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Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. War preparations to attack Iran are in "an advanced state of readiness". Hi tech weapons systems including nuclear warheads are fully deployed. This military adventure has been on the Pentagon's drawing board since the mid-1990s. First Iraq, then Iran according to a declassified 1995 US Central Command document. Part 1 in a serie of at least 2 by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 2010

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1. Tehran declares State of Alert on its Western Border: Iran-US-Israel Drama goes into Act II
2. Turkish premier Erdogan warns against military strike on Iran
3. Secret CIA-Mossad meeting, preparation for new war?

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Iran has declared a state of alert on June 22, on its northwestern borders alleging that US and Israeli forces have concentrated in Azerbaijan ready to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iranian sources claim that Israel has secretly transferred a large number of bomber jets to bases in Azerbaijan, via Georgia, and that American Special Forces are also concentrated in Azerbaijan in preparation for a strike.

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1. Turkish premier Erdogan warns against military strike on Iran
2. Israel ready to strike Iran: ex-envoy
3. Israel launches covert war against Iran

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Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of the assassination/terrorist group, Jundallah, was announced as captured by Iran’s government on February 23, 2010. Iran televised Mr. Rigi making a statement that the US government funds Jundallah, provides weapons, and assists with logistical management.

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1. Ahmadinejad Vows to Avenge Revolutionary Guard Suicide Bombing by Jandullah
2. The Iraq War Morphs Into the Iran War
3. US kicks Iran war prep into high gear

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A secret meeting between the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta and Israeli officials has reportedly centered on Iran's nuclear program

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1. Tehran declares State of Alert on its Western Border: Iran-US-Israel Drama goes into Act II
2. Turkish premier Erdogan warns against military strike on Iran
3. Israel launches covert war against Iran

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Iran has reported a naval buildup in the Gulf. Officials said Western and allied forces have deployed scores of warships in the Gulf and Arabian Sea. They said nearly 100 warships have been conducting operations, many of which appear to be directed against Iran.

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1. Tehran declares State of Alert on its Western Border: Iran-US-Israel Drama goes into Act II
2. Russia’s foreign minister strongly warns against use of force on Iran
3. Secret CIA-Mossad meeting, preparation for new war?

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"According to our indisputable information, the presence of the United States, Britain and Canada has not reduced the drug trade and the three countries have had major roles in the distribution of drugs," IRIB quoted Taheri as saying on Thursday

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1. Americans Are Deeply Involved In Afghan Drug Trade
2. NATO won’t destroy Afghan poppy fields
3. Are America’s Mercenary Armies Really Drug Cartels?

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Iran’s government has reportedly delayed its finalization of the draft nuclear deal, widely expected for today, until next week and has proposed an alternative plan. The existing draft plan would involve Iran shipping much of its low-enriched uranium to Russia, where it would be enriched to a higher level for use in a US-built reactor for creating medical isotopes.

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1. Consider the Consequences of Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Power Plants, and Pray
2. Iran not producing weapon-grade uranium: IAEA
3. Gordon Brown promises Israel he will take the lead in preventing a nuclear Iran

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Russia is ready to consider using the Russian and Chinese national currencies instead of the dollar in bilateral oil and gas dealings. Russia and Iran Officially Talking of Dumping Dollar for International Trade

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1. PM Putin suggests Russia, China ditch dollar in trade deals
2. Iran To Drop US Dollar From Forex Reserves
3. Russia Dumps Dollar as Reserve Currency – Adopts Euro

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At least 29 people, including senior military officers and tribal leaders, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a meeting of the elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran on Sunday

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1. America and Great Britain’s Secret Support of Jandullah
2. US sponsors terrorists to overthrow Iran’s government again?
3. Pentagon said drawing up plans for strike on Iranian camp

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Iran’s judicial branch, says that Iran has evidence that shows that America and Great Britain support the group Jandullah, "the Army of God."

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1. Ahmadinejad Vows to Avenge Revolutionary Guard Suicide Bombing by Jandullah
2. US sponsors terrorists to overthrow Iran’s government again?
3. Secret CIA-Mossad meeting, preparation for new war?

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The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced this week that it plans to exclude the U.S. dollar from Iran’s foreign exchange reserves.

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1. Russia and Iran Officially Talking of Dumping Dollar for International Trade
2. Tehran dumps dollar for euro to calculate Oil Stabilisation Fund
3. Iran urges oil exporting states to use alternative currencies instead of US dollar

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Ron Paul, R-Texas, says that perilous times lie ahead due to the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. Host Glenn Beck asked how an Israeli strike against Iran might trigger problems with the American financial system

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1. Ron Paul: Members of Congress saying “if we could only nuke Iran”
2. Turkish premier Erdogan warns against military strike on Iran
3. Israel ready to strike Iran: ex-envoy

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In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger compares the current drum-beating for war against Iran, based on a fake "nuclear threat", with the manufacture of a sense of false crisis that led to invasion of Iraq and the deaths of 1.3 million people.

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1. Obama’s Hell-Ride to War on Iran
2. Putin warns against attack on Iran
3. Turkish premier Erdogan warns against military strike on Iran

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Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has warned against military strike on Iran's controversial nuclear plants. Says "focus on Israeli nukes, not Iran nuclear energy program"

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1. Russia’s foreign minister strongly warns against use of force on Iran
2. Putin warns against attack on Iran
3. Israel ready to strike Iran: ex-envoy

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Obama made something really scary-sounding up to justify his push toward war. The artificially manufactured hype around an Iranian uranium enrichment facility

MATADOR NINETY-FOUR - What happens in the World today? News, backgrounds and opinions too hot to handle for the mainstream media

1. The Lying Game: Drum-beating for War against Iran
2. US kicks Iran war prep into high gear
3. Putin warns against attack on Iran