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April 8, 2008 at 12:27:40

Headlined on 4/8/08:
John Conyers Confirms That An Attack Against Iran Is Not a "Conspiracy Theory"

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You may ask yourselves what damage a few, or maybe even hundreds of QUDS force operatives in the United could inflict upon our country? Iran is a closed society, and while Bush and Cheney are constantly harping on Iran’s nuclear program, there are also reports that Iran is capable of and may be in possession of sophisticated biological weapons. A report from 1996 stated that Iran would be able to deliver biological agents via their military in approximately 10 years, which has already passed. There isn’t a lot of information available to ascertain whether or not Iran still has a covert biological weapons program, but based on tensions that have been building for years, I believe that if attacked, Iran will not hesitate to attack our nation with a ferocity that may take our war planners off-guard. (Again…)

We already know they are here, and several stories from the border indicate their efforts at infiltrating the US has been successful:


Texas Sheriffs: Terrorists Entering U.S. from Mexico

NewsMax.com Wires
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006

This article by Kevin Mooney originally appeared at CNSNews.com.

The chief law enforcement officers of several Texas counties along the southern U.S. border warn that Arabic-speaking individuals are learning Spanish and integrating into Mexican culture before paying smugglers to sneak them into the United States. The Texas Sheriffs’ Border Coalition believes those individuals are likely terrorists and that drug cartels and some members of the Mexican military are helping them get across the border.

Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez of Zapata County, Texas told Cybercast News Service that Iranian currency, military badges in Arabic, jackets and other clothing are among the items that have been discovered along the banks of the Rio Grande River. The sheriff also said there are a substantial number of individuals crossing the southern border into the U.S. who are not Mexican. He described the individuals in question as well-funded and able to pay so-called “coyotes” - human smugglers - large sums of money for help gaining illegal entry into the U.S. MORE

The evidence that the QUDS force and Al Qaeda have successfully entered our nation is undeniable, and even though we have evidence they are using the porous southern border as an entry point, the gaping hole in our national security is still open, an invitation to anyone that has the desires to covertly enter our country. Even worse than conventional methods for entering our country, the southern border offers potential terrorists an entry point that will also accommodate their weapons, and none of us knows what they might be. Below are several links that also indicate our country is being infiltrated by people who’s intention is to inflict as much damage upon the country as they can in the event of war:

51 terror suspects nabbed trying to enter U.S. illegally. ‘If this isn’t a wake-up call to our lax border security, I don’t know what is’

Arab terrorists ‘are getting into the US over Mexican border’

Al-Qaeda’s Illegal Immigration Threat

Terror-Linked Migrants Channeled Into U.S.

Our nation consists of thousands of square miles of terrain and vital infrastructure, any which could be terrorist targets. From simple targets like oil terminals, pipelines, major power-grid switching stations, Dams, you name it, our infrastructure is laid out in a way that attacks could occur where least expected but would still create a lot of confusion, stress, and wondering where a “safe haven” exists, if there is one. If they have biological weapons, the way the bulk of our water supply is configured and other factors, spreading a deadly disease is much easier than you can imagine. We also have to understand the Iranian philosophy and the reputation of the QUDS force They are hand-picked and rival our own special forces in physical prowess and may surpass us in mental conditioning. As a military unit they are a formidable adversary on the battlefield, but left to their own devices in an open society, the havoc they could wreak upon this nation could be monumental. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be arrogant, speaks when silence would better serve his purpose, and seems intent on not giving an inch - but we must also remember that the Bush administration turned-down Iranian overtures for peace in 2003. Middle-East experts speculate that Bush ignoring previous peaceful initiatives from Iran is largely responsible for their current hard-line stance. While Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is abrasive and seems intent on making the US blink first, I don’t believe that he is stupid either!

He must know that he is treading on thin ice, and while he seems assured the US will not mount a preemptive strike against Iran, analysts believe that he has set in motion a “force” to avenge what he sees as an unprovoked attack against Iran. He has warned us, and I don’t take his threats lightly. It is especially disconcerting when you understand that members of the QUDS force are fiercely loyal and would not hesitate to lay down their lives to avenge America’s attack on their homeland. If we go to war with Iran, we will face a different type of well-organized Guerrilla fighters that by our standards, are fanatics and value no life whatsoever, including their own. Bring yourself back to the Iran/Iraq war and remember when teenage Iranians ran though Iraqi mine fields, sacrificing their lives so the tanks and other support vehicles could get through. That’s the mentality of Iran on a full-blown war footing - and for our troops sake, I hope they are spared from fighting people who resemble barbarians.

Then, we have our own Iranian population in the United Stares to consider; Wikipedia shows that we have a growing Iranian-American population that in 2000 was estimated to be 338,000. In 2004, that figure rose to 691,000; the last figure they show is 900,000, another substantial rise. Based on people that choose not to participate in Census and other governmental agencies, it’s probably safe to conclude that we are close to one million Iranian-Americans. To the best of my knowledge, our Iranian-American members of society have been productive and peaceful. If I have missed something, I’m sure it will be pointed out by the readership. There is violence in every community, but as it pertains to what we hear on the news and even on Blogs, I have not noted violence in the Iranian-American community that would suggest they are different than any other minority. In fact, I have heard so little it suggests to me that as a whole, they may be less prone to violence than several communities I could list.

Iranian immigration to the United States has been continuous since the 1980s. Today, the United States contains the highest number of Iranians in the world outside Iran not including a large and influential Iranian Zohrastrian community in India. The Iranian-American community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including medicine, engineering, and business. The community expanded predominantly in the early 1980s in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the former regime. The majority of Iranian refugees are upper-middle class and others are wealthy[citation needed]. They have comparatively liberal political opinions and westernized lifestyles due in part to American acculturation. Iranian-Americans thus tend to practice moderate, less traditional forms of Shi’ism (some were forced into asylum or exile for disagreements over religion with the Islamic Republic of Iran) as well as liberal Judaism.

Many Iranian Americans are also members of the Azeri, Armenian, Kurdish, Assyrian or other ethnic groups, reflecting the diversity of Iran.

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Frank J. Ranelli is an opinion editorial writer, a research author and critic. He is a former senior editor and current feature writer for the popular online news website, OpEdNews.com. His erudite and chic style of writing has been lauded and extensively published in a variety of news outlets and across the Internet. These include the Naples Daily News, The Online Journal, Information Clearing House, Alternet, The Smirking Chimp, Diatribune, and the former progressive journal of thought, Wicked...

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John Conyers: Aiding and abetting Bush's crimes

Instead of waiting for Bush to attack Iran, perhaps Conyer’s should resign and allow Congress to appoint a chairperson to the House Judiciary Committee who actual takes their oath to protect and support the Constitution in earnest – someone who will impeach Bush and Cheney for the plethora of transgressions they have already committed against the will of the people, our republic and Iraq.


By not bringing about impeachment hearings, john Conyer’s is an accomplice and an abettor to war crimes and usurpations against the once-sovereign people of this nation.

by Frank J. Ranelli (66 articles, 143 quicklinks, 29 diaries, 377 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:50:36 PM
 


Professor Nan Fandel teaches communications in Iowa. She is also a journalist who has been an op-ed columnist for the Iowa City Press-Citizen newspaper. Also a poet and a Jellaludin Rumi scholar, Professor Fandel lectures throughout the world on the words, teachings, and life of this 13th-century Sufi mystic poet, who today is among the most popular poets. She has co-authored a book in honor of Rumi titled Mystery Box, which will be available in mid-2008.Professor Fandel's goal as a teacher and ...

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Professor FandelProfessor Nan Fandel teaches communications in Iowa. She is also a journalist who has been an op-ed columnist for the Iowa City Press-Citizen newspaper. Also a poet and a Jellaludin Rumi scholar, Professor Fandel lectures throughout the world on the words, teachings, and life of this 13th-century Sufi mystic poet, who today is among the most popular poets. She has co-authored a book in honor of Rumi titled Mystery Box, which will be available in mid-2008.Professor Fandel's goal as a teacher and ...

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I agree...

...Conyers is nothing but "a placeholder with a mouth."

The consequences of his inaction with regard to the promised impeachment hearings on the Bush/Cheney administration reverberate throughout the world, but most particularly, in Iraq: more than 4,000 deaths and nearly 25,000 injuries among Americans, and thousands more innocent Iraqis, in an illegal war led by our Executive Branch who condone torture and plan to keep on warring in the region. And this is only the most obvious:

I refer you to my aritcle on this site "THE BUSH/CHENEY GENOCIDE: DEATH OF A NATION" where you will find a long list of the high crimes AND misdemeanors of this wholly impeachable administration.

Attacking Iran would merely be the frosting on the cake, and if Conyers can't get his act together to slice and dice this devil's food, put someone in his place who's got a sweet tooth and will.

Professor Fandel

by Professor Fandel (4 articles, 2 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 36 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 2:19:30 PM
 


I do not feel it necessary for me to give you a bio..this is not High School
Susan NelsenI do not feel it necessary for me to give you a bio..this is not High School

Conyers has more than enough evidence of High Crimes and

misdomeaners to start impeachment hearing...Yoo's torture memos, spying on citizens inside the United States with out probable cause.....he writes letters and makes empty promises...just like Leahy and all the rest...the fact is they won't..the time for accountability to the people has passed..started with the Nixon pardon..the Iran-Contra scandal, Cointelpro and continues on...each administration refusing to protect the Constitution, the laws, avoiding accountablity (at our expense) knowing that sooner or later "their" party will inhabit the White House..and that they will do as they please with complete impunity...this is what has happened to our beloved country...these blowhearts such as Conyers, Pelosi, Boehner, Specter, (the whole Congress, the Executive Branch, and the DOJ, the DOD, even the Pentagon, and now the military, (via Patreus) etc.) the likes of these do not care one iota about you, or this country, they care about power and money, and the freedom to pursue those things at any cost, with out the laws or the Constitution getting in their way

by Susan Nelsen (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 265 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:58:10 PM
 


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This happens you can hang it up ...

There is no way to calculate what will happen if a planned attack on Iran occurs other than to say that there won't be a person on this planet that won't be adversely affected. Life as we have known it will change so dramatically that I doubt many will be able to cope and maybe this was their plan all along.

I just finished talking to Conyer's office and again was received by a representative with all the dismissive enthusiasm of a department store complaint department. This is bad folks, it’s as though it’s inevitable, they’re sleep-walking us into Armageddon. There doesn’t seem to be any urgency from those that have ability to stop this insanity to do so – including us!

It might very well be time to sell everything and head for deep hills with as much survival gear as one can carry. It isn't the way I was hoping to live out my life but I'd rather get eaten by a bear living free than fall from a fascist bullet while in chains.

by Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 1398 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:41:23 PM
 


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Richard VolaarAward winning poet, writer and refugee from the educational testing industry. Richard agitates, supports and motivates activists of all kinds, the most well-known being Cindy Sheehan. Web developer and designer by day, writer by night, Richard has the disposition of an observer and essayist. Richard has fallen in love, one day at a time, with the writing of Raymond Carver, while sparring, verbally, with the flying monkey right since 1998. Richard built his first computer from scratch in 1977...

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Appeasement Didn't Work With Hitler...

...and it won't work with Bush.

Once the bombs are dropped, martial law will be declared and Congresses' role in government will be effectively sidelined.

China will simply unload all of its debt, as will Japan.  China will take Taiwan and Tibet.  North Korea will attempt an assault on the South.

Turkey will launch an assault on all US bases and begin an incursion into Iraq.

Chavez will turn off the taps.  OPEC will revoke our magic checkbook and switch to Euros.  The US economy will become dust.

Russian will launch an assault on Alaska and Canada.

Hoard water, batteries, communication devices, and gas up.  Get your ammo in one place.  Sight in your rifles.

We have less than 10 days of freedom left.

by Richard Volaar (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 78 diaries, 247 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:48:37 PM
 


SW Texas ultra-liberal
john riggsSW Texas ultra-liberal

Theres a plus to all this

radiation poisoning will make my nose and ear hair fall out, I always try to look on the bright side.

How to stop worrying and love the bomb ! Nuklar combat, Major Kong goes to the Middle East, or, I'd walk a mile for a camel, on glass !

by john riggs (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 424 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 8:47:04 PM
 


64 year old retired factory worker. Lifetime democrat; now a member of the Ron Paul revolution.
ronheri64 year old retired factory worker. Lifetime democrat; now a member of the Ron Paul revolution.

The Writer Spells out our Predicament

The writer has done his research and spells out just how tenuous our situation is. The Senate and House Democrats have failed to reign in this dictatorship, and now we will all suffer the results. I just don't know what to do or say any longer. Our democracy has failed us.

by ronheri (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 148 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 5:44:42 PM
 


Kent State, Graduate work in philosophy of logic, of science, Ph.D. SIU neuroscientist, forensic neuropsychologist, PostDoc Medical College of Ohio, Preferred activities: Restoring British motorcycles, cars, Matchless, Austin Healey, Triumph, Jaguar, building an engine, programming a computer. Other stuff: SDS 1968, antiwar,911 truth advocate, anticorporatist, anti-classist, anti-neocon, pissed off. Best thing: Father. Blessed.
richardKent State, Graduate work in philosophy of logic, of science, Ph.D. SIU neuroscientist, forensic neuropsychologist, PostDoc Medical College of Ohio, Preferred activities: Restoring British motorcycles, cars, Matchless, Austin Healey, Triumph, Jaguar, building an engine, programming a computer. Other stuff: SDS 1968, antiwar,911 truth advocate, anticorporatist, anti-classist, anti-neocon, pissed off. Best thing: Father. Blessed.

perhaps

it is the Americans who have failed their democracy..... 

of course, that's not entirely fair... we haven't had a democracy for a long long while...... 

but it is we (all of 'we') who have ignored the elites and their efforts through the CIA Wurlitzer and FBI cointelpro to control the very way we think, believe and feel....

We have been well and thoroughly 'had' .... but we also let them do it to us. And now it is probably too late to do much about it. But we have to try. 

by richard (0 articles, 5 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 784 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 7:01:23 PM
 


Stanimal is ???

I hear cries for freedom elsewhere, while the US becomes less so. I hear support for free markets, then demanding a bailout due to incompetence.
I roll my eyes at those that accuse others being oppressed while the US has and still continues to the same and much worse. Laughing at pinheads who purchase and profit from those they curse.

Every time I return to visit I see a country I no longer recognize. A shredded Constitution, a spineless Congress ...

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StanimalStanimal is ???

I hear cries for freedom elsewhere, while the US becomes less so. I hear support for free markets, then demanding a bailout due to incompetence.
I roll my eyes at those that accuse others being oppressed while the US has and still continues to the same and much worse. Laughing at pinheads who purchase and profit from those they curse.

Every time I return to visit I see a country I no longer recognize. A shredded Constitution, a spineless Congress ...

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Would the Bu$h cabal want to spoil his daughter's

wedding in May with a pre-emptive nuclear attack on Iran? I think the it would be postponed till after it, unless the MSM plan to use its coverage to obscure bombs dropping in the M.E..

Tibet has been a part of China for over five hundred years. A Tibetan Princess was married to an Emperor during the Ming Dynasty. How would the U.S. feel if there were demands for California-Arizona-New Mexico- Colorado-Utah and Nevada to be returned to Mexico, which was taken by force, Or re-install Hawaii with its former kingdom?

As far as heading into the hills, as many have planned, keep in mind that night vision and thermal imaging systems will be difficult to thwart. They have all kinds of exotic weapons subsidized with your tax $ at their disposal.

I don't own a home, gun, or car. I have extremely limited amount of cash and not much in possessions for barter. I'm at the mercy of "The NWO" for my food, electricity, and water. When they choose to turn our lives into Martial Law, I don't have much recourse.

Interesting times we live in, and I'm not sure if I'm going to grow old and grey to see what transpires.

by Stanimal (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 474 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 7:12:26 PM
 


A sentient being trapped in the American political diorama.
coyoteA sentient being trapped in the American political diorama.

So what's he going to do about it?

I think the first poster here in this discussion pretty much nailed it.

Conyers, Pelosi and the entire gaggle of Feckless Dems are criminally complicit in everything that has happened over the last 7 years.

I mean this not only as hyperbolic rhetoric but as a point of detail that merits legal examination and historical documentation here in the late stages of The Empire's decay.

You see Conyer's and his staff have already prepared a lengthy document detailing the impeachable offenses of the Bush-Cheney cabal, and this was 2-3 years ago meaning much more could be added, and he has chosen to not act on what is essentially the duty that he was sworn to uphold.

The American people better wake up fast and get out on the streets with resilience and direct demands.

It's later than we think.

 

by coyote (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 73 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 8:35:04 PM
 


I am a college graduate, a loyal patriot of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a person whose convictions and pessimism drive my thought invoking others to think, and enjoy some politcal debate. I like truth even if it doesn't set you "free" in this US of A any longer. I am a liberal.
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shirley reeseI am a college graduate, a loyal patriot of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a person whose convictions and pessimism drive my thought invoking others to think, and enjoy some politcal debate. I like truth even if it doesn't set you "free" in this US of A any longer. I am a liberal.
I do a bit of painting mostly in Acrylic. I do a bit of poetry writng mostly inspired by tragic thought. I do a ton of reading, mostly online. I speak straightforwardly and don't plan on changing. It's wor...

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Iran

After hearing/seeing Iran's leaders on Cspan on more than one occasion a few yrs back and even last year, Iran had no intentions of battling with us. He was very convincing, actually the main honcho and Mus..blah whoever, were both on as visiting speakers. They really didn't want to tangle with us at that time. However, Bush finally gave them reason too.

 When congress (including Hillary Clinton) voted to label the Quds as "terrorists", the battle was on and the tensions were accelerated. The sanctions started   underpinnings for war. Wouldn't it piss us off if a super powerful UN sanctioned us? I'm so sure.

Lastly, we have blowback coming. Ppl in the world are sick and tired of our lies and bullying. Threatening Russia's economy was about the dumbest move we could have done. Russia's economy has finally stabilized and they have surpluses. We broke 2 treaties with Russia since Bush has been in office. Russia got ticked about it and broke one as well! Putin did a good job building up his economy and nation. For USA to threaten to flatten it, well, don't worry about Iran. Maybe you should be fearing the Ruskies. As far as ppl coming over the border, our Canadian border (my state borders it),  is all biometrics. No matter where you go, a camera, an iris scanner and other devices are watching you. Remember, those borders ALSO LOCK US IN!

Btw, I didn't get my opednews in my email box today. AOL must be filtering me again. Hmmmm, sure they didn't want me to read this. haha.

We have blowback coming from all over the world. Thanks dick cheney, mr satan man. A rothchild at heart, I am sure.

In my opinion, we are at war and you and I both know that Israel won't be happy till Iran, Iraq and Syria are leveled and they get to control the Middle East at the American's expense for their capacity to do such.

I didn't know Bush's daughter was getting married in May. maybe she is going to have her wedding in Argentina on their new lush ranch. 

by shirley reese (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 308 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 9:38:43 PM
 


I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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William CormierI am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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What IS wrong With The Congress?

The fascinating piece of this puzzle is that the article when Russia states we will attack Iran within two (2) weeks was released on the 2nd and then the 5th of this month, and no one really ran with the story.

Not a solitary word from the MSM... 

There have been several times we postured ourselves as if though we were gong to attack Iran and it didn't happen. We may have been "feinting" to see what Iran's defensive maneuvers were, or in the alternative, we might have been poised for an attack, and someone let it slip out of the bag and the hurried diplomatic frenzy that followed stopped an attack from occurring.

If enough people know and we all raise hell about it, I believe it's possible to thwart - either via our own Congress or the diplomatic maneuvers of other countries, such an attack. Iran is not helping matters and seems intent on prodding the rabid dog in the cage, which is worrisome in itself. It's obvious that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't playing with a full deck, nor is Bush and Cheney. From my perspective, we have to hope that others in the world care more about the US than our own Presidency - or at least are worried enough about the global community and their own safety to effectively quash the Neo-con agenda.

Why won't Congress impeach Bush and Cheney? That's the burning question; if this was the 1800's, we would tar and feather the whole batch of them, even the wicked witch from the West, but in today’s world where a couple psychopaths could cause harm to everyone, no one raises a finger...

I honestly don't get understand nor comprehend the rank cowardice which is demonstrated by Congress as a whole, and frankly, I believe they should all be replaced and publicly humiliated because of their failure to fulfill their oaths of office. If we do attack Iran, the Congress will be criminally culpable and will be accessories after the fact.

William Cormier 

 

 

by William Cormier (126 articles, 6 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 302 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 9:41:35 PM
 


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Unlike Iraq

Unlike Iraq which was a 24/7/365 Mega-Blast sales job this attack is being under reported.

I think these cretins realize people aren't going to be fooled using the same tactics they used to sell Iraq, (personally I think they're given the American public too much credit - but that's beside the point) so they're covering their asses by putting stories out there but not hammering them 24/7 through our Propaganda News Broadcasting Networks (PNBN) like they did with Iraq. Right now PNBN is dangling shinny-keys of the election and collapsing economy in front of us as preparations for an attack on Iran moves stealth-fully forward. Instead of "selling" the war this time, they're  "covering" for it. When the attack occurs they can point at the once mentioned news stories and said that they told us so.

What I believe is soon something bigger than 9/11 will happen with Iran's alleged fingerprints all over it and that will give bush&co their excuse. They might not even need a "false flag" attack to kick start their wet-dream of achieving Armageddon. I mean why should they care now if they put on a show? No ones stopped them from doing anything to date - so?

But my guess is because they simply like to kill things they'll perform some magnificent stunt of theatrics, that we'll be able to see right through and that won't matter, just to satisfy their blood-lust.

God, I hope I'm wrong. I would trade all things I would be right about in the future just to be wrong about this one time. 

by Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 1398 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 10:54:12 PM
 


JUST A CONCERN CITIZEN AND LOVE MY COUNTRY GREW UP IN A SMALL FISHING TOWN IN NJ,BUT THE DAY I GOT MY DRIVERS LICENSE,SPENT MOST OF MY TIME EXPANSING MY MINE. LEARNED A LOT THE HARD WAY,BUT MOSTLY STREET SMART. AT 65 HAVE PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHO THE SNAKES ARE.
RICHARD SHADEJUST A CONCERN CITIZEN AND LOVE MY COUNTRY GREW UP IN A SMALL FISHING TOWN IN NJ,BUT THE DAY I GOT MY DRIVERS LICENSE,SPENT MOST OF MY TIME EXPANSING MY MINE. LEARNED A LOT THE HARD WAY,BUT MOSTLY STREET SMART. AT 65 HAVE PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHO THE SNAKES ARE.

PUBLICLY HUMLATED

WILLIAM THIS WHERE WE THE PEOPLE SHOULD START, THEY ALL COME HOME AT SOME POINT IN TIME, AND WHEN THEY DO THIS IS WHEN WE CAN BE HEARD, AND IF WE LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT WELCOME ENOUGH TIMES, AND MAYBE NOT ABLE TO SLEEP WELL IN THERE HOMES, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO DC AND SLEEP IN THE BED THEY MADE FOR THEM SELFS. PUT OUT THE NO WELCOME HERE SIGNS. BLACK BALL THEM, DON'T INVITE THEM TO TOWN HALL MEETING, MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE NOBODY, AS THEY DO TO US. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

by RICHARD SHADE (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 460 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 4:22:20 AM
 


64 year old retired factory worker. Lifetime democrat; now a member of the Ron Paul revolution.
ronheri64 year old retired factory worker. Lifetime democrat; now a member of the Ron Paul revolution.

80% of Americans are Fed Up

I've been writing, e-mailing, calling my Congressman and Senators for 2 years now. I've even taken to writing city officials, union leaders, anyone who will listen.  I've beensupporting Ron Paul financialy, and through a meetup group. This has gotten so far out of control since the false-flag attack of 911. We need a new 911 investigation, impeachment and criminal trials. We live with wide open southern borders, and the constant fear of internment in a FEMA prison camp, and martial law.  The vast majority in Washington are bought and paid for shills for the power-elite. The two party system is an illusion; heads they win, tails you lose.  The coming economic collapse may be the fuse that lights a spark that wakes up enough people to turn this country around.  It's so sad it had to come to this.

by ronheri (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 148 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 10:03:27 PM
 


i am retired military veteran. i served over 25 years in the Unites States Army. i retired in 1983. i served in the vietnam war. a total of 27 months in that war. i also retired from Boeing aircraft. i am 68 years old. i live in texas. iwork out on my treadmill each day. i am married. i like politics. but i dont like what is going on in our government. we need a better government with politicans that answer to the people of america. after all this is our government. ( we the people) according to...

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vincent passiatorei am retired military veteran. i served over 25 years in the Unites States Army. i retired in 1983. i served in the vietnam war. a total of 27 months in that war. i also retired from Boeing aircraft. i am 68 years old. i live in texas. iwork out on my treadmill each day. i am married. i like politics. but i dont like what is going on in our government. we need a better government with politicans that answer to the people of america. after all this is our government. ( we the people) according to...

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AN attack against Iran

 I saw this coming along time ago. i realy thank the army for my combat training and jungle waefare training. i can go back to vietnam and plan what i will do when the going get's tough. i can use my AK-47 AND M-1 RIFLE AGAIN. i can set up my concrete bunkers and barb wire and booby-traps. let them all come they will get there just fate. born for war,just like america.

by vincent passiatore (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 166 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 12:12:09 AM
 


American Expat in Asia
pftAmerican Expat in Asia

Holy Cow Batman!

Thanks for the laugh.  I almost spilled my coffee on my notebook. 

 The writer lumps QUDS, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Muslim Community, Iranian immigrants, some disguised as Hispanics,  who  threaten our country in the event of an Iranian attack, and suggests some may already have smuggled in WMD's.

Northcoms psyops division couldnt have done better.  Couple of small points.

If AQ, whom are Sunni-Arabs, are already here, WTF are they doing, drinking Budweiser?  Remember, we already invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, and things are even worse for the Palestinians than ever before.  What are they waiting for, for us to give them a good reason, like attacking a Shia-Persian country?  LOL.

The Muslim community, Shia nor Sunni, despite being here in "unkown" numbers, (most voted for GWB in 2000 according to some report, so we know how many voted) has not attacked us, even though we have done great damage to both sects in Iraq, and to Sunnis in Afghanistan, not to mention Palestine, and Hezzbollah who got attacked by Israel with American weapons in 2006, not to mention the non-Shias in Beiruit. 

QUDS and AQ sneaking in together and assuming Hispanic names, while learning to speak Spanish  is simply too funny.  But lets assume QUDS is coming here on there own, we know AQ is just interested in our beer so will disregard them.  Why?  There are plenty of targets in Iraq.  We got 160,000 men over there, thats why we are there,  to fight the terrorist over there, so we don;t have to fight them here, and save them some money travelling all the way to Amerika.   Right?   In fact, if they were expecting the US to attack them in Iran, they might be better off positioning themselves in Iraq to do some real damage to US troops.  Our helicopters and airforce fly freely over Iraq without fear of being attacked.  If Iran wanted to do some real damage, the guys they support in Iraq would have missiles that could do some real damage.  They are no threat, unless we attack them, and they have given us no reason to do so.

 As for the Iranian Americans being a threat.  Dude, they are here today, starting from the 1980's, because the Ayatollahs took over, with our help BTW, and they supported the Shah (which made them unpopular).  And they are going to rise up and revolt over us attacking the regime they escaped from?

As for Iran attacking us, I can say only that Iran has not invaded another country in over 2000 years.  Hezzbollah was created to fight against the Israeli occupation, and to act as a social network for the Shias were were poorly treated by the Lebanese non-Shias.  Our support for Israel, and later Iraq in the war started by Saddam whom we supported with weapons, which is technically an act of war against Iran,  this got us caught up in the crossfire in the 80's.  They have not done anything since.

Their President was in Baghdad last month meeting with Maliki, under our protection.  We did nothing.  Could easily have staged a suicide bombing, or arranged an IED, if we though he was a threat.  He is not a threat, but an asset, because we have built him up to a Hitler, that would allow us to get support to attack Iran, should we choose to do so.

Iran, does not have a suicide wish.  Using WMD's against Americans that they would be blamed for,  if they did it or not, would be begging for a nuclear strike on Tehran.  If a WMD ever goes off in America, we did it to ourselves to justify an attack on Iran or whomever we want to attack.

This article serves one purpose only, to fuel the fear of terrorism within our borders and to allow those in power to take away more liberties, under the guise of protecting us against terrorism from those within our borders, homegrown or not .  Thats getting real old. 

 

by pft (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 462 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 2:02:37 AM