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I’m looking for websites where people in Iran go to shop online. If you know any with affiliate programs, I’d be especially interested.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Sunday Times of London is reporting that the Pentagon has plans for three days of massive air strikes against 1,200 targets in Iran. Last week, Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, told a meeting of The National Interest, a conservative foreign policy journal, that the military did not intend to carry out “pinprick strikes” against Iranian nuclear facilities. He said, “They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military. ”

Bush has already set the wheels in motion. With Rovian timing, Alberto Gonzales’ resignation was sandwiched between two Bush screeds – one aimed at ensuring Congress scares up $50 billion more for the occupation of Iraq, the other designed to scare us into supporting war on Iran. As Gonzales rides off into the sunset, the significant questions are who will take his place and how that choice will facilitate Bush’s occupation of Iraq and attack on Iran.

One name that’s been floated for Bush’s third attorney general is Joe Lieberman, the “independent” senator from Connecticut. Lieberman, who advocates the use of military force against Iran, was the only person Bush quoted in his August 28 speech to the American Legion. Bush called Iran “the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism” and pledged to “confront Tehran’s murderous activities. ”

Gonzales greased the Bush/Cheney wheels for torturing in violation of the Geneva Conventions, illegally spying on Americans, and purging disloyal Bushies.

Similarly, Lieberman would ensure the Justice Department mounts a vigorous defense of a war of aggression against Iran. And Bush would get a two-fer: Connecticut’s Republican governor would appoint a Republican to fill Lieberman’s seat, returning control of the Senate to the GOP. A Republican-controlled Senate would direct the agenda, thereby furthering the Bush/Cheney plan.

Lieberman is closely affiliated with American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. “AIPAC leverages its power by an alliance with the Christian Right, which has adopted a bizarre ideology of ‘Christian Zionism,’” according to University of Michigan professor Juan Cole. “It holds that the sooner the Palestinians are ethnically cleansed, the sooner Christ will come back. Without millions of these Christian Zionist allies,” Cole added, “AIPAC would be much less influential and effective. ”

During the 2004 election, a 100% “AIPAC voting record” was Lieberman’s litmus test for an acceptable presidential candidate. As the House of Representatives was on the verge of passing a resolution that would’ve required Bush to consult Congress before attacking Iran, the AIPAC lobby stopped it in its tracks.

Bush’s WMD-hyping against Iran is déja vu in the run-up to Operation Iraqi Disaster, where he played loose and fast with the truth about Iraq’s alleged WMDs. His statement that a nuclear Iran could put the region “under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust” conjures up his images of a “mushroom cloud” in the hype-up to Iraq.

How inconvenient for Bush that the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) just found Iran’s uranium enrichment program is operating well below capacity and is nowhere near producing significant amounts of nuclear fuel. The IAEA report says that Iran “has been providing the agency with access to declared nuclear materials, and has provided the required nuclear material accountancy reports in connection with declared nuclear material and facilities. ”

Iran and IAEA agreed on a plan with a step-by-step timetable of cooperation to settle unresolved issues. The agreement said there were “no other remaining issues and ambiguities regarding Iran’s past nuclear program and activities,” and characterized the accord as “a significant step forward. ”

“This is the first time Iran is ready to discuss all the outstanding issues which triggered the crisis in confidence,” said IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei. “I’m clear at this stage you need to give Iran a chance to prove its stated goodwill. Sanctions alone, I know for sure, are not going to lead to a durable solution”

In 2003, when Dr. ElBaradei reported there was no evidence that Iraq was reconstituting its nuclear program, the White House was not pleased. And as Saddam Hussein became more cooperative with the weapons inspector, Bush became “infuriated,” according to Bob Woodward.

Bush’s vow, “We will confront this danger before it is too late,” is the Iran incarnation of his illegal preemptive war doctrine, which he inaugurated in Iraq. In a clear signal he is seeking regime change in Iran, Bush called for “an Iran whose government is accountable to its people, instead of leaders who promote terror and pursue the technology that could be used to develop nuclear weapons. ”

Barnett Rubin reported on Global Affairs blog that one of the leading neo-conservative institutions has “instructions” from Dick Cheney’s office to “roll out a campaign for war with Iran in the week after Labor Day; it will be coordinated with the American Enterprise Institute, the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, Commentary, Fox, and the usual suspects. It will be heavy sustained assault on the airwaves, designed to knock public sentiment into a position from which a war can be maintained. Evidently they don’t think they’ll ever get majority support for this – they want something like 35-40 percent support, which in their book is ‘plenty. ‘”

Bush/Cheney created the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) to lead a propaganda campaign to bolster public support for war with Iraq. The White House decided to wait until after Labor Day of 2002 to kick off WHIG’s mission. Chief of staff Andrew Card explained, “From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August. ” Five years later, they’re marketing a new and even more dangerous product – war with Iran. British military historian Corelli Barnett says “an attack on Iran would effectively launch World War III. ”

Our military spending has reached $1 billion every 2-1/2 days and we are borrowing $2-1/2 billion per day. Bush is mortgaging our children’s future security and wealth. We have lost more than 3700 soldiers in Iraq and tens of thousands of Iraqis have died.

We have already seen how easily Congress caves in to AIPAC. It’s up to the people. As Noam Chomsky said, “The most effective barrier to a White House decision to launch a war [on Iran] is the kind of organized popular opposition that frightened the political-military leadership enough in 1968 that they were reluctant to send more troops to Vietnam. ”
Thank you Ashley!

Companies Feeling Pressure to Sever Ties With Iran
American officials said individual companies ending contact with Iran further isolated it as it pursued its nuclear program in defiance of international pressure.

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Saturday, September 1st, 2007The Sunday Times of London reported that the Pentagon has plans for three days of massive air strikes against targets in Iran 1200. Last week, Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, a meeting of The National Interest, a conservative journal of foreign policy, the army had no intention of carrying out “in a timely attack” against Iran’s nuclear facilities. He said: “They have to make do with the Iranian military.” Bush has already begun. Rovian With a timer, resignation, Alberto Gonzales, was sandwiched between two Bush screeds – one aimed to ensure that Congress fear a $ 50 billion more for the occupation of Iraq, and the other designed to scare us into supporting war against Iran. What Gonzales rides off into the sunset, the questions are important, to take place and how that choice will facilitate Bush’s occupation of Iraq and attack Iran. The name has been floated for Bush’s third attorney general is Joe Lieberman, Senator “independent” Connecticut. Lieberman, who advocates the use of military force against Iran was the only person Bush quoted in his speech on August 28 at the American Legion. Bush has called Iran “the leading state in the world of terror” and vowed to “deal with Tehran’s murderous activities.” Gonzales greased the Bush / Cheney wheels for torturing in violation of the Geneva Conventions, illegally spying on Americans, and purging disloyal Bushies. Similarly, Lieberman would ensure the Ministry of Justice to promote a vigorous defense of a war of aggression against Iran. And Bush would have two fer: Connecticut’s Republican governor, will appoint a Republican to fill the position Lieberman, returning control of the Senate to the GOP. A Republican-controlled Senate would direct the program, thereby promoting the Bush / Cheney plan.Lieberman is affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “AIPAC has a power by an alliance with the Christian right, which has adopted a bizarre ideology of” Christian Zionism “, in accordance with the University of Michigan professor Juan Cole.” Has the sooner the Palestinians are the ethnic cleansing, Christ will return soon. Without the millions of Christian Zionist allies, “said Cole,” AIPAC would be much less influential and effective. “During the 2004 elections, 100%” voting record of AIPAC “was Lieberman reveals an acceptable presidential candidate. As the House of Representatives was about to pass a resolution calling on Bush to consult Congress before attacking Iran, the AIPAC lobby, he stopped in his élan.ADM – hype Bush against Iran has been in the perspective of disaster relief operation in Iraq, where he played fast and loose with the truth about alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Your statement that a nuclear Iran could put the region under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust “conjures up his images of a mushroom cloud in the hyping of Iraq. How inconvenient for Bush that the UK International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has found uranium enrichment program is working well below capacity and does not produce significant quantities of nuclear fuel. The IAEA report says Iran “has provided the Agency with access to declared nuclear material and reported to the required nuclear material accountancy in connection with declared nuclear material and installations.L ‘Iran, the IAEA agreed a plan with a step step timetable of cooperation to resolve outstanding issues. The agreement says that “no other remaining issues and ambiguities regarding Iran’s nuclear program and activities” and characterized the accord as “an important step forward”. ” This is the first time Iran is ready to discuss all outstanding issues which triggered the crisis of confidence, “said IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.” I’m clear on this point, you need to give Iran a chance to show their goodwill. Sanctions alone, I am sure, will not lead to a lasting solution “In 2003, when Dr. ElBaradei reported there was no evidence that Iraq was reconstituting its nuclear program, the White House was not happy. And when Saddam Hussein had begun to cooperate with weapons inspectors, Bush became “infuriated,” according to Bob Woodward.Le oath to Bush: “We will confront this danger before it is too late,” said Iran is the incarnation of his doctrine illegal preventive war, which opened in Iraq. In a clear sign that he wants a regime change in Iran, Bush called for “an Iran whose government is accountable to its people, instead of leaders who promote terror and pursue the technology that could be used to develop nuclear weapons. “Barnett Rubin reported on Global Affairs blog that one of the leading neo-conservative has received” instructions “from Dick Cheney’s office” to launch a campaign for war with Iran within a week Labor Day, to be coordinated with the American Enterprise Institute, the Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Commentary, Fox News and the usual suspects. There will be heavy sustained assault on the radio, designed to influence public opinion in a position from which a war can be maintained. Obviously, I do not get the support of the majority – who want something like 35-40 percent support, which in their book is “many.” Bush / Cheney created the Iraq Group White House (WHIG) to lead a propaganda campaign to generate public support for war with Iraq. The White House decided to wait until after Labor Day 2002 and the launch of the mission of the Whig. Chief of Staff Andrew Card, said: “From a marketing standpoint, not introduce new products in August.” Five years later, he launched a new product, and even more dangerous – war with Iran. British military historian Corelli Barnett says “an attack on Iran would effectively launch World War III.” Military spending has increased to 1 billion every 2-1/2 days and we borrow 2-1/2 billion dollars a day. Bush is mortgaging the future of our children’s safety and wealth. We have lost over 3,700 soldiers in Iraq and tens of thousands of Iraqis are morts.Nous have already seen how easily Congress caves to AIPAC. Belongs to the people. As Noam Chomsky said barrier, the more effective action by the White House to launch a war [against Iran] is the kind of organized popular opposition that frightened the political-military leadership in 1968 that were reluctant to send more troops to Vietnam. “Thank you Ashley!