World-News

By Danny Schechter

It s not enough to chant, ''We are the 99%.'' We have to explain who rules America and how to change it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30597.htm



Real Threats? Reality and the Senate Intelligence Committee

By Lawrence Davidson

Rogue individuals operating ''within the ranks of the intelligence community and armed forces'' now constitute a major threat to U.S. security.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30599.htm



Silencing The Critics

By Paul Craig Roberts

Last week in one fell swoop the last two remaining critics of Washington/Tel Aviv imperialism were removed from the mainstream media.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30593.htm

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The new Bush doctrine

Campaign For Liberty
by Phil Giraldi

02/18/12

The new threat of war takes the Bush Doctrine to a whole new level, not even requiring the government to demonstrate that there is an actual threat. Some sources in the Obama administration are already anonymously warning that war with Iran is nearly certain and are predicting a time window of late summer for it to break out. That would be just before the presidential election, a time frame in which Obama will be seeking desperately to seize the high ground on national security from whomever the Republicans choose to nominate...

http://tinyurl.com/72fz4ex



The Big One cometh

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

02/20/12

Hardly a day goes by without Washington rattling its saber, in unison with the Israelis, and our politicians are clearly on the warpath. This is going to be the Big One: a war that will make the invasion of Iraq look like a dress rehearsal for Armageddon, which is precisely what it was...

http://bit.ly/xLxaqC


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Santorum among extremists touting war on Iran
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10884/

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The 10 Most Excellent Reasons to Attack Iran
http://warisacrime.org/content/10-most-excellent-reasons-attack-iran



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By Tom Burghardt

Despite, though likely because, Iran is ready to restart negotiations with the so-called P5+1 group (the five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) over its civilian nuclear program, belligerent rhetoric and sharply-worded political attacks from Israel and the United States have escalated.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30600.htm



Iran Sanctions Push Oil Prices Into Recession Territory

By Moon Of Alabama

So what will it be? An illegal war of aggression against Iran and a huge recession? No war, sanctions and a recession? No sanctions and peace in our time?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30602.htm



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By Matt Taibbi

You can just feel it: many of the same newspapers and TV stations we saw leading the charge in the Bush years have gone back to the attic and are dusting off their war pom-poms.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30576.htm



Millions of Christians Want to Start WWIII

By Washington s Blog

Neocons are Using Religion to Justify War Against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30574.htm



Thou Shalt Not Kill (Thyself)

By Uri Avnery
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30570.htm



Univision Goes Neoconservative

By Charles Davis

The Spanish-language TV network recently aired a saber-rattling report on Iran, focussing on its ties to Latin America.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30569.htm



Pakistani president pledges support for Iran against foreign aggression

The Pakistani president made the pledge during his meeting with the visiting Iranian president who arrived here on Thursday for a two-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran trilateral summit.

http://bit.ly/yvGWfz



Iran Is NOT Our Enemy!

Video

Despite what all the media are yammering at you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmbRDO0LyDs



Does AIPAC Want War?

By Robert Naiman

If a bill pushed by Lieberman passes, it could give the US ''political authorisation for military force'' against Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30584.htm


From Information Clearing House

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US officials say Sept.-Oct. most likely window for Israeli strike on Iran
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10881/

On the feasibility of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear
program
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10882/

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IRAN: Follow the Money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O36Zof9U9UY



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Panetta: No Iranian decision yet on nukes

''The intelligence does not show that they have made the decision to proceed with developing a nuclear weapon.'' Clapper said it's ''technically feasible'' that Tehran could produce a nuclear weapon in one or two years if its leaders decide to build one, ''but practically not likely.''

http://bit.ly/xRcngI


From Information Clearing House

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32 US Senators Agree: Attacking Iran Acceptable
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/17-2

We have Seen the Threats Against Iran Before
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/17-0



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By Philip Giraldi

It is a sad commentary on the state of the United States that ignorant, blowhard warmongers such as the BPC receive money, political support, and press coverage while groups that want to restore sanity and balance to American foreign policy are forced to scramble to raise nickels and dimes.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30555.htm



Iran has not yet decided whether to develop a nuclear weapon

By Eli Clifton

Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, repeated his position that Iran has not yet decided whether to develop a nuclear weapon.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30556.htm



Russian military drafts options for responding to attack on Iran

Makarov said international pressure on Iran has been growing and could be followed by military action. He said the current sanctions on Teheran could lead to a confrontation in mid-2012.

http://bit.ly/wTdWYj



General Says Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons to Keep Country Intact

Russia s armed forces would be within their full rights to use nuclear weapons if any threats to the integrity of the country arise, Russian General Staff head Nikolay Makarov said Wednesday.

http://bit.ly/xIjVCE


From Information Clearing House



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http://lewrockwell.com/casey/casey108.html

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Can Obama Avert War with Iran?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/15-2

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NYT: 'Scrutiny' of Iran's Nuke Sites Means Bombing Them

By Peter Hart

The media coverage of Iran is terrible, and seems to be getting worse.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30537.htm



Are you afraid of getting nuked in your jammies?

Video

There is a scary, dangerous nuclear weapons threat from Iran?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30534.htm



Japan PM to Barak: Israel must not strike Iran over nuclear program

During visit to Japan, Ehud Barak says international community must work together to impose sanctions on Iran.

http://bit.ly/w0wnN7



SWIFT sanctions: West going to extremes to punish Iran

US wants Iran evicted from SWIFT, an independent financial clearinghouse that is crucial to the country's oil sales. This could immediately cripple Tehran s financial lifeline, but would come with its own costs for the world economy.

http://rt.com/news/us-swift-sanctions-iran-367/


From Information Clearing House



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Robert Naiman, Truthout: ''There is no question that some people in Washington would very much like for the US to have a policy toward Iran, the endgame of which is war or externally induced regime change.... Now, according to reports from DC, come Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham with a new bill.''

http://www.truth-out.org/could-lieberman-bill-block-war-averting-diplomacy-iran/1329325016



Reports Shed Light on Iran Sanctions and US, Big Oil Goals in Middle East

Nick Mottern, Truthout: ''As I write this, Israel s military planning chief Maj. Gen Amir Eshel is reported by ABC News to have said that if Iran gets a nuclear bomb, an arms race will be touched off that will lead to 'a global nuclear jungle' ... But the situation is more complex, and the anti-Iran campaign has a great deal to do with the fortunes of the world s largest oil companies, rather than with nuclear threats to either Israel or the United States.''

http://www.truth-out.org/reports-shed-light-iran-sanctions-and-uss-big-oils-goals-middle-east/1329243341



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The Russian General Staff is closely watching the situation, and is not ruling out the possibility of a coordinated attack on the Islamic Republic, General Nikolai Makarov, head of the Russian General Staff, told reporters on Tuesday.

http://rt.com/news/russia-iran-summer-conflict-nato-us-265/



Moscow warns against US warships

Russia would respond if the United States deploys warships in the Black Sea or Arctic, Russian Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov said Tuesday.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-02/14/content_14608113.htm


From Information Clearing House

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US naval battle group crosses Strait of Hormuz

CBS News

02/14/12

Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, ending a Gulf mission amid heightened tensions with Tehran that include threats to choke off vital oil shipping lanes. But officers onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln said there were no incidents with Iranian forces and described the surveillance as routine measures by Tehran near the strategic strait, which is jointly controlled by Iran and Oman...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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