The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

News for 04-18-06

04-18-06 - Report: Blair will not back Iran strike The Scotsman also says that in a report to be published Wednesday, the Foreign Policy Center (FPC) ? which the paper says is known as "Blair's favorite think tank" ? describes neoconservatives in the Bush administration as on a collision course with Iran


04-18-06 - State Department Memo: "16 Words" Were False Sixteen days before President Bush's January 28, 2003, State of the Union address in which he said that the US learned from British intelligence that Iraq had attempted to acquire uranium from Africa - an explosive claim that helped pave the way to war - the State Department told the CIA that the intelligence the uranium claims were based upon were forgeries, according to a newly declassified State Department memo. ....Monday's declassified State Department memo was obtained over the weekend by the New York Sun under a Freedom of Information Act request the newspaper filed last July. The Sun's story Monday morning, however, did not say anything about the State Department's warnings more than a week before Bush's State of the Union address about the bogus Niger documents. The NY Sun, a pro-Israeli news outfit as demonstrated by the half-dozen or so vitriolic articles lambasting the study of the Israeli lobby by the two professors, decided to ignore this bit of evidence. Not a surprise.


04-18-06 - Oil hits record above $72 on Iran fears


04-18-06 - As Iran again rattles the sabers, Israel considers available options Ultimately, Israeli officials believe that only the threat or use of force will deter Iran. And though many doubt that the U.S. will take military action, others point out that Washington has not taken any option off the table...During a February visit to Washington, Kaplinsky reportedly discussed the Iranian situation with American defense officials. According to American media reports, subsequently denied in Israel, he pressed the United States to take military action "he pressed the United States to take military action"


04-18-06 - Iran: Aggressor's Hand Will Be 'Cut Off'


04-18-06 - Russia Still Opposed to Sanctions on Iran


04-18-06 - Bush calls for full investigation in Hariri killing


04-18-06 - Israeli, Palestinian Envoys Trade Charges Israel said Monday that a new "axis of terror" - Iran, Syria and the Hamas-run Palestinian government - is sowing the seeds of the first world war of the 21st century. The Palestinians accused Israel of an escalating and indiscriminate military campaign that targets civilians and entrenches its occupation.


04-18-06 - Powers meet in Moscow on Iran nuclear impasse World powers have held talks on how to keep Iran's nuclear program in check, with US calls for strong UN action meeting resistance from Russia and China and open defiance from Tehran.


04-18-06 - Tel Aviv Attack Overshadows UN Debate on Israeli Military Actions the session was overshadowed by news that a bomber with the militant group Islamic Jihad detonated explosives at a fast food stand in Tel Aviv


04-18-06 - Pentagon declines comment on report of Iran strike plans The Pentagon declined to comment on a report that US military planning for Iran began in 2002 and has been continually updated since.


04-18-06 - Ahmadinejad Insists Iran Army Must Be Ready Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to deployment of the Shahab-3.


04-18-06 - Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Israel's Jerusalem Post the United States probably could not destroy Iran's nuclear program but could attempt to set it back by strikes as a last resort.


04-18-06 - U.S. Urges Political Changes in Lebanon


04-18-06 - Washington Post warns against generals ousting Rumsfeld


04-18-06 - Iranian group seeks British suicide bombers Israeli security analysts said there is no evidence that the group has been directly linked to suicide bombings or other attacks in Israel.


04-18-06 - America meets the new superpower The visit of President Hu to Washington underlines the inevitable loss of America's economic supremacy to China


04-18-06 - THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP TAPED: FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006 MR. BUCHANAN: General Zinni's exactly right, John. First, this big media hype -- Ahmadinejad -- let me tell you, putting on a show like this, I think it's phony. I don't think he's got anything over there. This 164 centrifuges -- I understand a number of them were broken. They haven't been able to gasify yellow cake. And all of a sudden, in a couple of weeks, hey, we discovered and did it.
A little more than halfway down the page, they discuss Iran.


04-18-06 - An Embargo Is Not a Peaceful Alternative by Rep. Ron Paul we cannot underestimate the irrational, almost manic desire of some neoconservatives to attack Iran one way or another, even if it means crippling a major source of oil and destabilizing the worldwide economy


04-18-06 - Return of America first? by Patrick J. Buchanan What does the old-time conservatism stand for? Limited government. Balanced budgets. A defense second to none. Secure borders. A trade policy that puts America and Americans first. And a foreign policy that keeps us out of wars that are not America's wars.


04-18-06 - FBI Wants Access to Dead Writer's Papers The agents expressed interest in documents that would aid the government's case against two former lobbyists for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, who have been charged with disclosing classified information, said Kevin Anderson, the columnist's son.


04-18-06 - Many Arabs favor nuclear Iran Most in the Arab world see the U.S. and European campaign against Iran as hypocritical, while Israel refuses to allow international nuclear inspections and is thought to have some 200 nuclear warheads.


04-18-06 - Some Arab Papers Condemn Tel Aviv Bombing An-Nahar wrote that the suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv on Monday was the last thing the Palestinians need "because it provided the West with an ideal pretext to impose a collective punishment on them to force the Hamas government to accept its conditions."


04-18-06 - U.S. Backs Israel's Rights, Urges Caution It reflects a long-standing position by President Bush that the Israeli government is entitled to use retaliatory force in defense of the Israeli people. Sheer hypocrisy. Was killing this kid last week 'defense'? Where is the condemnation for that?


04-18-06 - Only trade spy for greater gain Any exchange would have to serve a political or diplomatic purpose greater than the impact of the serious crime committed by Mr. Pollard. That is a very high bar for those who advocate Mr. Pollard?s release.


04-18-06 - Today in History - April 18 Israeli shells killed 91 Lebanese refugees in a U.N. camp; Israel called the attack an "unfortunate mistake." Naturally.


04-18-06 - Israel blames Hamas for bombing Mr Siniora wants to convince President Bush to put pressure on Israel to withdraw from the Farms regardless of whom they belong to, our correspondent says...It is unclear how Mr Bush or Israel will respond to this proposal, says our correspondent.


04-18-06 - Colin Powell Disagrees With David Gergen's Claim That There is No Israel "Lobby"


04-18-06 - American Jewish Committee Welcomes Decision to Deport Sami al-Arian

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