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Bombs, Lies and Video: Washington's Fake 'Concern' About a Possible Israeli Attack on Iran


By dlindorff - Posted on 13 November 2011

 

By Dave Lindorff

 

When it comes to mainstream press reports about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it’s time to check the bullshit detector.

 

Corporate media reports are claiming that the Pentagon and the White House are “worried” or “concerned” that the Israeli government may decide to attack Iran, and that the US is “trying to learn” what Israel’s real intentions are: is there a serious plan to attack or is this all just an effort to blackmail the US into taking stronger measures against Iran?

 

As CNN put it in a Nov. 4 report:

 

The United States has become increasingly concerned Israel could be preparing to strike Iran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Friday.

The U.S. military and intelligence community in recent weeks have stepped up "watchfulness" of both Iran and Israel, according to the senior U.S. military official and a second military official familiar with the U.S. actions.  Asked if the Pentagon was concerned about an attack, the senior military official replied "absolutely." Both officials declined to be identified because of the extreme sensitivity of the matter.

Bzzzzzzzzzzz!

 

Oops!  The Bullshit detector just went off...

 

 

For the rest of this article by DAVE LINDORFF in ThisCantBeHappening!, the new award-winning independent alternative online newspaper, please go to: www.thiscantbehappening.net/node/897

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