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Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: ''Oil prices are now higher than they have ever been except for a few frenzied moments before the global economic meltdown of 2008. Many immediate factors are contributing to this surge, including Iran s threats to block oil shipping in the Persian Gulf, fears of a new Middle Eastern war, and turmoil in energy-rich Nigeria.''

http://www.truth-out.org/tough-oil-world-why-twenty-first-century-oil-will-break-bank-and-planet/1331647497

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The Nigerian oil holocaust
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/energy/the-nigerian-oil-holocaust-.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/12-2



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Video

Under question from Sen. Sessions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey indicated that ''international permission,'' rather than Congressional approval, provided a 'legal basis' for military action by the United States.

http://bit.ly/yMnnDn


From Information Clearing House

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GOP legislation warns Obama of impeachment over military action

The Daily Caller

03/12/12

A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that appears to warn President Obama that he could be impeached if the United States gets involved militarily in Syria without congressional approval. The bill introduced last week by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones declares that it is an impeachable offense for a president to authorize military action against another country without consent from Congress...

http://thedc.com/A597iH


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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By George Lakoff

The Republican presidential campaign is about a lot more than the campaign for the presidency. It is about guaranteeing a radical conservative future for America.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30796.htm



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Video & Transcript - CBS 60 Minutes

In a rare interview, ex-chief of Mossad Meir Dagan speaks out against a preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities anytime soon.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30785.htm



U.S. asked Russia to warn Iran of 'last chance' to avoid military strike

Hillary Clinton asked her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York on Monday to tell Tehran that it has one last chance to solve the conflict peacefully by making progress in the talks with the P5+1 group. Otherwise, an attack on Iran s nuclear facilities will occur within months, the diplomats said.

http://bit.ly/wW3PXe



Obama s October Surprise: Bombing Iran

By Jacob Heilbrunn

A devastating strike would create an upsurge of patriotism in America and fully neutralize Mitt Romney s contention that Obama is a foreign-policy wimp. It could allow Obama to sweep to victory in November.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32098.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Obama Breaks New Ground When It Comes to War with Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/03/12-0

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The illusion of attacking Iran

San Francisco Chronicle
by Deepak Chopra and Ken Robinson

03/12/12

War is where illusions go to die. This was true of Vietnam and war in Iraq. It is being ground into us every day in Afghanistan. At this moment, those who want Israel to mount an air attack on Iran s nuclear facilities are counting on mass amnesia. But forgetting the lessons of past wars won t save the next bout of military adventurism...

http://tinyurl.com/6wp5q8c


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Unaufhörlich angespornte Kinder, die angeblich ihr Leben besonders genießen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/151601
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