Americans are flummoxed by conflicting statements regarding an impending war with Iran. This is true for Americans who are closely following events on this issue. Woe be for the average, hardworking American who relies on the corporate news (CM) to keep him or her informed. The CM is sadly lacking in this effort, or worse, distorting the issues involved for self-benefiting corporate purposes, i.e. NBC is owned by General Electric, a huge defense contractor.



Here are the facts, most of which was presented in my article, War With Iran Imminent?, a little over two weeks ago . In a NIE in 2007 our 16 intelligence agencies agreed Iran is not making a nuke. This was reaffirmed in 2011. Panetta stated clearly recently that Iran is not making a nuke. Israel's Mossad has stated Iran is not making a nuke. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that any potential military strike is very far off. How far? Barak said it didn't matter. He said before Iran could actually make a nuke she would have to throw out the IAEA inspectors and leave the IAEA. This would be a clear signal that she is making a nuke and that would cause repercussions Iran does not want, he said. And Barak is an Israeli hawk closely tied to Netanyahu.



Here is another rather unpleasant fact. Virtually nothing of this was reported by the CM to hapless Americans who want only to know what is going on. " Recent comments by U.S and Israeli military leaders indicate that the intelligence services of the two countries agree that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear bomb, a crack in the Western narrative that the U.S. press corps won't accept , as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains." http://consortiumnews.com/2012/01/24/usisrael-iran-not-building-nukes/ Ray McGovern served as a CIA analyst for 27 years.



Adding to the complexity of the issue is a somewhat annoying question. Ignoring for the moment that there is virtually no proof that Iran is making a nuke (a fact conveniently overlooked by the CM and politicians), could the West live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Admittedly, there are a variety of answers to that question, some simplistic and sophomoric. A keen analysis of that question is provided by Arthur Bright of the Christian Science Monitor, " Israel possesses an estimated 200 nuclear weapons. The United States possesses thousands, and could within a few hours turn all of Iran into a radioactive pyre. By what logic can anyone assume the Iranians would unilaterally deploy nukes if they had them? Far more plausible is that, in seeking nuclear weapons, the Iranians intend to forever alter the balance of power in the Middle East, creating for themselves an insurance policy of the kind enjoyed by Pakistan, North Korea, India and others. North Korea, charter member of Bush's axis of evil, went nuclear and was not invaded. Saddam Hussein had no WMD and was deposed and hanged. Gadhafi gave up his WMD and was deposed and shot. "





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