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Riyadh s antagonism toward Iran was revealed in leaked U.S. cables that quoted Jubeir telling United States diplomats four years ago that the time had come to 'confront Iran.'

http://reut.rs/ptrtCd



Biden says Iran will be held accountable for plot

'It s an outrage that violates one of the fundamental premises upon which nations deal with one another and that is the sanctity and safety of their diplomats.'

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US Senator Kerry: 'All options' open on Iran plot

Asked whether using force was a possibility, the Democratic lawmaker told reporters: 'I don t think anything should be taken off the table at this point in time.'

http://bit.ly/pcCe2i



Perry says Iranian terror plot proves America must secure its southern border:

The Republican presidential hopeful used Tuesday s announcement that Iranian forces had sought to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. to call for more border troops, improved fencing along the Mexican border and increased border patrols including the use of predator drone surveillance.

http://wapo.st/r8DA5G



Iranians May Have Consulted Three Stooges Script in Terror Plot

How stupid are the Iranians? If the allegations by the United States are true, they hired a used car salesman in Texas to knock of the Saudi ambassador to the United States, and they also introduced the used car salesman to members of the Quds force like it was a cocktail party.

http://ti.me/n2SUF1



Petraeus' s CIA Fuels Iran Murder Plot

By Ray McGovern

'Whoever concocted this tale wanted the 'plot' exposed ... to precipitate a major crisis in relations between Iran and the United States. Which other government in the Middle East would like nothing better than to see those relations take a big step toward military confrontation?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29397.htm


From Information Clearing House

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The 'terrorist' who couldn t think straight

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

10/14/11

Either the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have lowered their standards considerably, or Arbabsiar wasn t working for them, but for someone else. The question is: who are the real masterminds? Whoever they are, their intent was clear: this was a plot designed to be discovered...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Noch steht der Beweis für die Verbindung der Anschlagsplaner zur iranischen Führung aus.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/35/35686/1.html



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Engineering Consent For Attack On Iran?

By RICHARD ESPOSITO and BRIAN ROSS

FBI and DEA agents have disrupted a plot to commit a 'significant terrorist act in the United States' tied to Iran, federal officials told ABC News today.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29367.htm



Jon Huntsman would consider preemptive Iran strike

'I cannot live with a nuclear-armed Iran. If you want an example of when I would use American force, it would be that,' Huntsman will say in his remarks today.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65531.html



Judge Napolitano Accuses Holder Of Using Iran Assassination Plot To Distract From Fast & Furious Scandal

Video
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29380.htm



The 'Very Scary' Iranian Terror Plot

By Glenn Greenwald

U.S. government accusations = Truth. All Serious people know that.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29388.htm



Darrell Issa Subpoenas Eric Holder Over Gun Running To Mexican Drug Cartels

The Goverment operation, which began in November 2009, watched 'straw buyers' of guns in border states hand over guns to middlemen who, in turn, transferred the guns to Mexican drug cartels. However, ATF agents let over 2,000 guns 'walk,' and the guns ended up at crime scenes on both sides of the border.

http://huff.to/nT4Gja



The Fast and Furious Plot to Occupy Iran

By Pepe Escobar

The House of Saud who s been conducting the fierce counter-revolution that has smashed any possibility of an Arab Spring in the Persian Gulf.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29390.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Iranian terror plot: Fake, fake, fake

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

10/12/11

The narrative reads like a formulaic melodrama: two Iranians, one a naturalized US citizen, purportedly approached someone they thought was a member of a Mexican drug cartel - according to the indictment, it was a 'sophisticated' drug cartel, not the plebeian sort - and proposed paying him $1.5 million to murder Adel al Jubeir, the Kingdom s ambassador in Washington - oh, and by the way, the Iranians supposedly said, 'Are you guys any good with explosives?'

http://bit.ly/nLSJyZ


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Unanswered Questions over the Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/12-8

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The 'Very Scary' Iranian Terror Plot
http://lewrockwell.com/spl3/very-scary-iranian-terror-plot.html

Government-Generated Plots
http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano26.1.html

Absurdity of Iranian Assassination Allegations
http://lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo65.1.html



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French envoy to UN does not specify who would carry out strike, but warns attack would have 'disastrous consequences in the region.'

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Former Mossad chief: Iran far from achieving nuclear bomb

Dagan says military strike is not Israel s preferred option for dealing with Islamic Republic s growing nuclear program; also says Israel has contributed to its own deteriorating strategic situation.

http://bit.ly/opxJM6


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Wednesday that Iran s attempts to build long-range missiles and nuclear weapons could lead unnamed countries to launch what he called a pre-emptive attack. 'Its military nuclear and ballistic ambitions constitute a growing threat that may lead to a preventive attack against Iranian sites that would provoke a major crisis that France wants to avoid at all costs,' he said.

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The coming Republican push on Iran

Backed by Israel, it s the only foreign policy issue that unites the GOP.
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/09/18/gop_iran


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Bunker Busted: Is Israel planning Iran nuke plant strike?
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Ali Fatemi and Karim Pakravan, Truthout: "In 1991, Iraqi exiles set up the Iraq National Congress (INC) with funding from the CIA. Under the leadership of Ahmad Chalabi, and flush with tens of millions dollars in US government funding, the INC allied itself with the neoconservatives in Washington and unceasingly beat the drums of war, presenting itself as the popular democratic alternative to Saddam Hussein and feeding faulty intelligence to an eager media and Bush administration. Eventually, they succeeded in dragging the United States into disastrous war that cost Americans and Iraqis their lives and caused incalculable damage to American prestige and power. Now, history may be repeating itself."

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By Sherwood Ross

The former Director-General of the IAEA said in a new published report that he had not seen 'a shred of evidence' that Iran was 'building nuclear-weapons facilities and using enriched materials.'

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran

US threatens to act unilaterally against Iran

The United States is concerned about Iran providing weapons to Iraq militants and will take unilateral action when needed to deal with the threat, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday.

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Tensions Mount Over Iraq, Nuke Sanctions

In recent weeks, a chorus of U.S. officials has accused Iran of providing lethal weapons to Iraqi Shiite militias that have targeted U.S. soldiers and caused a spike in U.S. death tolls. Similar charges have been made against Iran in the past.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56451



US Official: No Tangible Evidence at Hand to Prove Iran s Aid to Iraqi Militants

A senior US State Department official confessed that Washington has no proof to substantiate its allegations about Iran s arms shipment to militant groups in Iraq.

http://www.payvand.com/news/11/jul/1109.html


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