I think what they are planning is Rice's plan of anti-Iran propaganda to get things started... - some folks inside the State Deprt. might know that "regime change" in Iran is a completely different affair than Iraq and/or Afghanistan... 'cause the govt. not only has internal support, but is well regarded outside of Iran as well... That was not the case with Saddam and/or taleban ----- So, at this time they're trying to drum up the villification of Iran... since that propaganda is not going to go anywhere... if they try to destabilize Iran..., well... -----Original Message----- >From: Avis Worthington <avisworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: May 31, 2006 8:59 AM >To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Cc: Jaye Scott <limerent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Re: Neither U.S. Aggression Nor Theocratic >Repression > >This morning on CNN there was a man named Baer who has just written a novel >and who was in the CIA. He says A- - - the leader of Iran is nuts and there >should be regime change. He did not think an invasion feasible. > > >What are they planning? > >Avis > >on 5/30/06 4:27 PM, Altaf Bhimji at altafb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> >> Similar by the way, to Venezuela - where they accused Chavez of being >> a dictator... go there you'll hear a ear full ---- they way this anti- >> Iran stuff is expressed amongst the so-called "new left" (sounding >> more and more like the old boss) is 'cause the direction that country >> is taken does not jive with the usual anti-religion and specifically >> Islamophobic reaction that American left have had for the long time... >> >> There are a couple of interesting open letters that was written to >> the Reform Iran faction of Shirin Ebadi (the "noble prize winner" - >> who recently suggested things were better under the "Shah" -- (so I >> was told) - so much for the reformists... any wonder they don't get >> anywhere, and people who take 'em seriously are people here in the >> US... ) >> >> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal270206.html >> >> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal090306.html >> >> Altaf >> >> On May 29, 2006, at 8:17 PM, L. Mirza wrote: >> >>> That theocracy does not stop the Iran people from >>> either voting for the candidates of their choice and >>> from speaking freely. Every time I'm in Iran I get an >>> ear full!!!! A >> >> >> >> New Pacifica Working Group >> http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica >> 'Save Our Stations!' >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >New Pacifica Working Group >http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica >'Save Our Stations!' >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/