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Comment by Larry Ross, February 15, 2006

Here is more evidence that the Bush Administration is going to try and expand it's oil empire in the Middle East by attacking Iran. The so-called nuclear threat from Iran is being used as an excuse, in the same way as it was for the phoney war against Iraq, even though the U.S. and Israel each have enough nuclear weapons to wipe out Iran anytime. Also, why is it okay for Israel and the U.S. at least 7 other states to have nuclear weapons, but a cause of war if Iran might make such weapons.? The answer is that Iran has oil and threatens to set up a new oil market based on the euro rather than the U.S. dollar. However an attack may stop Iran's oil shipments and cause world oil prices to go sky high. It will increase Arab anger and boost terrorist events world-wide.

The consequences could spread and lead to the long-feared U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Iran, particularly if a significant terrorist event is staged in the U.S. and Iran is blamed. The U.S. public could be misled and misinformed and then persuaded to support the use of nuclear weapons against Iran.

Nuclear reactions from any of the other 8 nuclear weapons states could spread the war. There would be further pressures on some of the other states to "use their nuclear weapons or lose them" leading to a general nuclear war.

It would be worthwhile for other states and peace groups to act now to try and prevent U.S. attacks against Iran, because it would be totally unjustified, and could lead to many adverse effects as detailed above.

As with the Iraq war, it would be too late for protest after war begins, to have any effect.

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US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites

By Philip Sherwell in Washington, February 12, 2006

"The Telegraph" -- -- Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran's nuclear sites as a "last resort" to block Teheran's efforts to develop an atomic bomb.

Central Command and Strategic Command planners are identifying targets, assessing weapon-loads and working on logistics for an operation, the Sunday Telegraph has learnt.

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