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Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Feb. 15 2007

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SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:
UQ Wire: " a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a 'defensive' U.S. military action against Iran" - Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
American Coup: Payback Time In Ohio
Iran: World Govts Concern While US/Iran Clash Intensifies
War Lies: Bush's Fact Free Iraq War Position Further Exposed
Bush vs Rule Of Law: Senate On Prosecutor Firings
War Law: Mistrial Ordered For Consciencious Objector Lt. Ehren Watada
Libby Trial: VP Dick Cheney Increasingly In Frame
LATEST IRAQ NEWS & VIEWS:
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UQ Wire: " a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a 'defensive' U.S. military action against Iran" - Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski

- The National Security Advisor to former President Carter testified before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on 1 Feb 2007. Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski delivered a scathing assessment of the core mistakes made by the Bush administration in the Middle East. Just before describing what he termed the mythical historical narrative of the policy, he offered a scenario that the Bush administration might use as a convenient invitation to attack Iran. War may result from Iraqi failures at governance attributed to Iranian interference followed “…by some provocation in Iraq or a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a ‘defensive’ U.S. military action against Iran…” See… UQ Wire: Brzezinski On The Path To War With Iran [1] MORE UQ WIRE:

  • UQ Wire - BBC Explores 9/11 Conspiracy 18/02/07 [2]

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    American Coup: Payback Time In Ohio

    - With two felony convictions already in its wake, Ohio's spreading stolen 2004 election scandal has claimed another victim--- Michael Vu, the controversial executive director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. See... Ohio's Spreading Stolen 2004 Election Scandal [1] MORE AMERICAN COUP:

  • John Gideon - Daily Voting News For February 5-11, 2007 [2] & February 2-3, 2007 [3]
  • New York Times - Florida Shifting to Voting System With Paper Trail [4]

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    Iran: World Govts Concern While US/Iran Clash Intensifies

    - George W. Bush is again guiding the nation toward a preemptive war - this time with Iran - without allowing anything like a full debate of the underlying facts, probable consequences of the conflict or peaceful alternatives. See… Bush Is Hiding the Ball on Iran ALSO:

  • Global Research: Strike on Iran Would Signify Epoch of Nuke War [1]
  • Mark W. Bradley - The Story Of The 3 Little Wolves [2]
  • Newsweek - US Sends 3rd Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf [3]
  • David Swanson - Iran Lies [4]
  • BuzzFlash.Com - Whiplash: Bushevik Iran War Preparations [5]
  • Ramzy Baroud - Countdown for Iran: When Commonsense is Nonsense [6]
  • INSS Insight - Is Iran’s “Oil Weapon” A Doubled-Edged Sword? [7]
  • Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar - Iran vs. Saudi Arabia [8]
  • William Blum - The Anti-Empire Report Feb. 3 2007 [9]
  • RECOMMENDED AUDIO: Scoop Audio.KiwiFM Audio: [10] Scoop's Selwyn Manning and KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman discuss how the United States has intensified its military presence in the Persian Gulf amidst expectation of regional conflict with Iran. Will the USA strike first against the Atomic Ayatollahs?


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    War Lies: Bush's Fact Free Iraq War Position Further Exposed

    - A long-awaited report on the veracity of pre-war Iraq intelligence has found that a secretive policy shop exaggerated the Iraqi threat, providing the White House with cherry-picked information about links between Iraq and al Qaeda. The shop, operating ... See... DoD Report Appears to Confirm Downing Street Memo [1] MORE:

  • New York Times - Inquiry on Intel. Gaps May Reach to White House [2]
  • David Swanson - Truth Exposed by Senate Armed Services Hearing [3] & David Swanson: Feith Based Intelligence [4]

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    Bush vs Rule Of Law: Senate On Prosecutor Firings

    - Washington - A Senate panel advanced a bill Thursday to curb the Justice Department's power to replace federal prosecutors indefinitely, after seven forced resignations sparked accusations of political favoritism. See… Scoop Link: Senate Panel Reacts to Attorney Firing [1] MORE:

  • David Swanson - How A Bill Becomes A Signing Statement [2] & Swanson and Schwarz: Beyond Oral Sex [3]

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    War Law: Mistrial Ordered For Consciencious Objector Lt. Ehren Watada

    - First Lt. Ehren Watada knew exactly what his case was about - and that scared the judge. There was absolutely no reason to stop the Watada trial. See... The Watada Mistrial: Here's What Really Happened [1] MORE:

  • Atlanta Progressive News - US Army Drops Reporter Subpoenas, Watada Mistrial [2]
  • truthout.org - Truthout: Watada Court-Martial Ends in Mistrial [3] - Watada Trial: Openings & Prosecution Blunders [4]
  • Norman Solomon - Making an Example of Ehren Watada [5]

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    Libby Trial: VP Dick Cheney Increasingly In Frame

    - In the course of listening to testimony in the Libby case, it has become clear that Vice President Cheney initiated and directed a criminal conspiracy. But, that's not the only bombshell in this case. See... Libby & Destruction of CIA Counter-Proliferation [1] MORE LIBBY TRIAL NEWS:

  • Jason Leopold - Libby Testimony Points Directly to Bush, Cheney [2] & A Battle Over "Powerful Evidence" at Libby Trial [3]

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    LATEST IRAQ NEWS & VIEWS:

  • Paul G. Buchanan - Paul G. Buchanan - In Iraq, It Is All Over But The Killing*** [1]
  • David Swanson - Senators Quietly Oppose Escalation [2]
  • Genevieve Cora Fraser - After Saddam’s Lynching are Bush & Cheney Next? [3]
  • Sherwood Ross - Bush Can't Spin Way Out Of Hellish Iraq [4]
  • David Swanson - Rightwingers Attacking War Supporters [5]
  • Patricia L Johnson - Sidestepping Reality [6]

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