The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

News for 04-05-06

04-05-06 - Iran raises specter of damage to world oil shipping: analysts


04-05-06 - An October Surprise? by Patrick J. Buchanan if Iran's nuclear program is to be dismantled, the Americans will have to go it alone with Stealth and B-2 bomber strikes. Or Bush will have to answer to the Israeli Defense Ministry.



04-05-06 - Iran Test-Fires 'Top Secret' Missile "I advise Americans not to move toward a military strike against Iran."



04-05-06 - Some Say Iran's Weapons Come From Russia Russia is now a new boogeyman in every way shape and form because they refuse to toe the neocon line with regard to Iran.


04-05-06 - UAE delays decision on converting reserves into euros


04-05-06 - Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song The taxi driver had become worried on the way to the airport because Mann had been singing along to The Clash's 1979 anthem "London Calling," which features the lyrics "Now war is declared -- and battle come down" while other lines warn of a "meltdown expected."


04-05-06 - US sees threat from European Islamic militants Fried said widespread opposition to U.S. and Western policies in the Middle East, including support for Israel and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, had helped increase the allure of Islamic extremism among alienated European Muslims.


04-05-06 - Russia declares in letter no warning given to Saddam: Rice


04-05-06 - Helen and Sylvia, the new face of terrorism


04-05-06 - 'The war is illegal. I can't pay for a government killing machine'


04-05-06 - Pro-Israel lobby dictates U.S. policy, study charges


04-05-06 - Huge jump in arms sales to Israel Licences for British arms sales to Israel last year amounted to nearly £25m, almost double the previous year.


04-05-06 - Academics' Paper on 'Israel Lobby' Blasted Weeks later, the Associated Press finally covers the study of the Israeli lobby by the two professors but naturally makes heavy use of the David Duke card. This is the AP we are talking about here.


04-05-06 - The Wolfowitz-ing Of The World Bank Wolfowitz is forcing a political appointment at the "director level" of the bank ? which is never done. "Director" positions are fairly low in the World Bank bureaucracy and are filled by a competitive process and the merits of one's work - not political imposition.



04-05-06 - House passes Saudi boycott plea The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution urging the Bush administration to call on Saudi Arabia to end its boycott of Israel.
More legislation for Israel.


04-05-06 - Israel wraps up military exercises in north The Israeli military said it had completed large-scale exercises in the north, preparing for potential attacks in the Golan Heights and from the Lebanese-based Hezbollah militia.


04-05-06 - Yes, It's Anti-Semitic Wow. The shreeks are getting more shrill as the study of the Israeli lobby gets more attention in the press. This piece seems to make use of at least 2, possibly more, of the techniques used by members of this lobby to silence criticism.


04-05-06 - Noam Chomsky and the Pro-Israel Lobby: Fourteen Erroneous Theses


04-05-06 - Go See V for Vendetta

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