Hillary Strangelove28 Apr 2008Summary: A presidential candidate who lightly commits to obliterating Iran – and, presumably, all the children, parents, and grandparents in Iran – should not be answering the White House phone at any time of day or night. source: The Boston Globeread more
What did Israel bomb in Syria?28 Apr 2008Summary: Pepe EscobarLast week’s allegation by the US government that an Israeli air strike in Syria last September hit a nuclear facility being developed with the cooperation of North Korea has drawn strong denials from the Syrian government. The real problem here, says The Real News Analyst Pepe Escobar, is that the air strike, and the claims made about it months later, have never been properly investigated by mainstream media. source: The Real Newsread more
Iran discusses package of nuclear proposals with Russia28 Apr 2008Summary: JaliliTEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran and Russia on Monday discussed the outlines of “serious proposals” aimed at assuring the international community that Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful, state media reported. source: The Associated Pressread more
IAEA deputy chief in Iran for more nuclear talks28 Apr 2008Summary: Heinonen TEHRAN, April 28 (Xinhua)—Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen has arrived in Tehran for more talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iran’s Press TV satellite channel reported on Monday. source: China Viewread more
Is War With Iran Imminent? This time, it’s more than a rumor?28 Apr 2008Summary: The indications of an imminent attack ? the latest incident, the steady stream of accusations coming from the U.S. regarding Iranian influence in Iraq, the nuclear charade, etc. ? have suddenly taken a more ominous turn with the recent statement of America’s top military officer that the U.S. is weighing military action against Iran. source: AntiWar.com read more
London needs a mayor for peace27 Apr 2008Summary: LivingstoneGiven the stakes in this election, it is absolutely crucial that the peace vote is mobilised. Please encourage all your friends and family, colleagues, and your local communities to turn out and use their votes to ensure that, on 1st May, London elects a Mayor for peace. source: CASMIIread more
US warns Iran of retaliation over Iraq action27 Apr 2008Summary: America’s top military officer has ratcheted up the pressure on Iran by issuing an unusual public warning that the Pentagon is planning for ?potential military courses of action?. source: Times on lineread more
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says U.S. Preparing Military Options Against Iran25 Apr 2008Summary: MullenThe nation’s top military officer said today that the Pentagon is planning for “potential military courses of action” against Iran, criticizing what he called the Tehran government’s “increasingly lethal and malign influence” in Iraq. source: Washington Postread more
A US Casualty of war, A threat to World Peace: Clinton Dehumanised25 Apr 2008Summary: The shameful exposition by the American presidential hopeful, Hilary Clinton, of her mass genocidal intentions towards Iranians was tragic proof of the dehumanising impact of warmongering on an elite western mind. It is said that humanity is the first casualty of war and this has been starkly clear, not only in the murderous boasting of the presidential candidate?s preparedness to ?totally obliterate? an entire nation, to prove her appeal as the American president, but worse still, in the meek and acquiescent res source: CASMIIread more
Petraeus promotion an ominous sign of possible war with Iran25 Apr 2008Summary: The promotion of Gen. David Petraeus is another ominous sign that the Bush administration may attack Iran. President Bush is nominating Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, to replace Adm. William Fallon as head of Centcom: U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fallon was forced to resign last month after his outspoken opposition to an attack on Iran. Petraeus, by contrast, has been heating up the rhetoric against Iran. source: The Progressiveread more
Petraeus Promotion Frees Cheney to Threaten Iran25 Apr 2008Summary: The nomination of Gen. David Petraeus to be the new head of the Central Command not only ensures that he will be available to defend the George W. Bush administration’s policies toward Iran and Iraq at least through the end of Bush’s term and possibly even beyond. source: Antiwar.com read more
India and Iran: Getting Friendly?24 Apr 2008Summary: “Iran is the litmus test for India’s foreign policy,” says former diplomat Rajiv Sikri. “India and Iran have been allies historically, and India’s interests are bound with Iran’s. If India cannot take a free stand on Iran, it can hardly hope to claim an independent foreign policy.” source: Timesread more
Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon?s Hidden Hand24 Apr 2008Summary: Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration?s wartime performance, an examination by The New York Times has found. The effort, which began with the buildup to the Iraq war and continues to this day, has sought to exploit ideological and military allegiances, and also a powerful financial dynamic: Most of the analysts have ties to military contractors vested in the very war policies they are asked to assess on air. source: The New York Timesread more
New momentum for US-Iran dialogue24 Apr 2008Summary: New momentum for United States-Iran dialogue on Iraq has been generated as a result of this week’s Kuwait summit of Iraq and its neighbors. It will likely trigger a cooling of tensions between Tehran and Washington in the near future after several weeks of vitriolic exchanges. source: Asia Times Onlineread more
Sister Hillary24 Apr 2008Summary: It seems Hillary Clinton has sacrificed her conscience to ambition … She announced her readiness to reduce 70 million innocent Iranian lives to ashes so that she could imagine her picture in the White House. Hillary?s lust for ambition will never be satisfied; on the contrary, it seems to grow more inflamed with the prospect of mass murder. After all, this is nothing new to her. source: CASMIIread more
Cowboys and Iranians23 Apr 2008Summary: The American Establishment would never have given Bush Cheney Inc. the green light to invade Iraq if the stakes were not so high. The only problem is that they were sold a cheap occupation that now is approaching two trillion dollars in costs, which in actual fact are not costs, but a transfer of American taxpayer money into the coffers of the military industrial complex. source: iranian.comread more
Despite Iraq, America’s love affair with war runs deep23 Apr 2008Summary: At a distance I continue to find Obama one of the most exciting and potentially able men to run for the American presidency in a generation. His capacity to transform America’s self-image and world image is colossal. But to do so he must confront America atavistic love affair with war, and that will be hard. source: The Guardianread more
‘Obliteration’ threat to Iran in case of nuclear attack23 Apr 2008Summary: Speaking as voters went to the polls in the Pennsylvania primary, she said: "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran" if it attacks Israel. Barack Obama accused her of sabre-rattling, saying this was the kind of language that had been used by the Bush administration over the last few years and was not helpful. source: The Guardianread more
Iran watching U.S. campaigns with hope for detente23 Apr 2008Summary: Iran would be seeking signs of detente from the new American leader, including the lifting of sanctions, the unfreezing of about $20 billion in Iranian assets and Tehran’s membership in the World Trade Organization. Iran is skilled at playing the outcast, but it craves international political legitimacy at a time its gas and oil reserves are being sought by China and India, whose energy demands are escalating. source: LA Timesread more
UN, Iran in ‘milestone’ agreement23 Apr 2008Summary: The UN nuclear monitoring agency has announced a “milestone” agreement with Iran that aims to provide answers about allegations Tehran tried to develop nuclear weapons under cover of a peaceful atomic programme. source: The Press Associationread more
US, Iran remain icy to one another23 Apr 2008Summary: Asked about U.S. accusations that Iran supports Shiite militias in Iraq, Mottaki said the problem was foreign troops and called on Washington to withdraw its forces from Iraq. “The main players on the Iraqi playground are the foreign forces. They insist on their policies there, although they are failed policies,” he said. source: APread more
Iran president says ready for talks on nuclear problem23 Apr 2008Summary: Iran is prepared to try and reach an agreement with any country over its nuclear program, but will not stop its development of peaceful atomic energy, the Islamic Republic’s president said on Wednesday. source: RIA Novostiread more
Bin Laden’s deputy says Iran trying to undermine al-Qaida23 Apr 2008Summary: al-ZawahriThe increasing enmity toward Iran is a notable change of rhetoric from al-Zawahri, who in the past rarely mentioned the country ? apparently in a hopes he would be able to forge some sort of understanding with Tehran based on their common rivalry with the United States. Iran has long sought to distance itself from al-Qaida. source: APread more
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