http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_100207.asp

The following recent events have led to widespread suspicions that a US/Israeli attack on Iran is imminent:

Additional aircraft carriers deployed to the Persian Gulf.
US Patriot missiles just deployed to the Persian Gulf.
F16 fighter planes just deployed to the Incirlik base in Turkey.
The F-16’s can deliver B61-11 nuclear bunker busters.
Increased number of US nuclear submarines in Persian Gulf.
Admiral Fallon named Centcom commander.
Israeli pilots training for Iran bombing mission.
Increased provocations against Iran, including the arrest of Iranian diplomats in Iraq.

Honestly, is there any more damning criticism of the President than this?

“….Here is the victory scenario: Bush and Cheney will claim that their air attack on Iran succeeded in destroying Iran’s (non-existent) nuclear weapons program. The victory claimed by the Bush Regime and the propagandistic US media will “make America safe from nuclear attack.” This will restore Bush’s popularity and move the US back to a 50-50 political split in time for Karl Rove to steal the 2008 election with the fraudulent electronic voting machines built and programmed by Republican operatives….”

Read entire story here: http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts01172007.html

One thing remains undisputable. The current set of democrats sitting in power won’t do a thing. They would just snarl around, and howl like helpless puppies all day, while funding continues for a bigger war. And Bush would have his war. Nuke a country that never attacked us, all in the hope of creating a bogus “Relief” for us: Disarming Iran.
I guess in our haste to push out the war gang, we blindly packed in another handful of scumbags like Pelosi and co. I was present in her gala, it was quite pathetic. A gala organized by her sponsors AIPAC and the Neo-CONS while our boys hope and pray in Iraq, that this insanity dies. Now, we have the escalation of madness! A bigger war in Iran that would actually enrage the few moderates left in the entire middle east.
Several petitions and emails are been currently sent to Madame Pelosi office, with most of us yelling at her, calling her the Bigger Traitor. It wouldn’t harm to exercise our rights too. You could find her office phone number and emails: http://www.house.gov/pelosi/

ARE ANY OF YOU PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS?

Do you REALLY want to make a difference, or just complain?

MARCH ON WASHINGTON
JANUARY 27TH
United for Peace and Justice

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

If you can’t make it to DC, you can still help by donating money, supporting local efforts, and by SPREADING THE WORD.

Comment by Marie

Anyone here going to DC this weekend?

Somebody needs to give Bush some Tums because his tummy is again rumbling and we know what the outcome can be.

Comment by theswan

I’ll second that.

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Rockefeller isn’t very quick on the uptake, is he? I should think it would be blatantly obvious to anyone who’s been paying attention at all that Bush prefers to “trust his gut” rather than actually gather facts — which is probably the primary reason why we’re in such a fix in Iraq now. As for reading, didn’t Bush himself say years ago in an interview on Fox News (natch) that he doesn’t read newspapers and only glances at the headlines because he trusts his staff to be more objective than the reporters — meaning, of course, that he trusts his staff more than he trusts his reporters to tell him what he wants to hear?

Where’ve you been for the past five-odd years, Jay? On a deserted island?

These creeps need their wars and chaos to hold up their house of cards. They are in fact the same as Sadaam. But instead of hiding behind oil wealth as Sadaam did, they hide behind their military wealth and use our troops to do their dirty work.

The Democrats need to disassociate themselves from this crazy state of mind and listen to the Senator from Kentucky. They need to stand together and bring the troops home, now. Impeach later.

War’s Arab supporters bitter over its results
Resentment speaks volumes about U.S. standing in the Middle East

“It’s a success story for al-Qaeda, a success story for autocratic Arab regimes that made democracy look ugly in their people’s eyes. They can say to their people: ‘Look at the democracy that the Americans want to bring to you. Democracy is trouble. You may as well forget about what the Americans promise you. They promise you death,’ ” said Salameh Nematt, a Jordanian analyst and the former Washington bureau chief for the Arabic-language daily newspaper al-Hayat.

As for Bush’s ability to function in the world of reality vs. fantasy, there’s no hope. How can he possibly comprehend a world view when he cannot comprehend his own personal world? Way too much to ask of a man compromised by profound mental disease.

But let’s hold all the others who seem to have insight, intelligence, and inside information responsible for any escalation in Iran without the vote of confidence of the people. Let’s hold all the “war mongers” who voted “yes on Iraq” accountable and tell them that their respective bids for the highest office in this country will not fly.

Let’s make our message clear: those who voted “yes” to give a known misanthrope the unchecked power to overrule our constitution must not receive our vote in 08! That illustrious list includes (but is not limited to) Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman, Flipper McCain, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Kerry (and the rest of the Rethugs in Congress!).

Those with foresight, intelligence, and morality who voted “no” were: Dennis Kucinich, Russ Feingold, Barak Obama (although he didn’t vote but would have).

08 will be a time for the people to take back their power….and it begins with slapping down those who erred in judgment and abrogated their duty in representing us by voting “yes for Iraq”.
It’s called “derelection of duty” and congressional abdication…