The March to War: Syria Preparing for US-Israeli Attacks19 Apr 2008Summary: It is clear to the Pentagon, NATO, and Tel Aviv that the Levant stands to ignite a Mediterranean battle-front in the event of a war against Iran. To this end, the marshaling of a relatively invisible NATO war fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean is rigidly tied to war plans against Tehran. source: Global Researchread more
US nuclear umbrella18 Apr 2008Summary: Clinton?s proposal placed her ?to the right of McCain? and the White House in the foreign policy debate. Indeed, it basically commits the U.S. to respond with a massive retaliation against Iran if it attacks Israel and Saudi Arabia source: American Conservativeread more
Iran not to withdraw from NPT18 Apr 2008Summary: Iran’s deputy foreign minister for European affairs says Tehran will never withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). source: Press TVread more
Obama Channeling Cheney18 Apr 2008Summary: Can there be any doubt that the premeditated destruction of dozens of IAEA Safeguarded facilities in Iran ? which the Likudniks again claim to be a threat to Israel ? will be anything less than cold-blooded murder of the IAEA-NPT nuke proliferation regime? source: AntiWar.com read more
Iran’s mission rejects US allegations of role in Iraq17 Apr 2008Summary: Iran’s U.N. Mission said allegations by U.S. officials that the country is supporting the insurgency in Iraq are “unfounded” and “baseless.”....”Iran stands to highly benefit from stability, security and prosperity in Iraq, as it will immensely suffer from insecurity and instability in that country,” the mission said. source: APread more
Iran Talks May Help Resolve Middle East `Mess,’ ElBaradei Says17 Apr 2008Summary: April 17 (Bloomberg)—Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the United Nations nuclear agency, said any talks with Iran on its disputed nuclear program may increase the chances of clearing up the ``total mess’’ engulfing the Middle East. source: bloomberg.comread more
U.S., Britain call for tightening sanctions on Iran17 Apr 2008Summary: Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, at a joint press conference with U.S. President George W. Bush after their talks in the White House on Thursday, called for strengthening sanctions on Iran. source: China Viewread more
Ask your Senators to support diplomacy with Iran17 Apr 2008Summary: FeinsteinThere is new momentum on Capitol Hill to pursue a shift in US policy towards Iran. Most recently, Senator Feinstein of California added her powerful voice to this debate, calling for direct, unconditional dialogue between the US and Iran. source: NIACread more
Petraeus Hid Maliki Resistance to US Troops in Basra17 Apr 2008Summary: PetraeusIn testimony before Congressional committees last week, Gen. David Petraeus portrayed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s late March offensive in Basra as a poorly planned effort that departed from what US officials had expected. What Petraeus did not reveal is that al-Maliki was deliberately upsetting a Petraeus plan to put US and British forces into Basra for a months-long operation to eliminate the Mahdi Army from the city. source: AntiWar.com read more
New PAC Rallies Pro-Israel Jews for Mideast Peace16 Apr 2008Summary: A pro-Israel lobby and political action committee launches Tuesday in Washington. Organizers of the group ? J Street ? say they want to show that there is support in the American Jewish community for a stronger push for peace in the Middle East. The group is starting small but has big ambitions to try to represent other voices in the Jewish community. source: National Public Radioread more
In Iraq funding debate, House members warn of war with Iran16 Apr 2008Summary: Washington DC - Five lawmakers urged Congress to heed the warning signs of impending war with Iran and called for passage of legislation requiring Congressional authorization for military action and direct diplomatic engagement with the ?rogue? nation. source: NIACread more
Ask your Senators to support diplomacy with Iran16 Apr 2008Summary: FeinsteinThere is new momentum on Capitol Hill to pursue a shift in US policy towards Iran. Most recently, Senator Feinstein of California added her powerful voice to this debate, calling for direct, unconditional dialogue between the US and Iran. (See video ). The support of the Iranian American community in California for her position was instrumental in her decision. source: NIACread more
Iran should be “Set Up for an Attack”: The Agenda Behind The Anti-Sadr Agenda16 Apr 2008Summary: When Gen. David Petraeus along with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker gave their testimony to the Senate on April 9, they did nothing more than to confirm in spades what had been being mooted and duly leaked by the Washington-based press: that the Bush-Cheney Administration had officially endorsed the line that Iran should be set up for attack. source: Global Researchread more
Terrorists Among Us16 Apr 2008Summary: MilaniniaThe MEK identify themselves as representatives of the Iranian American community in order to persuade Congress that the Iranian Americans support a foreign invasion. As a result, the MEK have falsely represented the perspectives of the Iranian-American community. Iranian Americans have no association with the MEK have largely condemned the group?s activities. source: Iranian.comread more
Iraq: A sinkhole, not a quagmire16 Apr 2008Summary: US troops in IraqThe Iraqi sinkhole will almost certainly, within the time-frame of the next 3-5 years, draw in (and bring to an end) the US’s hegemonic position in the Persian Gulf region source: Just world newsread more
A diplomatic shuffle on Iran16 Apr 2008Summary: If the US’s intention is to hit at Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps inside Iran, perhaps as a trigger for attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities as a follow-up step, such dubious reports of Iran-al-Qaeda connections serve a political and propaganda purposes, just as similar accusations against Saddam played a role in paving the road for the US’s invasion of Iraq in 2003. source: Asia Times Onlineread more
Report reveals British sailors not seized in Iraqi waters16 Apr 2008Summary: TurneyFifteen British sailors and Marines were seized by Iran in internationally disputed waters and not in Iraq?s maritime territory as Parliament was told, according to new official documents released to the Times. Iran maintains that it arrested the Britons for violating its territorial integrity. The report states “It was the British who apparently raised their weapons first before the Iranian gunboats came alongside.” source: Times on lineread more
Talks on Iran end in China with no resolution15 Apr 2008Summary: Talks on whether to offer stronger incentives to Iran to curb its nuclear program ended in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Wednesday without “all problems being resolved”, the Chinese delegate said. “For China, economic and energy sanctions are out of the question,” said Shen. “Whatever role China plays, there won’t be a breakthrough, because the other players just aren’t ready.” source: Reutersread more
Iran as the New Official Enemy in Iraq15 Apr 2008Summary: Why would U.S. officials begin shifting people?s mindsets to Iran as the new official enemy in Iraq? Who knows? But we can only hope that the reason is not to generate support for a bombing campaign against Iran. source: The Future of Freedom Foundationread more
Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders15 Apr 2008Summary: Zahedan bus bombBAGHDAD ? A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran’s borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security experts and officials in the U.S., Iran and Iraq. source: LA Timesread more
American Hegemony Is Not Guaranteed14 Apr 2008Summary: RobertsExactly as the British press predicted, last week’s congressional testimony by Gen. David Petraeus and Green Zone administrator Ryan Crocker set the propaganda stage for a Bush regime attack on Iran. On April 10 Robert H. Reid of AP News reported: “The top U.S. commander has shifted the focus from al-Qaeda to Iranian-backed ‘special groups’ as the main threat. ? The shift was articulated by Gen. Petraeus who told Congress that ‘unchecked, the special groups pose the greatest long-term threat to the viability of source: antiwar.comread more
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World14 Apr 2008Summary: Despite renewed U.S. efforts to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement this year, popular views of the United States in the Arab world have actually worsened since 2006, according to a major new survey of public opinion in six Arab states. source: antiwar.comread more
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn14 Apr 2008Summary: AkhaviIn the more than five years since the George W. Bush administration’s misdirected adventurism in Iraq, the fundamental balance of power in the Middle East has shifted. source: antiwar.comread more
US and Iran holding ‘secret’ talks on nuclear programme13 Apr 2008Summary: PickeringIran and the United States have been engaged in secret “back channel” discussions for the past five years on Iran’s nuclear programme and the broader relationship between the two sworn enemies, The Independent can reveal. source: The Independentread more
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