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Iran: U.S. Says IAEA Report Highlights Tehran's Failure To Disclose Nuclear Activities

The United States has reacted sharply to the latest report on Iran's nuclear-related activities from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The U.S. envoy to the IAEA said Iran is "stonewalling" about its activities, while Iran has said the report shows how well it is cooperating with the UN agency.

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Iran: Alleged studies not a part of remaining issues

Based on the report, Americans' failure to release the documents, and that its offering through an electronic form, has created serious problems for Iran and the Secretariat in the course of the technical talks, noted Soltanieh.

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McCain says Iranian nuclear threat cannot be ignored or minimized

Speaking at the University of Denver in Colorado, Arizona Senator McCain said Iran was "marching with single-minded determination" toward acquiring a nuclear weapon, and that this fact was recently "authenticated" by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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US is unwise to deny Iran's key role in Gulf

Over lunch last week in the United Arab Emirates, a friend from the emirate of Sharjah raised Senator Hillary Clinton's proposal to extend a US "nuclear shield" over allies in the Gulf. "A shield?" he exclaimed. "To protect us against whom, the Iranians or the Americans?" I heard the same sentiment a few days later in Dubai.

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Gareth Porter: Military is against it, but more support in Congress for an attack on Iran.

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Top Source Says Bush To Strike Iran By August
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/052708_strike_iran.htm



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By Mehrnaz Shahabi

The current accusations and threats against Iran are in clear violation of the United Nations Charter. The tragic death of over a million Iraqis and thousands of coalition soldiers must be a dire warning to politicians and journalists alike that the consequences of a possible war on Iran would be even more catastrophic, not only for the people of Iran, but globally.

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Expanding The "War" In Order To End It

By Jane Stillwater

Did you know that Richard M. Nixon was elected to the US presidency in 1968 on a platform that claimed he would end the war on Vietnam? It's true. And what did Nixon do once he was safely elected? He broke his promise, escalated the war on Vietnam and then went on to bomb Cambodia! "Why did you bomb Cambodia?" the press asked Mr. Nixon.

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Insanity
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Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran:
Iran 'paid Iraq insurgents to kill UK soldiers'

Iran has secretly paid Iraqi insurgents hundreds of thousands of American dollars to kill British soldiers, according to a leaked government document obtained by The Telegraph.

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Building a Case for Attack on Iran's Nuclear Sites

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) is preparing the case for why an attack - either by the U.S. or Israel - on Tehran's nuclear facilities might not be as calamitous as most analysts, including top Pentagon brass, believe.

http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=147



Jimmy Carter calls for US to make friends with Iran after 27 years

Mr Carter also suggested the US should provide nuclear power technology and fuel to Iran as a show of goodwill.

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Commander Dempsey: U.S. Must Confront Iranian Influence In The Middle East

Comparing the Iranian influence being spread throughout the Middle East with the terrorist network of al-Qaida, Dempsey said, "We're dealing with a network of activities that's exactly analogous to what we face with al-Qaida. When you confront a network, you have to be a network."

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China, Russia rule out military actions on Iran

China and Russia on Friday called on all parties to refrain from military and extreme actions against Iran.

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Some influential evangelical leaders are lobbying for an attack on Iran. But it's not about geopolitics -- it's about bringing about the End Times.

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Neocons, War, and Israel

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Gareth Porter, of Inter Press Service: "The US military command in Iraq continues to talk about an alleged pipeline of Iranian weapons to Iraqi Shiites opposing the US occupation, implying that they have become dependent on Iran for indirect-fire weapons and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). But US officials have failed thus far to provide evidence that would support that claim, and a long-delayed US military report on Iranian arms is unlikely to offer any data on what proportion of the weapons in the hands of Shiite fighters are from Iran and what proportion comes from purchases on the open market."

http://www.truthout.org/article/where-are-those-iranian-weapons-iraq



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By Ray McGovern

Two years ago I lectured at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. I found it highly disturbing that, when asked about the oath they took upon entering the academy, several of the "Mids" thought it was to the commander in chief.

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Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran:

Joint Chiefs' Mullen to Congress

Iran Actions 'Directly Jeopardize' Iraq Peace: "Restraint in our response does not signal lack of resolve or capability to defend ourselves against threats," Mullen told the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356743,00.html



Gates rebuffs calls for diplomacy with Iran

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran Tuesday, saying it was an open question whether talks would be productive while President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is in power.

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