[THS] Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran : Stories

[Peter Webster]

Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :

Iran 'has secret nuclear arms plan':

Britain's intelligence services say that Iran has been secretly designing a nuclear
warhead "since late 2004 or early 2005", an assessment that suggests Tehran has
embarked on the final steps towards acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
http://snipurl.com/s8nrb

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :

US military could strike Iran, but at what cost?:

The United States has refused to rule out military action against Iran if diplomacy
fails, but analysts and officials say bombing nuclear sites would carry high risks while
setting back Tehran's program by only a few years.
http://snipurl.com/s8nv0

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Sneh: Take the Opportunity on Iran:

In an interview, former deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh said that Israel must
not rely on anyone else in its dealings with Iran, especially in light of the discovery of
the new enrichment plant in Qom. "To rely on the world to do the job for us is a wish
we cannot submit to," he said.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/171714

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :

Gaffney: Iran on Brink of Having Nuclear Bomb, Using It:

Leading national security expert Frank Gaffney tells Newsmax we could be in the "last
days" before Iran obtains nuclear weapons - and he warns that, if it does, it
absolutely will use them.
http://snipurl.com/s8nvl

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :

Cries of 'hold me back' may lead Israel to strike Iran:

Those who favor bombing liken Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain for the U.S.
president's efforts to try to appease an Iranian Hitler.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117741.html

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Why China is unlikely to back Iran sanctions:

China is showing no appetite for the tougher sanctions that Western leaders have
been threatening against Iran over its nuclear program, and would likely veto any
United Nations effort to impose a stiffer embargo even if Thursday's talks between US
Security Council members and Iran go badly.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0930/p06s12-woap.html

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Juan Cole: Is the media exaggerating the Iranian nuke threat?:

Here's something you won't read in major American newspapers or see on American
television.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/29/cole/

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