According to documents given to the organization Wikileaks, a secure document repository for whistle-blowers, the 2005 ROE for US forces engaged in operations in Iraq were allowed to move into Iran and Syria if in pursuit of former members of Saddam Hussien’s government. That’s not the only thing contained in these ROE we find [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
Operations into Iran and Syria Allowed Under 2005 ROE
Posted in Iraq, war, tagged Iran, Iraq, Rules of Engagement, Syria, war, Wikileaks on February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Iran No Longer Selling Oil in US Dollars
Posted in Iran, oil, politics, tagged Iran, oil, OPEC, US dollar on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Iran is no longer selling it’s oil in US dollars. Iran has been moving away from western currency for awhile and now claims that nearly all of its oil transactions are done in non-US currencies.
Biden Shoots From The Hip on the CIA
Posted in 2008, CIA, DoJ, Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden, elections, intelligence community, tagged CIA, elections, Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden, NIE on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’re not making an endorsement but there’s a whole lot of sense being made by Joe Biden on Sunday’s This Week. Check out the interview. We’re just glad someone is out committing truth, somewhere –
NIE Spin & Bush – We’re still going to war if he can swing it
Posted in Bush, Cheney, Iran, politics, tagged Bush, Iran, National Intelligence Estimate, politics, war on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As we all know and reported on earlier here, the new release of the National Intelligence Estimate makes the Powell UN speech look like childs play. Now the administration is saying they didn’t get the estimate until moments before it’s release, and they too where shocked by the findings. But, that doesn’t [...]
Another Ginned Up Cause For War
Posted in Bush, Bush Administration, Iran, foreign policy, intelligence community, war, tagged Bush, Iran, National Intelligence Estimate, Nukes, war on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Bush Administration’s attempt to doctor up a war with Iran suffered a blow yesterday with the release of the National Intelligence Estimate which lists as part of it’s key judgements the following:
Tehran’s decision to halt its nuclear weapons program suggests it is less determined to develop nuclear weapons than we have been judging [...]