US 'poised to strike Iran'

The Australian ^ | 08/25/07 | Geoff Elliott

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Geoff Elliott, Washington correspondent | August 25, 2007

BOB Baer, the former Middle East CIA operative whose first book about his life inspired the oil-and-espionage thriller Syriana, is working on a new book on Iran, but says he was told by senior intelligence officials that he had better get it published in the next couple of months because things could be about to change.

Baer, in an interview with The Weekend Australian, says his contacts in the administration suggest a strategic airstrike on Iran is a real possibility in the months ahead.

"What I'm getting is a sense that their sentiment is they are going to hit the Iranians and not just because of Israel, but due to the fact that Iran is the predominant power in the Gulf and it is hostile and its power is creeping into the Gulf at every level," Baer says.

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Ping!

[NonValueAdded]

Idiot hyping his book deal.

[af_vet_rr]

"What I'm getting is a sense that their sentiment is they are going to hit the Iranians and not just because of Israel, but due to the fact that Iran is the predominant power in the Gulf and it is hostile and its power is creeping into the Gulf at every level," Baer says.

I wish the liberals would get off this "WE'RE GONNA ATTACK EVERYBODY BECAUSE BUSH IS IN OFFICE" trip they seem to be on.

[BlabItGrabIt]

Drive-by media has to push Pres. Bush out of Iraq first...

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US 'poised to strike Iran'

At last some good news.

[RepublitarianRoger]

Yes, from my understanding, Syriana is left-leaning propaganda about the role of the oil industry in politics.

[MD_Willington_1976]

they don’t have to, just airdrop guns, ammo & grenades into Iran with a pamphlet that says, “Poop or get off the pot, clean up your own country”, that way the students can do the job themselves...

[jrooney]

Baer is a left wing politico, and I highly doubt he has any contacts in the administration. He is putting this forth to put more pressure on GW and Cheney from striking Iran. Just another annoying ankle bitter which will make no difference. Baer belongs to “VIPS”, a liberal intelligence think tank suspected of helping with the flow of intelligence leaks against the adminstration in the past. Larry Johnson, super spy - only 4 years at the CIA, Mary McCarty (I believe) and Valerie Plame supporters all belong to VIPS.

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I see.

[trisham]

Yes. I saw it when it came on cable. It stank.

[khnyny]

That’s Mary O. McCarthy. (in case anyone wants to look her up).:)

[Dr. Frank fan]

I wish the liberals would get off this "WE'RE GONNA ATTACK EVERYBODY BECAUSE BUSH IS IN OFFICE" trip they seem to be on.

Actually, this is one thing I wish the left were right about, but suspect they're not.

We'll see.

[Dr. Frank fan]

Yes, from my understanding, Syriana is left-leaning propaganda about the role of the oil industry in politics.

You might be right. That's what I hear anyway.

Now, I did actually see the movie, but it was so boring and unintelligible that I couldn't tell what its point was, if any. Not a good sign if it was really an attempt at propaganda.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Well, such a movie can be only interesting if you fully subscribe to their kooky conspiracy theories.

[jrooney]

Yes, thank you. I misspelled her name. Mary O McCarthy, fired by the CIA and escorted out of the building for leaking the CIA prisons story to Dana Priest at WAPO.

[trisham]

Yes. I can’t imagine how anyone felt who bothered to go to the theatre to see it. Agenda-driven movies tend to be pretty awful, imho.

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Bush and Cheney will not leave office with a nuclear Iran.

[PreciousLiberty]

‘”What I’m getting is a sense that their sentiment is they are going to hit the Iranians and not just because of Israel, but due to the fact that Iran is the predominant power in the Gulf and it is hostile and its power is creeping into ‘he Gulf at every level,” Baer says.’

Sounds about right. I’ve been on board with this for months. =:-D

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Recommended Actions

• Completely destroy Iranian Nuke Complexes
• Damage Iranian ability to Produce Oil for sale

Actions Accomplish Several Goals

• Eliminates the Iranian Nuke Manufacturing and Nuke threat.
• Disrupts the Iranian Rulers source of cash used for terror mischief.
• Destabilizes the Iranian Rulers hold on the government.
• Minimizes the risk to US Troops; God Bless Everyone of Them!
• Minimizes Collateral Damage to the Iranian People.
• A free Iran can resume oil sales

[jveritas]

Agree 100%.

[gotribe]

That was a loser movie. My wife, who’s not as politically biased as me but is a movie connoiseur, couldn’t even stand it for its lack of story line. A flick that will be forgotten, maybe already is.

[rwfromkansas]

There will be no strike. We have heard this for 5 years.

[rockthecasbah]

Mary O. McCarthy: disgraced former CIA official fired for leaking classified information. How can we ever win the WOT with people like this in our own ranks

[GladesGuru]

We didn’t bomb anyone! That plant had an explosion caused by:
1. Iran has no equivalent of OSHA
2. Iran has poor or non-existant quality control.
3. Iran shouldn’t have purchased fasteners from the same Chinese salesman that sold bogus AN bolts to the US Navy.

[PreciousLiberty]

“There will be no strike. We have heard this for 5 years.”

No, we haven’t.

Further, the dynamic has changed quite a bit. Iran is now our major enemy in Iraq. Plus, we can’t draw down forces there with Iran poised to dominate Iraq. Iran must be smacked down, hard.

As a side benefit, Iran’s nuclear program will be set back for years, if not indefinitely.

[GladesGuru]

We didn’t bomb anyone! That plant had an explosion caused by:
1. Iran has no equivalent of OSHA
2. Iran has poor or nonexistent quality control.
3. Iran shouldn’t have purchased fasteners from the same Chinese salesman that sold bogus AN bolts to the US Navy.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Bush and Cheney will not leave office with a nuclear Iran.

Bingo! Baer is working for his former CIA buds that are activly attempting to sabotage the Bush administrations possibilities of success in either Iraq or Iran!

I suspect Baer's article is a leading indicator of a coming ramp-up in Democrat efforts to tie Bush's hands on Iran. We have already seen some efforts along this line and they will amplify as we get closer to a drop-dead date where Bush has to make a decision.

[pacelvi]

STFU and do it already.

[Allegra]

We won’t completely settle Iraq down until Iran is dealt with.

[nuconvert]

“Bush and Cheney will not leave office with a nuclear Iran.”

Agree

[JerseyHighlander]

Bob "Circus" Baerker is at it again?

[Centurion2000]

but says he was told by senior intelligence officials that he had better get it published in the next couple of months because things could be about to change.

Wow, there's B$ and then there is this mountain of poo that this guy is pushing.

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its power is creeping into the Gulf at every level," Baer says.

Walid Phares says the same thing. He believes the flashpoint may be when Iran triggers an attempt at islamic takeover of Saudi Arabia and oil reserves. The US will have no choice but to go in.

[Paulus Invictus]

Make it so! If not, Israel may be lost and so will we later.

[RobbyS]

"What I'm getting is a sense that their sentiment is they are going to hit the Iranians and not just because of Israel, but due to the fact that Iran is the predominant power in the Gulf and it is hostile and its power is creeping into the Gulf at every level," Baer says.

[gonzo]

"...I suspect Baer's article is a leading indicator of a coming ramp-up in Democrat efforts to tie Bush's hands on Iran. We have already seen some efforts along this line and they will amplify as we get closer to a drop-dead date where Bush has to make a decision..."

Probably true, but the dhimmicRATS can't do jack-shit anymore regarding Bush without pissing in their own boots. I gotta hunch the 'September-Report' on Iraq is gonna be good news for Bush, and that could be very bad news for Iran.

It is kinda nice that all the dhimmis running for office, and all the ones in charge of the house and senate have spent so much political capital trying to get the USA defeated in the Middle East.

Now if they'll just hold off until after September 17th, I'll be happy ......................... FRegards

[AdmSmith]

when Iran triggers an attempt at islamic takeover of Saudi Arabia and oil reserves.

Saudi and Iran have since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 been working against each others through proxies. In order to confront the spread of the Iranian Islamic brand (Shia) Saudi has promoted their Wahhabbi variant of Sunni by spending billions of dollars every year. Just go to your “local” mosque and ask who is paying for it!

Wahhabbis and their related Deobandis in Pakistan/Afghanistan are the main problem with terrorism. They are living on Saudi money, i.e. every time we use Saudi oil we are supporting the terrorists.

Read Bob’s book http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/03/09/12_baer.html

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I suspect that it is about Arab Shiites in Iraq becoming autonomous and influencing Eastern Saudi Arabia, where most of Saudi’s oil fields are and which originally belonged to Saudi Shiites, some 13% of Saudi population, who are now stripped of their land, and severely discriminated against.