[THS] Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran: Stories

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran:
U.S. General Accuses Iran of Helping Taliban in Afghanistan:

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says there is
"clear evidence" that Iran is providing weapons and training to Taliban fighters in the
war-torn country.
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/US-Accuses-Iran-of-Helping-Taliban-in-
Afghanistan-95216464.html

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Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran:

The submarines of Flotilla 7 - Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan - have visited the Gulf
before. But the decision has now been taken to ensure a permanent presence of at
least one of the vessels.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7140282.ece

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Turkish PM says West unfair, insincere in Iran row: report:

Turkey's prime minister Saturday accused Western powers of lacking a "fair and
sincere" approach on Iran in a mounting row over a nuclear swap deal with Tehran,
Anatolia news agency reported.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100529/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearunusbrazilturkey

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Israel rejects Middle East nuclear talks plan:

Israel says it will not take part in a conference aimed at achieving a nuclear-arms free
Middle East, proposed at a UN meeting in New York. Nearly 200 nations, signatories
of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), backed plans for the meeting in 2012.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10191339.stm

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Israel rejects new drive to ban nukes from Mideast:

An Army Radio reporter traveling with Netanyahu in Toronto said his office
unsuccessfully lobbied the U.S. to block the resolution ahead of Friday's vote.
http://tinyurl.com/25ncll4

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U.N. Nuke Meet Ends with Good Intentions and Empty Promises:

 "This is an action plan for treading water," said Jackie Cabasso, executive director of
the Western States Legal Foundation, which monitors U.S. nuclear weapons
programmes and policies.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51634