...meanwhile, after preparing for the thought of bombing Iran for almost a year now, I still can't come up with much to say beyond, "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO." From spiiderweb (whom I discovered through Skippy's lovely Blogger Amnesty program...which, I'm pretty sure, is going to cause our own blogroll to explode over the coming days).
If we know this is just Washington "stepping up its criticism of Iran"...then too many people will see right through the ploy and common sense will prevail, right? Ri...right? Then again, I haven't seen this arise from the media yet...from the same spiiderweb post...Sophisticated Iranian-built bombs smuggled into Iraq have killed at least 170 US and allied soldiers since June 2004 and wounded 620 more, senior US defence officials have said.The allegation, made Sunday at a background briefing in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, comes as Washington steps up its criticism of Iran and will feed a fierce debate over relations with the Islamic republic.
Memo to the (American) media: you've had almost a year to prepare for this surge in propaganda (honestly, you've had about five years). It's been obvious they were going aim at Iran. Do your jobs. Think about what they're saying. Think about what they told your four years ago. Investigate. It's your job. Do NOT fail America a second time.If Israeli weapons sales to China induce misgivings, including the most recent U.S. blocked sale of Israel's Phalcon airborne radar, the beneficiaries of Chinese arms transfers of Israeli-American technology are even more disturbing. In 1996, as disclosed in the UN Register of Conventional Arms, China sold over 100 missiles and launchers to Iran, along with a handful of combat aircraft and warships. Even worse, in 1997 the New York Daily News reported that Iraq had deployed Israeli-developed, Chinese PL-8 missiles in the no-fly zones, endangering American pilots.[emphasis mine]So forget all the bullshit about Iran arming Iraqi insurgents. US munitions are out there too. Often sold by our "good friends" in Israel.
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