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Panetta Admits Iran Has No Immediate Plan for Nuclear Weapons
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Iran is laying the groundwork for making nuclear weapons someday, but is not yet building a bomb and called for continued diplomatic and economic pressure to persuade Tehran not to take that step. As he has previously, Panetta cautioned against a unilateral strike by Israel against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying the action could trigger Iranian retaliation against U.S. forces in the region. "We have common cause here" with Israel, he said. "And the better approach is for us to work together." Panetta's remarks on CBS' Face the Nation, which were taped Friday and aired Sunday, reflect the long-held view of the Obama administration that Iran is not yet committed to building a nuclear arsenal, only to creating the industrial and scientific capacity to allow one if its leaders to decide to take that final step. – PressTV/YouTube/Washington Post
Dominant Social Theme: Iran is evil. War is in the offing.
Free-Market Analysis: Over the weekend, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admitted on CBS's "Face the Nation" that Iran was not seeking to make nuclear weapons. OK, we can all relax now, right? Not quite. Panetta went on to caution that Iran was seeking a "nuclear capability" and that this "concerned" him – and presumably others as well.
Who are the others, we ask? President Barack Obama? The military? The CIA? Israel? No, we have another hypothesis. We think the current crisis is a manufactured one and that Iran's "capability" – whatever it is – has little to do with any contemplated war.
There will be war, if there is war, between the West and Persia because the West NEEDS a war. Already, in the West, the alternative media – often a beacon of truth and hope – is explaining there will be war because ISRAEL feels threatened.
But this is not quite true, either. Israel is a creation of the power elite and it is the Anglosphere power elite that is currently seeking war, in our view. It seems to need or want a war to prop up its failing central banking system.
It is the failure of the financial system, proceeding apace, that gives rise to this talk of war, to the military tensions, to the tendentious statements made by Washington, DC and to a lesser extent by European and Israeli leaders.
What other conclusion can be reached? Iran HAS no nuclear weapons. And even if it did, is Iran somehow more evil or unstable than North Korea, which is evidently bent on increasing a nuclear arsenal that it already has built?
But Iran, it is said, can target Israel with nuclear weapons. Yet North Korea can do the same with South Korea. Compare the "tensions" and rhetoric and one has to conclude that a double standard is being applied. It is seemingly a situation where Iran's ongoing nuclear program is simply a tool designed to unlock wider rhetoric. Here's a further excerpt from a Washington Post on the subject:
The comments suggest the White House's assessment of Iran's nuclear strategy has not changed in recent months, despite warnings from advocates of military action that time is running out to prevent Tehran from becoming a nuclear-armed state. Iran says its nuclear program is only for energy and medical research, and refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
Several Republican candidates have called for a tougher line against Iran, saying they believe it is committed to building the bomb. "If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon," said Mitt Romney. "And if you elect Mitt Romney, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon."
Rick Santorum has said that the U.S. should plan a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities and "say to them that if you do not open up those facilities and close them down, we will close them down for you." Iran has opened two dozen of its facilities to international inspectors, but has refused in defiance of the U.N. Security Council to suspend its uranium enrichment.
Panetta did not rule out launching a pre-emptive strike. "But the responsible thing to do right now is to keep putting diplomatic and economic pressure on them to force them to do the right thing," he said. "And to make sure that they do not make the decision to proceed with the development of a nuclear weapon."
We can see from the above excerpt how strongly the drums of war are beating. Panetta, while admitting that Iran has no weaponized nuclear program, will not rule out a "pre-emptive" strike. The entire scenario seems to be some kind of power elite dominant social theme.
These fear-based themes are essentially tools used by the elites to stampede Western middle classes into giving up wealth and power to global institutions specially constructed for that purpose, such as the UN, IMF and World Bank.
In this case, we are not quite sure why the Pentagon – an elite-oriented institution – has decided to focus so intently on Iran. We are sure, however (as we have pointed out previously), that the powers-that-be are creating an Islamic crescent arc in the Middle East by destabilizing secular regimes and replacing them with Islamic ones.
This is ongoing ... and perhaps the malicious rhetoric surrounding Iran is merely part of a propaganda process intended to further demonize the region preparatory to a full-on regional war.
Modern wars need years, even decades, to foment, in our view. In the Internet era, this is even harder because people's natural skepticism about being manipulated will surely be fueled by the fodder provided by various alternative 'Net news.
Iran/Western tensions seen through this lens are perhaps preparatory and do not indicate an immediate state of hostilities. On the other hand, the amount of weaponry now emplaced in and around Iran certainly gives rise to concern. Even a war planned for later can be generated sooner by mistake (intentional or not). View the video below and make up your own mind.
(Video from UrbanWarfareChannel's YouTube user channel.)
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Posted by memehunter on 01/12/12 02:09 PM
"In this case, we are not quite sure why the Pentagon - an elite-oriented institution - has decided to focus so intently on Iran."
Most likely because the Pentagon, as well as US politics in general, is controlled by the "Jewish Mafia" (hey, I am using the Daily Bell's favorite wording) which is hell-bent, for ideological/religious reasons, on destroying Iran (OK, this is a simplified view, but it probably contains a decent amount of truth).
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Posted by Chasvoice on 01/12/12 02:11 PM
It was the CIA & State Dept. that Issued the Passports to the 9/11 Terrorist Hijackers
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Posted by Chasvoice on 01/12/12 02:13 PM
Check out Panetta's affiliation with the IPS, a notorious Marxist tax-exempt foundation:
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Posted by Bobby7 on 01/12/12 02:35 PM
WHY OH WHY would the CIA & the State Dept need to issue Passports to Bush, Cheney, the New York Port Authority, Larry Silverstein, Mossad, Air Force etc, when the Dogs of New York know it was an Inside Job?
Do you think a lone nut took out JFK & MLK?
If you do, then YOU are the nut! How come no lone nut took out the 3 Stooges - Bush-Clinton-Obama?
Join the dots!
Americans are Brain Dead!
This was achieved by Talmudic Hollywood feeding them Bull Dung for over 50 years!
Only about 5% have the ability to read a book!
95% read Comics!
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Posted by seer on 01/12/12 03:15 PM
Even a recent Foreign Affairs article (CFR) says Iran is not a threat.
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Posted by William3 on 01/12/12 04:16 PM
The recent meeting between Akmajinidad and Chavez in Venezuela, where both men publically snubbed their noses at the US, seems a staged event to provoke anger among right-wing Americans. More fuel for the fire it seems.
But the Western public in general is fed up with war. US citizens in particular are giving strong messages to their "leaders" to wind down the Middle East wars. Even soldiers are returning from duty and supporting Ron Paul's call to pull out of the Region.
It's unlikely we'll see a war against Iran soon, IMO. By admitting Iran has no nuclear weapons program, Panetta has now made it doubly difficult to go before Congress (or the UN) and justify a war against Iran.
Perhaps the intent of keeping Iran in the Military's "sights" and media's eye is not to justify war right now, but instead to justify keeping a strong military presence, not allowing Congress to cave in to calls for substantial cuts in Defense spending. "As long as Iran is a threat, we need to keep our weapons sharp," Panetta seems to be saying.
Yet, this may only be a temporary lull. The Power Elite are clever snakes, able to strike when you least expect it. A false flag event would enable Panetta to change everything.
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Posted by chad2 on 01/12/12 04:27 PM
This article sounds anti-semetic to me. I'd ask the author: Is there really just about your distaste for the Jews?
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Posted by Frank on 01/12/12 04:37 PM
Both Benjamin Netanyahu & the head of the Mossad have stated that a possible nuclear Iran does not pose an existential threat to Israel. So if we go to war (another undeclared, Unconstitutional war I'm sure) with Iran, it won't be because Israel pushed us into it. It will be the ones seeking ever bigger, more powerful government for various reasons.
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Posted by stas on 01/12/12 05:48 PM
The Atomic weapons are in existence since 1945! Now, we are in the 57 years with the knowledge of atomic energy usage.
If North Korea has atomic (uranium) weapon what would it prevent Iran to have the same weapons as well? Pakistan has!
I don't believe what Mr. Panetta says, he does not know from where the weapons could be obtained? There is Russia, China and some other countries willing to share it.
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Posted by Ol' Grey Ghost on 01/12/12 08:36 PM
The U.S. Federal Government has gone from being the World's Policeman (a role it should never had held) to being the World's Schoolyard Bully (so what's new?)...
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"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought with, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
"You realize, of course, this means war."
Bugs Bunny
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Posted by memewatchers.com on 01/13/12 04:23 AM
Rick Santorum said much more then that, listen to this Political Psychopath:
The US has and should assassinate foreign scientists-
'Some of the things we see with respects to the Iran nuclear program that the US government is involved in. Which is on occasion Scientists working on Iran nuclear program turn up dead. I think that is a wonderful thing. It sends a very strong message, if you are a scientist from Russia, China, North Korea, or Iran and your gonna work on Iran's nuclear program you are not safe. And if people say you can not go out and assassinate people, huh, go tell that to al-Awlaki, huh, well we've done it, we've done it to an American Citizen we can certainly do it to someone helping Iran ..'
Rick Santorum
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Posted by memewatchers.com on 01/13/12 04:33 AM
@ DB
'we are not quite sure why the Pentagon - an elite-oriented institution - has decided to focus so intently on Iran.'
Well I thought it was quite obvious with Obamas New Year resolution banning trade with any entity that does business with the Iranian Central Bank. The goal is obvious use the Iranian nuclear threat as a context to shut down the competition of the Iranian Central Bank. Same thing happened in Libya, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan (well there they just tried to install a local branch). But it should be clear to nearly everyone paying attention now, It is all about the monopoly of creating money. The competition must be eliminated.
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Posted by Abu Aardvark on 01/13/12 07:19 AM
"Imminent Iran nuclear threat? A timeline of warnings since 1979"
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Posted by Abu Aardvark on 01/13/12 07:23 AM
"Americans are Brain Dead! (... ) 95% read Comics!"
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Well, there ARE some nice comics out there ...
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Posted by Abu Aardvark on 01/13/12 07:42 AM
Bloomberg: "Russia Says NATO, Persian Gulf Nations Plan to Seek No-Fly Zone for Syria"
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Posted by normdealbq2 on 01/13/12 10:22 AM
Of what atomic plant was the video showing,if it was of Iran,why were some of the containers in English?
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Posted by speedygonzales on 01/13/12 11:02 AM
The history of crude-oil exploration and production in the Middle East began with William Knox D'Arcy (1849-1917).In 1901, D'Arcy obtained a concession from the government of Iran to drill for mineral resources.
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For those of you laboring through the current economic crisis, this book will be an eye-opener. It focuses on the misbehavior of Western banks in developing countries over the last fifty years -- with a series of concrete investigations, not just economic theory. You'll be amazed to find that much of the recent misbehavior in the First World has been going on for decades offshore!
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On Click to view link G2 page 299 chapter It's not about oil.
Main target is Russia and China.
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Posted by spekulatn on 01/13/12 11:36 PM
"Mossad agents posed as CIA in operation: report"
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"Using American dollars and US passports, the agents passed themselves off as members of the Central Intelligence Agency in the operations, notably in London, according to memos from 2007 and 2008, said the report."
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Posted by bob on 01/14/12 11:12 AM
Bobby7,
you are perfectly correct. It was an inside US job with the foreign security services execution. Too many Americans were killed and to many Americans would be in the know. Mossad is the only one who fits these requirements.
Some thoughts:
- It is absolutely mind-boggling that Zionists got themselves involved into such risky affair with catastrophic consequences (well, they also supported Nazis)
- I do not trust Iranian Ayatollahs. I think their behavior is very suspicious including their participation in assisting Americans both in Iraq and Libya. They are more provocateurs rather then authentic Zionists enemies. But, naturally, Ayatollahs are hedging themselves.
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Posted by bob on 01/14/12 10:16 PM
First, this BS is not working any more. Truth is coming out.
Second, look at Yahoo!News comments. A general hatred to Zionists is mushrooming since Americans are seeing the World Zionist Banking Oligarchy as the primary reason responsible for the America economic & military decline and political corruption.
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