World-News

Pasadena Star-News

04/29/12

A former Israeli prime minister added his voice Sunday to a growing chorus of Israeli officials against a military strike on Iran s nuclear facilities. Ehud Olmert spoke to Israel s Channel 10 TV from New York. 'There is no reason at this time not to talk about a military effort,' he said, 'but definitely not to initiate an Israeli military strike'...

http://tinyurl.com/clt7zql


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Most Israeli Citizens Don t Want a War with Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/30-4

US Concerned Israel May Attack Iran ''at Any Moment''
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/11-6

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Putsch Against War

By Uri Avnery

Israeli generals and secret police chiefs get together for an attack on the politicians.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31251.htm



Israel has American warheads ready to fire

Israel is the fifth-largest nuclear power on the planet with much of its delivery systems technology funded by US taxpayers.

http://ind.pn/vUzvmg



It Will Lead To War

By Ron Paul

The bill calls for the United States to significantly increase our provision of sophisticated weaponry to Israel, and states that it is to be US policy to ''help Israel preserve its qualitative military edge'' in the region.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31301.htm



AIPAC Resolution Demanding War With Iran On House Floor Tomorrow

By M.J. Rosenberg

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives is slated to vote on a resolution designed to tie the president s hands on Iran policy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31324.htm



Nuclear infowar: New 'evidence' of Iran's nuclear ambitions

The computer-generated revelation of murky origins comes just a day before IAEA and Iranian officials meet in Vienna for a two-day talks.

http://rt.com/news/nuclear-cgi-iran-parchin-165/



US stokes war flames before nuclear talks

The US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday that undermines diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran s nuclear stand-off with the West peacefully.

http://bit.ly/IZmqYi



RAND Corporation warns against striking Iran

One of the most influential and respected U.S. think tanks advising the Pentagon, has published a comprehensive report in the Rand Review warning against striking Iran.

http://bit.ly/JjtmxO



Who Owns Your Congressperson?

By MJ Rosenberg

11 House members voted against AIPAC s ''Bomb Iran'' resolution as described here. This transcript explains the other votes.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31389.htm



Israeli official downplays Iran nuclear deal with IAEA, citing past violations

The announcement that International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) head Yukiya Amano had struck a deal with Iran Tuesday to inspect its nuclear facilities was received in Jerusalem with great suspicion.

http://bit.ly/L27f3y



US Senate approves new Iran sanctions bill

The US Senate unanimously approved on Monday a package of new economic sanctions on Iran s oil sector just days ahead of a meeting in Baghdad between major world powers and Tehran.

http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=270919



New spokesman for AIPAC was a spokesman for Pat Robertson s Christian Coalition in the 1990s

He has worked for the Democratic Party s centrist Democratic Leadership Council and served as communications director for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

http://is.gd/xlouFc


From Information Clearing House

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Top Israeli Officials Agree With Gerald Celente
http://lewrockwell.com/celente/celente96.1.html

Should the US Go To War for Israel?
http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul805.html



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By Amos Harel

I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31172.htm



Gantz says 'other forces' could strike Iran

IDF chief predicts that Iran will never get nuclear weapons. http://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-says-other-forces-could-strike-iran/



IDF chief: Other countries are prepared for possible Iran strike

IDF Chief of Staff strongly hints that other nations could be backing military action.

http://bit.ly/IU6nLe



How Obama Recycled a Lie about Iran

By Elizabeth Murray

Obama said: ''Let s begin with a basic truth that you all understand: no Israeli government can tolerate a nuclear weapon in the hands of a regime that ... threatens to wipe Israel off the map.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31184.htm



'America may have to strike Iran'

Potential Republican vice presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Wednesday said a unilateral ''military solution,'' from the United States may be needed to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb.

http://bit.ly/I9oDPa



US Military Course Considering ''US at War with Islam'' Receives Objection

The Pentagon stated on Wednesday that the top U.S. military officer has ordered a review of training material after a course for officers was found to consider that the United States is at war with Islam, Reuters reported.

http://bit.ly/JIFfDy



Israel ex-spy warns against ''messianic'' war on Iran

A former Israeli spymaster has branded the country s leaders unfit to tackle the Iranian nuclear program and ''messianic'' in the strongest criticism from a security veteran of threats to launch a pre-emptive war.

http://reut.rs/Iy64HG


From Information Clearing House

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Marco Rubio: Another Lieberman Republican
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan234.html



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Campaign For Liberty
by Michelle Newby

04/19/12

Wars cost money. So do airstrikes. Just how much can be difficult to calculate, because it depends on unknown factors like the length of the conflict, the resources needed to prosecute it, and the skill of our opponent. Recent history demonstrates the folly of assuming a war will be quick and cheap. The 2003 U.S. war against Iraq was originally projected to cost $50 to $60 billion. Yet, in 2008, before the war was even over, the Pentagon had already spent $600 billion...

http://bit.ly/I4bwkD


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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''We are prepared with all options on the table if we have to respond,'' Panetta said, adding that ''there are plans'' to deal with Iran if the country does not give up its nuclear ambitions.

http://rt.com/news/pentagon-iran-attack-missiles-606/


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/19-11

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Report on Iran s Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History

By Gareth Porter

Senior Obama administration officials have decided to cite the fatwa as an Iranian claim to be tested in negotiations, posing a new challenge to the news media to report accurately on the background to the issue.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31129.htm



The Great Islamophobic Crusade
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32432.htm



Inside the Islamophobic-Religious Right Alliance Whose Film Sparked a Crisis in the Middle East

An alliance of Egyptian Coptic Christians, right-wing American Christians and anti-Muslim activists is behind the "Innocence of Muslims" film.

http://is.gd/rLed1s


From Information Clearing House



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By Rob Savillo

Many in the media have long since repudiated their failures in the lead-up to the Iraq War. The question today is whether they have learned from those mistakes.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31111.htm



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Russia Planning Troops Deployment On Iran s Northern Border

By F. Michael Maloof

The Russian military anticipates that an attack will occur on Iran by the summer and has developed an action plan to move Russian troops through neighboring Georgia to stage in Armenia, which borders on the Islamic republic, according to informed Russian sources.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31069.htm



The Irrationality of the Case against Iran s Nuclear Program

By Gary Leupp

What is the logic of offering Iran a ''last chance'' to stop doing what it is legally entitled to do?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31065.htm



How Neocons Sank Iran Nuke Deal

Two years ago, Washington s influential neoconservatives, both inside and outside government, shot down a possible resolution to the Iranian nuclear dispute because they wanted a confrontation with Tehran that some hoped would lead to their long-held dream of ''regime change.''

http://bit.ly/IYCCah



Uranium Double-Standard: The U.S., Kazakhstan and Iran

Kazakhstan s booming uranium mining and expanding nuclear industry, a massive effort involving U.S. multinational corporations and an authoritarian regime increasingly tied to Washington.

http://bit.ly/IatnmB



A Rare Admission From Israel

By Teymoor Nabili

Israel s Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged that Iran didn t say they will wipe Israel off the map.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31072.htm



The Babylonian Captivity of Washington

By Philip Giraldi

Instead of presidential wannabes declaring their subservience to Tel Aviv, they should perhaps begin emphasizing that they will only act in the future in the interests of the American people. To do so would exclude an unnecessary war against Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31085.htm



Leave Us Out of Another Middle East War

By James Abourezk

The media and the politicians are so inured to laying off criticism of Israel that no one can bring themselves to identify what is hurting us and our economy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31086.htm



Israeli TV report shows air force gearing up for Iran attack, says moment of truth is near

The report, screened on the main evening news of Channel 10, was remarkable both in terms of the access granted to the reporter, who said he had spent weeks with the pilots and other personnel he interviewed, and in the fact that his assessments on a strike were cleared by the military censor.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/iaf-plans-for-iran-attack/



How We are Footing the Bill for Violent Crackdowns in the Middle East

By Anna Lekas Miller

Instead of financing affordable healthcare, housing and education, our government is using our money to finesse an international reputation as the power that violently crushes resistance to repression.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31122.htm



Ready to hit Iran if ordered: Israel military chief

Israeli forces are carrying out more special operations beyond the country s borders and will be ready to attack Iran s nuclear sites if ordered, the chief-of-staff said in an interview on Sunday.

http://bit.ly/I5viu8


From Information Clearing House

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War on Iran: America s Next Catastrophe in the Middle East?

Emanuel Stoakes, Truthout: ''Little has been said about how a war with Iran, at present seemingly urged into near outbreak by Binyamin Netanyahu and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), could be averted, with the Islamic Republic s nuclear program completely halted in 2003. We can thank the architects of the Iraq war for rejecting this wasted opportunity ... Also underreported have been statements made by former senior figures at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) alleging 'pro-western bias, over-reliance on unverified intelligence' at the organization.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8475-war-on-iran-americas-next-catastrophe-in-the-middle-east

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Iran Nuclear Crisis Needs Disruptive Diplomacy, Not Shock and Awe
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/13-2

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Netanyahu s Dilemma and Obama s
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan231.html

A Chance for Peace With Iran
http://lewrockwell.com/raimondo/raimondo169.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/11-4

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Why Washington s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster

Juan Cole, TomDispatch: ''It s a policy fierce enough to cause great suffering among Iranians and possibly in the long run among Americans, too. It might, in the end, even deeply harm the global economy and yet, history tells us, it will fail on its own. Economic war led by Washington will not take down the Iranian government or bring it to the bargaining table on its knees ready to surrender its nuclear program. It might, however, lead to actual armed conflict with incalculable consequences.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8494-why-washingtons-iran-policy-could-lead-to-global-disaster-what-history-should-teach-us-about-blockading-iran



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Obama demands concessions as crucial talks begin in Istanbul later this week

By Guy Adams

Other ''near term'' concessions which must be met in the early stages of talks to avoid a potential military conflict, include the suspension of higher level uranium enrichment, and the surrender by Tehran of existing stockpiles of the fuel.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31029.htm



US Offers to 'Negotiate' if Iran Surrenders

Thoughts on Negotiation Tactics; Obama Threatens War

By Mike Shedlock

President Obama has stepped up the rhetoric against Iran with an offer to ''negotiate''. His offer is no offer at all, it is a demand to surrender.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31034.htm



U.S. Navy deploys another aircraft carrier to Gulf

Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said on Monday that the deployment of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise along the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group marks only the fourth time in the past decade that the Navy has had two aircraft carriers operating at the same time in the region.

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'NATO, US arming Israel over projected, planned Iran war'

A prominent political analyst says NATO and the US are arming ''Israel with missile capacities in relation to a projected and planned attack upon Iran.''

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/235388.html


From Information Clearing House

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''Negotiations'' preceded by ultimatum
http://lewrockwell.com/raimondo/raimondo168.html

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Israel Could Attack Iran Just Before US Elections
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/04/10-1



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Einige Auguren wollen wissen, ein israelischer Luftschlag stehe noch in diesem Jahr bevor. Neue Informationen über eine Verwicklung von Aserbaidschan in die Kriegsplanungen bestätigen diese Befürchtungen.

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