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by Philip Giraldi

12/07/09

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. Nevertheless, even though the federal government has fought many wars in the past hundred years only two were preceded by an actual declaration by Congress, World War I and World War II. Every other war has been both illegal and unconstitutional, including the current involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and on various fronts in the so-called global war on terror...

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Imposing idiot sanctions on Iran is a direct route to war
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US President Barack Obama says the door is still open for Iran to accept the IAEA-backed proposal on a nuclear fuel deal but warned of "consequences" if Tehran does not change its mind.

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The Folly of Attacking Iran: Lessons from History

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"We had a democracy here, until America came over and crushed it".
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US government wouldn't lie to start a war with Iran, would they?

A look at the conservative history.
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Mohammed ElBaradei also told the New York Times that he was examining possible compromises to unblock a draft nuclear cooperation deal between Iran and three major powers that has floundered over Iranian objections.

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Bitta Mostofi, Truthout: "Wednesday, November 4, marked the 30th year since the 444-day Iran hostage crisis began in 1979. On this day, the media traditionally offer us images of Iranians burning American flags and effigies of Uncle Sam. We are reminded of the great chasm of mistrust and misunderstanding that has marked the last three decades of US-Iranian relations. But in the past year, both Americans and Iranians have asked for something new. Americans have elected a president who promises to pursue diplomacy and Iranians have given birth to a popular democratic movement. So, we should not use this 30th anniversary of the hostage crisis to simply relive tragedy and tension. Rather, Americans have an opportunity to honestly reflect on our relationship with Iran and think about how to move forward. For the past 30 years, our government has dealt with Iran through policies of isolation and sanctions."

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/10/23-6

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We Do Not Defer To Any Authority

By Noam Chomsky

If someone was watching this from Mars, they'd collapse in ridicule. The United States is telling Iran to stop its aggressive militarism? I mean we occupy two countries on their border, US spending on arms is approximately equal to the rest of the world combined, we're threatening them with attack and violation of the UN Charter and on and on.

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By Jerusalem Post Staff

The greatest danger in the region, according to ElBaradei, comes from the possibility of an Israeli air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Game Plan: If Israel Strikes Iran First

By Dan Raviv

Retired General Says Israeli Attack to Take Out Iran's Nuclear Facilities Not Only Possible, the U.S. Should Join In.

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ElBaradei warns against any Israeli attack on Iran

ElBaradei said he was convinced the Iranians were prepared at one point to stop their enrichment program but that the previous US administration and the European powers missed an opportunity to end the standoff by imposing conditions on Iran that were "impossible to accept".

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Während sich die internationale Gemeinschaft stark gegen die Atomgelüste der Mullahs macht, wurde bekannt, dass der Iran 10%-tiger Teilhaber der französischen Urananreicherungsanlage in Tricastin ist.

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Israel and the United States will hold their biggest joint air-defence exercise next week, the Israeli military said, testing missile interceptors that would serve as a strategic bulwark in any showdown with Iran.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1120500.html



The Final Minutes: What A Nuclear War Would Look Like

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Let's Get Real About Israel and Iran

Steve Weissman, Truthout: "The military option for dealing with Iran remains on the table, President Obama repeatedly reminds us. The Pentagon hustles to modify our B-2 stealth bombers to carry a newly developed bunker-busting bomb that can destroy hardened underground targets, such as Iran's newly acknowledged enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom. Israeli President Netanyahu promises that 'Iran will not acquire nuclear arms, and this implies everything necessary to carry this out.'"

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