U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report Funding for the covert escalation, for which Bush requested up to $400 million, was approved by congressional leaders, according to the article, citing current and former military, intelligence and congressional sources.
Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked "Israelis know if they take military action against Iran ... the abilities of the Islamic and Shi'ite world, especially in the region, will deliver fatal blows," Jafari said, adding that Israel was in range of Iranian missiles.
Bolton: Israel Will Strike Iran if Obama is Elected Bolton thinks Israel may consider postponing the attack, however, if Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., emerges as the victor in the presidential race. He says McCain's stance on Iran ?is far more realistic than that of the Bush administration.?
'Ball of fire' if Iran attacked: IAEA chief His comments come after US media reported that Israeli jet pilots trained for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear sites.
Israel tries diplomatic route to isolate Iran Just about the only major adversary Israel isn't try to court these days is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . Instead, Israel appears to be laying the groundwork for a possible military strike meant to cripple Iran's nuclear program if international diplomatic pressure fails.
US still favors diplomacy to settle Iran nuclear issue: envoy The US ambassador to the UN said Friday said Washington favored diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis for now despite reports of Israeli preparations for a possible air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Russia's Lavrov warns against attack on Iran Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons......"I hope the actual actions would be based on international law," Lavrov said. "And international law clearly protects Iran's and anyone else's territorial integrity."
Iran warns of 'strong blow' if Israel attacks
Britain announces new sanctions against Iran Britain will freeze assets of Iran's largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.
Iran says uranium enrichment is a "red line"
US Senate panel approves tougher sanctions on Iran
US favours diplomacy in Iran nuclear row: Rice
US House passes Iraq war funds bill backed by Bush The US House of Representatives has approved enough new money to wage wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year, while abandoning attempts to set deadlines opposed by President George W Bush for withdrawing American combat troops.
Congressional proceedings would help prevent another mistaken war A move to impeach would bolster the resistance to Bush among our senior military leaders who know that attacking Iran at this time would be the strategic equivalent of the marches into Russia by Napoleon and Hitler.....When bombs are falling on Iran, it will be too late -- and our commander in chief is likely to give that order within the next couple of months. By Ray McGovern former CIA.
How Iran would retaliate if it comes to war "If you attack Iran you are unleashing a firestorm of reaction internally that will only strengthen revolutionary forces, and externally in the region," says Ranstorp. "It's a nightmare scenario for any contingency planner, and I think you really enter the twilight zone if you strike Iran."
Key Figure in USS Liberty Inquiry Dies Retired Navy Capt. Ward Boston, who in 2002 broke 35 years of silence to say the US Navy Board of Inquiry long cited to clear Israel of wrongdoing in attacking a US Navy ship during the Six Day War was a sham, died June 12 in California. He was 84.
We lost one of the good guys.
Japan calls for Iran nuclear issue to be resolved by dialogue
Threats to strike Iran concern Israel Fears are mounting in the defense establishment that comments by senior officials regarding an imminent Israeli military strike against Iran will spur Russia to complete controversial sales of anti-aircraft missile systems to the Islamic Republic, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday.
Remaking the Middle East by Philip Giraldi While it is unrealistic to assume that Iran and the United States can resolve all of their differences, it is equally unrealistic to assume that sustained and serious negotiation will bear no fruit as the neoconservatives persistently argue in their case against Tehran.
How to silence that Iran war drumbeat Whether the rumblings are real or overinflated rumors, it's time to reverse any momentum that could unleash a potentially calamitous Middle East conflict, killing thousands, sending oil prices to $200 a barrel and beyond, and accentuating global recession......Members of a Bush delegation in mid-May reportedly assured Israeli officials in secret that a US attack on Iran was planned, according to Israeli Army Radio and in The Jerusalem Post as well as in American blogs and websites.
Ron Paul Claims Pelosi Spiked Iran Bill Paul says Pelosi?s first act as House Speaker in 2006 was to ?deliberately? remove a portion of a legislative spending bill which said the United States ?can't go to war with Iran without getting approval from Congress.? She did. Everyone knows it. Google Scott Ritter's article 'the Final Act of Submission'.
Israel appears to rehearse Iran attack: report
Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran "We no longer believe in the effectiveness of sanctions," says Yatom. "A military operation is needed if the world wants to stop Iran."......even if Republican John McCain wins the race, politicians in Jerusalem do not expect him to be ordering an attack as his first official act -- despite his performance, at a campaign appearance last year, of the Beach Boys' song "Barbara Ann" with the lyrics: "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."......Riedel sees an Israeli military strike, with the US government's consent, as the most likely attack scenario. But the consequences, according to Riedel, would not differ from those of an American attack....Nevertheless, many Israelis still hope that the Americans will do the job for them. "It could still be the case," says Yatom, "that George W. Bush wants to guarantee himself a place in the history books with this last act."
Israel wants US to attack Iran for them.
Critics Demand Resignation of U.N. Official Who Wants Probe of 9/11 'Inside Job' Theories Richard Falk, the special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, investigates alleged Israeli violations of human rights law for the U.N.'s Human Rights Council.
But the former Princeton professor would also like to investigate whether "some sort of controlled explosion from within" destroyed the Twin Towers, he told FOXNews.com.
Google Van Romero. View the towers falling, and the groundshake seconds prior to them falling. View video of controlled demolitions. See the similarities.
Report: U.S. urges Israeli pullout from disputed Golan area According to the report, Rice told Lebanese leaders during her unexpected visit to Beirut that the U.S. would bolster its efforts in the coming weeks toward pushing Israel to pull out from the Shaba Farms.
Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran? conversations with several sources who are familiar with the affair indicate that Risen has been asked to testify as part of an investigation aimed at revealing who leaked apparently confidential information about the planning of secret Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad missions concerning Iran's nuclear program.
Sneh: Israel will have to deal with the Iranian threat alone In the near future Israel will not be able to escape attacking Iran, Israel Radio quoted former deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh as saying on Sunday.
IRAN: Stop nukes by bombing oil wells, neocons suggest The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is a famous Beltway think tank. It was founded in 1985 by Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. You don't say?
Report: U.S., Canada warn Hezbollah set to strike Jewish targets Intelligence agencies in Canada and the United States are warning of mounting signs that the Lebanon-based guerilla group Hezbollah is planning to attack Jewish targets in retaliation for the assassination of top Hezbollah man Imad Mughniyah some six months ago, ABC News reported Thursday.
The Bush administration took action Wednesday against a Venezuelan official and others accused of providing financial support to the Hezbollah terror group.
Interpol says Syria "very cooperative" in combating terrorism
Damascus 'backs' Hamas-Israel truce
Lebanon spurns Israeli overture Fouad Siniora's office said Israel's withdrawal from occupied territory, as required by UN resolutions, was the key to peace, not a negotiation process.
Israel, Syria "extremely satisfied" with talks
A Fair Fight for Lebanon?s Army even though the Bush administration has provided more than $300 million in tactical aid to Lebanon since the Syrian withdrawal of 2005, it still apparently refuses to provide the kind of strategic weapons ? guided rockets, tanks, modern artillery and intelligence-gathering equipment ? that are desperately needed in this task
Syria lacks capability for nuclear facility-IAEA
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