Iran to "hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships" if attacked

By Parisa Hafezi
Tue Jul 8, 6:12 AM ET

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to Iran's Supreme Leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Iran indicates it has no plans to halt enrichment

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 19 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment

Iran warns of Gulf blitzkrieg, Hormuz closure

Sat Jul 5, 8:24 AM ET

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's military chiefs warned on Saturday that the Islamic republic would shut down the Strait of Hormuz vital for oil exports and use "blitzkrieg tactics" in the Gulf if it came under attack.

The Coming Catastrophe?

The finishing touches on several contingency plans for attacking Iran

by David DeBatto

Books: The Third World War

By John Hackett - July 15, 1987

Books: Opening Guns of World War III: Washington's Assault on Iraq

by Jack Barnes (Author), Mary-Alice Waters (Editor)

Get Ready for World War III

by Paul Craig Roberts

August 15, 2005

With every poll showing majorities of Americans both fed up with Bush's war against Iraq and convinced that Bush's invasion of Iraq has made Americans less safe, the White House moron proposes to start another war by attacking Iran. VP Cheney has already ordered the U.S. Strategic Command come up with plans to strike Iran with tactical nuclear weapons.

Bush's World War Three

by Michel Chossudovsky


" We got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel. So I've told people that if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon. I take the threat of Iran with a nuclear weapon very seriously...." (George W. Bush, 17 October 2007)

McCain Watch

McCain Uses Swift Boat Vet Bud Day To Rebut Wesley Clark
June 30, 2008 06:05:31 AM EST

The Huffington Post News Team

Sen. John McCain's campaign on Monday launched the McCain "Truth Squad" - a group of political and Vietnam contemporaries who would counter attacks on the Senator's military record.

Iran foreign minister dismisses threat of attack

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer
37 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday dismissed talk of a U.S. or Israeli attack against his country, calling the prospect of another war in the Middle East "craziness."

Iran says any attack would provoke fierce reaction

By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 50 minutes ago

MADRID, Spain - An attack on Iran would provoke a fierce response, the country's oil minister warned Wednesday at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid.

McCain says only World War III would justify draft

COSTA MESA, California (Reuters) - Only World War III would prompt Republican presidential candidate John McCain to bring back the military draft, McCain said on Tuesday.

Many Americans are fearful the U.S. government will be forced to reinstitute the draft given the prolonged Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: June 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

U.N. nuclear team to inspect bombed site in Syria

By Karin Strohecker
Mon Jun 23, 5:49 AM ET

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear inspectors headed on Monday for an alleged nuclear site in Syria that the United States says housed a secretly built reactor nearing completion when it was bombed by Israel nine months ago, a diplomat said.

Israel shows abilities for Iran strike

By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A large Israeli military exercise this month may have been aimed at showing Jerusalem's abilities to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

Russia's Lavrov warns against attack on Iran

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago

MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

How Iran would retaliate if it comes to war

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago

MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Obama establishes lead over McCain: Poll

Press Trust of India
Thursday, June 12, 2008 (New York)

Presumptive Democratic candidate for the US presidential election Barack Obama has established a small early lead over his rival Republican John McCain, a new poll shows.

Bush Faces Rome Anti-War Protests

Thursday, Jun. 12, 2008 By AP/DEB RIECHMANN

(ROME) — President Bush can look forward to a hearty welcome from his old friend, the charismatic Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, and Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Rome. That's not what was found on the streets, however, where anti-Bush sentiment over the war in Iraq still lingers.

Perpetuating the al-Qaeda-Iraq Myth

By ROBERT BAER
Tue Jun 3, 5:10 PM ET

In an interview with the Washington Post last week, CIA Director Michael Hayden claimed we're beating al-Qaeda. As Hayden put it: "Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia."