http://www.deepjournal.com/p/6.html en-GB DeepJournal daan@deepjournal.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:29:06 +0200 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:29:06 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss WebTank.nl DeepJournal General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1602.html One would expect that, on a matter as crucial as dealing with an important and influential Islamic nation such as Iran, especially after all the lies and exaggerations that were sold to the public in order to justify the invasion of Iraq, the resolutions that are being considered would speak the truth about Iran. That is not the case, though. Both resolutions are replete with factual errors, exaggerations, half-truths, and even outright lies. Below, actual sentences from the two resolutions are in italics; my analysis follows in normal text. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2143 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1601.html Al-Janabi denied the allegations and told the Associated Press he was forced to give a false confession after "savage" intimidation by interrogators. The latest suits, filed on behalf of four Iraqi civilians "wrongly imprisoned, tortured and later released without charge" from the notorious Abu Ghraib prison and torture center according to CCR, were filed in four separate jurisdictions in which the individual contractor defendants reside. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2142 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1600.html Pentagon chiefs fear that Israeli plans for an attack on Iran's nuclear programme will fail to destroy the facilities because neither the CIA nor Mossad knows where every base is located. [...] But the Americans went away from the meetings unconvinced that the Israelis have enough intelligence on where to strike, and with little confidence that they will be able to destroy the nuclear programme." The shortage of good intelligence could explain reports that President George W Bush has quietly sanctioned a dramatic increase in covert operations by American special forces inside Iran. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2141 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1599.html Iraq will be plunged into a new war if Israel or the US launches an attack on Iran, Iraqi leaders have warned. Iranian retaliation would take place in Iraq, said Dr Mahmoud Othman, the influential Iraqi MP. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2140 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1598.html Congressman Ron Paul has warned millions of radio listeners that the US is heading into a deadly confrontation with Iran, revealing his disbelief at members of Congress who have openly voiced support for a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the country. [...] "I was astounded to see on one of the networks the other day that the debate was not are we going to attack? but are we going to attack before or after the election?" Paul continued. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2139 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1597.html They would never have risen unless they were buying elections as they did in Florida in 2000, as they did in the State of Ohio in 2004. These are two open thefts of the Presidency. When I discovered that this did not interest the New York Times or the Washington Post or any of the press of the country I realized our day was done. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2138 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1596.html HERSH: If Israel goes - I'll tell you what Cheney's says privately, and whether or not you, how I know this is, - what he says privately is, "we can't let Israel go because, first of all, they don't have the firepower, we do. We have much more firepower. And secondly, if they go, we'll be blamed anyway." Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2137 General news http://www.deepjournal.com/p/7/a/en/1594.html "On five occasions he was ordered to either falsify his reporting on WMD in the Near East, or not to file his reports at all," Krieger said in an interview. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 webtank.nl/s/16/e/2135 General news