A War of Absurdity By Robert Scheer Every once in a while, a statistic just jumps out at you in a way that makes everything else you hear on a subject seem beside the point, if not downright absurd. That was my reaction to the recent statement of the president's national security adviser, former Marine Gen. James Jones, concerning the size of the terrorist threat from Afghanistan: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23663.htm === Is the U.S. Preparing to Bomb Iran? By JONATHAN KARL Based on a little-noticed funding request recently sent to Congress, the answer to that question appears to be yes. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23658.htm === Public Skeptical and Hawkish on Iran By Jim Lobe Despite strong support for diplomatic engagement with Iran, most U.S. citizens believe such efforts will ultimately fail and that Washington should be prepared to use military force to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to a new poll released here Tuesday. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23659.htm === The Unacceptable Cost of Judeo-Christianity, Its Legacy of Pain By Charles E. Carlson This paper explores how Christian Zionism is co-opted by a foreign lobby, AIPAC, and used to carry out Israeli objectives. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23660.htm === The Israel Lobby. Portrait of a Great Taboo The Power of the Israel Lobby in the United States This is a must watch video Tegenlicht, a documentary program by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO, allows several interesting opinion makers to speak on the future of the American and Israel relationship and the reception of John Mearsheimers and Steve Walts article "The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17525.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
