The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

News for 06-20-06

06-20-06 - ANALYSIS - Iran seen debating not stalling on atomic offer


06-20-06 - Iran weighing response to nuclear offer


06-20-06 - Military move on Iran could triple oil price: Saudi


06-20-06 - AP Exclusive: Data brokers get by subpoenas Federal and local police across the country - as well as some of the nation's best-known companies - have been gathering Americans' phone records from private data brokers without subpoenas or warrants.


06-20-06 - "Frontline" documentary makes case that Cheney used 9/11 to go to war The CIA repeatedly insisted that there was no connection between Saddam and al-Qaida, and Tenet explicitly warned that invading Iraq would "break the back" of our counterterrorism effort. Tenet even ordered the agency's records scoured 10 years back for links. CIA vet Michael Scheuer, who led that effort, says, "There was no connection between al-Qaida and Saddam." I watched it - I highly recommend it. Buy it on DVD/VHS at the PBS website. A lot of the 'good guys' were interviewed/featured: James Bamford, Michael Sheuer, Vince Cannistraro, etc. Here is the companion webpage at PBS. PBS still didn't mention the neocon factor - the motive of those men. Their role was however mentioned, for the most part


06-20-06 - US effort to rehab image falls short others say that US policy under Bush - from the war in Iraq to rejection of the Kyoto accords on greenhouse gases - is responsible for the new spike in anti-US sentiment


06-20-06 - Persian populist wins Arab embrace on the streets of many Arab states, no deterrence is necessary. In many cafes and barbershops, a nuclear Iran doesn't sound so bad. Neither is the impression that someone is finally standing up to America and Israel.


06-20-06 - Veteran critic of White House turns on 'gullible' press pack she said when it really mattered - when, in her opinion, the media could have perhaps prevented the invasion of Iraq - the press failed to do its public service.


06-20-06 - U.S. harasses in name of terror screening, suit says Dr. Elie Khoury is a Palestinian-born physician who has been a U.S. citizen for more than 30 years, but every time he and his wife return to the United States from abroad they are separated, searched, and questioned for hours -- and no one will explain why.


06-20-06 - Illinois officials visit Israel Officials from Illinois are touring Israel to discuss defense, education and trade issues. This week?s visit comes as Illinois tries to position itself as a center for counterterrorist business following Boeing?s relocation to the state 'Cui bono, who benefits? - is ever the question we must ask about Middle Eastern terror'; PJB..


06-20-06 - LA Times: "Questions Arise Over Case Against Islamic Charity" The Justice Department?s criminal case against officials of the largest U.S.-based Islamic charity relies more heavily than previously known on Israeli intelligence, court records show....The case figures to hinge on the government?s ability to prove, largely with Israeli-provided information, that the defendants knowingly supported groups tied to Hamas. Israel's prominent investigative role appears to be unprecedented in post-Sept. 11 terrorism cases. The Israelization of the United States continues.

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