Monday, February 26, 2007

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Evidence of US coercion of members of IAEA
Demands for an investigation into coercion of nations by the US during the vote against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have been growing following the revelations by Stephen G. Rademaker a former ranking official of the Bush administration acknowledging that India's votes at the IAEA in 2005 and 2006 had been "coerced." ... The Indian government to date has not denied this accusation and has remained silent. ... this brings into question the entire legitimacy of the decision by the Governors' Board of the IAEA to refer Iran to the Security Council and the consequent passing of Resolutions 1696 and 1737 and any future resolutions against Iran the UN might pass. It also raises the question, “how many other members of the Governors' Board of the IAEA were coerced by the US to politicise Iran's nuclear file?
US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack
The Sunday Times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack. ... A British defence source confirmed that there were deep misgivings inside the Pentagon about a military strike. “All the generals are perfectly clear that they don’t have the military capacity to take Iran on in any meaningful fashion. Nobody wants to do it and it would be a matter of conscience for them. ... A generals’ revolt on such a scale would be unprecedented. ... Robert Gates, the defence secretary, has repeatedly warned against striking Iran and is believed to represent the view of his senior commanders.

Chalmers Johnson:Republic or Empire?
Johnson believes the enforcement of American hegemony over the world constitutes a new form of global empire. A long-time Cold Warrior, Johnson experienced a political awakening after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, noting that instead of demobilizing its massive armed forces, the US accelerated its reliance on military solutions to problems both economic and political.

Stop Bullying Iran

It's the ultimate hypocrisy of the west to punish Iran for a law Iran has not broken. When no one has found the tiniest evidence of Iran producing nuclear weapons - which is the whole purpose of the non-proliferation treaty that it has signed - what kind of international law justifies the UN security council's sanctions on Iran? ... Make no mistake, when the powerful UK, which has lived safely among its peaceful neighbours still feels the need for its nuclear arsenal, any sovereign state like Iran, which has constantly been under the US threat ... especially when suddenly it finds two of its neighbouring countries invaded.

10 things you might not know about Iran
10. In past visits, Tribune correspondents have found that Iranians generally like Americans. After chanting "Death to America" at Friday prayers, a group of Iranian women asked a Tribune correspondent where she was from. When told America, one woman said, "Oh, we didn't mean you. It's just something we say." Another woman gave our correspondent an apple.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

N--
You have some very informative posts. The blogosphere needs sites such as yours to get out ALL sides of the story. I was very impressed, and plan to put a link to your site from mine.

Also, thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments at my place. I truly appreciate it.

Blessings to you,
Bro Tim

Anonymous said...

In response to #10 from the bottom link...what the...! :)

As for the Hedges book (American Fascist) it definitely has some interesting and very eye opening stuff in there but also parts that should be taken with several grains of salt. I'm a few chapters in...hope to get more reading done while I'm on vacation. I'll post a review when I'm done w/ the whole thing.

Naj said...

10. In past visits, Tribune correspondents have found that Iranians generally like Americans. After chanting "Death to America" at Friday prayers, a group of Iranian women asked a Tribune correspondent where she was from. When told America, one woman said, "Oh, we didn't mean you. It's just something we say." Another woman gave our correspondent an apple.

I'm tellin' you, Iranian's rhetorics are very different from the reality! :)

Fleming said...

The things you've said here need to be said again, and again, and again!

Good work.

Anonymous said...

Naj usually I cannot access the "comment" in "blogger".. It times out. Now that the page did open, I am trying to remember what I wanted to write in the last days!
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/irannews
http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node
have all the updates.
I hope when I "do" remember the comment I'll be able to log in!