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Headlines : "War on Terror"

Summary:

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The Resistance in the U.S. needs to step up the pressure now and take action against this war, before it’s too late and we have another atrocity on our hands. People all over the country, and indeed, around the world, are mobilizing in opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and demonstrations and actions are planned from March 10th - 20th, to mark fourth anniversary of the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. Now we can add Iran to the list of military operations (wars) that we must work and take direct action to end. Seymour Hersh and others have previously indicated that the U.S. already has elite forces inside Iran conducting covert actions, and it has recently been revealed that the U.S. is funneling money to an al Qaeda-related fundamentalist Sunni insurgent group in order to sow the seeds of chaos and disorder within Iran.

[Posted By ShiftShapers]

By Gareth Portter
Republished from Common Dreams (IPS)

Bush's decision on the troop "surge" was made primarily in the context of strategy toward Iran.

WASHINGTON – Two weeks ago, Pentagon officials discussed a strategy to escalate U.S. pressure on Iran with the intention of creating the impression that the U.S. is ready to go to war, according to an account by one of the participants.

A meeting at the Pentagon in mid-February was said by the participant to have revolved around a plan to ratchet up U.S. rhetoric about an Iranian threat and make further military preparations for war in a way that would be reminiscent of what happened prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The account was described by a source outside the Pentagon who obtained it directly from the participant.

The description of Pentagon thinking suggests a strategy that is much more aggressive than the line represented by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s announcement Tuesday that the United States would participate in direct talks with Iran in the context of a conference to be convened by the Iraqi government.

According to the account provided by the participant, the administration’s decision last month to increase U.S. military strength in Iraq by at least 22,000 troops is related more to a strategy of increased pressure on Iran than to stabilizing the situation in Baghdad.

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Pentagon Meeting Discussed Escalating Pressure on Iran

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