Washington ratchets up war threats against Iran

[cory777]

Source: wsws.org

By Patrick Martin
29 March 2010

The Obama administration is ratcheting up its war threats against Iran in a calculated effort to provoke a crisis with Tehran that could produce a general war in the Middle East. In multiple venues—planted articles in the press, the release of a think tank study on military options, speeches at the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, and congressional declarations—Washington is building a case for a new eruption of US military aggression.

The appearance of two articles in the Sunday edition of the New York Times underscored this campaign. The paper published a front-page lead reporting CIA and State Department allegations that Iran is accelerating its nuclear development; as well as the summary of a war game based on an Israeli air strike against Iran, published in the Week in Review section.

The lead story, written by David Sanger and William Broad, contains no evidence about Iranian nuclear development, but instead takes as its point of departure that “international inspectors and Western intelligence agencies say they suspect that Tehran is preparing to build more sites in defiance of United Nations demands.”

The article thus makes no pretense of objective reporting, but puts the Times in its favorite role, as the mouthpiece for the US military-intelligence apparatus, publishing their “disclosures”—i.e., official Washington propaganda—even while admitting that US officials have “no solid clues” and were simply speculating in the absence of actual knowledge.

Read more: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/mar2010/iran-m29.shtml

[MadBadger]

1. Bull

Shit

[FrenchieCat]

2. So I see that the Socialist workers party

pulling more shit out of their ass again, to maintain
their tin foil readership.

Guess now they've decided that the media hacks that dog out Pres. Obama
every fucking day, now work for him! How original! :eyes:

[grantcart]

5. Ironic quote from the OP's own mission statement

Our world today is full of opinionated idiots who's job is to only separate and confuse us.

[ShortnFiery]

11. A little context would be sporting, or at least thoughtful.

How about this statement for balance? "Wake Up, Stand Up, and Be Heard!" :applause:

[ShortnFiery]

10. If only you'd save some of that notable venom for the right wing?

It's amazing that some get more angry with the left than the right side of the political spectrum.

Oh my Gawd = "shit, ass and fucking" all within the same post. :wow:

[Ozymanithrax]

3. The right accuses Obama of being a Socialists, while the real socialists can not measure...

the difference between a Democratic Administration and a Republican Administration.

The difference between Socialists and Tea-partiers is their reading list.

[ShortnFiery]

9. With respect, war footing wise as well as foreign policy, how is the present Administration

DIFFERENT than Bush-Co? That is, other than "the promise" to ... someday ... close GITMO?

In other words, methinks the tiny faction of western socialists may be spot on.

[PFunk]

4. The US is on it's own if it does go to war with Iran

Nearly all of our allies using both covert and overly have all but said as much. And both Russia and China probably wont just stand idly by if this actually does happen. And turn the Mideast into a anti-US hell pit that will send the US down a very deep (economic/social/political) hole which it will probably not recover from.

So, because of all of this I still think (I hope) this is all talk, nothing more.

[Old Troop]

6. Saudi Arabia will smile

if we attack Iran.

[IndianaGreen]

7. Elections coming up. Time to raise large funds from places like NYC and Philly

War is good for business!

:puke:

[ShortnFiery]

8. Christmas at Ground Zero? ... Lovely.