Tag: iran
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news on the march
estimate says iran nuke program stopped in 2003from iht: A new U.S. intelligence report concludes that Iran’s nuclear weapons development program has been halted since the fall of 2003 because of international pressure – a stark contrast to the conclusions U.S. spy agencies drew just two years ago. and now, for more on this story…
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news on the march
for god’s saic!from op-ed news: Who in the hell is SAIC? Who in the hell is it’s former chairman, J. Robert Beyster? For that matter, who in the hell is its current chairman, Kenneth C. Dalhberg? Well, after some virtual footstepping and some practical considerations, my conclusions lead to the word, trouble. Big trouble! ……
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poland has 2nd thoughts about US missile defence
from canadian press: Poland is reconsidering it’s participation in Washington’s European-based missile defence system. Defence Minister Bogdan Klich says he wants to ensure the missile system serves Poland’s interests. Klich’s comments underlined the shift in thinking under the new pro-business government that took office Friday. There is anxiety in Poland that Warsaw could further strain…
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interpol under US & israel influence
from press tv: A member of the Judiciary and Legal Commission of Iran’s parliament has denounced Interpol for succumbing to US and Israel pressures over the AMIA case. Ezzatollah Yusefiyan said it is clear that imposing pressure on Interpol is against international rules and regulations, ISNA reported. The lawmaker termed Interpol a disciplinary authority prosecuting…
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‘link iraq to iran,’ rumsfeld argued before proof
from raw story: Ten months before the US aired formal proof of Iranian involvement in funding Iraqi insurgents, then-Secretary of Defense warned in secret Pentagon memos that Iran should be the “concern of the American people” and he issued explicit instructions to the military. “[L]ink Iraq to Iran,” Rumsfeld wrote in one of thousands of…
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october clearinghouse
gary hart warns iran that ‘we provoke provocations’* nist admits total collapse of twin towers unexplainable* thom hartmann’s hypocrisy for israel* anti-gay church ordered to pay $10.9 million for funeral protest* fox news accuses ron paul campaign of using botnets* dod to carry out ‘military missions’ during wmd/pandemic* actor mark ruffalo ‘baffled’ at collapse of…
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152 dolphins off iranian coast ‘suicided’ by US sonar
from abc: The mysterious “mass suicide” of 152 dolphins washed up on Iran’s coast over the past month has alarmed environmentalists, with the blame pointed at regional fishing practices. from gulf news: The mass death of more than 150 Striped Dolphins in southern Iran over the last month could be due to the herd of…
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bomb iran, say insane americans in new poll
from raw story: Despite President Bush’s perpetually abysmal approval ratings, it appears his increasingly hostile rhetoric against Iran has drummed up enough fear of a “nuclear holocaust” or a World War III that a majority of Americans are in favor of a US strike against the country aimed a curtailing its apparent nuclear ambitions, a…
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sanctions, protests, shills & bill
oil rises to record $91 a barrel on iran sanctionsfrom bloomberg: Crude oil rose to a record above $91 a barrel in New York on an unexpected drop in U.S. stockpiles and concern that supply from the Middle East may be disrupted… Inventories last week fell 5.29 million barrels to the lowest since January, the…
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neocon podhoretz tells audience to ‘shut up’
from paul joseph watson: Arch-Neo Con Norman Podhoretz’s book reading at a recent Barnes and Noble appearance in New York turned into a hostile affair after he told the audience that Iran should be bombed because “We were attacked by Islamofascists on 9/11,” before being bombarded with accusatory questions and eventually telling the crowd to…
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serious consequences & 11,000 missiles
iran warns if attacked will fire 11,000 missilesfrom infolive: Iran warned on Saturday that if the Islamic Republic is attacked it has the capability to fire off 11,000 rockets at enemy bases within a minute of the attack. A general in the elite Revolutionary Guards Mahmoud Chaharbaghi was quoted in the Fars new agency saying,…
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iran’s top nuclear negotiator resigns
from ap: The Iranian government announced Saturday that its top nuclear negotiator had resigned, a move seen as a victory for hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that could bring about an even tougher stance in ongoing talks. Government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham, said Saeed Jalili, a little-known deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs, was…
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bush warns of world war III if iran goes nuclear
from daily mail: Iran must be prevented from developing a nuclear weapon in order to avoid World War Three, US President George Bush said today… In a press conference at the White House, Mr Bush said: “I believe that if Iran had a nuclear weapon it would be a dangerous threat to world peace. “We…
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bush admin ‘grossly misjudged putin’
from mcclatchy: The Bush administration’s failure to win Russia’s consent to install U.S. missile defenses in its European backyard and a growing list of other disputes suggest that President Bush and his aides have misread the man whose “soul” Bush thought he’d divined when they first met six years ago. Bush’s strategy on Russia assumed…
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heard about stratcom?
from op-ed news: They used to call it the Strategic Air Command (SAC). They were in charge of the nuclear bombers and nuclear missiles. Then the Pentagon changed the name to the Strategic Command – StratCom. StratCom is headquartered at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska. Their mission now includes being in charge of “full-spectrum global…
