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Iran with its tremendous natural resources and a young educated population has the potential to become an economic power house for the whole region. It has the potential to grow at 8 to 10 percent per year for the next two decades.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article16259.htm


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In an interview published in Kuwait's al-Seyassah newspaper on Saturday, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud said attempts by Iran to spread Shia beliefs in Sunni communities would fail.

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The Bush administration has authorized the U.S. military to kill or capture Iranian operatives inside Iraq, as part of an aggressive new strategy to weaken Tehran's influence across the Middle East and compel Iran to give up its nuclear program, according to government and counterterrorism officials with direct knowledge of the effort.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/nation/16549647.htm



Chris Floyd: Bush's New Assassination Order
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Mysterious death of Iran’s top scientist

One of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, Ardeshir Hassanpour, a professor at the University of Shiraz, has died under mysterious circumstances.

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By Scott Ritter

Democrats should seek immediate legislative injunctions to nullify the War Powers' authority granted to the President in September 2001 and October 2002 when it comes to Iran.

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Intimidation or strike preparations? The American president has assured Jacques Chirac that he still favors diplomacy with respect to Iran. Yet, indicators of war preparations against the Islamic Republic are increasing.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012607G.shtml

The Bush administration has authorized the US military to kill or capture Iranian operatives inside Iraq as part of an aggressive new strategy to weaken Tehran's influence across the Middle East. The wide-ranging plan has several influential skeptics in the intelligence community, at the State Department and at the Defense Department, who said they worry it could push the growing conflict between Tehran and Washington into the center of a chaotic Iraq War.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012607D.shtml

Wariness over a potential American attack on Iran has been on the rise for months. This wariness became outright fear in certain circles as last November's midterms approached. Concerns rose again over the last several weeks after Bush's poorly-received speech justifying the "surge" of US troops into Iraq. A centerpiece of that speech was his blunt threat to the government in Tehran about any meddling with the situation in Baghdad. Astute observers of the Iraq situation found this threat both odd and disturbing.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012607A.shtml



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