The Bomb Iran Faction
Counterpunch.org / GARY LEUPP
12-May-2009 (5 comments)

There is clearly a faction of the power elite that is, and has for some years been pressing, for a U.S. military attack on Iran. It is not advocating a war, at least openly, or an occupation of that vast nation; rather, it is advocating an operation similar in concept to the Israeli attack on Iraq’s French-built Osiraq nuclear reactor in 1981. In a word, it is both advocating an Israeli-like action and justifying it explicitly as one on behalf of Israel

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Roger Cohen confronting The Lobby

by Anonymous visitor (not verified) on Wed May 13, 2009 07:55 PM PDT


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MEHRNAZ SHAHABI

Thank you, brilliant article

by MEHRNAZ SHAHABI on Wed May 13, 2009 03:47 AM PDT

"It will be about whether the Lobby, on behalf of a nuclear power exposed as such, can successfully make the case that Israel as a nuclear power is truly threatened by a country with three thousand centrifuges producing small test batches of low enriched uranium", in an atmosphere where "cynical language in which democracy means capitalism or at least US imperialist interests" and terms such as “Islamofascism” and “nuclear holocaust” designed to stifle thought are at the center of public discussion".


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A thorough intelligent analysis of "bomb Iran" faction

by morning Joe (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 08:58 PM PDT

As the article points out the danger of this faction is real. They have infiltrated the U.S. government and will not be defeated easily. Thanks for posting this article.


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Abarmard

This quote from the article

by Abarmard on Tue May 12, 2009 04:24 PM PDT

This quote from the article says it all: "The call for an attack on Iran, to the extent it is being voiced in the ruling class, is being most sharply framed by neocon columnists including some who recently served in the Bush administration. It is echoed by AIPAC and other Lobby organizations."


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Reset of History?

by Taytelbaum, (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 03:27 PM PDT

We must all be prudent in these chaotic times, East and West.


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