The New Dark Age

2 December 2011 — williambowles.info

2 December 2011
The media war turns against Iran
Morning Star Today at 17:11
Now that Libya has been checked off the list, the West is setting its sights on its next target

Hawks circling as row deepens, activists warn
Morning Star Today at 16:54
Stop the War campaigners slammed William Hague’s ‘irresponsible’ knee-jerk reaction to expel all Iranian diplomats from Britain today, saying it was a step towards military intervention,

Cue WWIII
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Today at 15:25
The Australian Reports Of Second Explosion In Iranian City Of Isfahan While this story has not been caught by any of the major wires, The Australian’s Jerusalem correspondent Sheera Frankel reports something quite disturbing: ‘All eyes on Israel after second …

Former Mossad chief: Israeli attack on Iran must be stopped to avert catastrophe
GlobalResearch.ca Today at 15:06
For more details, please click on the link to read the article.

Developing a Casus Belli to Attack Iran: Is the West Hunting for a Pretext for a New War in the Middle East?
GlobalResearch.ca Today at 14:28
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Keiser Report/On The Edge Solidarity!
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Today at 14:09
Russia Warns US, Israel against Attack on Iran

Why Moscow does not Trust Washington on Missile Defense By F. William Engdahl
William Bowles.info Today at 12:34
Most in the civilized world are blissfully unaware that we are marching ineluctably towards an increasingly likely pre-emptive nuclear war. No, it’s not at all about Iran and Israel. It’s about the decision of Washington and the Pentagon to push Moscow up against the wall with what is euphemistically called Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD).

Iranian diplomats set to leave UK
BBC News Today at 11:07
Diplomats at the Iranian embassy in London must leave by Friday afternoon, after being expelled following an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran.

VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 1 December 2011: Barak says no Iran strike ‘for the moment’
William Bowles.info Today at 10:30
1 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Attack Detainees In Nafha Prison IMEMC – Israeli soldiers attacked on Thursday several detainees held in the Nafha detention camp, in the Negev Desert. In a letter sent to Husam Society, the detainees said that they have been without electricity since more than […]

Urals tastes better for Europeans
Russiatoday.ru Today at 07:30
Russia could gain on rising tension between the Western powers and Iran.

Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon
Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 06:26
The encirclement of Syria and Lebanon has long been in the works. Since 2001, Washington and NATO have started the process of cordoning off Lebanon and Syria… While Washington is engaged in its naval build-up, the mainstream media networks controlled by the Saudis and Arab clients of the U.S. are focusing on the deployment of Russian naval vessels to Syria, which can be seen as a counter-move to NATO… France has sent its military trainers into Turkey and Lebanon to prepare conscripts against Syria… The so-called Free Syrian Army and other NATO-GCC front organizations are also using Turkish and Jordanian territory to stage raids into Syria… What the world is facing is a pathway towards possible military escalation that could go far beyond the boundaries of the Middle East and…

US Senate passes Iran sanctions
BBC News Today at 03:53
The US Senate unanimously approves tougher economic sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank, but some fear the measures could backfire.

Britain’s Sabre Rattling against Iran. The Threat to Global Security is Israel
GlobalResearch.ca Today at 03:38
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Iran slams US for non-compliance with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 02:01
Iran slams US for non-compliance with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

1 December 2011
Azerbaijan to promote defense ties with Iran
Strategic Culture Foundation Yesterday at 18:54

EU toughens sanctions against Iran, Syria
Strategic Culture Foundation Yesterday at 18:53

The Lost Opportunity of Iran-Contra
Consortiumnews.com Yesterday at 17:44
Special Report: A quarter century ago with the breaking of the Iran-Contra scandal, the United States had a chance to step back from its march toward Empire and to demand accountability for White House crimes. But instead a powerful cover-up prevailed, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry If you want to solve the perplexing mystery of modern-day America – and understand what went so terribly wrong – an important place to look for clues would be the Iran-Contra scandal, which began a quarter…

Tehran releases jailed bus union organiser
Morning Star Yesterday at 17:18
Workers welcomed Iran’s decision on Tuesday to release a prominent bus drivers’ organiser from jail and called on the country to release all trade unionists.

Is Washington arming anti-Iran coalition?
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 16:42
The Pentagon is selling 4,900 smart-bomb kits to the United Arab Emirates in what many see as a move to equip an armed military bloc against Iran. Meanwhile, the EU is cutting all diplomatic channels with the…

Intelligent by Design
The Wild Wild Left – Front Page Yesterday at 16:20
Some people have small brains, ergo they aren’t so smart.

Michele Bachmann says that if she were president, the U.S. would not have an embassy in Iran.

Problem: There is no U.S. embassy in Iran.

Protesters storm British embassy in Tehran over new sanctions
World Socialist Web Site Yesterday at 16:04
Tuesday’s protests reflect the escalation of tensions between the Iranian regime and the major powers, led by the US.

EU agrees new sanctions on Iran
BBC News Yesterday at 15:26
The EU agrees new sanctions on Iranian officials and businesses over Tehran’s nuclear programme and says future measures may target oil exports.

EU agrees co-ordinated withdrawal of ambassadors from Iran
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 15:06
Iran may lose all posted EU ambassadors as European countries begin recalling their embassy staff from the country. According to French FM Alain Juppe, Europe will act in a response to the attacks on the British…

Opportunity shunned in Iran-UK crisis
Asia Times Online Yesterday at 11:00
As European Union foreign ministers meet to consider the same diplomatic squeeze on Iran as the British government’s, some of the nations would be better leveraging strong economic ties to gain protection of their interests in the Islamic Republic. A collective offensive emulating the United States policy of containment is more likely, even as relations could be rebuilt if London were to end its unbounded hostility. – Kaveh Afrasiabi (Dec 1, ’11)

The Guardian Protects Gould-Werritty
Craig Murray Yesterday at 10:49
The planned scenario for a war with Iran is playing out before our eyes at frightening speed now. Unfortunately. as I have frequently said, Iran has a regime that is not only thuggish but controlled by theocratic nutters: the attack on the British Embassy played perfectly into the hands of the neo-cons. William Hague is smirking like the cat who got the cream.

Iranian quest for casus belli
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 10:22
A string of attacks on Iran, from assassinations of key nuclear and military personnel to attempts to alienate it internationally, ring the bell. Is the West hunting for a pretext for a new war in the Middle East?

British Embassy in Tehran statement
Yesterday at 09:45
Foreign Secretary announces closure of Iranian embassy in London

Iran likely to dominate EU talks
BBC News Yesterday at 08:04
Discussion of new moves against Iran is expected to dominate a meeting of EU foreign ministers, in the wake of the UK’s expulsion of Iranian diplomats.

Mahan Abedin, “Iran Delivers Major Blow to the CIA”
MRZine.org Yesterday at 03:12
Iran’s claim last week to have arrested 12 spies working for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is potentially a major blow to American intelligence-gathering efforts in Iran and to American intelligence generally. The arrests come on the heels of the arrest of 30 alleged CIA spies in late May and are indicative of steadily improving counter-intelligence capabilities.

Mahan Abedin, “Saboteurs Flying under Iran Radar”
MRZine.org Yesterday at 03:08
As Western nations impose yet more sanctions on Iran in the wake of the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report, the psychological warfare between the two sides continues to escalate. This psychological warfare has two dimensions; one visible and rhetorical and conducted through official and unofficial media and the other secret and centered on sabotage. In so far as the former is concerned Iran has risen to the challenge by superseding tough American and Israeli rhetoric with even tougher rhetoric. However, it is on the sabotage front – where Iran appears to be under attack from several directions – that the Islamic Republic is raising eyebrows even amongst its hardcore supporters by displaying remarkable tolerance in the face of intolerable provocations.