up hope of an attack before the end of Bush?s term and now believes that it will up to his successor to decide what to do about Tehran?s nuclear program


What is Michael Rubin Talking About? one would think that Rubin could come up with better evidence that McConnell was backing away from the Iran NIE than what he actually presented.


US steps up sanctions on Syria over Lebanese crisis


Israel's New Plan to Attack Lebanon "There are a lot of [Israeli] military and cabinet people just dying for a second round with Lebanon. If given the opportunity they'll take it," i.e. attack Lebanon again, not in spite of "but because of" the perception that their '06 attack failed.


What would it take to launch a war with Iran? Johns says a struggle is under way in Washington, D.C. Those opposed to an attack include Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff. Those wanting an attack, he says, are the deputy national-security adviser for global democracy strategy, Elliott Abrams; Vice President Dick Cheney, "and the hard-line Israel lobby."


Image Is Everything In New Terror Game Could it be that they were trying to push Hezbollah into the kind of response that Hassan Nasrallah actually gave? My thought exactly.