(updated)
Peace
–30 Senators warn Bush he has no authority. Can it be the Congress has grown a little stub of a backbone? Sen. Hagel also sent a separate letter to the president.
–EFPs are not exclusive Iranian! The administration knew and (surprise, surprise) made dramatic accusations anyway.
-IAEA cheif, El Baradei, says Iran would take 3-8 years to make a bomb.
–ElBaradei: Military Strike On Iran ‘Would Lead Absolutely To Disaster’
-FLASHBACK: US encourages Iranian nuclear program.
-Former national security advisor Brzezinski compares current bluster to Iraq lies.
-Iraqi political researcher says Iran “has played a pivotal role” in Shiite peace deal.
–Why the recent sanctions will fail.
–Putin says no evidence of Iran bomb plan.
–Putin warns against more Iran sanctions.
–Putin warns against attack.
–Defense Secretary Gates says Iran planning only routine.
-More signs of pentagon resistance to Iran invasion.
-Fantastic AlterNet article about the military’s resistance to striking Iran. It quotes the UK Telegraph in saying that Gates is waging “a subtle campaign to undermine the Cheney camp” and that he is “encouraging the Army’s senior officers to speak frankly about the overstretch of forces, and the difficulty of fighting another war.” Shipman reports Gates has “forged an alliance with Mike McConnell, the national director of intelligence, and Michael Hayden, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, to ensure that Mr. Cheney’s office is not the dominant conduit of information and planning on Iran to Mr. Bush.”
–China opposes sanctions against Iran.
-I publish letter to editor. (They slammed it with a ridiculous title.)
For Voters: Republican debate highlights.
WAR! WAR! WAR!
–White House has “no doubt” Iran seeks nukes. (Oh really?)
–US brushes aside UN statement about no proof of weapons program.
–Fox’s Brian Kilmeade openly advocates US support terrorism inside Iran.
–Poll says majority of Americans want to bomb Iran. I don’t believe this. My skyrocketing distrust of our government and media leads me to think this and other polls are manipulated to create a false reality, though I believe public opinion has shifted since Cheney ordered our “free” press to increase the war propaganda.
–Cheney remains usual self.
–Israeli PM and foreign minister push to discredit UN, IAEA, ElBaradei.
-Joint Chiefs head, Admiral Mullen, says we can do it.
–U.S. Airforce makes logistical preparations.
–UK deploys carrier to gulf.
–Rice: “Iran an Obstacle to U.S. goals”.
–British SAS soldiers enter Iran. (begging for an excuse)
–Christian Zionists attempt to bribe Iranian Jews into leaving.
–New sanctions threat from six world powers.
–Fox “news” pushes for war, the traitors.
–U.S. developing 30,000 lb bomb.
–Guliani team members advocate bombing Iran as soon as possible.
-Republican candidates rattle sabers before Republican Jewish Coalition.
–Some idiot on CNN says war has already begun.
-For my left-leaning friends: Clinton, Edwards, and Obama are all beating the war drum. (psst, vote Ron Paul!)
–Hilary talks of military strike.
–FEAR MONGERING and distortions continue on a massive scale.
–Media continues to censor anti-war voices, and ignore the Americans who’ve taken to the streets.
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Be afraid. . . be very, very, super-duper afraid of the menacing Iranian devil-monsters. (comedy)