OBAMA PLAYING FOR TIME
"... U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that Tehran will not be allowed to “play for time” in the negotiations. In fact, it is the Obama administration that is playing for time... (the) administration is “buying time” for a more pernicious agenda: time for covert action to sabotage Tehran’s nuclear program; time for sanctions to set the stage for regime change in Iran; and time for the United States, its European and Sunni Arab partners, and Turkey to weaken the Islamic Republic by overthrowing the Assad government in Syria..."
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/19-9
Sunday, June 03, 2012
AMENDMENT REQUIRES STUDY OF CONSEQUENCES OF WAR WITH IRAN
"... the House of Representatives approved by voice vote an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act... aimed at highlighting the potential consequences of a war with Iran. The amendment requires that the Director of National Intelligence submit a report containing an assessment of the consequences of a military strike on Iran to congressional intelligence committees within 60 days of the intelligence bill's passage... the measure “will help slow down the rush towards war” with Iran by ensuring that the “broad impact[s] of a potential attack” are considered... the intention of the amendment was to ensure that the costs of a military strike on Iran, a possibility which is “openly [being] discussed as a policy option of last resort”, would first be thoroughly analyzed."
http://www.niacouncil.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8278&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1
"... the House of Representatives approved by voice vote an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act... aimed at highlighting the potential consequences of a war with Iran. The amendment requires that the Director of National Intelligence submit a report containing an assessment of the consequences of a military strike on Iran to congressional intelligence committees within 60 days of the intelligence bill's passage... the measure “will help slow down the rush towards war” with Iran by ensuring that the “broad impact[s] of a potential attack” are considered... the intention of the amendment was to ensure that the costs of a military strike on Iran, a possibility which is “openly [being] discussed as a policy option of last resort”, would first be thoroughly analyzed."
http://www.niacouncil.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8278&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1
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