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		<title>By: game show catchphrases</title>
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		<dc:creator>game show catchphrases</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;game show catchphrases&lt;/strong&gt;

Great site - this info is great! Looking forward to reading the rest.</description>
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<p>Great site - this info is great! Looking forward to reading the rest.</p>
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		<title>By: Haig Adomian</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23508</link>
		<dc:creator>Haig Adomian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.

If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.

Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President. 

They haven’t acted before now because they don’t feel the people would be with them.

"Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors."
Say it loud.  Say it often.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.</p>
<p>If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.</p>
<p>Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President. </p>
<p>They haven’t acted before now because they don’t feel the people would be with them.</p>
<p>&#8220;Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.&#8221;<br />
Say it loud.  Say it often.</p>
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		<title>By: Haig Adomian</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23506</link>
		<dc:creator>Haig Adomian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>YES. A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.

If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.

Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President.  

They haven't acted before now because they don't feel the people would be with them.

Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YES. A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.</p>
<p>If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.</p>
<p>Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President.  </p>
<p>They haven&#8217;t acted before now because they don&#8217;t feel the people would be with them.</p>
<p>Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.</p>
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		<title>By: misfiteye</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23133</link>
		<dc:creator>misfiteye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Toward the end of July, my wife and I received word through the family grapevine that her cousin, an Air Force Officer (fighter pilot), was being sent to Turkey, not to fly, but to lead a force conducting missions in southern Turkey, northern Iraq and Iran.  His mother said she was upset about it because "He doesn't believe in the mission".

The story passed through several relatives and crossed the country coast to coast and back before it came to us, so I was more than a little skeptical.

I told my wife that I found it hard to believe.  
1.  That whole area would be Kurdistan if the PKK had their way.
2.  Turkey has it's own army.  Why would they want us mucking about in their back yard?
3.  The Kurds are our best ally in northern Iraq.  Why would we want to risk that?
4.  He wouldn't be going into Iran unless we're deliberatly trying to provoke another war.

Besides, if any of this were true, he would never tell his mother.  He was in the Pentagon on 11 Sep 2001.  I'm sure he understands security better than that.

Two days later, I saw "Novak Leaking More Secrets" on No Quarter.  

I've been sitting on this for over a month now and I just don't know what to do.  I have tried to tease more info out of the grapevine but it seems that each step along the way was told not to say anything to anyone else (you know how that goes) so they are a little embarassed to hear from me about it.  I could try the dirrect approach but I'm affraid that would just dry up the source for good.

The one thing I was able to find out is that he has decided to take his wife and kids to Turkey with him and his parents are very upset about it.

Either he plans to be there a long time doing a mission he dosen't believe in or he knows his family will be safer in Turkey than here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toward the end of July, my wife and I received word through the family grapevine that her cousin, an Air Force Officer (fighter pilot), was being sent to Turkey, not to fly, but to lead a force conducting missions in southern Turkey, northern Iraq and Iran.  His mother said she was upset about it because &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t believe in the mission&#8221;.</p>
<p>The story passed through several relatives and crossed the country coast to coast and back before it came to us, so I was more than a little skeptical.</p>
<p>I told my wife that I found it hard to believe.<br />
1.  That whole area would be Kurdistan if the PKK had their way.<br />
2.  Turkey has it&#8217;s own army.  Why would they want us mucking about in their back yard?<br />
3.  The Kurds are our best ally in northern Iraq.  Why would we want to risk that?<br />
4.  He wouldn&#8217;t be going into Iran unless we&#8217;re deliberatly trying to provoke another war.</p>
<p>Besides, if any of this were true, he would never tell his mother.  He was in the Pentagon on 11 Sep 2001.  I&#8217;m sure he understands security better than that.</p>
<p>Two days later, I saw &#8220;Novak Leaking More Secrets&#8221; on No Quarter.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been sitting on this for over a month now and I just don&#8217;t know what to do.  I have tried to tease more info out of the grapevine but it seems that each step along the way was told not to say anything to anyone else (you know how that goes) so they are a little embarassed to hear from me about it.  I could try the dirrect approach but I&#8217;m affraid that would just dry up the source for good.</p>
<p>The one thing I was able to find out is that he has decided to take his wife and kids to Turkey with him and his parents are very upset about it.</p>
<p>Either he plans to be there a long time doing a mission he dosen&#8217;t believe in or he knows his family will be safer in Turkey than here.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22834</link>
		<dc:creator>Larry Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are correct that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.  The issue, however, is whether or not a massive airstrike on Iran will serve US national security interests. 

You are completely wrong with your unfounded claim that Iran intends to use nuclear weapons.  You need to stop buying into the propaganda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are correct that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.  The issue, however, is whether or not a massive airstrike on Iran will serve US national security interests. </p>
<p>You are completely wrong with your unfounded claim that Iran intends to use nuclear weapons.  You need to stop buying into the propaganda.</p>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22831</link>
		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LOL! So now chanting "death to America" constitutes terrorism - brilliant!

Sorry to break THIS to you, but attacking Marines on your own soil is by definition NOT terrorism.

Unfortunately for you, there is no evidence whatsoever that the Iranians intend to make nuclear weapons, and even less evidence that they would be more likely to use them than any other small country surrounded by countries with nuclear weapons. 

As for freedom and human rights, why don't you take THAT bit of horse poop and spread it among the Iraqis you have "liberated". They'll find it tres amusant. And after that, you might tell that one to the thousands of human beings whose freedom and human rights were violated when they were hauled off to any of the secret prisons the U.S. have all over the world. Or tell it to Maher Arar, whose freedom and human rights were violated when he was sent off to Syria to be tortured.

More and more the greatest global threat to freedom and human rights is the so-called Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL! So now chanting &#8220;death to America&#8221; constitutes terrorism - brilliant!</p>
<p>Sorry to break THIS to you, but attacking Marines on your own soil is by definition NOT terrorism.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for you, there is no evidence whatsoever that the Iranians intend to make nuclear weapons, and even less evidence that they would be more likely to use them than any other small country surrounded by countries with nuclear weapons. </p>
<p>As for freedom and human rights, why don&#8217;t you take THAT bit of horse poop and spread it among the Iraqis you have &#8220;liberated&#8221;. They&#8217;ll find it tres amusant. And after that, you might tell that one to the thousands of human beings whose freedom and human rights were violated when they were hauled off to any of the secret prisons the U.S. have all over the world. Or tell it to Maher Arar, whose freedom and human rights were violated when he was sent off to Syria to be tortured.</p>
<p>More and more the greatest global threat to freedom and human rights is the so-called Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.</p>
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		<title>By: jJoe</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22830</link>
		<dc:creator>jJoe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Iran IS the biggest state sponsor of terrorism!  Hezbollah and Hamas chant "death to America" all the time.  Does that not register?  Hezbollah killed hundreds of sleeping marines in Lebanon twenty years ago.  Yes, they hate us.  

Iran must NOT be permitted to have nuclear arms. This would be a disaster for everyone who cares about freedeom or human rights.  YES they intend to make weapons, yes they intend to use them.  Take Achmadinejad at his word, "we will bring down the great Satan, the world doesn't need the US"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Iran IS the biggest state sponsor of terrorism!  Hezbollah and Hamas chant &#8220;death to America&#8221; all the time.  Does that not register?  Hezbollah killed hundreds of sleeping marines in Lebanon twenty years ago.  Yes, they hate us.  </p>
<p>Iran must NOT be permitted to have nuclear arms. This would be a disaster for everyone who cares about freedeom or human rights.  YES they intend to make weapons, yes they intend to use them.  Take Achmadinejad at his word, &#8220;we will bring down the great Satan, the world doesn&#8217;t need the US&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22756</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nobody mentioned “PEAK OIL”
As of this year, world oil demand surpasses world oil production and this equation will get worse in the next decade[s]. This means that oil prices will keep rising and our oil-driven “exponential growth” economy will collapse. Everything in our economy is oil/energy based... think of food &amp; agriculture, transportation, cars &amp; freeways, electricity, the military machine [the greatest consumer of oil], heating/cooling, computers &amp; information processing, chemicals &amp; pharmaceuticals, etc... With higher oil prices and lower oil production, we'll have to get by with less in all these categories and the economy will be affected negatively...
The world population follows the same curve as oil production i.e. went from 2B to 6B in the last century and as oil production declines, the population will follow...
“PEAK OIL” has already happened and is irreversible... Bush and the neo-cons want to control as much of the oil in the world as they can because they're afraid of the increasing competition from China &amp; India and they want to hoard as much wealth as possible before the collapse of the world [western] economy... 
If you look at a world map, you will see that the US military is positioned everywhere in the world where there is oil and/or drugs [coca &amp; opium]. 
Bush has [illegally] invaded Iraq, is planning to [illegally] invade Iran shortly and has encircled Russia &amp; China with bases to eventually attack Russia. In all cases the motive is oil. But somebody somewhere is bound to retaliate [sooner than later I hope] and then we would have WW3 or the rapture.
I'm NOT in any justifying what Bush &amp; the neo-cons are doing, as a matter of fact I think it is utterly criminal. I'm just giving you a different POV...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nobody mentioned “PEAK OIL”<br />
As of this year, world oil demand surpasses world oil production and this equation will get worse in the next decade[s]. This means that oil prices will keep rising and our oil-driven “exponential growth” economy will collapse. Everything in our economy is oil/energy based&#8230; think of food &amp; agriculture, transportation, cars &amp; freeways, electricity, the military machine [the greatest consumer of oil], heating/cooling, computers &amp; information processing, chemicals &amp; pharmaceuticals, etc&#8230; With higher oil prices and lower oil production, we&#8217;ll have to get by with less in all these categories and the economy will be affected negatively&#8230;<br />
The world population follows the same curve as oil production i.e. went from 2B to 6B in the last century and as oil production declines, the population will follow&#8230;<br />
“PEAK OIL” has already happened and is irreversible&#8230; Bush and the neo-cons want to control as much of the oil in the world as they can because they&#8217;re afraid of the increasing competition from China &amp; India and they want to hoard as much wealth as possible before the collapse of the world [western] economy&#8230;<br />
If you look at a world map, you will see that the US military is positioned everywhere in the world where there is oil and/or drugs [coca &amp; opium].<br />
Bush has [illegally] invaded Iraq, is planning to [illegally] invade Iran shortly and has encircled Russia &amp; China with bases to eventually attack Russia. In all cases the motive is oil. But somebody somewhere is bound to retaliate [sooner than later I hope] and then we would have WW3 or the rapture.<br />
I&#8217;m NOT in any justifying what Bush &amp; the neo-cons are doing, as a matter of fact I think it is utterly criminal. I&#8217;m just giving you a different POV&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: The Citizen &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Iran v. 2.0</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Citizen &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Iran v. 2.0</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22599</link>
		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leslie, we ARE in agreement that the consequences of attacking Iran will be widespread and potentially very, very bad. 
Everything you mentioned - bombing Kurdish villages (as by the way Turkey is also doing), supporting the Northern Alliance warlords (wait - weren't those guys Bush's allies not all that long ago?), etc. is a direct result of Bush regime actions. But I believe you are aware of that.

As for the history of the Persian empire, come on! That was over centuries ago, and has no connection to what we are talking about now, which is the history of the modern-day nation state of Iran.

According to my sources, by the way, the Gulf states, and the Saudis in particular, do not actually see a threat from Iran, though the Bushies are working overtime to convince them that there is one - kind of like Poppy Bush in 1991 using fake satellite photos to convince the Saudis that the Iraqis were about to invade so they'd allow the U.S. to set up bases.

As for Hezbullah and Hamas, I know it is becoming very popular to blame Iran for their actions, but they are not instruments of Iran, but are using Iran to achieve their goals more than Iran is using them. They are home-grown, local national liberation groups, and will act in what they see as their own interest. Whether Hezbullah is even a terrorist group is debatable. Of course, every move either group makes will now be directed by and for Iran. 

We also agree that whatever threat Iran may or may not pose now, if Bush attacks one likely result is that Iran will be strengthened, as it already has been by Bush's aggression against Iraq, and by the attack on and occupation of Afghanistan.

I have a real fear that Bush is about to start WW III. And I don't see what I can do about it. Ray McGovern exhorts us to "roll up our sleeves" today, and once again I ask, and then what? Do precisely what? where? with whom? I feel utterly helpless. I feel paralyzed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leslie, we ARE in agreement that the consequences of attacking Iran will be widespread and potentially very, very bad.<br />
Everything you mentioned - bombing Kurdish villages (as by the way Turkey is also doing), supporting the Northern Alliance warlords (wait - weren&#8217;t those guys Bush&#8217;s allies not all that long ago?), etc. is a direct result of Bush regime actions. But I believe you are aware of that.</p>
<p>As for the history of the Persian empire, come on! That was over centuries ago, and has no connection to what we are talking about now, which is the history of the modern-day nation state of Iran.</p>
<p>According to my sources, by the way, the Gulf states, and the Saudis in particular, do not actually see a threat from Iran, though the Bushies are working overtime to convince them that there is one - kind of like Poppy Bush in 1991 using fake satellite photos to convince the Saudis that the Iraqis were about to invade so they&#8217;d allow the U.S. to set up bases.</p>
<p>As for Hezbullah and Hamas, I know it is becoming very popular to blame Iran for their actions, but they are not instruments of Iran, but are using Iran to achieve their goals more than Iran is using them. They are home-grown, local national liberation groups, and will act in what they see as their own interest. Whether Hezbullah is even a terrorist group is debatable. Of course, every move either group makes will now be directed by and for Iran. </p>
<p>We also agree that whatever threat Iran may or may not pose now, if Bush attacks one likely result is that Iran will be strengthened, as it already has been by Bush&#8217;s aggression against Iraq, and by the attack on and occupation of Afghanistan.</p>
<p>I have a real fear that Bush is about to start WW III. And I don&#8217;t see what I can do about it. Ray McGovern exhorts us to &#8220;roll up our sleeves&#8221; today, and once again I ask, and then what? Do precisely what? where? with whom? I feel utterly helpless. I feel paralyzed.</p>
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		<title>By: Leslie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shirin,
Sorry, but I don't agree with your analysis. Iran may not have a history of aggression [ignoring the history of the Persian empire and the current threat the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc. all see], as you say, but right now &lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6eoOaW6jT7tTxObv2lu2OmJ_TfQ" rel="nofollow"&gt;Iran is bombing&lt;/a&gt; Kurdish villages in northern Iraq. Iran is also &lt;a href="http://icga.blogspot.com/2007/09/administrations-iran-drug-policies.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;supporting the Northern Alliance&lt;/a&gt; in Afghanistan in case Karzai falls, possibly inadvertently helping the Taliban [in order to maintain stability] and definitely to the detriment of US and Nato forces there. If the US attacks Iran, the situations in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. will change and probably tip in favor of Iran. 

Iran is also likely to use groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas to launch attacks on US/Israeli interests. Because Israel is viewed as a proxy for the US, and Iran can attack Israel far more easily.

Pat Lang has written a lot about the threat Iran poses to the region. I believe that threat is very real, made more so by the lunatic policies of the Bush administration.

Really...why is war with Iran necessary? Why now? What about diplomacy? What about reaching a non-proliferation agreement? None of it makes any sense. But if the US attacks Iran, we will be empowering Iran in the region and creating a disastrous mess.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shirin,<br />
Sorry, but I don&#8217;t agree with your analysis. Iran may not have a history of aggression [ignoring the history of the Persian empire and the current threat the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc. all see], as you say, but right now <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6eoOaW6jT7tTxObv2lu2OmJ_TfQ" rel="nofollow">Iran is bombing</a> Kurdish villages in northern Iraq. Iran is also <a href="http://icga.blogspot.com/2007/09/administrations-iran-drug-policies.html" rel="nofollow">supporting the Northern Alliance</a> in Afghanistan in case Karzai falls, possibly inadvertently helping the Taliban [in order to maintain stability] and definitely to the detriment of US and Nato forces there. If the US attacks Iran, the situations in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. will change and probably tip in favor of Iran. </p>
<p>Iran is also likely to use groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas to launch attacks on US/Israeli interests. Because Israel is viewed as a proxy for the US, and Iran can attack Israel far more easily.</p>
<p>Pat Lang has written a lot about the threat Iran poses to the region. I believe that threat is very real, made more so by the lunatic policies of the Bush administration.</p>
<p>Really&#8230;why is war with Iran necessary? Why now? What about diplomacy? What about reaching a non-proliferation agreement? None of it makes any sense. But if the US attacks Iran, we will be empowering Iran in the region and creating a disastrous mess.</p>
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		<title>By: lidia</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22548</link>
		<dc:creator>lidia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to add that Zionists have been manufacturing the crisis for some time now. The late Prof. Shahak wrote about Israel trying to scare others with "Iran threat" as early as in 1993!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to add that Zionists have been manufacturing the crisis for some time now. The late Prof. Shahak wrote about Israel trying to scare others with &#8220;Iran threat&#8221; as early as in 1993!</p>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22540</link>
		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leslie, I agree that attacking Iran will not bring an end to its nuclear program. Quite the contrary, it will make them very determined to obtain nuclear weapons - something for which there is no evidence whatsoever at this time. 

I am not so sure attacking Iran will be viewed as "a clear act of aggression", unfortunately. The UN and the EU have, after all, gone right along with the Bush regime's manufactured Iran crisis much more than they did with the manufactured Iraq crisis.

And make no mistake. THIS IS A MANUFACTURED CRISIS just as surely as the "Iraq crisis" was manufactured to provide a pretext for an act of pure, naked aggression. There was no more need to "deal with Iraq" in 2002-2003 than there was in 2000-2002. There is no more need to "deal with Iran" now than there has been previously.

Iran has no history of aggression. The "terrorist groups" Iran supposedly supports all have very specific, limited local goals, and their designation as "terrorist" groups is, in some cases, highly questionable. The complaints about Iran "interfering" in Iraq's affairs is simply laughable.

The only crisis here is not related to Iran's actions, but those of the Bush regime.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leslie, I agree that attacking Iran will not bring an end to its nuclear program. Quite the contrary, it will make them very determined to obtain nuclear weapons - something for which there is no evidence whatsoever at this time. </p>
<p>I am not so sure attacking Iran will be viewed as &#8220;a clear act of aggression&#8221;, unfortunately. The UN and the EU have, after all, gone right along with the Bush regime&#8217;s manufactured Iran crisis much more than they did with the manufactured Iraq crisis.</p>
<p>And make no mistake. THIS IS A MANUFACTURED CRISIS just as surely as the &#8220;Iraq crisis&#8221; was manufactured to provide a pretext for an act of pure, naked aggression. There was no more need to &#8220;deal with Iraq&#8221; in 2002-2003 than there was in 2000-2002. There is no more need to &#8220;deal with Iran&#8221; now than there has been previously.</p>
<p>Iran has no history of aggression. The &#8220;terrorist groups&#8221; Iran supposedly supports all have very specific, limited local goals, and their designation as &#8220;terrorist&#8221; groups is, in some cases, highly questionable. The complaints about Iran &#8220;interfering&#8221; in Iraq&#8217;s affairs is simply laughable.</p>
<p>The only crisis here is not related to Iran&#8217;s actions, but those of the Bush regime.</p>
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		<title>By: Centrocitta</title>
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		<dc:creator>Centrocitta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Preacher Lady, did you see the picture of Bush in his Kicker truck?  Now, that's enough to make an American citizen REALLY sick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Preacher Lady, did you see the picture of Bush in his Kicker truck?  Now, that&#8217;s enough to make an American citizen REALLY sick.</p>
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		<title>By: olo</title>
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		<dc:creator>olo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bomb Baghdad, Bomb Teheran, Bomb Hanoi, Bomb Mogadishu, Nicaragua, Colombia, El Salvador, etc. etc. yetch.

It's all part of the ongoing Third World war (not WW3). The blue eyes against all the other people.

&lt;em&gt;They got the guns but we got the numbers. Jim Morrison&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bomb Baghdad, Bomb Teheran, Bomb Hanoi, Bomb Mogadishu, Nicaragua, Colombia, El Salvador, etc. etc. yetch.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all part of the ongoing Third World war (not WW3). The blue eyes against all the other people.</p>
<p><em>They got the guns but we got the numbers. Jim Morrison</em></p>
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		<title>By: PrchrLady</title>
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		<dc:creator>PrchrLady</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, Delia, I remember thinking nearly the same thing.  I followed king georgie since he announced his candidacy, and thought then as I think today, that he is evil to the core.  Green slime comes from his mouth with everything he says.  I sometimes think he may be the anti christ as some have proposed.  It is almost like just about anything he says is the opposite of what he will actually do.  Unfortunately, his word means nothing.  We know he is and always will be a liar.  And his eyes, those beady eyes that sends a chill to my bones.  I can no longer listen to him even talk.  I have avoided watching him even in short segments of video, for some time.  I hate making myself sick when I know it would happen...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, Delia, I remember thinking nearly the same thing.  I followed king georgie since he announced his candidacy, and thought then as I think today, that he is evil to the core.  Green slime comes from his mouth with everything he says.  I sometimes think he may be the anti christ as some have proposed.  It is almost like just about anything he says is the opposite of what he will actually do.  Unfortunately, his word means nothing.  We know he is and always will be a liar.  And his eyes, those beady eyes that sends a chill to my bones.  I can no longer listen to him even talk.  I have avoided watching him even in short segments of video, for some time.  I hate making myself sick when I know it would happen&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Delia</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22366</link>
		<dc:creator>Delia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As I mentioned on another thread, my daughter just left for graduate school in Canada.  The visa application asks Americans whether they have committed war crimes or been involved in torture.  We've already become the civilized world's pariahs.  If this new war becomes reality, we'll become what the Germans were in the 30s and 40s.  And there will be less excuse for us.  Because all the information is out there.  Anybody can know it if they only open their eyes.  We just can't seem to do anything about it.

I remember back before the Iraq war began.  It must have been after Afghanistan started, though.  I was watching some speech by Bush.  He was declaiming something to the effect that: "Nothing can stop us.  Because we are the greatest and most powerful nation in the world!"  And I thought, "Oh, God, I hope I'm not standing near him when retribution hits him for that hubris."  But of course, we're all standing near him.  That's the problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I mentioned on another thread, my daughter just left for graduate school in Canada.  The visa application asks Americans whether they have committed war crimes or been involved in torture.  We&#8217;ve already become the civilized world&#8217;s pariahs.  If this new war becomes reality, we&#8217;ll become what the Germans were in the 30s and 40s.  And there will be less excuse for us.  Because all the information is out there.  Anybody can know it if they only open their eyes.  We just can&#8217;t seem to do anything about it.</p>
<p>I remember back before the Iraq war began.  It must have been after Afghanistan started, though.  I was watching some speech by Bush.  He was declaiming something to the effect that: &#8220;Nothing can stop us.  Because we are the greatest and most powerful nation in the world!&#8221;  And I thought, &#8220;Oh, God, I hope I&#8217;m not standing near him when retribution hits him for that hubris.&#8221;  But of course, we&#8217;re all standing near him.  That&#8217;s the problem.</p>
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		<title>By: JDB</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I deeply worry that an attack on Iran will result in sufficient uprising in Pakistan as to topple Musharraf, with all the predictable Taliban-with-nukes consequences. Hard to imagine that if Musharraf fell we could avoid having to intervene there militarily as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I deeply worry that an attack on Iran will result in sufficient uprising in Pakistan as to topple Musharraf, with all the predictable Taliban-with-nukes consequences. Hard to imagine that if Musharraf fell we could avoid having to intervene there militarily as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leslie, I doubt very much that Iran would attack Israel. They are not crazy or stupid despite what the propagandists would have us believe.

As many Israelis have acknowledged, the only real threat to Israel's existence is Israel's policies and actions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leslie, I doubt very much that Iran would attack Israel. They are not crazy or stupid despite what the propagandists would have us believe.</p>
<p>As many Israelis have acknowledged, the only real threat to Israel&#8217;s existence is Israel&#8217;s policies and actions.</p>
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		<title>By: hoosierhoops</title>
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		<dc:creator>hoosierhoops</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If our armed services are already stretched too thin..
Why is Bush going to do this?  Does he think Iran will just sit there and allow us to bomb it?
a three front war..great just frigg'n great....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If our armed services are already stretched too thin..<br />
Why is Bush going to do this?  Does he think Iran will just sit there and allow us to bomb it?<br />
a three front war..great just frigg&#8217;n great&#8230;.</p>
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