(WP) Pressure On Iran May Spur Attacks

[laststeamtrain]

Pressure On Iran May Spur Attacks
Experts Wary as U.S. Urges End to Nuclear Program

By Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 2, 2006; A01



As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying its intelligence operatives and Hezbollah teams to carry out terrorist attacks worldwide.

Iran would mount attacks against U.S. targets inside Iraq, where Iranian intelligence agents are already plentiful, predicted these experts. There is also a growing consensus that Iran's agents would target civilians in the United States, Europe and elsewhere, they said.

U.S. officials would not discuss what evidence they have indicating Iran would undertake terrorist action, but the matter "is consuming a lot of time" throughout the U.S. intelligence apparatus, one senior official said. "It's a huge issue," another said.

Citing prohibitions against discussing classified information, U.S. intelligence officials declined to say whether they have detected preparatory measures, such as increased surveillance, counter-surveillance or message traffic, on the part of Iran's foreign-based intelligence operatives.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/01/AR2006040100981_pf.html

[BillZBubb]

1. Bang those war drums Dana!

Not to be out done by fellow PNAC whore Judith Miller this time, Dana Priest is now catapulting the anti-Iranian propaganda. It's total bullshit. The implicit message is that Iran is actively planning terrorist strikes against us and that Iran is a terrorist state. How many Iranians were involved in 9/11? How many countries has Iran attacked in the past three decades?

Of course not a single "expert" is on the record, it's just "consuming time". What UTTER BULLSHIT.

[laststeamtrain]

3. Agree. Front Page WP Sunday. In time for the 'blab' shows.

[European Socialist]

2. That's what they said about Iraq too in 2003.

[LynnTheDem]

4. "Iran would undertake terrorist action" ..."TERRORIST ACTION"

WE attack THEM, committing an act of war, and their retaliation would be "terrorist action".

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[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. TERRA!! TERRA!! TERRA!! The Iranians are coming!!!....

Yikes.

[HuffleClaw]

6. nice spin. puke.

what a crock. the us attacks iran. iran retaliates and its TERROR ????

[Trevelyan]

7. Does Bush need congressional authorization to bomb Iran?

War Against Iran, April 2006 Biological Threat and Executive Order 13292
by Jorge Hirsch April 1, 2006

History repeats itself, but always with new twists. We are back to the good old days when a Declaration of War preceded the start of a war. Such declaration occurred on March 16th, 2006. Reversing the old order, we are now in the "Sitzkrieg", to be followed shortly by an aerial "Blitzkrieg" in the coming days....

Does Bush need congressional authorization to bomb Iran?

The answer is contained in the Statement by the president of October 16, 2002, in signing into law the congressional authorization to use force against Iraq. It states"...I sought an additional resolution of support from the Congress to use force against Iraq, should force become necessary. While I appreciate receiving that support, my request for it did not, and my signing this resolution does not, constitute any change in the long-standing positions of the executive branch on either the president’s constitutional authority to use force to deter, prevent, or respond to aggression or other threats to U.S. interests or on the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution."

In other words: "I appreciate Congress’ authorization but didn’t need it and will not need it next time with Iran."

The War Powers Resolution encourages the president to consult with Congress "in every possible instance", yet allows the president to introduce Armed Forces into hostilities without Congressional authorization; it simply compels him to terminate hostilities within 60 to 90 days unless Congress authorizes an extension. Plenty time enough....

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=11217

[Junkdrawer]

8. Translation: MIHOP II, coming right at 'cha...

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