Iran rebels execute two policemen, capture three Guards: report An Iranian Sunni rebel group claimed on Monday to have kidnapped three Revolutionary Guard officers and executed two policemen captured in June after talks with Tehran failed to secure their release, Al-Arabiya news channel reported.
Iran says to pursue nuclear talks with EU
Georgian exit leaves vacuum near Iranian border
Jordan's king in first Iraq visit
Georgian invasion of South Ossetia sets the stage for a wider war
US stocks rise as oil prices fall Crude was down $US1.77 to $US113.43 a barrel, the lowest in more than three months.
Klein: Neocons think 'it's raining Nazis' in Georgia
'Oil, Israel and Iran' Among Factors that Led to Georgia War Channel 2's expert on the Muslim world, Ehud Ya'ari, told viewers of the central evening newscast that Russia and neighboring countries were vying for control of a strategic oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. This relatively new pipeline passes through Azerbaijan and Georgia to Turkey and is the only pipeline between Asia and Europe that does not pass through Russia or Iran. Israel is expecting to receive oil and gas through the pipeline......The Georgian move against South Ossetia was motivated by political considerations having to do with Israel and Iran, according to Nfc. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili decided to assert control over the breakaway region in order to force Israel to reconsider its decision to cut back its support for Georgia's military. Really now.
Michael Savage rebroadcasts NewsMax extremist Ken Timmerman's warning on Iran
Diplomatic ties to top agenda of Lebanon-Syria summit
We're no friends of Israelis: Iran parliament speaker Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a deputy of Ahmadinejad, has insisted that Iran is "friends with the Israeli people."
Iran VP says Iranians are 'friends' of Israelis
Jordan queen wraps up YouTube plan on stereotypes
No threat from Iran Darwish also refrains from explaining why we should believe that a regime which has done everything to preserve itself over the past three decades should suddenly commit collective suicide by attacking Israel. All in all, it's quite a story.
Israeli Has $1 Billion Invested in Georgia The Jewish state and private investors have provided military assistance and advisors to Georgia, where pipelines pump oil destined for Israel. A new pipeline is being built to bypass Russian territory.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Headlines for 08-10-08
Iraq Demands ?Very Clear? US Troop Timeline The United States must provide a ?very clear timeline? to withdraw its troops from Iraq as part of an agreement allowing them to stay beyond this year, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.
Sen. Joe Lieberman: Iran's Activities 'An Act of War' Sen. Joseph Lieberman termed Iran's training of Iraqi insurgents "an act of war" in a Florida appearance Wednesday evening on behalf of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.
An Israeli Strike on Iran, a Plan That Just Doesn't Fly The authors of this article in the WP debunk the myths that Israel has put forth as a means to justify an attack on Iran.
Syria rules out new UN nuclear visit to bombed site
Sen. Joe Lieberman: Iran's Activities 'An Act of War' Sen. Joseph Lieberman termed Iran's training of Iraqi insurgents "an act of war" in a Florida appearance Wednesday evening on behalf of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.
An Israeli Strike on Iran, a Plan That Just Doesn't Fly The authors of this article in the WP debunk the myths that Israel has put forth as a means to justify an attack on Iran.
Syria rules out new UN nuclear visit to bombed site
Headlines for 08-09-08
'2 US aircraft carriers headed for Gulf' The ship movements coincide with the latest downturn in relations between Washington and Teheran.
Tape: Top CIA official confesses order to forge Iraq-9/11 letter came on White House stationery A forged letter linking Saddam Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was ordered on White House stationery and probably came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a new transcript of a conversation with the Central Intelligence Agency's former Deputy Chief of Clandestine Operations Robert Richer.
Bush classifies $200 million cybersecurity program, redacts questions about contractors According to CNET's Stephanie Condon, the Administration won't even related how the program's "mission relates to Internet surveillance."
Success of Attack on Iran's Nuclear Program Doubtful A military attack on Iran's major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely result only in a delay ? and not a particularly significant one at that ? in Tehran's ability to produce the fuel necessary to build a nuclear weapon, according to a report [.pdf] released Friday by an influential think tank on nuclear proliferation issues.
How Tenet Betrayed the CIA on WMD in Iraq
Neocons Stay on Message by Philip Giraldi Opening the New York Times and reading Brooks and Kristol is like being neoconned again twice a week. One wonders how pundits who have been wrong so many times continue to have a distinguished platform to present their nonsense.
Conservative Confusion on Iran by Philip Giraldi When a Sunday morning talk show has a "conservative" on a panel to provide "balance," he is more often than not a neoconservative. This access to the media as the purported standard-bearers of conservatism has proven useful, as it enables the neocons to continue to have a major voice on policy in spite of being wrong on every major issue.
Tape: Top CIA official confesses order to forge Iraq-9/11 letter came on White House stationery A forged letter linking Saddam Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was ordered on White House stationery and probably came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a new transcript of a conversation with the Central Intelligence Agency's former Deputy Chief of Clandestine Operations Robert Richer.
Bush classifies $200 million cybersecurity program, redacts questions about contractors According to CNET's Stephanie Condon, the Administration won't even related how the program's "mission relates to Internet surveillance."
Success of Attack on Iran's Nuclear Program Doubtful A military attack on Iran's major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely result only in a delay ? and not a particularly significant one at that ? in Tehran's ability to produce the fuel necessary to build a nuclear weapon, according to a report [.pdf] released Friday by an influential think tank on nuclear proliferation issues.
How Tenet Betrayed the CIA on WMD in Iraq
Neocons Stay on Message by Philip Giraldi Opening the New York Times and reading Brooks and Kristol is like being neoconned again twice a week. One wonders how pundits who have been wrong so many times continue to have a distinguished platform to present their nonsense.
Conservative Confusion on Iran by Philip Giraldi When a Sunday morning talk show has a "conservative" on a panel to provide "balance," he is more often than not a neoconservative. This access to the media as the purported standard-bearers of conservatism has proven useful, as it enables the neocons to continue to have a major voice on policy in spite of being wrong on every major issue.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Headlines for 08-08-08
Iran says latest atomic talks with IAEA "constructive": report
Russia Asks That Iran Be Given More Time Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly I. Churkin, said the six nations should continue negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. He dismissed assertions by the United States, Britain and France that Tehran had missed a deadline this week to respond to the offer, which would make a push for U.N. sanctions inevitable.
Anthrax case against bio-weapons expert 'staggering for lack of evidence'
Suskind Revisited by Philip Giraldi My source also notes that Dick Cheney, who was behind the forgery, hated and mistrusted the Agency and would not have used it for such a sensitive assignment. Instead, he went to Doug Feith?s Office of Special Plans and asked them to do the job.
Why the Pentagon Thinks Attacking Iran is a Bad Idea
Egyptian FM warns against military solution to Iranian nuclear issue
New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right On Dec. 14, 2003, the Sunday Telegraph hyped the phony Habbush memo as a front-page exclusive over the byline of Con Coughlin, the paper's foreign editor and chief Mideast correspondent, who has earned a reputation for promoting neoconservative claptrap. As I explained in a Salon blog post on Dec. 18, the story's sudden appearance in London was the harbinger of a disinformation campaign that quickly blew back to the United States -- where it was cited by William Safire on the New York Times Op-Ed page. Ignoring the bizarre Niger yellowcake reference, which practically screamed bullshit, Safire seized on Coughlin's story as proof of his own cherished theory about Saddam's sponsorship of 9/11. The Brits evidently have a neocon problem of their own.
UN nuclear agency back in Iran
Iranian diplomat warns of harsh response to any strike "If Israel were to do something stupid ? it will face a shocking response the likes of which it has never encountered before,' Bashtestani told the Nazareth-based 'al-Sinara' newspaper.
Military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities may not be effective "Following an attack, Iran could quickly rebuild its centrifuge program in small, easily hidden facilities focused on making weapons grade uranium for nuclear weapons," principal author David Albright, ISIS president and a former UN weapons inspector, was quoted as saying. Albright gets something right?
EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions
Oil 'could hit $200 within years' A serious oil supply crisis is looming, which could push prices above $200 a barrel, a think tank has warned.
Up in smoke Many Israeli politicians are acquainted in one degree or another with the 70-year-old Silverstein Now that's interesting, and yet, not surprising.
Jewish Media Group, SITE, is the first to release another Islamic threat video
US to help Israel develop Arrow-3 Head of US Missile Defense Agency to recommend to Congress that America finance development of modern version of anti-ballistic missile system As if we American taxpayers don't give ENOUGH to Israel - a most unworthy nation - as it is. While you're struggling to pay your food and gas bills, Israel - a nation whose economy is booming - is being given $1.5-2 million per Arrow missile.
The Father of Lies by Philip Giraldi compared to the Israelis, the American neocons are neophytes when it comes to reshaping the past. Israel has long funded major archaeological projects intended to emphasize the Jewish presence in Palestine while minimizing or even denying the presence of others in the region, an attempt to demonstrate that Jews have a historical legitimacy that Arab inhabitants lack......In spite of views about Arabs and Muslims that most would consider extremist, Morris has been provided a bully pulpit by The New York Times to urge the United States to attack Iran before Israel is forced to stage a preemptive nuclear attack that would turn the country with its eighty million inhabitants into a "nuclear wasteland." .....the purpose in writing the piece is clearly to frighten the rest of the world into doing the dirty work so that Israel will not have to act. Obviously, the only country that can carry out the mission in a thorough fashion using non-nuclear weapons is the United States That's former CIA counterterrorism official Philip Giraldi breaking down Benny's BS for you.
Israel protests to Ankara over Ahmadinejad Israel formally complained to Turkey about the coming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Al-Arian trial postponed as judge questions case The trial of a former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist was postponed Friday after a judge raised new doubts about whether prosecutors have been overzealous. The Lobby's going to be PISSED! How dare anyone ask questions?!
Iceland, Sweden to take in Iraq's Palestinian refugees
Israel: Lebanon is responsible for Hezbollah's actions This decision on Wednesday by the security cabinet represents a change in Israeli policy, after always firmly separating Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
Russia Asks That Iran Be Given More Time Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly I. Churkin, said the six nations should continue negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. He dismissed assertions by the United States, Britain and France that Tehran had missed a deadline this week to respond to the offer, which would make a push for U.N. sanctions inevitable.
Anthrax case against bio-weapons expert 'staggering for lack of evidence'
Suskind Revisited by Philip Giraldi My source also notes that Dick Cheney, who was behind the forgery, hated and mistrusted the Agency and would not have used it for such a sensitive assignment. Instead, he went to Doug Feith?s Office of Special Plans and asked them to do the job.
Why the Pentagon Thinks Attacking Iran is a Bad Idea
Egyptian FM warns against military solution to Iranian nuclear issue
New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right On Dec. 14, 2003, the Sunday Telegraph hyped the phony Habbush memo as a front-page exclusive over the byline of Con Coughlin, the paper's foreign editor and chief Mideast correspondent, who has earned a reputation for promoting neoconservative claptrap. As I explained in a Salon blog post on Dec. 18, the story's sudden appearance in London was the harbinger of a disinformation campaign that quickly blew back to the United States -- where it was cited by William Safire on the New York Times Op-Ed page. Ignoring the bizarre Niger yellowcake reference, which practically screamed bullshit, Safire seized on Coughlin's story as proof of his own cherished theory about Saddam's sponsorship of 9/11. The Brits evidently have a neocon problem of their own.
UN nuclear agency back in Iran
Iranian diplomat warns of harsh response to any strike "If Israel were to do something stupid ? it will face a shocking response the likes of which it has never encountered before,' Bashtestani told the Nazareth-based 'al-Sinara' newspaper.
Military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities may not be effective "Following an attack, Iran could quickly rebuild its centrifuge program in small, easily hidden facilities focused on making weapons grade uranium for nuclear weapons," principal author David Albright, ISIS president and a former UN weapons inspector, was quoted as saying. Albright gets something right?
EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions
Oil 'could hit $200 within years' A serious oil supply crisis is looming, which could push prices above $200 a barrel, a think tank has warned.
Up in smoke Many Israeli politicians are acquainted in one degree or another with the 70-year-old Silverstein Now that's interesting, and yet, not surprising.
Jewish Media Group, SITE, is the first to release another Islamic threat video
US to help Israel develop Arrow-3 Head of US Missile Defense Agency to recommend to Congress that America finance development of modern version of anti-ballistic missile system As if we American taxpayers don't give ENOUGH to Israel - a most unworthy nation - as it is. While you're struggling to pay your food and gas bills, Israel - a nation whose economy is booming - is being given $1.5-2 million per Arrow missile.
The Father of Lies by Philip Giraldi compared to the Israelis, the American neocons are neophytes when it comes to reshaping the past. Israel has long funded major archaeological projects intended to emphasize the Jewish presence in Palestine while minimizing or even denying the presence of others in the region, an attempt to demonstrate that Jews have a historical legitimacy that Arab inhabitants lack......In spite of views about Arabs and Muslims that most would consider extremist, Morris has been provided a bully pulpit by The New York Times to urge the United States to attack Iran before Israel is forced to stage a preemptive nuclear attack that would turn the country with its eighty million inhabitants into a "nuclear wasteland." .....the purpose in writing the piece is clearly to frighten the rest of the world into doing the dirty work so that Israel will not have to act. Obviously, the only country that can carry out the mission in a thorough fashion using non-nuclear weapons is the United States That's former CIA counterterrorism official Philip Giraldi breaking down Benny's BS for you.
Israel protests to Ankara over Ahmadinejad Israel formally complained to Turkey about the coming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Al-Arian trial postponed as judge questions case The trial of a former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist was postponed Friday after a judge raised new doubts about whether prosecutors have been overzealous. The Lobby's going to be PISSED! How dare anyone ask questions?!
Iceland, Sweden to take in Iraq's Palestinian refugees
Israel: Lebanon is responsible for Hezbollah's actions This decision on Wednesday by the security cabinet represents a change in Israeli policy, after always firmly separating Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Headlines for 08-07-08
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,134
White House 'buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs' MI6 told Tony Blair before the invasion of Iraq that a high-placed Iraqi source said that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. The intelligence was passed to the US but was buried by the White House, according to a new book.
Author Claims White House Knew Iraq Had No WMD Suskind says he spoke on the record with U.S. intelligence officials who stated that Bush was informed unequivocally in January 2003 that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction. Nonetheless, his book relates, Bush decided to invade Iraq three months later - with the forged letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam bolstering the U.S. rationale to go into war.
Iran tests 'new weapon' for use at sea Iran announced Monday that it has tested a new weapon capable of sinking ships nearly 200 miles away, and reiterated threats to close a strategic waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf if attacked.
US: UN must increase sanctions on Iran the founder and head of the global intelligence company Stratfor, George Friedman, told weekly magazine Barron's that the chance of a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran is slim because the risks to the world economy far outweigh possible benefits.
Iran blames U.S. for failures in Iraq A senior Iranian diplomat on Wednesday rejected U.S. charges that Iran was trying to undermine stability in Iraq and accused the United States of trying to blame Tehran for its own failures there.
The Forged Iraqi Letter: What Just Happened?
When I say AP is the most criminally dangerous? The Associated Press most often acts as the Israeli Foreign Ministry. And most of our mainstream and local newspapers and websites carry the news from this wire.
Israel warns Russia: We'll neutralize S-300 if sold to Iran If Russia goes through with the sale of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, Israel will use an electronic warfare device now under development to neutralize it and as a result present Russia as vulnerable to air infiltrations, a top defense official has told The Jerusalem Post.
Doubts About Anthrax Story Survivors of the 2001 anthrax attacks and relatives of those killed by the deadly powder said yesterday that they want a full accounting from the FBI of its investigation to date, and they are not yet convinced that Bruce Ivins, the government scientist who killed himself last week, was responsible.
Going To Be An i-9/11 And An i-Patriot Act Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune?s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that "There's going to be an i-9/11 event" which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet.
Rice on possible IDF Iran strike: U.S. has no veto over Israeli military ops "We don't say yes or no to Israeli military operations. Israel is a sovereign country," Rice said in an interview with Yahoo! News.
Did Dick Cheney Give Bush Plausible Deniability? Asked about it last night on Keith Olberman?s ?Countdown? on MSNBC, John Dean, White House counsel in the Nixon presidency, said Cheney has been so successful at this that it will prevent impeachment proceedings against Bush.
'When You Have To Leave America To Be Free' despite the lack of a single conviction, Al-Arian remains in prison -- where supporters say he has often been held in solitary confinement and denied access to his family and legal counsel -- for refusing to testify in a trial against a northern Virginia Islamic think tank.
Israelis still prefer McCain McCain has gotten mostly positive Israeli coverage for his hard-line on Iran, said Barak, the pollster.
US commander in Lebanon for talks
Knesset to hold special recess session on Assad's visit to Tehran
Syrian leader gets top billing in Middle East by doing nothing The US will have to restore full relations with Syria. It will have to continue talks with Iran. It will have to thank Iran for its "help" in Iraq ? most of the Iraqi government, after all, was nurtured in the Islamic Republic during the Iran-Iraq war in which the US took Saddam's side. It will have to accept Iran is not making a nuclear bomb. And it will have to prevent Israel staging a bombing spectacular on Iran which will destroy every hope of US mediation. It will also have to produce a just Middle East peace. McCain or Obama, please note.
Iran root of all evil - Israeli MP
Mullen warns against USS Liberty redux In an Aug. 2 interview with the USS Liberty radio show, former army intelligence officer and CIA analyst Ray McGovern claimed Israel is planning a scenario similar to that of the 67 Liberty incident. "It is obviously something bigger. The name of the game is to 'decapitate the Iranian nuclear program' whether it is aimed at a weapon or not," said McGovern.
A War of Self-Destruction An attack on Iran, which Israeli and Bush administration officials appear set to carry out if Iranian uranium enrichment is not halted, would ignite a regional war in the Middle East and lead to economic collapse and political upheaval in the United States.?
Was Bruce Ivins the anthrax killer?
Ivins believed Jews were God's chosen Ivins killed himself as the U.S. Justice Department prepared to arrest him. Ivins' beliefs are significant because the 2001 attacker in notes appeared to be a radical Islamist, writing "Death to America, Death to Israel, Allah is Great."
Commentary: Holocaust II? An Israeli attack against Iran will automatically unleash the fury of the theocracy against U.S. targets in the Gulf, mining and sinking tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most vital oil route, with volleys of missiles. This would automatically involve the United States, which is why some Israeli hawks don't worry about the red light flashing in Washington.
Rumours Surround Syria 'Hit' "To the best of my knowledge we didn't do it," one Israeli source told Sky News. Oh. Ok then. Ahhh...
White House 'buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs' MI6 told Tony Blair before the invasion of Iraq that a high-placed Iraqi source said that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. The intelligence was passed to the US but was buried by the White House, according to a new book.
Author Claims White House Knew Iraq Had No WMD Suskind says he spoke on the record with U.S. intelligence officials who stated that Bush was informed unequivocally in January 2003 that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction. Nonetheless, his book relates, Bush decided to invade Iraq three months later - with the forged letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam bolstering the U.S. rationale to go into war.
Iran tests 'new weapon' for use at sea Iran announced Monday that it has tested a new weapon capable of sinking ships nearly 200 miles away, and reiterated threats to close a strategic waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf if attacked.
US: UN must increase sanctions on Iran the founder and head of the global intelligence company Stratfor, George Friedman, told weekly magazine Barron's that the chance of a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran is slim because the risks to the world economy far outweigh possible benefits.
Iran blames U.S. for failures in Iraq A senior Iranian diplomat on Wednesday rejected U.S. charges that Iran was trying to undermine stability in Iraq and accused the United States of trying to blame Tehran for its own failures there.
The Forged Iraqi Letter: What Just Happened?
When I say AP is the most criminally dangerous? The Associated Press most often acts as the Israeli Foreign Ministry. And most of our mainstream and local newspapers and websites carry the news from this wire.
Israel warns Russia: We'll neutralize S-300 if sold to Iran If Russia goes through with the sale of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, Israel will use an electronic warfare device now under development to neutralize it and as a result present Russia as vulnerable to air infiltrations, a top defense official has told The Jerusalem Post.
Doubts About Anthrax Story Survivors of the 2001 anthrax attacks and relatives of those killed by the deadly powder said yesterday that they want a full accounting from the FBI of its investigation to date, and they are not yet convinced that Bruce Ivins, the government scientist who killed himself last week, was responsible.
Going To Be An i-9/11 And An i-Patriot Act Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune?s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that "There's going to be an i-9/11 event" which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet.
Rice on possible IDF Iran strike: U.S. has no veto over Israeli military ops "We don't say yes or no to Israeli military operations. Israel is a sovereign country," Rice said in an interview with Yahoo! News.
Did Dick Cheney Give Bush Plausible Deniability? Asked about it last night on Keith Olberman?s ?Countdown? on MSNBC, John Dean, White House counsel in the Nixon presidency, said Cheney has been so successful at this that it will prevent impeachment proceedings against Bush.
'When You Have To Leave America To Be Free' despite the lack of a single conviction, Al-Arian remains in prison -- where supporters say he has often been held in solitary confinement and denied access to his family and legal counsel -- for refusing to testify in a trial against a northern Virginia Islamic think tank.
Israelis still prefer McCain McCain has gotten mostly positive Israeli coverage for his hard-line on Iran, said Barak, the pollster.
US commander in Lebanon for talks
Knesset to hold special recess session on Assad's visit to Tehran
Syrian leader gets top billing in Middle East by doing nothing The US will have to restore full relations with Syria. It will have to continue talks with Iran. It will have to thank Iran for its "help" in Iraq ? most of the Iraqi government, after all, was nurtured in the Islamic Republic during the Iran-Iraq war in which the US took Saddam's side. It will have to accept Iran is not making a nuclear bomb. And it will have to prevent Israel staging a bombing spectacular on Iran which will destroy every hope of US mediation. It will also have to produce a just Middle East peace. McCain or Obama, please note.
Iran root of all evil - Israeli MP
Mullen warns against USS Liberty redux In an Aug. 2 interview with the USS Liberty radio show, former army intelligence officer and CIA analyst Ray McGovern claimed Israel is planning a scenario similar to that of the 67 Liberty incident. "It is obviously something bigger. The name of the game is to 'decapitate the Iranian nuclear program' whether it is aimed at a weapon or not," said McGovern.
A War of Self-Destruction An attack on Iran, which Israeli and Bush administration officials appear set to carry out if Iranian uranium enrichment is not halted, would ignite a regional war in the Middle East and lead to economic collapse and political upheaval in the United States.?
Was Bruce Ivins the anthrax killer?
Ivins believed Jews were God's chosen Ivins killed himself as the U.S. Justice Department prepared to arrest him. Ivins' beliefs are significant because the 2001 attacker in notes appeared to be a radical Islamist, writing "Death to America, Death to Israel, Allah is Great."
Commentary: Holocaust II? An Israeli attack against Iran will automatically unleash the fury of the theocracy against U.S. targets in the Gulf, mining and sinking tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most vital oil route, with volleys of missiles. This would automatically involve the United States, which is why some Israeli hawks don't worry about the red light flashing in Washington.
Rumours Surround Syria 'Hit' "To the best of my knowledge we didn't do it," one Israeli source told Sky News. Oh. Ok then. Ahhh...
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
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
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Headlines for 06-29-08
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
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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