Thursday, August 7, 2008

Headlines for 08-03-08

Francis Boyle: Iran Should Sue US in World Court to Stop Threats of Attack


Perle Linked to Kurdish Oil Plan Influential former Pentagon official Richard Perle has been exploring going into the oil business in Iraq and Kazakhstan, according to people with knowledge of the matter and documents outlining possible deals. Perle (and his fellow neocon cohorts) should be in a 12x12 cell, to say the least, for his role in pushing America into invading Iraq.


Oil prices could drop if Iran concerns allayed: OPEC president The price of oil could drop to between 70 and 80 dollars a barrel if the dollar strengthens and concerns over Iran are reduced, OPEC chief Chakib Khelil said Saturday.


Iranian military convoy rocked by mystery explosion Last month Seymour Hersh, the respected American investigative journalist, reported that US President George W Bush had authorised up to $400 million (£200 million) to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran to destabilise the regime


Ex-US advisors: Iran attack 'disaster' "If we get into a war with Iran, we know there would be disaster, we know there would be a disaster," said Zbigniew Brzezinski, ex-president Jimmy Carter's national security advisor on Tuesday.


Iran must choose between cooperation and confrontation: US


Bush Won?t Give Congress Papers in CIA Leak Probe


Americans Say No to War with Iran: Will Washington Listen? Two weeks ago, I was alarmed to learn that congressional Democrats were sponsoring Resolution 362, which encourages what amounts to an act of war against Iran. Today, there are more than 200 co-sponsors of the House resolution, but there is also growing mobilization to stop passage of Res. 362.



House Iran Resolution Would Send Alarming Message to President Bush "The Ackerman-Pence resolution includes a clause that could be interpreted as calling for a naval blockade of Iran," remarked Cara Bautista, Deputy Political Director of Peace Action West. "According to international law, that would be an act of war."


Karzai opposes U.S. use of Afghan soil against Iran


Retired Military Leaders Oppose Provocative House Resolution on Iran Three retired military leaders sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to abandon a resolution currently making its way through Congress that might lead to a blockade or the use of force against Iran. The retired military leaders say H.Con.Res. 362 is ?poorly conceived, poorly timed, and potentially dangerous.?


US officials can now tap phones officially


Russia Warns of Military Response If U.S.-Czech Missile Defense Agreement Approved


Is Iran Currently an Existential Threat to the United States? by nearly every quantifiable metric, Iran does not presently represent an existential threat to the United States based on its conventional arsenal.


US holds Navy exercise after Iran comments on Gulf The U.S. Navy said on Monday it was carrying out an exercise in the Gulf, days after vowing that Iran will not be allowed to block the waterway which carries crude from the world's largest oil-exporting region


"Virtual Iran War Resolution" by Congressman Ron Paul


The Secret War in Iran Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military intelligence and congressional sources.


Former Agent Says CIA Ignored Findings on Iran A former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs now says that CIA officials also ignored evidence that Iran had suspended work on a nuclear bomb.


The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was by Scott Ritter David Albright has a track record of making half-baked analyses derived from questionable sources seem mainstream. He breathes false legitimacy into these factually challenged stories by cloaking himself in a résumé which is disingenuous in the extreme. Eventually, one must begin to question the motives of Albright and ISIS


House Panel Subpoenas FBI Interviews With Bush and Cheney


Soldiers risk ruin while awaiting benefit checks




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