Iran
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 30 December 2011: Most Syrians 'supportive of Assad'
30 December, 2011 — Information Clearing House Ron Paul: Sanctions Against Iran Are an ‘Act of War’ By Jason M. Volack Paul said that Iran would be justified in responding to sanctions by blocking the Straits of Hormuz, adding that the country blocking the strategically important strait is “so logical” since they have no other… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 29-30 December 2011
30 December 2011 — williambowles.info 30 December 2011Crackpot Anti-Islam Activists, “Serial Fabricators” and the Tale of Iran and 9/11 by Gareth PorterDandelion Salad Today at 20:40by Gareth Porter Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at http://www.truth-out.org Dec. 29, 2011 Behind a mysterious December 22 Associated Press story about ‘finding of fact’ by a District judge in… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 29-30 December 2011
30 December 2011 — williambowles.info 30 December 2011 Syrian opposition urges resignation of Arab League’s monitoring mission head Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 16:37 Continue reading
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Softening Up Iran for the Final Attack By Wayne Madsen
In many ways, America’s and Israel’s much-anticipated war against Iran has already begun. It is not the type of war that was expected — an Israeli textbook style surprise and swift attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, followed by a sustained U.S. and NATO air campaign — but a covert war with quite an unexpected feature. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 30, 2011: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Toward Iran
30 December 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Aircraft Carrier Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Toward Iran 154 Warplanes: U.S. Signs $29 Billion Deal With Saudis For F-15s United Arab Emirates: First Overseas Deployment Of Advanced U.S. Interceptors Russia: Main Goal Of U.S., NATO In Libya Was To Murder Gaddafi Afghan Soldier Slays Two NATO Counterparts Georgia… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 December 2011: A nightmare that lasted three weeks; memories of Gaza massacre
29 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel to open Karm Abu Salem Gaza crossing IMEMC – Israeli authorities said it will open the Karm Abu Salem, also known as Kerem Shalom, crossing to allow some basic material to enter into the beseiged Gaza Strip, Palestinian Media Sources reported Thursday. … Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 29 December 2011: U.S., Israel Discuss Bombing Iran
29 December 2011 — Information Clearing House U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran By Eli Lake The Obama administration is trying to assure Israel privately that it would strike Iran militarily if Tehran’s nuclear program crosses certain “red lines” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30098.htm Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 28-29 December 2011
29 December 2011 — williambowles.info 29 December 2011 Escalating Anti-Iranian Tensions Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 16:01 Whether or not anti-Iranian rhetoric, saber rattling, sanctions, other policy measures, and recent events signal war isn’t known. Growing dangers though mount, Mathaba Analyst Stephen Lendman says. Continue reading
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Red Lines and Ticking Clocks: U.S. War Plans Against Iran The possibility of Russia's Military Involvement… By Tom Burghardt
Before the first bomb falls disinformation specialists prepare the ground. Leading media outlets, foreign policy journals and a plethora of think tanks funded by elite foundations, energy and weapons’ conglomerates, “right,” “left” or “center” take your pick, churn out war propaganda disguised as “analysis.” Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 December 2011: Israel's army chief hails Gaza war as 'excellent'
28 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Residents of Beit Shemesh Fight Back Against Religious Extremism and Gender Segregation IMEMC – Thousands of local residents gathered in the Israeli village of Beit Shemesh, protesting the radically changing demographic of their city by the ultra-Orthodox community. The group seem hell-bent on enforcing… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 December 2011: Israel’s army chief hails Gaza war as ‘excellent’
28 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Residents of Beit Shemesh Fight Back Against Religious Extremism and Gender Segregation IMEMC – Thousands of local residents gathered in the Israeli village of Beit Shemesh, protesting the radically changing demographic of their city by the ultra-Orthodox community. The group seem hell-bent on enforcing… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 28 December 2011: War is God
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The March to War: Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
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. The permanent NATO presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Accountability Act are part of this initiative. It appears that this roadmap is based on a 1996… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 25-28 December 2011
28 December 2011 — williambowles.info 28 December 2011 Iran signs fuel deal with Afghanistan: Iran to export oil to Afghanistan GlobalResearch.ca Today at 13:04 For more details, please click on the link to read the article. Continue reading
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Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: "No Option can be taken off the Table" By Michel Chossudovsky
The “no options off the table” statement intimates that the US not only envisages an attack on Iran but that this attack could include the use of tactical bunker buster nuclear weapons with an explosive capacity between one third and six times a Hiroshima bomb. In a cruel irony, these “humanitarian” “peace-making” nuclear bombs “Made… Continue reading
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Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: “No Option can be taken off the Table” By Michel Chossudovsky
The “no options off the table” statement intimates that the US not only envisages an attack on Iran but that this attack could include the use of tactical bunker buster nuclear weapons with an explosive capacity between one third and six times a Hiroshima bomb. In a cruel irony, these “humanitarian” “peace-making” nuclear bombs “Made… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 December 2011: Open letter from Gaza: Three years after the massacre, justice or nothing!
27 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center One Killed, 3 Injured in Israeli Air Strike North of Gaza IMEMC – One Palestinian was killed and three others were injured as an Israeli air strike targeted on Tuesday evening a Palestinian vehicle near Abu-Sharkh Square in the city of Jabaliya, north of… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 27 December 2011: The Man Who Prevented World War III
27 December 2011 — williambowles.info Justifying War with Iran By Russ Baker A growing body of evidence points to a concerted campaign to prepare Americans and the world for war against Iran. This is not idle speculation. It fits a pattern that repeatedly preceded previous hostilities. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30084.htm Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 24-27 December 2011
27 December 2011 — williambowles.info 27 December 2011 Arab League monitors arrive to Syria Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 04:41 Continue reading
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