Consequences Of Attacking Iran And Why Tehran Is Not Worried

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Armenia Stresses Iran's Nuclear Rights



TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan voiced his country's support for Iran's right to access peaceful nuclear technology.

Sargsyan made the remarks in a meeting in Yerevan on Friday with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who is on visit to Yerevan to attend the two countries' joint economic commission, a statement released by the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Bureau said.

During the meeting, the Iranian minister elaborated on the achievements of the two countries' joint commission, and pointed out that the achievements of the two countries' relations should be made tangible to the people of both states, adding that such a goal could be materialized through implementation of the projects underway. He further voiced pleasure in the two sides' agreements on the construction of an oil refinery, a railroad and a power plant as well as the two states' cooperation in auto-manufacturing.

Mottaki said that the turnover of Iran's economic and trade exchanges with the world amounts to $100 bln, adding that Iran's trade exchanges with friendly countries amount to, at least, $1 bln. He also said cooperation in banking affairs, presentation of more facilities for traders and industry owners, exploitation of the port facilities and installations in Iran's port city of Anzali, reactivation of exports and transit facilities present proper grounds and opportunity for the further deepening of Iran-Armenia relations.

Regarding Iran's nuclear developments, Mottaki stressed Tehran's constructive talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and said that the two sides have accelerated the confidence-building process. He also described talks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana as promising, and said, "These are indications of the Islamic Republic's firm determination to materialize the aspirations of its own people who demand access to a home-grown civilian nuclear technology."

Concerning Iraq, the Iranian foreign minister underlined that he United States' improper approaches and strategies have complicated the situation in Iraq, and that Iraqi people are each day paying a heavy price for the current insecurities in that country. He also viewed transfer of all affairs to the popular Iraqi government as the only way to end the present crisis.

For his part, Armenian prime minister noted the two countries' good relations, and stressed that Yerevan attaches much significance to the progress and advancement of the two countries' relations. He also underscored that Iran-Armenia political and economic ties should undergo simultaneous and parallel development. Serzh Sargsyan further pointed to Iran's various economic and trade potentials, and said that the two countries' enjoy abundant potentials for the further consolidation of ties and cooperation.

He also attached much importance to the implementation of projects, role of transportation and construction of the two countries' railroad. The official said that accelerated endorsement of trade agreements by the two countries can open vast horizons to the two countries' economic and trade ties and cooperation. Referring to Iran's significant role in regional developments, he said, "We have witnessed the conditions in Iraq from a close distance, and we have found Iran's role in regional developments as outstanding."

He reiterated that Iran should have an active participation in regional developments. Concerning Iran's nuclear case, the Armenian premier underlined that Yerevan has not changed its positions, and said that his country supports Iran's right to access peaceful nuclear technology.

Source: http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8604290311

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Iran-Armenia Joint Economic Commission meets in Yerevan

The seventh session of the Iran-Armenia Joint Economic Cooperation Commission was held in Yerevan on Friday. The commission was chaired by Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki and Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan. The commission discussed cooperation in the areas of trade, energy, health, transportation, science, culture, as well as provincial and legal cooperation. Mottaki said ties between Iran and Armenia have risen significantly over the last few years.

“We have witnessed good relations between two nations over centuries” and continued commercial ties are examples of progressive bilateral relations, Mottaki said. He mentioned the implementation of joint projects such as construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, electricity transmission lines, and a wind power station in Armenia as examples of growing economic cooperation between the neighbors.

The Iranian top diplomat also pointed to an agreement to construct the Aras hydroelectric power station, establishing railway system between the two states, an initial agreement for forming a trilateral committee consisting of Iran, Russia and Armenia for building a refinery in Armenia, and establishing a joint trade center as among other avenues for upgrading ties. The Armenian energy minister also expressed satisfaction over the growing Tehran-Yerevan ties, adding that Armenia is prepared to take large steps for expansion of bilateral ties.

Source: http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=521088

Armenia, Iran Pledge To Widen Commercial Ties

Armenia and Iran pledged to give a new boost to the development of bilateral commercial ties following a regular meeting in Yerevan on Friday of their intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisian, the two co-chairmen of the commission, signed a memorandum on the start of feasibility studies on the ambitious ideas of building an Armenian-Iranian railway and oil refinery. Movsisian said work on a third high-voltage line linking the power grids of the two neighboring states will get underway “in one or two months.” He said Yerevan and Tehran are also pressing ahead with the construction of a major hydro-electric plant on the river Arax that marks the Armenian-Iranian border.

“I am convinced that we still start concrete work on the Arax plant next year,” he told a news conference. “Iran’s economic cooperation with Armenia is very broad-based,” Mottaki said, for his part. He welcomed a rise in bilateral trade, saying that its volume could more than double to $500 million this year. It was also announced that Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will pay an official visit to Armenia before the end of this year. Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharian already met on the Armenian-Iranian border last March during the official inauguration of the first section of a gas pipeline that will deliver Iranian natural gas to Armenia.

The pipeline’s second, much longer section is slated for completion by the end of next year. Armenia’s growing ties with Iran prompted concern from the United States last month, with a senior American diplomat warning that they might run counter to international sanctions imposed on Tehran over its controversial nuclear program. “We have expressed our concerns to the government of Armenia on all levels,” said the then U.S. charge d’affaires in Yerevan, Anthony Godfrey. Mottaki brushed aside the warning. “Armenian-Iranian relations are not directed against any third country,” he said. “They stem from the interests of the two countries. No third country must allow itself to meddle in the friendly Armenian-Iranian relations.”

Asked to comment on the Iranian nuclear program, Movsisian said: “We respect the Iranian people’s right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes,” Meeting with Mottaki earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian was reported to have asked his Iranian counterpart to brief him on the ongoing international negotiations on the issue. According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Mottaki assured Oskanian that the Islamic Republic is committed to finding a negotiated solution to the dispute “within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency.”

Source: http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeni...7717875854.ASP

Iran-Armenia ties are 1500 years old: Mottaki

1,500 years of relations between Iran and Armenia has prepared the ground for taking giant steps to boost ties, Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said on Friday in a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Vartan Oskanian in Yerevan. Last year, during the visit of Armenian Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan to Iran a plan to establish a joint oil refinery was proposed and currently the project is under study, Mottaki stated. Oskanian went on to say that Iran and Armenia are determined to bolster ties, and the inauguration of the gas pipeline project between the two countries shows that they are prepared to move ahead.

Source: http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=521085

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Ahmadinejad: It's going to be a 'hot' summer
In surprise Damascus visit hopes for 'defeat for the region's enemies'

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56765

TEL AVIV – Visiting Syria today, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned during a press conference that this summer will be "hot" and will bring defeat for the "region's enemies."

"We hope that the hot weather of this summer would coincide with similar victories for the region‘s peoples, and with consequent defeat for the region‘s enemies," Ahmadinejad said, standing alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Ahmadinejad was speaking after a meeting in Damascus with Assad and Hassan Nasrallah, chief of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, which last summer engaged in 34 days of confrontations with the xxxish state during which the group fired thousands of rockets into Israeli population centers.

Nasrallah made the rare appearance in Damascus after months of largely keeping a low public profile in Lebanon.

Ahmadinejad claimed unspecified "enemies of the region" have "plans to attack the interests of this region." He urges those enemies to abandon their war plans "or they would be burned by the wrath of the region's peoples."

He described Syrian-Iranian relations as "amicable, excellent and extremely deep," stating the two countries have common stands on regional issues and face common enemies.

Iran and Syria have a military alliance. According to Israeli security officials, Iran has been supplying the Syrian military with long-range rockets capable of hitting central Israeli population centers, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Ahmadinejad's talk of a "hot summer" comes after WND last week quoted a top official from Assad's Baath party warning if Israel doesn't vacate the strategic Golan Heights by August or September, Syrian guerrillas will immediately launch "resistance operations" against the Golan's xxxish communities.

The Baath official said Damascus is preparing for anticipated Israeli retaliation following Syrian guerrilla attacks and for a larger war with the xxxish state in August or September. He said in the opening salvo of any conflict, Syria has the capabilities of firing "hundreds" of missiles at Tel Aviv.

"Syria passed repeated messages to the U.S. that we demand the return of the Golan either through negotiations or through war. If the Golan is not in our hands by August or September, we will be poised to launch resistance, including raids and attacks against xxxish positions (in the Golan Heights)," the Baath official said.

The Golan Heights is strategic mountainous territory looking down on Israeli population centers captured by Israel after Syria twice used the territory to attack the xxxish state.

The Baath official said a new purported guerrilla group called the Committees for the Liberation of the Golan Heights has been training and is ready to attacks against xxxish communities in the Golan in August or September.

He said Syria is preparing for a war.

"More and more of our units have undergone intensive trainings starting at 6 a.m. and finishing late into the evening. If the need arises, we are ready for a war," said the official.

The official said Syria "learned from the Hezbollah experience last summer and we can have hundreds of missiles hitting Tel Aviv that will overwhelm Israel's anti-missile batteries."

He claimed Syria has "proof" Israel is also readying for a war.

"We hear about special Israeli trainings to take Damascus. We see that Israel is re-establishing bases of the Israeli army in the Golan that are unusual and not needed except for war. We believe the Israeli government has an interest in confronting Syria to rehabilitate its image of losing to Hezbollah," he said.

He also claimed newly installed Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a former prime minister, "wants to prove he is a military expert."

He said Syrian war preparations are so specific, the Syrian government has given its officials and top contacts alternative phone numbers to key government ministries in case the Damascus phone system is knocked out during an Israeli aerial bombardment.

Israel: Syrian war preparations serious

Israeli security officials confirmed the stepped-up military presence of Syrian troops deployed along the Syrian side of the Golan Heights with strengthened forces after carrying out increased training the past few months. The security officials noted the movement of Syrian Scud missiles near the border with Israel and said Syria recently increased production of rockets and acquired missiles capable of hitting central Israeli population centers.

The Syrian army has improved its fortifications, according to the Israeli security officials, and has received modern, Russian-made anti-tank missiles similar to the missiles that devastated Israeli tanks during the last Lebanon war, causing the highest number of Israeli troop casualties during the 34 days of military confrontations. Syria also received from Russia advanced anti-aircraft missiles.

The security officials said any conflict with Syria could degenerate into a larger war involving Hezbollah along Israel's northern border and Palestinian terror groups launching attacks from Gaza in the south and the West Bank toward the center of Israel.

The officials noted Syria stepped up the pace of weapons, including rockets, being shipped from the Syrian border to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.

The security officials said the greatest threats Syria poses to the xxxish state are the country's missiles and rockets. They noted Syria recently test-fired two Scud-D surface-to-surface missiles, which have a range of about 250 miles, covering most Israeli territory. The officials said the Syrian missile test was coordinated with Iran and is believed to have been successful. It is not known what type of warhead the missiles had.

In addition to longer-range Scuds, Syria is in possession of shorter-range missiles such as 220 millimeter and 305 millimeter rockets, some of which have been passed on to Hezbollah.

Israel also has information Syria recently acquired and deployed Chinese-made C-802 missiles, which were successfully used against the Israeli navy during Israel's war against Hezbollah one year ago. The missiles were passed to Syria by Iran, Israeli security officials told WND.

Israeli security officials said Syria is indeed preparing for a summer war. But they said there was an argument within the Israeli intelligence community whether the military buildup is for an attack or is meant by Syria to pressure Israel into vacating the Golan Heights. Some officials said Syria estimates the U.S. or Israel will attack Iran, and Syria will be drawn into a larger military confrontation by opening up a front against northern Israel. Also, the officials said, Syria may believe Israel will attack first and its preparations are defensive in nature.

The Israeli army is not taking any chances. The Israel Defense Forces last month reportedly carried out a mock attack on a "Syrian" village during a major exercise in the Negev. The Israeli soldiers besieged and occupied the village, designed to be similar to towns on the Syrian side of the Golan. Similar war exercises were carried out in Israel the past few months, including a mock attack on Damascus.

According to security officials, recent U.S. intelligence estimates also predict a strong possibility of war between Israel and Syria in the coming months.

Dennis Ross, the American Middle East envoy under the Clinton administration, said last weekend in an interview with YnetNews.com, a leading Israeli news website, he thinks "there is a risk of war" between Israel and Syria this summer.

"Nobody has made any decision (about going to war), but the Syrians are positioning themselves for war," said Ross.

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There are people, even Armenians, who continue ranting about Iranian clerics making outlandish statements. When was the last time these people took a close look at what's being said and done right under their noses?

The crazy times we are living in...

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AIPAC Speaker Hopes US Gets Nuked After Israel Provokes War With Russia

Nice Bedfellows You've Got There!

Coming this Sunday to an AIPAC Policy Conference near you: SUNDAY NIGHT PLENARY - The U.S. and Israel: Tradition and Transcendence. Two eloquent voices from diverse backgrounds explore the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East and how Americans from all faiths can find common cause in supporting Israel: Pastor John Hagee Author and Scholar Michael Oren Special Guest Eitan Wertheimer, Chairman of the Board of ISCAR

Who's John Hagee? Sarah Posner can tell you all about it. I'll just note this:

In Hagee's telling, Israel has no choice but to strike at Iran's nuclear facilities, with or without America's help. The strike will provoke Russia -- which wants Persian Gulf oil -- to lead an army of Arab nations against Israel. Then God will wipe out all but one-sixth of the Russian-led army, as the world watches "with shock and awe," he says, lending either a divine quality to the Bush administration phrase or a Bush-like quality to God's wrath.

But Hagee doesn't stop there. He adds that Ezekiel predicts fire "'upon those who live in security in the coastlands.'" From this sentence he concludes that there will be judgment upon all who stood by while the Russian-led force invaded Israel, and issues a stark warning to the United States to intervene: "Could it be that America, who refuses to defend Israel from the Russian invasion, will experience nuclear warfare on our east and west coasts?" He says yes, citing Genesis 12:3, in which God said to Israel: "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you."

To fill the power vacuum left by God's decimation of the Russian army, the Antichrist -- identified by Hagee as the head of the European Union -- will rule "a one-world government, a one-world currency and a one-world religion" for three and a half years. (He adds that "one need only be a casual observer of current events to see that all three of these things are coming into reality.") The "demonic world leader" will then be confronted by a false prophet, identified by Hagee as China, at Armageddon, the Mount of Megiddo in Israel. As they prepare for the final battle, Jesus will return on a white horse and cast both villains -- and presumably any nonbelievers -- into a "lake of fire burning with brimstone," thus marking the beginning of his millennial reign.

So you see, John Hagee, who wants to see Israel adopt a hawkish foreign policy that he believes will result in its destruction at the hands of a Russo-Arab alliance is a friend of the xxxs. By contrast, everyone who thinks a little pressure to make peace could wind up helping Israel in the long run is an anti-semite.

Source: http://rense.com/general75/nukedd.htm

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On a very much related note:

http://www.carolmoore.net/nuclearwar/israelithreats.html

Israeli nuclear threats are nothing new.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Armenia till yearend



Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad most likely will visit Armenia till yearend, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stated. He said, currently the sides carry out works on organization of the visit and specifying its dates. “Negotiations between Robert Kocharian and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Yerevan will become the continuation of the dialog, which started in Tehran. Armenian and Iranian Presidents are expected to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as regional problems and ways to strengthen peace and stability in the region,” Manouchehr Mottaki stated.

Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=23061

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In case of necessity Iran is ready to assist talks around Karabakh

In case of necessity Iran is ready to assist talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stated during his meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, the RA Government Press Office reports. Underlining the importance to establish peace and stability in the region as soon as possible, Serzh Sargsyan in his part stated that Armenia has always highly appreciated Iran’s role in this process. “Economic development in a rather dangerous region cannot be compared with similar development of a stable and secure region,” the RA Premier underscored adding that Yerevan’s stance consists in peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict via negotiations.

Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=23055

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That middle guy in the background seems to be ready to kill someone.

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Iran's religious fanatics are not the only ones calling for the destruction of their enemies through the help of God. Iran's religious fanatics are not the only ones engaged in doomsday rhetoric. Iran's religious fanatics are not the only ones playing with fire. Dangerous rhetoric is being openly spoken in the United States by "Christian Zionists" (who claim to number in the tens of millions), right wing J-e-w-s and the followers of the so-called "Neoconservative" movement. These groups have gained allot of momentum since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and are making their presence felt within Washington DC. These powerful entities are openly calling for the destruction of Iran, as well as that of Syria... not to mention Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Russia, Serbia, etc...

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Pro-Israel Christians Mobilize in D.C.



Washington - At this week’s gathering of pro-Israel Christian lobbyists, it took an unscripted moment for the most passionate sentiments to emerge. Instead of delivering an introduction to Israeli ambassador Sallai Meridor, Evangelical leader and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer delivered a passionate appeal against any Israeli territorial compromise to the Palestinians.

“Tell the people in Israel,” Bauer said to Meridor, “that we are praying that they never give up — even under American pressure. Never give up even one centimeter.”

The attendees in the huge conference hall burst into applause, and 4,000 activists of Christians United for Israel stood up waving flags, leaving no room for doubt about their views on Israel’s recent moves toward a two-state solution. In more official statements, the leaders of CUFI tried to focus the group’s second annual meeting on less controversial territory. Hours before Bauer gave his appeal, Pastor John Hagee, founder of CUFI, said, “We are supportive of Israel even if they make decisions that are contrary to what we believe are their best interests.”

Founded in 2006, CUFI has built a reputation for taking on hawkish views with regard to Israel’s security and to compromise with the Palestinians. At the same time, the group has managed to tread the thin line of avoiding conflict and leaving controversial issues out of its public lobbying agenda. Though it’s a new player in the pro-Israel lobbying field, CUFI has been successful in positioning itself as the main political force to advocate support for Israel among Christian evangelicals, who number about 75 million. Some of the organization’s main work has been done away from the nation’s capital. With chapters in 50 states, CUFI began building bridges with local Christian and xxxish communities and organizing pro-Israel funding events known as a “Night To Honor Israel.” The phrase was coined by Hagee, who started the event 26 years ago in San Antonio, Texas. The vast grass-roots operation has yielded dozens of rallies in support of Israel throughout the country, and the group’s Washington operation has built strong ties with lawmakers from the religious right who previously had little to do with pro-Israel lobbyists. Attendance at CUFI’s meeting this week in Washington was up in comparison with last year’s 3,500 participants. Last Tuesday, Hagee hosted his “Night To Honor Israel,” which featured politicians, religious leaders and an amount of enthusiasm that kept the Christian delegates dancing on their feet for hours to the sounds of xxxish tunes.

It was a Hagee-style extravaganza, of the sort that has made the San Antonio-based evangelist famous. As the choir began to sing “Blow the trumpets in Zion, Zion,” the crowd jumped out of their seats. Groups danced between the rows, waving Israeli and American flags; some people wept with joy. The roster of speakers at the CUFI event left no doubt regarding the group’s political standpoint. The leader of Israel’s right-wing Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke, as did former House speaker Newt Gingrich. On Capitol Hill, the Christian pro-Israel lobby has focused on building ties with lawmakers, many of them representing constituencies with only small xxxish communities and thus further away from the reach of xxxish lobbyists. On Wednesday, more than 4,000 members of the pro-Israel Christian lobby were expected to mobilize in a massive lobbying day on Capitol Hill. The group has set three legislative goals for this year: supporting the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, which would impose tough sanctions on Tehran; advocating for approval of foreign aid to Israel, and calling for the approval of measures that will enable international forces in Lebanon to be more active in blocking Hezbollah. While supporting Iran legislation that is specifically designed to avoid a military confrontation, Hagee has his own views on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime: “He will not give in to sanctions,” Hagee said. “It is time for America to adopt Senator [Joseph] Lieberman’s words and consider a military pre-emptive strike against Iran.”

Issues relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are off the table, as far as CUFI’s lobbying agenda is concerned. The decision not to focus advocacy work on this issue is indicative of the sensitive place in which the pro-Israel Christian group stands: While it opposes any compromise, the Israeli government is in the midst of taking measures to strengthen the Palestinian leadership as a first step on the road to the resumption of talks for a two-state solution. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobby, has also embraced the new Palestinian leadership and supports American actions to strengthen it. But while quiet on the issue when on Capitol Hill, CUFI leaders are clear about how they view territorial compromise.

“I am concerned that there soon will be an attempt to parcel out parts of Israel in order to appease others,” Hagee said at Tuesday’s event, warning that the Europeans and the U.S. State Department want to make Israel “crocodile food.”

CUFI has maintained a relationship of mutual understanding and respect with Aipac. The latter’s executive committee, which also met this week in Washington, discussed briefly the views of its Christian counterpart, stressing the common agenda on issues relating to Iran and foreign aid. Aipac sources said there is no formal coordination between the groups, though CUFI does advocate for some issues that are important for Aipac. Last March, Hagee gave one of the keynote speeches at Aipac’s policy conference. The pro-Israel lobby embraced him warmly, cheering and applauding.

Source: http://www.forward.com/articles/11191/

This "theological" stuff gets quite deep not to mention a bit strange. The following video presentation is a fundamentalist Christian's objections to the notion of Christian Zionism:

Ted Pike - Zionism and Christianity: Unholy Alliance (video): http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...53918748081072

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White House preparing to stage new September 11 - Reagan official



A former Reagan official has issued a public warning that the Bush administration is preparing to orchestrate a staged terrorist attack in the United States, transform the country into a dictatorship and launch a war with Iran within a year. Paul Craig Roberts, a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, blasted Thursday a new Executive Order, released July 17, allowing the White House to seize the assets of anyone who interferes with its Iraq policies and giving the government expanded police powers to exercise control in the country.

Roberts, who spoke on the Thom Hartmann radio program, said: "When Bush exercises this authority [under the new Executive Order], there's no check to it. So it really is a form of total, absolute, one-man rule."

"The American people don't really understand the danger that they face," Roberts said, adding that the so-called neoconservatives intended to use a renewal of the fight against terrorism to rally the American people around the fading Republican Party.

Old-line Republicans like Roberts have become increasingly disenchanted with the neoconservative politics of the Bush administration, which they see as a betrayal of fundamental conservative values. According to a July 9-11 survey by Ipsos, an international public opinion research company, President Bush and the Republicans can claim a mere 31 percent approval rating for their handling of the Iraq war and 38 percent for their foreign policy in general, including terrorism.

"The administration figures themselves and prominent Republican propagandists ... are preparing us for another 9/11 event or series of events," he said. "You have to count on the fact that if al Qaeda is not going to do it, it is going to be orchestrated."

Roberts suggested that in the absence of a massive popular outcry, only the federal bureaucracy and perhaps the military could put constraints on Bush's current drive for a fully-fledged dictatorship.

"They may have had enough. They may not go along with it," he said.

The radio interview was a follow-up to Robert's latest column, in which he warned that "unless Congress immediately impeaches Bush and Cheney, a year from now the U.S. could be a dictatorial police state at war with Iran."

Roberts, who has been dubbed the "Father of Reaganomics" and has recently gained popularity for his strong opposition to the Bush administration and the Iraq War, regularly contributes articles to Creators Syndicate, an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers.

Source: http://en.rian.ru/world/20070720/69340886.html

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“Armenian” you are a true Armenian! Thank you so much for the great job you do, even though I don’t log in every time but I visit this forum almost every day just to read your posts. Peole like you make us proud for who we are. GOD BLESS YOU!