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August 22, 2007
Prelude to an Attack
From Robert Baer at Time Magazine, via Glenn Greenwald:
Reports that the Bush Administration will put Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the terrorism list can be read in one of two ways: it's either more bluster or, ominously, a wind-up for a strike on Iran. Officials I talk to in Washington vote for a hit on the IRGC, maybe within the next six months. And they think that as long as we have bombers and missiles in the air, we will hit Iran's nuclear facilities. An awe and shock campaign, lite, if you will. But frankly they're guessing; after Iraq the White House trusts no one, especially the bureaucracy....
And what do we do if just the opposite happens — a strike on Iran unifies Iranians behind the regime? An Administration official told me it's not even a consideration. "IRGC IED's are a casus belli for this administration. There will be an attack on Iran."
Emphasis added.
UPDATE: Robert Greenwald at Fox Attacks wants you to do something about it:
UPDATE: Raw Story has more from Robert Baer, and footage of an interview where he discusses the possible attack.
Posted by jnfr at August 22, 2007 11:58 AM