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		<title>By: game show catchphrases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Great site - this info is great! Looking forward to reading the rest.</description>
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<p>Great site - this info is great! Looking forward to reading the rest.</p>
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		<title>By: Haig Adomian</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23508</link>
		<dc:creator>Haig Adomian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.

If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.

Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President. 

They haven’t acted before now because they don’t feel the people would be with them.

"Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors."
Say it loud.  Say it often.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.</p>
<p>If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.</p>
<p>Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President. </p>
<p>They haven’t acted before now because they don’t feel the people would be with them.</p>
<p>&#8220;Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.&#8221;<br />
Say it loud.  Say it often.</p>
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		<title>By: Haig Adomian</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23506</link>
		<dc:creator>Haig Adomian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>YES. A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.

If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.

Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President.  

They haven't acted before now because they don't feel the people would be with them.

Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YES. A miltary coup is justified in order to save American democracy, because the President, VP, and top cabinet officials are obvious 9/11 traitors, and government-assigned media monoplies are collaborating.</p>
<p>If we all loudly and continuously demand action, some military officers will summon the courage to act.</p>
<p>Their oath is to the Constitution, not the President.  </p>
<p>They haven&#8217;t acted before now because they don&#8217;t feel the people would be with them.</p>
<p>Restore democracy - Arrest the 9/11 traitors.</p>
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		<title>By: misfiteye</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-23133</link>
		<dc:creator>misfiteye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Toward the end of July, my wife and I received word through the family grapevine that her cousin, an Air Force Officer (fighter pilot), was being sent to Turkey, not to fly, but to lead a force conducting missions in southern Turkey, northern Iraq and Iran.  His mother said she was upset about it because "He doesn't believe in the mission".

The story passed through several relatives and crossed the country coast to coast and back before it came to us, so I was more than a little skeptical.

I told my wife that I found it hard to believe.  
1.  That whole area would be Kurdistan if the PKK had their way.
2.  Turkey has it's own army.  Why would they want us mucking about in their back yard?
3.  The Kurds are our best ally in northern Iraq.  Why would we want to risk that?
4.  He wouldn't be going into Iran unless we're deliberatly trying to provoke another war.

Besides, if any of this were true, he would never tell his mother.  He was in the Pentagon on 11 Sep 2001.  I'm sure he understands security better than that.

Two days later, I saw "Novak Leaking More Secrets" on No Quarter.  

I've been sitting on this for over a month now and I just don't know what to do.  I have tried to tease more info out of the grapevine but it seems that each step along the way was told not to say anything to anyone else (you know how that goes) so they are a little embarassed to hear from me about it.  I could try the dirrect approach but I'm affraid that would just dry up the source for good.

The one thing I was able to find out is that he has decided to take his wife and kids to Turkey with him and his parents are very upset about it.

Either he plans to be there a long time doing a mission he dosen't believe in or he knows his family will be safer in Turkey than here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toward the end of July, my wife and I received word through the family grapevine that her cousin, an Air Force Officer (fighter pilot), was being sent to Turkey, not to fly, but to lead a force conducting missions in southern Turkey, northern Iraq and Iran.  His mother said she was upset about it because &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t believe in the mission&#8221;.</p>
<p>The story passed through several relatives and crossed the country coast to coast and back before it came to us, so I was more than a little skeptical.</p>
<p>I told my wife that I found it hard to believe.<br />
1.  That whole area would be Kurdistan if the PKK had their way.<br />
2.  Turkey has it&#8217;s own army.  Why would they want us mucking about in their back yard?<br />
3.  The Kurds are our best ally in northern Iraq.  Why would we want to risk that?<br />
4.  He wouldn&#8217;t be going into Iran unless we&#8217;re deliberatly trying to provoke another war.</p>
<p>Besides, if any of this were true, he would never tell his mother.  He was in the Pentagon on 11 Sep 2001.  I&#8217;m sure he understands security better than that.</p>
<p>Two days later, I saw &#8220;Novak Leaking More Secrets&#8221; on No Quarter.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been sitting on this for over a month now and I just don&#8217;t know what to do.  I have tried to tease more info out of the grapevine but it seems that each step along the way was told not to say anything to anyone else (you know how that goes) so they are a little embarassed to hear from me about it.  I could try the dirrect approach but I&#8217;m affraid that would just dry up the source for good.</p>
<p>The one thing I was able to find out is that he has decided to take his wife and kids to Turkey with him and his parents are very upset about it.</p>
<p>Either he plans to be there a long time doing a mission he dosen&#8217;t believe in or he knows his family will be safer in Turkey than here.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22834</link>
		<dc:creator>Larry Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are correct that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.  The issue, however, is whether or not a massive airstrike on Iran will serve US national security interests. 

You are completely wrong with your unfounded claim that Iran intends to use nuclear weapons.  You need to stop buying into the propaganda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are correct that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.  The issue, however, is whether or not a massive airstrike on Iran will serve US national security interests. </p>
<p>You are completely wrong with your unfounded claim that Iran intends to use nuclear weapons.  You need to stop buying into the propaganda.</p>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LOL! So now chanting "death to America" constitutes terrorism - brilliant!

Sorry to break THIS to you, but attacking Marines on your own soil is by definition NOT terrorism.

Unfortunately for you, there is no evidence whatsoever that the Iranians intend to make nuclear weapons, and even less evidence that they would be more likely to use them than any other small country surrounded by countries with nuclear weapons. 

As for freedom and human rights, why don't you take THAT bit of horse poop and spread it among the Iraqis you have "liberated". They'll find it tres amusant. And after that, you might tell that one to the thousands of human beings whose freedom and human rights were violated when they were hauled off to any of the secret prisons the U.S. have all over the world. Or tell it to Maher Arar, whose freedom and human rights were violated when he was sent off to Syria to be tortured.

More and more the greatest global threat to freedom and human rights is the so-called Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL! So now chanting &#8220;death to America&#8221; constitutes terrorism - brilliant!</p>
<p>Sorry to break THIS to you, but attacking Marines on your own soil is by definition NOT terrorism.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for you, there is no evidence whatsoever that the Iranians intend to make nuclear weapons, and even less evidence that they would be more likely to use them than any other small country surrounded by countries with nuclear weapons. </p>
<p>As for freedom and human rights, why don&#8217;t you take THAT bit of horse poop and spread it among the Iraqis you have &#8220;liberated&#8221;. They&#8217;ll find it tres amusant. And after that, you might tell that one to the thousands of human beings whose freedom and human rights were violated when they were hauled off to any of the secret prisons the U.S. have all over the world. Or tell it to Maher Arar, whose freedom and human rights were violated when he was sent off to Syria to be tortured.</p>
<p>More and more the greatest global threat to freedom and human rights is the so-called Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.</p>
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		<title>By: jJoe</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22830</link>
		<dc:creator>jJoe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Iran IS the biggest state sponsor of terrorism!  Hezbollah and Hamas chant "death to America" all the time.  Does that not register?  Hezbollah killed hundreds of sleeping marines in Lebanon twenty years ago.  Yes, they hate us.  

Iran must NOT be permitted to have nuclear arms. This would be a disaster for everyone who cares about freedeom or human rights.  YES they intend to make weapons, yes they intend to use them.  Take Achmadinejad at his word, "we will bring down the great Satan, the world doesn't need the US"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Iran IS the biggest state sponsor of terrorism!  Hezbollah and Hamas chant &#8220;death to America&#8221; all the time.  Does that not register?  Hezbollah killed hundreds of sleeping marines in Lebanon twenty years ago.  Yes, they hate us.  </p>
<p>Iran must NOT be permitted to have nuclear arms. This would be a disaster for everyone who cares about freedeom or human rights.  YES they intend to make weapons, yes they intend to use them.  Take Achmadinejad at his word, &#8220;we will bring down the great Satan, the world doesn&#8217;t need the US&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22756</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nobody mentioned “PEAK OIL”
As of this year, world oil demand surpasses world oil production and this equation will get worse in the next decade[s]. This means that oil prices will keep rising and our oil-driven “exponential growth” economy will collapse. Everything in our economy is oil/energy based... think of food &#38; agriculture, transportation, cars &#38; freeways, electricity, the military machine [the greatest consumer of oil], heating/cooling, computers &#38; information processing, chemicals &#38; pharmaceuticals, etc... With higher oil prices and lower oil production, we'll have to get by with less in all these categories and the economy will be affected negatively...
The world population follows the same curve as oil production i.e. went from 2B to 6B in the last century and as oil production declines, the population will follow...
“PEAK OIL” has already happened and is irreversible... Bush and the neo-cons want to control as much of the oil in the world as they can because they're afraid of the increasing competition from China &#38; India and they want to hoard as much wealth as possible before the collapse of the world [western] economy... 
If you look at a world map, you will see that the US military is positioned everywhere in the world where there is oil and/or drugs [coca &#38; opium]. 
Bush has [illegally] invaded Iraq, is planning to [illegally] invade Iran shortly and has encircled Russia &#38; China with bases to eventually attack Russia. In all cases the motive is oil. But somebody somewhere is bound to retaliate [sooner than later I hope] and then we would have WW3 or the rapture.
I'm NOT in any justifying what Bush &#38; the neo-cons are doing, as a matter of fact I think it is utterly criminal. I'm just giving you a different POV...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nobody mentioned “PEAK OIL”<br />
As of this year, world oil demand surpasses world oil production and this equation will get worse in the next decade[s]. This means that oil prices will keep rising and our oil-driven “exponential growth” economy will collapse. Everything in our economy is oil/energy based&#8230; think of food &amp; agriculture, transportation, cars &amp; freeways, electricity, the military machine [the greatest consumer of oil], heating/cooling, computers &amp; information processing, chemicals &amp; pharmaceuticals, etc&#8230; With higher oil prices and lower oil production, we&#8217;ll have to get by with less in all these categories and the economy will be affected negatively&#8230;<br />
The world population follows the same curve as oil production i.e. went from 2B to 6B in the last century and as oil production declines, the population will follow&#8230;<br />
“PEAK OIL” has already happened and is irreversible&#8230; Bush and the neo-cons want to control as much of the oil in the world as they can because they&#8217;re afraid of the increasing competition from China &amp; India and they want to hoard as much wealth as possible before the collapse of the world [western] economy&#8230;<br />
If you look at a world map, you will see that the US military is positioned everywhere in the world where there is oil and/or drugs [coca &amp; opium].<br />
Bush has [illegally] invaded Iraq, is planning to [illegally] invade Iran shortly and has encircled Russia &amp; China with bases to eventually attack Russia. In all cases the motive is oil. But somebody somewhere is bound to retaliate [sooner than later I hope] and then we would have WW3 or the rapture.<br />
I&#8217;m NOT in any justifying what Bush &amp; the neo-cons are doing, as a matter of fact I think it is utterly criminal. I&#8217;m just giving you a different POV&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: The Citizen &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Iran v. 2.0</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Citizen &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Iran v. 2.0</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Shirin</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/09/01/countdown-to-midnight-in-persia/#comment-22599</link>
		<dc:creator>Shirin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leslie, we ARE in agreement that the consequences of attacking Iran will be widespread and potentially very, very bad. 
Everything you mentioned - bombing Kurdish villages (as by the way Turkey is also doing), supporting the Northern Alliance warlords (wait - weren't those guys Bush's allies not all that long ago?), etc. is a direct result of Bush regime actions. But I believe you are aware of that.

As for the history of the Persian empire, come on! That was over centuries ago, and has no connection to what we are talking about now, which is the history of the modern-day nation state of Iran.

According to my sources, by the way, the Gulf states, and the Saudis in particular, do not actually see a threat from Iran, though the Bushies are working overtime to convince them that there is one - kind of like Poppy Bush in 1991 using fake satellite photos to convince the Saudis that the Iraqis were about to invade so they'd allow the U.S. to set up bases.

As for Hezbullah and Hamas, I know it is becoming very popular to blame Iran for their actions, but they are not instruments of Iran, but are using Iran to achieve their goals more than Iran is using them. They are home-grown, local national liberation groups, and will act in what they see as their own interest. Whether Hezbullah is even a terrorist group is debatable. Of course, every move either group makes will now be directed by and for Iran. 

We also agree that whatever threat Iran may or may not pose now, if Bush attacks one likely result is that Iran will be strengthened, as it already has been by Bush's aggression against Iraq, and by the attack on and occupation of Afghanistan.

I have a real fear that Bush is about to start WW III. And I don't see what I can do about it. Ray McGovern exhorts us to "roll up our sleeves" today, and once again I ask, and then what? Do precisely what? where? with whom? I feel utterly helpless. I feel paralyzed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leslie, we ARE in agreement that the consequences of attacking Iran will be widespread and potentially very, very bad.<br />
Everything you mentioned - bombing Kurdish villages (as by the way Turkey is also doing), supporting the Northern Alliance warlords (wait - weren&#8217;t those guys Bush&#8217;s allies not all that long ago?), etc. is a direct result of Bush regime actions. But I believe you are aware of that.</p>
<p>As for the history of the Persian empire, come on! That was over centuries ago, and has no connection to what we are talking about now, which is the history of the modern-day nation state of Iran.</p>
<p>According to my sources, by the way, the Gulf states, and the Saudis in particular, do not actually see a threat from Iran, though the Bushies are working overtime to convince them that there is one - kind of like Poppy Bush in 1991 using fake satellite photos to convince the Saudis that the Iraqis were about to invade so they&#8217;d allow the U.S. to set up bases.</p>
<p>As for Hezbullah and Hamas, I know it is becoming very popular to blame Iran for their actions, but they are not instruments of Iran, but are using Iran to achieve their goals more than Iran is using them. They are home-grown, local national liberation groups, and will act in what they see as their own interest. Whether Hezbullah is even a terrorist group is debatable. Of course, every move either group makes will now be directed by and for Iran. </p>
<p>We also agree that whatever threat Iran may or may not pose now, if Bush attacks one likely result is that Iran will be strengthened, as it already has been by Bush&#8217;s aggression against Iraq, and by the attack on and occupation of Afghanistan.</p>
<p>I have a real fear that Bush is about to start WW III. And I don&#8217;t see what I can do about it. Ray McGovern exhorts us to &#8220;roll up our sleeves&#8221; today, and once again I ask, and then what? Do precisely what? where? with whom? I feel utterly helpless. I feel paralyzed.</p>
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