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Five Good Reasons To Avoid A War With Iran

9 hours ago ago from Free Thought Manifesto

By Philip Giraldi Published 12/07/09 Courtesy Of Campaign For Liberty As America's founding fathers clearly understood war is a serious business and should only be engaged in when there is a threat to vital national interests. The US Constitution stipulates that there must be a declaration of war from congress, a safeguard inserted in the document to prevent presidents from going to war without a clear national consensus behind them. ...

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The Great Satan Myth

22 hours ago ago from Rainy Skies

Everything you know about U.S. involvement in Iran is wrong, an article says. Historically the United States far from being a puppet-master of repression pushed hard for Iran to democratize. It would be a mistake to forget that now. In The New Republic, Abbas Milani, an Iran expert at Stanford, challenges the enduring Great Satan myth that the C.I.A. deposed a democratically elected Iranian leader back in 1953, and then spent 26 years ...

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11 hours ago ago from Iran Affairs

Some more old articles for your enjoyment : War crimes trial for Saddam could reveal details of past U.S. help Associated Press Sat Jan 24, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) _ Saddam Hussein’s loyalists may not be the only ones edgy about the prospect of a war crimes trial for the former Iraqi leader. Vexing questions also could surface about how much the United States helped Iraq during its eight-year war with Iran _ and whether it tried to ...

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And When Will Obama Bow Before the President of Iran (or Vice Versa) (short piece)

17 hours ago ago from World of Cush-A Discovery Schlog

(He did a splendid job in Saudi Arabia. Now that is why he is the President and we are not. They know what they are doing.) And Iran is letting everyone have it. Would it not be better if we were all honest and good so we would not have the problems we have? US needed a fake war to wipe out the record of the Vietnam defeat thus the Iraq War. Russia agreed to allow US attack Iraq without proper Iraqi defenses or Russian help so US can ...

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With W Gone, Good Thing We Have France | Vancouver Secrets

6 hours ago ago from Secrets Of Vancouver BC, Canada - For A Unique West Coast Perspective On the World

As Iran gets closer to a nuke each day, France has decided to fill the void Obama has left in leadership, and take the lead on the Iranian problem. France threw down the gauntlet over Iran's nuclear program yesterday, effectively eclipsing the United States as it pledged to take the lead in pushing for more United Nations' sanctions. We make a last call to the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to our offer of negotiation, Gérard ...

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Iranian exile group under new pressure in Iraq

8 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World

IRAQ Iranian exile group under new pressure Iraq announced plans Thursday to move members of an Iranian opposition group to a former desert detention camp in a sharp escalation of pressure on a faction that poses complications for both Baghdad and Washington. The group, the Mujaheddin-e Khalq, or MEK, denounced the plans as intended to force its members to leave Iraq. About 3,500 members of the group, which was hosted in Iraq for ...

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U.N. panel voices concern over Iran's apparent violations of arms-export embargo

8 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.

UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. sanctions committee expressed grave concern Thursday about what it called apparent Iranian violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports, triggering a renewed threat by the United States and its European allies to press for broader sanctions against Tehran if it does not mend its ways. This Story The Security Council committee, chaired by Japan , cited numerous reports of illegal shipments by the ...

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World powers could hold Iran meeting next week

16 hours ago ago from PopEater

BRUSSELS -World powers trying to end a standoff over Iran's nuclear program are weighing whether to meet next week to discuss tougher measures, a European Union official said Thursday as Russia reiterated its reluctance to agree to new sanctions. The foreign minister of Sweden, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, expressed concern that Iran's internal strife was preventing it from focusing on international negotiations. Political ...

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Iraq seeks to shift Iranian group to desert camp

18 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Iraq seeks to shift Iranian group to desert camp BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq announced plans Thursday to move members of an Iranian opposition group to a former desert detention camp in a sharp escalation of pressure on a faction that poses complications for both Baghdad and Washington. The group, the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, strongly denounced the plans as "unlawful and disgraceful" and said they were part of efforts to force its ...

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US, allies warn of new Iran sanctions

17 hours ago ago from PopEater

UNITED NATIONS -The United States, Britain and France warned Thursday that Iran risks increased sanctions unless it immediately complies with a series of Security Council resolutions regarding its nuclear program. Ambassadors from the three countries made their comments at a Security Council meeting after a sanctions committee report to the council on Thursday found an "apparent pattern of sanctions violations involving prohibited arms ...

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