World-News

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/5013/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

MSNBC

08/23/06

The U.S. intelligence community is ill-prepared to assess Iran's nuclear weapons capabilities and its intentions for developing weapons of mass destruction, a congressional report said Wednesday. Noting 'significant gaps in our knowledge and understanding of the various areas of concern about Iran,' the House Intelligence Committee staff report questioned whether the United States could even effectively engage in talks with Tehran on ways to defuse tensions...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14489338/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Iran urged Europe on Wednesday to pay attention to what it called "positive" signals in its counterproposal to a nuclear incentives package aimed at persuading Tehran to roll back its nuclear program. Russia and China backed Iran's call for negotiations to end the standoff.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/082306R.shtml

While there is no talk among the world powers right now about hitting Iran militarily, European diplomats in particular said they worried about a downward spiral if the sanctions did not work. "They've been dragged into three wars over there by the US," Mr. Parsi said, referring to Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon. "They don't want a fourth."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/082306L.shtml

http://stopwaroniran.org/statement.shtml
http://stopwaroniran.org/petition.pdf

Say NO to war and sanctions against Iran!
http://stopwaroniran.org/petition.shtml

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STOP WAR IN IRAN
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/263308738


Informant: Bruce



http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/

The mid- to long-term fallout from Israel-Hezbollah conflict could be a good thing because it may prompt Bush to take military action against Iran.

Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/gerecht-iran


From Information Clearing House

http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13411/index.php


Informant: Carol Moore in DC

From ufpj-news

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/4984/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

Intelligence officials doubt Iran uranium claims
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Intelligence_officials_doubt_Iran_uranium_claims_0818.html


From Information Clearing House