[THS] Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran

[Peter Webster]

Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran:

US Report: Iran World's Most Significant Terrorism Sponsor :

The report identified Iran as the world's most active state sponsor of
terrorism with support for hard-line Palestinian factions opposed to U.S.-led
peace efforts, Lebanese Hezbollah militants, and Iraqi insurgents.
http://tinyurl.com/54kmtw

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US Denies Report It Is Ramping Up Military Plans Vs Iran:

"I'm not aware of any ramping up or revision of war plans for Iran,"
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters traveling with U.S.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
http://tinyurl.com/3kzfrt

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White House downplays arrival of second U.S. aircraft carrier in Gulf:

"They reinforce that the U.S. has an enduring commitment to the region
and to our allies, and we continue to protect our allies and interests
wherever necessary," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino during a
White House briefing.
http://tinyurl.com/4z246e

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Waships 'to remind Iran of US power' :

The decision to send a second US aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf should
be a "reminder" to Iran of Washington's military might but was not an
escalation of force in the region, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said
yesterday.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23623738-15084,00.ht
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Top Russian official says Iran's nuclear program is strictly peaceful :

A senior Russian government official said on Wednesday after talks with the
Iranian leadership that the Islamic Republic was not developing nuclear
weapons.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080430/106309079.html

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Azerbaijan to release cargo for Bushehr :

Azerbaijan said Wednesday it will release a shipment of Russian equipment
for Iran's first nuclear power plant that has been held at the border since
late March.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D90C9M7O0.htm

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Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the depreciating dollar a
"worthless piece of paper" at a rare summit last year in Saudi Arabia
attended by state leaders from OPEC countries.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/30/iran.oil.ap/index.html

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Presstitute and war pimp alert:

Israeli President Urges World to Control Iran:

The world could have faced destruction if Hitler had succeeded in acquiring
nuclear weapons, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday at a
Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353500,00.html

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