Israeli intelligence’s (Debka File) report that last Thursday, Oct. 26, Iranian officials were seriously rattled by a rumour that an Iranian spy plane had located the USS Boxer heading for the Persian Gulf.

It prompted fears of an imminent American military assault to lift Republican prospects in the coming US midterm elections of Nov. 7. If Bush looses control of Congress he will be investigated for some of the criminal actions he has taken since he came into office and be impeached.

In any case, the Iranians suspect that at the end of the joint US-Indian exercise in the Arabian Sea, Boxer will veer west and head into the Persian Gulf.

There would then be four US air carriers with task forces parked opposite Iranian shores, including the USS Enterprise Strike Group, the USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group and the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, which are already in place.

The problem is that the Iranians are ready for an attack and will inflict another Iraq on us this time at sea.

Any candidate associated with the pro-war AIPAC lobby shows the willingness to involve America in another war for the apartheid Israel state and will likely vote to attack Iran.

Prepare NOW for the next Neo-con war for Israel:

1. Tell your Representative to support Rep. Peter DeFazio's resolution requiring a Congressional vote prior to military action against Iran.

http://democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/80

2. Join 60,000 people who have signed our petition:

http://www.dontattackiran.org

3. Forward this message to your friends.

4. Call talk shows and write letters to your newspaper - and don't hesitate to express your fear and anger.

5. Challenge your Congressional candidates to declare their opposition to a U.S. attack on Iran.



See AIPAC Influenced Pro-Israel, Pro-War PAC Contributions to 2006 Congressional Candidates…

http://www.washington-report.org/index.htm

Send them packing this November. Vote for the Party of Peace and Justice. The

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It bears mentioning that no Green Party USA candidate is supported by the Neo-con pro war AIPAC lobby. See http://www.gp.org



The Israeli lobby counts on your ignorance. Iraq, Palestine, Neoconservatives - how all of it ties together can be found in this report entitled "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy". A condensed version can be found here at the London Review of Books.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/print/mear01_.html



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based on the research I've done I say a war with Iran will never happen

WMD Intercept Exercise Begins in Persian Gulf - Guy Dinmore, Roula Khalaf, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr (Financial Times-UK)

War games designed to intercept ships carrying weapons of mass destruction begin Monday in the Persian Gulf opposite Iran.

Australia, France, Italy, the UK, the U.S., and Bahrain are providing vessels and other assets, while Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are sending observers.

The exercise comes as the U.S. seeks to counter Iran's growing influence in the region by promoting a new "strategic partnership" with the Gulf states

1) This threat of an attack on Iran is if anything a terrifying prospect for the future of Israel. Think back to who Sadaam Hussein used to threaten attacking when the US was threatening Iraq. Gas masks all over the place in Tel Aviv? I'd guess Iran's firstt target, if the US was to strike, would be Israel, given it's proximity and hostility.

2) Hex...how utterly convincing

3) Being Green and Zionist are not mutually exclusive. Go ahead and throw insults, but what have you done for the party, armchair general?

I've posted the data 3 times and it's been *HIDDEN*, including articles from Pravda, MSNBC, and the Sunday Times

there's only so much effort I will expend no matter how important the subject

we hear people talk about taking IMC seriously as a news source then this BS goes on with wild abandon

I guess some people are getting their wish

and don't bother looking on the front page - unless it's a story posted by one of the "club members" you will never EVER see it there, while old re-hashed and same-as-all-the-other IMC stories are placed there insted, since there's actually a shortage of news

they're just so busy rejecting groundbreaking and cutting edge stories based on *who wrote them* - not the importance of the story, that they create the shortage themselves

- now watch the fur fly, or conversly, the muck-o-meter climb

The warning signs are everywhere, yet no one wishes to see them. Israel's foes are gearing up for war, and it's time that we opened our eyes to the danger that confronts us.

The conflict may be just weeks or even months away, or perhaps a bit longer. How it will start is anyone's guess, but make no mistake, a major outbreak of hostilities is almost certainly around the corner.

If this sounds like scare-mongering or even an advanced case of paranoia to you, just take a glance at the newspapers from the past few weeks. If you read them with a discerning eye, you will see exactly what I mean.

For whichever direction one chooses to look, be it north, south or east of us, trouble - major trouble - is brewing.

In Lebanon, Hizbullah is busy rebuilding its expansive terrorist infrastructure after this summer's fighting with Israel. Under the protective shield of UN troops, the group has been welcoming large shipments of weapons from Iran and Syria, and fortifying its bunkers in advance of the next round of conflict.

In a speech delivered last month in Beirut, on September 22, Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah asserted that his organization still has "more than 20,000 rockets" and that it had "recovered all its organizational and military capabilities. "

Even if we allow for an element of boasting and exaggeration, there are clear signs that Nasrallah is steadily engaged in rebuilding his forces.

Indeed, this past Sunday, Brig.-Gen. Yossi Baidatz, head of the IDF intelligence directorate' s research department, told the weekly Cabinet meeting that, "There is conclusive and decisive evidence" that Syria is rearming Hizbullah.

"The weapons smuggling from Syria into Lebanon," Baidatz said, "is continuing with official Syrian involvement. " He added that Damascus has kept its forces on a war footing, with their artillery and missiles deployed in forward battle positions.

Along these lines, Syrian President Bashar Assad has made a series of public statements in recent weeks, speaking openly about the possibility of military conflict with Israel and his desire to retake the Golan Heights by force.

In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba on October 6, Assad said that Damascus was ready for war with the Jewish state. Previously, he insisted that the Golan would be "liberated by Syrian arms," and warned Israel to "seek peace or face the threat of defeat."

TURNING SOUTH toward Gaza, the situation is likewise disturbing. Palestinian terrorists continue to fire Kassam rockets into the Negev on a daily basis, hitting Israeli towns and communities such as Sderot and Nir Am.

Since the start of the year, Hamas is said to have smuggled into Gaza over 20 tons of explosives, anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles. According to media reports, Hamas has also assembled an armed military force consisting of 7,500 fighters, which is said to include specialized units such as snipers, missile batteries and anti-tank troops.

As Yediot Aharonot military correspondent Alex Fishman recently put it, "The Palestinians are arming themselves to the teeth, building a military force, defensive systems and preparing Hizbullah-style surprises."

Nor is Hamas hiding its intentions. In a statement issued on Monday, the group's Izzadin al-Kassam brigades declared that it has the "means and arms necessary to confront the Zionist enemy with all our force."

Saying they are "totally ready to resist," Hamas added somewhat ominously that, "We have finished preparations to teach the Zionist enemy a lesson it will not forget."

And then, of course, there is the threat from Teheran to our east, where the Iranian president speaks of wiping Israel off the map even as he continues to pursue his nuclear ambitions.

If anyone thinks that Mr. Ahmadinejad is open to compromise, they should take a look at his latest ramblings. Speaking at a mosque in Teheran on Monday, the Iranian leader insisted that he had received a Divine message indicating that his country would prevail. "One day," he said, "I will be asked whether I have been in touch with someone who told me we would win, and I will respond: 'Yes, I have been in touch with God'."

As if all this were not enough, there have been persistent reports in recent months about a growing al-Qaida presence in the territories, as the international terrorist group seeks to position itself for launching strikes against the Jewish state.

And so, Israel now finds itself surrounded by an arc of hate stretching from Beirut and Damascus in the north, to Teheran in the east, and back to Gaza in the south. Along each chord of this arc, our foes are diligently arming themselves and preparing for battle, both verbally and in practice. It seems safe to assume that these coordinated efforts are no coincidence, and that they are all linked to the seemingly inevitable confrontation that is looming over the region regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Just as Iran sought to send a message to Israel and the US this summer by provoking an outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, so too Teheran now appears determined to lay the groundwork for a much greater, and far more ambitious, flare-up, one that would threaten to consume the entire region. The Iranians presumably view this as their trump card, thinking that it will give them the means of forestalling a possible US or Israeli attack on their nuclear facilities.

As a result, they have been working to strengthen the extremists throughout the region, who share their desire to hit America and Israel. In all probability, they are merely waiting for the opportune moment with which to set in motion the next provocative act, which will be aimed at igniting the entire Middle East.

HOW SHOULD Israel react to this growing threat? First, we must learn the lesson of this summer's Lebanon war, which was disastrous precisely because we sat back and allowed our enemies to build up their military infrastructure over time.

Instead of making this same mistake once again, Israel should take whatever steps are necessary to interdict weapons shipments to the terrorists, seal off their supply routes, and hit hard at those who are sending them the weapons in the first place.

Second, the government needs to begin seriously contemplating the possibility of launching preemptive and wide-ranging military strikes. Our foes are openly preparing for war, so why should we allow them the luxury to choose when it starts?

Passivity and indecisiveness cost us dearly in the past, and especially in Lebanon this summer. We can not allow ourselves to play by the enemy's rules, or even by his schedule, should this scenario once again come to pass.

I truly hope that I am wrong, and that diplomacy and common sense will somehow prevail. The last thing Israel needs right now is another painful conflict, and we should all pray to G-d for His mercy and intervention.

But as in the past, our enemies may leave us with no other choice but to fight. This time around, let's just make sure we are ready for the challenge.

All this terror.

Iran, Lebanon and Palestine are responding to the israeli terrorists that have waged murderous aggression.

The 'golden path' towards the peace israel wants is the subjugation and destruction of their enemies.

Reap what you sow.