It is shameful that the same media that failed to challenge the administration in the run up to the Iraq war is now willing to print unsubstantiated claims about Iran and thus bring our weary nation to the brink of another war. It is appalling that the media should abandon its traditional role as ‘watchdogs’ and relegate itself to becoming a conduit for this thoroughly discredited administration. A new cast of shadowy exile groups have now descended on Washington making false claims and urging for regime changes in Syria and Iran.
Military officials took the highly unusual precautions in remaining anonymous and barred all recording devices at a news conference in Baghdad when they formally accused Iran of shipping weapons to Shia militias. Even General Peter Pace, the top US commander could not confirm the charges. In a lead article entitled, "From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq." Vanity Fair magazine, reports that the same strategies which resulted in the tragic war with Iraq are now being used to launch a strike on Iran. What is extremely disturbing is the role of Israeli neo-cons in persuading the Bush administration that such a pre-emptive strike would be in ‘Israel’s best interests’. The Vanity Fair article provides disturbing historical information linking Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Richard Perle in formulating a Middle East agenda, entitled “A Clean Break” which laid the foundation for current Bush/Cheney’s polices.
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