World War

(NationalJournal) – What Should Obama Do Next On Iran? – Michael F. Scheuer

The military option should be taken off the table in all instances — save an immediate response to foreign attack — until we elect a president and congress that will abide by the constitutional requirements and machinery for declaring war that were put in place by the Founders. Read More Here

(TheGuardian) – Behind Clinton’s Tough Talk on Iran

The goal of Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric Seems to be to promote conflict and convince Americans Iran is a threat to their security Read More Here

(PressTV) – Russia rebuffs Israel over tougher sanctions on Iran

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Moscow is against imposing “crippling sanctions” on Iran over its nuclear energy program. Read More Here

(PressTV) – Russia stands by S-300 delivery to Iran

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says his country has every intention of delivering the advanced S-300 air defense missile systems to the Islamic Republic. Read More Here

(AP) – Russia to put military base in Georgia’s Abkhazia

President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is to station a permanent military base in Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia. Read More Here

(Monitor) – Why US ignores China and sells arms to Taiwan

Riling China, the US’s newest $6.4 billion sale includes 60 Blackhawk helicopters, Patriot missiles, and sophisticated command-and-control software. Read More Here

(PressTV) – No common Iran stance between Russia, US

Russia has rejected claims by US officials that Moscow and Washington have a common policy toward Iran concerning its nuclear program. Read More Here

(WashingtonPost) – N.Korea vows to bolster nuclear force as deterrent

North Korea has vowed to bolster its nuclear force unless the United States drops its “hostile policy” toward the reclusive communist nation, adding that its atomic program could not be traded for economic aid. Read More Here

(MonstersAndCritics) – Germany threatens Iran with sanctions

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned Iran on Friday that it faces new sanctions if it continues to conceal details of its controversial nuclear programme. Read More Here

(Haaretz) – Netanyahu says world inching closer to Israel’s position on Iran

The ‘gap in understanding’ between Israel and the world over Iran is narrowing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday.Read More Here

(PressTV) – Leader: US enraged by Iran’s unity, resistance

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US is enraged by the Iranian nation’s firm stand against the West. Read More Here

(CNN) – Iran’s supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs

Iran’s supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn’t seeking and doesn’t believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Read More Here

(AP) – Iran vows to stand by Hezbollah against Israel

Iran’s president on Thursday said that if the Israelis launch a new war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the militant group should retaliate strong enough to “close their case once and for all.” Read More Here

(WPost) – World news roundup: Argentina accuses Britain of ‘whipping up’ war

Argentina accused Britain of “whipping up the specter of war” on Thursday after Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted that Britain has sufficient protection in place on the Falkland Islands amid escalating tensions over oil and gas exploration Read More Here

(AntiWar) – New IAEA Chief Uses Last Week’s ‘Technical Violation’ to Raise Fears of Iran’s Nuclear Program

A new report issued by the IAEA today rehashed complaints about what was referred to as a minor, technical violation last week, and declared that it “raises concerns about the possible existence in Iran of past or current undisclosed activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile.” Read More Here

Decoding Scheuer’s Call for Osama to Kill More Americans

“War on Terror” advocates want civilians to die to justify “War on Terror”

Video: Beck and Former CIA Employee Agree: U.S. Needs to be Hit by al-Qaeda

(Fox) – Glenn Beck nods and agrees with his guest Michael Scheuer that the only way to “save” the US (from illegal immigrants, of course) is for Osama bin Laden to succeed in detonating a weapon on American soil. Scheuer and Beck hit all the conservative buttons, from Mexicans to the mainstream media and the worst of all, Europeans. From the June 30th, 2009 Glenn Beck on Fox News.

Video: Michael Scheuer – Obama and Cheney Make Us Less Safe

In the ongoing debate between President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney on torture, former CIA terrorism expert Michael Scheuer points out how both leaders’ refusal to address U.S. interventionism as the primary catalyst for terrorism makes us all “less safe.”