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Headlines : "War on Terror"

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The preparations for war with Iran continue. First the weapons, then al-Sadr. We must mobilize now to oppose this new war, and quickly. If the air strikes go awry, and a land invasion becomes necessary, they will restore the draft. It’s the only possible way they could pull it off. They’re already barely getting by, after lowering their standards for recruits repeatedly. This is about more than oil, gas, & geo-strategic “full spectrum” (global) dominance. This is about the hegemony of the dollar on the world market.

[Posted By ShiftShapers]

By Joe Kay
Republished from World Socialist Web

At a White House press conference Wednesday morning, President George Bush laid out the administration’s pretext for military action against Iran.

He did so while making clear that the administration is proceeding with its military escalation in Iraq in defiance of popular opposition and the likely passage in the House of Representatives of a Democratic-sponsored non-binding resolution criticizing the increased troop deployment.

Bush’s remarks on Iran, which came in the question-and-answer period following his opening statement, centered on US allegations that Iran has been supplying elements of the Iraqi resistance with explosive weapons used against US soldiers. At a press briefing held in Baghdad on Sunday, unnamed US officials accused “the highest level of the Iranian government” of supplying the weapons. Without offering evidence, the officials claimed that roadside bombs which they displayed to reporters had been smuggled into Iraq under the direction of the Quds Force, a special unit of Iran’s Islamic Republican Guard.

Two days later, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Peter Pace, contradicted the claims of the unnamed officers, stating that there was no evidence of high-level Iranian involvement.

Bush’s press conference was intended to shore up the administration’s war propaganda against Iran in the aftermath of Pace’s statement. Answering a question about his reaction to Pace’s remarks, Bush insisted, “What we do know is that the…

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Transcript: Secretary Gates at Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers, Seville, Spain

Q Sir, can I follow up on that a little bit, about EFPs? You’ve mentioned that there is evidence tracing them to Iran. Could you be more specific about that, what particular evidence there is?

SEC. GATES: Well this is what — the specifics on this is what MNFI is working on in terms of the briefing that I think they’re going to present. In terms of the particular, it’s the sophistication of the technology. I think that there are some serial numbers. There may be some markings on some of the projectile fragments that we found. I’m just frankly not specifically certain myself of the details, but I understand there is pretty good evidence tying these EFPs to the Iranians.

The Bush administration now has enough evidence to invade Iran. (emphasis mine)

MrFrazzlebottom @ 02/16/07 15:58:42

Oh yeh and the evidence is covered with dates from the gregorian calendar (Iran is currently is their 15th century). Pffffttt….. silly wabbits. Pretty good evidence is right.

Jim Lobe has what looks like a pretty tight analysis to me – in today’s Asia Times :

Neo-cons pull their punches on Iran

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The carefully orchestrated and coordinated drumbeat for war four years ago has been nowhere in evidence with respect to Iran over the past month when, judging by their writings and television experiences, they have appeared far more concerned with the growing public and Congressional pressure to begin withdrawing US troops from Iraq and prevent Bush from adding more forces there.

microdot @ 02/16/07 16:49:36

We should really be after whoever gave the weapons to Iran in the first place.

Oh shit, thats right, Reagans dead.

SnarkHunter @ 02/16/07 23:35:57

i have questions…

are the double-standards with all this lost on americans?

so, anyone who supplies one’s enemy with weapons or logistics is fair game for declaring war against?! how many lists would america be on for doing the same?

is saudi arabia next since it is supplying the sunni’s with same?

since an invasion of iran would ultimately precipitate a draft, do card carrying conservatives get the call first?

is this the reason america has been so adamant that canada tightens its borders? to keep draft dodgers from crossing into?

antiguanoctane @ 02/18/07 07:09:49

Impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to Stop the Guns of August, an attack on Iran: Audio Interview With Prof. Francis A. Boyle: The DNC opposes impeachment for partisan political reasons. Also, they are heavily funded by pro Israel sources who also want to see the United States attack Iran and do Israel’s dirty work for it. Audio and transcript.

John Pilger Interview: Audio: Filmmaker John Pilger talks with Flashpoints about the US’ war planning against Iran, the war in Iraq, the genocide in Palestine, and the current state of journalism.

ShiftShapers @ 02/18/07 16:56:10

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