Neocons Seek To Justify Action Against Teheran (U.S. Diplomats Ordered To Compile Dossier Of Wrongs)

[Hissyspit]

Source: Telegraph UK

Neocons seek to justify action against Teheran
By Tim Shipman
Last Updated: 12:17am BST 30/09/2007

American diplomats have been ordered to compile a dossier detailing Iran's violations of international law that some fear could be used to justify military strikes against the Islamic republic's nuclear programme.

Members of the US secretariat in the United Nations were asked earlier this month to begin "searching for things that Iran has done wrong", The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. Some US diplomats believe the exercise — reminiscent of attempts by vice-president Dick Cheney and the former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld to build the case against Saddam Hussein before the Iraq war — will boost calls for military action by neo-conservatives inside and outside the administration.

One diplomat revealed the plans for an Iran dossier to Steven Clemons, a fellow with the New America Foundation, a Washington think-tank, who has previously revealed attempts by Mr Cheney's allies to pressurise President George W Bush into war. He said: "There are people more beholden to the Cheney side who have people searching for things that Iran has done wrong — making the case. They've been given instructions to build a dossier. They've been scouring around for stuff over the last couple of weeks." He recently exposed how a member of Mr Cheney's office used private meetings with neo-conservatives at the American Enterprise think- tank to reveal the vice-president's frustration that Mr Bush had authorised a diplomatic strategy against Iran by his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice.

Last week, Newsweek magazine went further, claiming that David Wurmser, until last month Mr Cheney's Middle East adviser, had told fellow neo-conservatives that Mr Cheney had considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes against the Iranian nuclear site at Natanz. The intention, it was said, would be to provoke a reaction from Teheran that would help justify wider US air strikes.

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[merh]

1. LIke the USofA has room to complain about another nation

violating international law.

Illegal invasions and hostile occupation, sanctioned torture and abuse of POWs or detainees or enemy combatants.

This administration is insane.

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[The Backlash Cometh]

4. How high can someone kick when high ground is on the same level as pond scum?

[mslawstudent]

2. I think its a little late to invade.

Their term is almost up. You'd see some corny public relations battle first (3 months) with stuff moving in. Some warning with a stern faced leader. Then 9 months until out of office. Hard to get support, why go to bat for the administration if about to leave office. (lame ducks).

[annabanana]

3. Preparing to massage in intel, I see...

They have had some practice at this. I would hope that at least a few of the "Members of the US secretariat" would resist this effort. I would hope that at least a few of these so-called "diplomats" might object to being handmaidens to slaughter...

[HuffleClaw]

5. seriously?

i cannot see the public caring at all for any 'justification' they might come up with.

[90-percent]

7. However

I don't think the opinion of the US public is a factor in their decision making. What does the US public know about starting needless wasteful wars, anyway? Leave it to the experts!

-85% jimmy

[Hissyspit]

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