If the Iranians have a problem with the United States, doesn’t this put things into some more perspective — and suggest that they might actually have some reason for feeling that way?

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784

It really underscores just how surreal the past eight years have been when a scathing parody turns out to be virtually dead-on accurate.

Only generally on-topic, hope that’s okay.

-Crazy Hussein Cat Lady

CHENEY = LIAR!

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All one has to do in order to see that this is primarily what the One Percent Doctrine is — a trumped-up excuse created deliberately by members of the Bush administration in order to justify an oil grab — is to consider three things:

1) Dick Cheney is one of the founding members of Project for a New American Century (PNAC). His name appears alongside those of several other past members of the Bush administration such as Libby, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz on PNAC’s Statement of Principles dated June 3, 1997 — which can be found on PNAC’s website, http://www.newamericancentury.org. As far back as the Clinton administration, PNAC was stating their belief in the importance of removing Saddam Hussein from power and promoting the United States as a dominant force throughout the globe. They even went so far as to state (in a 2000 report titled “Rebuilding America’s Defenses” which can also be found on their website) that “the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event––like a new Pearl Harbor“. Even the most hardened skeptic has to admit that even if 9/11 was a complete coincidence of which the Bush administration had absolutely no foreknowledge, it was to say the least a remarkably convenient one from the perspective of PNAC.

2) Iran is known to be have one of the world’s top five largest oil reserves, as is Iraq. Saudi Arabia (naturally) heads the list, Canada is second, Iraq is third, Iran is fourth, Kuwait is fifth. Consider also that one member of Cheney’s secretive Energy Task Force is a man named Matthew Simmonds, who has for twenty years managed his own investment bank specializing in the energy industry. Today, Simmonds is a prominent and vocal figure within the Peak Oil movement. Coincidence? Perhaps…but perhaps not.

3) During Bush’s first term, even though he labeled North Korea a member of the “Axis Of Evil”, all appearances suggest that nobody in the Bush Administration seriously considered using the One Percent Doctrine against North Korea even though they were taking steps that were much more suggestive of an active nuclear weapons development program — expelling UN inspectors, dismantling UN monitor cameras, and unloading fuel rods from their reactors. A Pakistani scientist by name of Abdul Qareem Khan is known to have passed nuclear technology secrets to North Korea, and there is reason to believe that North Korea’s claim of a successful underground nuclear bomb test in 2006 may not be an exaggeration. Although their long-range missile tests have not been successful, they have short-range missile technology with which they can reach Japan and parts of Russia. Granted, it’s quite possible that one answer to the question of why we haven’t used the One Percent Doctrine there can be summed up in one word — China — but it doesn’t change the fact that our policy is hypocritical and our antagonism rather conveniently slanted towards those countries with large reserves of petroleum.

As an aside, isn’t it interesting that nobody in the Bush administration has apparently thought to apply a variation of the One Percent Doctrine to something like global warming? Or strengthening levees — i.e., Hurricane Katrina? Or strengthening bridges — i.e., Minneapolis?

“The war in Iraq has emboldened Iran, which poses the greatest challenge to American interests in the Middle East in a generation, continuing its nuclear program and threatening our ally, Israel.”

SO, ACCORDING TO BARAK OBAMA, IRAN IS CONTINUING ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND THREATENING OUT ALLY, ISRAEL.

Gigi will not note the significant differences between Cheney’s and Obamas statements. In particular, Cheney is addressing whether or not Iran has an active nuclear weaponization program as opposed to a nuclear program that involves enrichment of uranium for use in energy production. Obviously, we should be concerned with enrichment since it can be used for both peaceful energy development or weaponization. Iran has made threatening statements against Israel. We ought to be concerned. However, Cheney attempts to distort and mislead the public into believing that Iran has an active program to develop a nuclear weapon. That is a significantly different statement. However, those with little moral compunction or values, like gigi, will obviously lie.

Don’t forget to buy stock in Kimberly_Clark.

This troll’s gotta be going through a whole pack of Depends everyday…

“Companies are racing to provide radioactive fuel for America’s nuclear renaissance, and are powering debate along the way.

Even as the government continues to oppose Iran’s efforts to enrich uranium for power plants, projects to do just that are under way in this country. General Electric Co. and USEC Inc., along with European rivals Urenco Ltd. and Areva Inc., are pushing billions worth of new U.S. enrichment plants or technology so they don’t miss the new uranium boom.”

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/02/29/news/regional/991c5d28515bb257872573fb006c34eb.txt

I have long believed the exposure of Plame and her covert operation was more than just punishment against Joe Wilson. I think the Bush administration long ago had information that Iran had stopped it’s nuclear program, and they acted to destroy Brewster Jennings before it’s operatives could provide evidence to that fact.

I agree. Now that Admiral Fallon has resigned, Cheney and the rest of the “Bomb Iran” crowd are going to try and get us into another fiasco. My fear is that they will succeed.

Did the interviewer just give him a pass when he outright lied??

What the heck happened to our media?

calibleu Says:
March 19th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Well we would know what Iran was doing execpt you outed Valerie Plame.

Thereby putting her covert operation, known publicly as Brewster Jennings, out of operation. As you correctly indicate, this act of treason by the Bush administration effectively shut off intelligence about Iran’s nuclear activities.

I have long believed the exposure of Plame and her covert operation was more than just punishment against Joe Wilson. I think the Bush administration long ago had information that Iran had stopped it’s nuclear program, and they acted to destroy Brewster Jennings before it’s operatives could provide evidence to that fact.

Of course they had that info long ago, the NIE says that Iran stopped it’s weapons program in 2003…are you telling me that it takes our intelligence community nigh on 5 FREAKING YEARS to know whether or not our supposed enemies are still making weapons or have stopped? If that is true, then every war we’ve ever won was by virtue of LUCK.

Unfortunately, the historical record does not bear this out. Since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has supported dozens of murderous dictators both financially and militarily: for example, Joseph Mobutu of Zaire, Augusto Pinochet of Chili, Suharto of Indonesia, Saddam Hussein of Iraq, the shah of Iran, Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua, Fulgencio Batista of Cuba, and dictatorships in Greece, Portugal, Pakistan, Egypt, and many other countries. In 1954 the CIA sabotaged the elected government in Guatemala. The U.S. invaded Panama in 1989, killing 3,000 to 4,000 civilians. It trained and supported death squads in El Salvador. It supported the Taliban, brought the Ba’ath Party to power in Iraq, and sold material for chemical weapons to the regime of Saddam Hussein.

Great list man, too many people forget this crap when talking about anything going on in the world these days. This list fits nicely with my response to any reich-wing idiots who say “The WMDs were THERE!! They just moved them to Syria and Iran!!!” (because of course all muslims stick together, even if shia and sunni hate each other, and Iranians aren’t ARABS, they are PERSIANS): “Any WMDs we find in Iraq or that we find elsewhere that used to be in Iraq will have a receipt attached with Don Rumsfelds signature on it.”

I’m not sure this one even has a “point”. I see it as this little robot that goes to the RNC talking point site and cuts and pastes whatever is the current talking point listed there.

Thereby putting her covert operation, known publicly as Brewster Jennings, out of operation. As you correctly indicate, this act of treason by the Bush administration effectively shut off intelligence about Iran’s nuclear activities.

I have long believed the exposure of Plame and her covert operation was more than just punishment against Joe Wilson. I think the Bush administration long ago had information that Iran had stopped it’s nuclear program, and they acted to destroy Brewster Jennings before it’s operatives could provide evidence to that fact.

AS WHERE AMERICA

Unfortunately, the historical record does not bear this out. Since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has supported dozens of murderous dictators both financially and militarily: for example, Joseph Mobutu of Zaire, Augusto Pinochet of Chili, Suharto of Indonesia, Saddam Hussein of Iraq, the shah of Iran, Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua, Fulgencio Batista of Cuba, and dictatorships in Greece, Portugal, Pakistan, Egypt, and many other countries. In 1954 the CIA sabotaged the elected government in Guatemala. The U.S. invaded Panama in 1989, killing 3,000 to 4,000 civilians. It trained and supported death squads in El Salvador. It supported the Taliban, brought the Ba’ath Party to power in Iraq, and sold material for chemical weapons to the regime of Saddam Hussein.