Tag: war provocation
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iran to release 15 british marines and sailors
from raw story: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in a press conference today that he would grant an amnesty to and release the 15 British marines and sailors who were detained while patrolling the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, according to a breaking report on CNN. A translation of Ahmadinejad’s remarks showed him calling on British authorities to…
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report: bush all set to attack iran
from indian express: The Bush administration’s preparation to strike Iran is complete with the top commander of the US Central Command having received computerised plans for ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’, a report has said. “American military operations for a major conventional war with Iran extend far beyond targeting suspect WMD (weapons of mass destruction) facilities and…
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provoking a pretext
from raw story: A former top Bush administration official for Persian Gulf affairs has said in an interview this morning on CNN that the US may be trying to spark a conflict with Iran. Hillary Mann is the former National Security Council Director for Iranian and Persian Gulf Affairs. She warned in the interview that…
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bush denies preparing attack against iran
from financial times: George W. Bush on Friday sought to deny widespread rumours his administration was preparing some kind of military action against Iran. Mr Bush confirmed a report in Friday’s Washington Post that he had authorised US troops to shoot and kill Iranian operatives in Iraq, but denied this was a prelude to stronger…
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US officials say rumor of Iran strike not true
from reuters/alertnet: U.S. defense officials on Thursday said a rumored Iranian missile strike on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf was not true. “No such event took place,” said one of the officials on condition of anonymity. The bond market briefly pared losses on talk of possible military engagement between the United States and…
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gates & commanders ready buildup in gulf
from ap/yahoo: Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with senior U.S. and coalition naval commanders Thursday to plan operations in the Persian Gulf, including the arrival next month of another U.S. aircraft carrier and more Patriot missiles meant in part as a warning to Iran. This tiny state in the northern Gulf is headquarters to the…