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THE White House's plans to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organisation are intended to give the Bush administration cover if it launches military strikes on the Islamic republic, according to a prominent former CIA officer.

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The Next War Draws Nearer

I continue to put the prospects for a major military operation targeting Iran down as "likely," and the time frame drawing nearer. When will Bush give the go ahead? I think late this year or early next would be the most congenial time frame from the perspective of the war party. Some of the developments that go into my call...

http://harpers.org/archive/2007/08/hbc-90000995



What happens if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz?

In terms of volume, blocking the Strait of Hormuz ''is probably the biggest single energy-security risk that exists in the world,'' says Lawrence Eagles, head of oil markets at the International Energy Agency, the Paris-based energy watchdog for the world's most industrialized nations.

http://snipurl.com/1q0ln


From Information Clearing House

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'Ridiculous' Washington Post editorial mongers war with Iran
http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6661/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iran+airstrikes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=revolutionary+guards
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Strait+of+Hormuz
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Scott+Horton