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[Orochi’s Blog] The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target: Some Bush advisers characterize the work as merely an effort to revise routine plans the Pentagon maintains for all contingencies in light of the Iraq war. More skittish bureaucrats say the updates are accompanied by a revived campaign by administration conservatives and neocons for more hard-line U.S. policies toward the countries””¦”Even hard-liners acknowledge that given the U.S. military commitment in Iraq, a U.S. attack on either country would be an unlikely last resort;
[Adam Ash] Iraq and Iran: from one screw-up to another?: The obstacle at the moment is Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the ineffectual prime minister who was once hailed by President Bush as "a strong partner for peace and freedom" - though the Americans, and many Iraqis too, now want to dump him. Mr Jaafari was nominated for a second term by the dominant Shia bloc in a narrow vote, with backing from the troublesome cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
[ShrinkWrapped] The Blind Men and the Elephant: I have been criticized, with some justification, for focusing too much on the Media and the Democrats, whose behavior so often seems to undermine our efforts in the War on Islamofascism, sometimes inadvertently and sometimes by design. The counter arguments from the left, often stated with absolute conviction, is that the most important story is the incompetence and/or evil of the Bush administration.
[customerservant.com] Caroline Glick: Time for U.S. to deal with Itran... : Column One: The fateful hour has arrived Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 13, 2006 This week Iran presented the US with the ultimate challenge and Washington must now make a decision.
[Afterdowningstreet.org] AfterDowningStreet.org | CensureBush.org: In the April 17 issue of the New Yorker, Hersh writes: “The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former American military and intelligence officials said that Air Force planning groups are drawing up lists of targets, and teams of American combat troops have been ordered into Iran, under cover, to collect targeting data and to establish contact with anti-government ethnic-minority groups.
[Weeklystandard.com] The Weekly Standard: July 7, 2004 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report released: “In an interview with Committee staff, the former ambassador [Wilson] was able to provide more information about the meeting between former Prime Minister Mayaki and the Iraqi delegation. The former ambassador said that Mayaki did meet with the Iraqi delegation but never discussed what was meant by “expanding commercial relations.” The former ambassador said that because Mayaki was wary of discussing any trade issues with a country under United Nations (UN) sanctions, he made a successful effort to steer the conversation away from a discussion of trade with the Iraqi delegation.." (SSCI report, page 44.)
[Littlegreenfootballs.com] lgf: militarized theocratic sheep police: Here’sa little bit more of what Ahmadinejad said today: Iran’s leaders .To his horror, he says, he realised at that moment that Saddam’s WMD had got into .
[Downingstreetmemo.com] The Downing Street Memos :: The Blog: According to interviews and records, Bush personally read the one-page summary in Tenet's presence during the morning intelligence briefing, and the two spoke about it at some length. Sources familiar with the summary said it was highly significant that the president was informed that it was the unanimous conclusion of the intelligence agencies participating in the production of the January 2003 NIE that Saddam was unlikely to consider attacking the U.S. unless Iraq was attacked first.
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