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A Stand For Justice


A Timetable For War by Philip Giraldi
Second, the Israeli government having sold the "existential threat" fiction does want a war, but its options are limited. It knows it can only do temporary damage to Iran and wants the United States to do the heavy lifting. That will require contriving a situation that will bring about US entry into the conflict, otherwise an Israeli attack will have only limited value, possibly slowing down Iran’s nuclear program but not stopping it while also guaranteeing that the Mullahs will make the political decision to develop a weapon A must read for all Americans.


Loose Lips on Iran Can Sink America
To punish Iran for its speculative interest in nuclear weapons, Harman called for sanctions to “cripple Iran’s ability to import refined petroleum products.” (As a Harvard-educated lawyer, she should be aware that, under international law, such a blockade would be an act of war. It also would inflict widespread hardship on the Iranian people.) But Israel’s right-wing Likud government and America's neocons have identified Iran as the new enemy.....What concerns me greatly, however, is that the American people are being played again by those both in government and the media who wish to zap Iran. Like Giraldi, McGovern was also in the CIA. Heed their warnings.


Iran over decade away from anti-U.S. missile: study



Israel to Russia: Hamas is like the Chechen terrorists
The Foreign Ministry also said that it was very disappointed that the Russian president met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal in Damascus on Tuesday.


Israel says N.Korea shipping WMDs to Syria



US Troops Executing Prisoners in Afghanistan: Seymour Hersh
"What it means is, and I've been told this anecdotally by five or six different people, battlefield executions are taking place," he continued. "Well, if they can't prove they're Taliban, bam. If we don't do it ourselves, we turn them over to the nearby Afghan troops and by the time we walk three feet the bullets are flying. And that's going on now."


Why the War Is Coming Home by Patrick J. Buchanan
We are being attacked over here because we are over there.


Russia urges active US role in Mideast
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the United States on Wednesday to actively work to achieve peace in the Mideast with the support of other nations, saying there is a "human tragedy" in Gaza...."The Mideast must be a region cleared from nuclear weapons," Medvedev said. "The use of nuclear weapons in the region would be a disaster."


Israel FM: Iran, Syria, NKorea new 'axis of evil'
Israel = Chicken Little.


Syria: Israel would never declare war without U.S. permission
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem denied that the Middle East was on the brink of armed conflict, telling Radio Monte Carlo on Thursday that Israel was unlikely to declare war without first consulting Washington.


Israel sees no discord with U.S. on nuclear issue
Israel voiced confidence on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama would not challenge its long-standing policy of neither confirming nor denying it has nuclear weapons.


More on the Clash of Civilizations by Philip Giraldi



Why Was Cheney in Saudi Arabia?



U.S. joins U.N. council at Iran dinner in New York



Syria and Russia in talks on nuclear power



Israel Official Defends Nuclear Ambiguity as 'Strategic Advantage'

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