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By Barak Ravid

Tamir Pardo says, if Iran actually obtained nuclear weapons, it would not mean destruction of Israel.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30101.htm



Neither the U.S. nor Israel have any defense capabilities despite their large military establishments and their possession of hundreds of nuclear missiles

By Thomas DiLorenzo
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30102.htm

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US arms sale to Saudis sends message to Iran: ''This sale will send a strong message to countries in the region that the United States is committed to stability in the gulf and the broader Middle East,' said Andrew Shapiro, the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. 'It will enhance Saudi Arabia s ability to deter and defend against external threats to its sovereignty.'

http://bit.ly/rpzdkN


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/27-7

US, Iran Both Squandered Opportunities for Détente
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/28-9

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Justifying War with Iran

By Russ Baker

A growing body of evidence points to a concerted campaign to prepare Americans and the world for war against Iran. This is not idle speculation. It fits a pattern that repeatedly preceded previous hostilities.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30084.htm



Will a U.S. attack on Iran become Obama's 'October Surprise'?

Israelis and many Americans are convinced that President Obama will ultimately back away from attacking Iran. They may be wrong.

http://bit.ly/tWx7XQ


From Information Clearing House

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New war: Just substitute 'Iran' for 'Iraq,' 'nuke' for 'WMD'

Libertarian News Examiner
by Garry Reed

12/27/11

Those who don t read history probably don t know that America s Ruling Sociopaths have manipulated or outright lied the United States into virtually every war it s ever been in. The rulers get power, wealth and glorification in history books while everyone else gets folded flags and bugles played over boxes of their mangled remains. Few seem to see through the warmongering fraud...

http://exm.nr/v9tH3o



US to Iran: Don t you dare act like us

Guardian [UK]

12/28/11

Tensions between the United States and Iran have dangerously ratcheted up as naval officials with America s Fifth Fleet warned any attempt by Iran to close a strategically vital oil route through the Strait of Hormuz would 'not be tolerated.' The news heightens a sense of growing crisis in the Persian Gulf after two days of threats by senior Iranian figures that they might shut down the important trade route in response to any future international sanctions against the country s oil exports...

http://bit.ly/taP2kr


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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As US Readies Sanctions, Iran Threatens to Block Oil Route

David E. Sanger, The New York Times News Service: 'An Iranian official delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by the United States, saying [Iran] would retaliate ? by blocking all oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for transporting about one-fifth of the world's oil supply.'

http://www.truth-out.org/us-readies-sanctions-iran-threatens-block-oil-route/1325081423



Crackpot Anti-Islam Activists, 'Serial Fabricators' and the Tale of Iran and 9/11

Gareth Porter, Truthout: 'Behind a mysterious December 22 Associated Press story about 'finding of fact' by a District judge in Manhattan Friday that Iran assisted al Qaeda in the planning of the 9/11 attacks is a tapestry of recycled fabrications and distortions of fact from a bizarre cast of characters.... The only real effect of the case is to promote right-wing political myths about Iran.'

http://www.truth-out.org/crackpot-anti-islam-activists-serial-fabricators-and-tale-iran-and-911/1325172724

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The Strait of Hurmuz, oil shipments, and regional conflict in the Middle East
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/iranus-sabre-rattling/the-strait-of-hurmuz-oil-shipments-and-regional-conflict-in-the-middle-east.html



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By Stephen M. Walt

If you d like to read a textbook example of war-mongering disguised as 'analysis,' I recommend Matthew Kroenig s forthcoming article in Foreign Affairs, titled 'Time to Attack Iran: Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30052.htm



Iran and Syria in Imperial Crosshairs

By Iftekhar A. Khan

Unfortunately, the 22-member Arab League is playing a leading role in the hostilities orchestrated by the West against the two Muslim states.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30053.htm



Bunker Bombs Requested, Stockpiled for Potential Iran Strike

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on November 30 of a possible foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of 4,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GPS/inertial navigation kits to convert unguided bombs into precision-guided 'smart' weapons.

http://bit.ly/sBvatw

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'No Options Off the Table' Constitutes Illegal Threat to the Peace
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1-/10501-qno-options-off-the-tableq-constitutes-illegal-threat-to-the-peace.html



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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-173099/US-missiles-hit-Iranian-village.html



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America s most senior military official has indicated that the country is ready to engage in a conflict with Iran, if President Barack Obama were to give the signal.

http://tgr.ph/tzkVcE


From Information Clearing House



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House Passes Sanctions Bill Barring Diplomacy With Iran

By Ali Gharib

No person employed with the United States Government may contact in an official or unofficial capacity any person that...is an agent, instrumentality, or official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the Government of Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29993.htm



US Senate sanctions Irans Central Bank

The Senate voted 100-0 on Thursday for an amendment proposed by the Democrat Senator Robert Menendez and a Republican, Senator Mark Kirk, which would allow the US President Barack Obama to sanction foreign banks engaged in a 'significant financial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran,' Reuters reported.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/215889.html



Russian expert: Iran will be apparently attacked from Georgia s territory

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq is a sign of future war against Iran, 'Should the U.S. forces remain in Iraq, it would inevitably lead to unpredictable consequences, with Iran striking heavy blows on the U.S. bases,' Maxim Shevchenko told vesti.az.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/86722/



U.S. to leave Iraqi airspace clear for strategic Israeli route to Iran

The U.S. military s fast-approaching Dec. 31 exit from Iraq, which has no way to defend its airspace, puts Israel in a better place strategically to strike Iran s nuclear facilities.

http://bit.ly/tWbGr9



Yes, Obama May Call Iran Strike

Dennis Ross, just retired as President Barack Obama s top adviser on the Middle East, warned yesterday that Obama means what he says when he declares that the White House isn t ruling out military action against Tehran.

http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/15/yes-obama-may-call-iran-strike/


From Information Clearing House

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The inevitable war with Iran

Antiwar.com
by Philip Giraldi

12/15/11

The overly ambitious and ethically challenged wannabes who pass as statesmen in today s United States fail to appreciate that the feckless promises made in their lust for high office could produce a catastrophic result. War is serious stuff, as the past 10 years have surely taught us, and Iran, which has had seven years to prepare for an attack, is a much larger and tougher nut than Iraq and Afghanistan combined...

http://bit.ly/vzMr58


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Do 'All Options' Mean Nukes?

By Tom Burghardt

During a White House press briefing Thursday, President Barack Obama said that 'No options off the table means I am considering all options.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29969.htm



Iran Attack Next?

By Bruce K. Gagnon

Imagine if we saw a map of the U.S. with Russian or Chinese military bases throughout Canada and Mexico along with their warships just off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The American people would be going ballistic. But when we do it to others, no one even blinks an eye.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29977.htm



Cheney: Obama should have bombed downed drown in Iran

Video
http://bit.ly/rrliqE



West has no evidence of Iran atomic bomb program, senior Turkish diplomat says

Head of Organization of Islamic Cooperation tells Haaretz at Doha conference that Tehran has right to peaceful nuclear program, rejects military intervention.

http://bit.ly/uiGL3k


From Information Clearing House



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When it comes to Republican candidates and their ideas about foreign policy, the recent contenders have reached the peak of shrillness and stupidity.

http://huff.to/vPtgAh


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Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman

12/07/11

We are being lied to about the purported Iranian nuclear threat, and the war party knows it. In ways eerily reminiscent of the 2002 buildup to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the American people are being fed a steady diet of war propaganda about Iran and its alleged quest for a nuclear weapon. As with Iraq s president, Saddam Hussein, comparisons to Hitler circa 1938 abound. Max Boot, the neoconservative columnist, is just one of many propagandists working to agitate Americans into supporting a military attack on Iran...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1112g.asp



Iraq: No lessons learned

CounterPunch
by James Zogby

12/07/11

With the date for US forces to be fully withdrawn from Iraq fast approaching, it is important to remind ourselves how we got into that long and deadly war in the first place, to recognise that this conflict is far from over, and to hold accountable those responsible for the horrors they created during the past eight years. In a word, the road to Baghdad was paved with 'lies'...

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/12/07/iraq-no-lessons-learned/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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What Israel s War Against Iran Would Look Like

Richard Sale, Truthout: 'The debate for and against an Iran war has turned into a catfight 'alive and spitting, sharp in tooth and claw,' as a poet said. The country s intelligence officials, like ours, are dead-set against any war. 'The Israelis have no idea of the scale and complexity of this kind of operation,' said a former senior US intelligence official.'

http://www.truth-out.org/what-israels-war-against-iran-would-look/1323374542

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Gingrich Calls For Joint Operations' With Israel To Attack Iran's Nuclear Program

By Ben Armbruster

'I would rather plan a joint operation conventionally than push the Israelis to a point where they [the Iranians] go nuclear'...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29928.htm



Gingrich wants Bolton as his secretary of state

Critics described him as hotheaded, and he famously loathed the U.N., which won him conservative fans. Bolton discussed a 2012 presidential run himself but decided against it.

http://bit.ly/uQTQYH



Ambassador: Turkey 'cannot tolerate' Iran getting nukes

Turkey is committed to keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and has stopped other countries from taking materials in to help Iran s nuclear program, Turkey s ambassador to the United States said Thursday.

http://bit.ly/sqU455



Newt Gingrich Condemned for Calling Palestinians 'Terrorists'

By Phoebe Greenwood

The Republican frontrunner insisted at a candidate debate on Saturday - to warm applause from the audience - that 'these people are terrorists. They teach terrorism in their schools.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29954.htm


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US drone lost over Iran was on CIA operation
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/iranus-sabre-rattling/us-drone-lost-over-iran-was-on-cia-operation.html



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