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''My responsibility is to encourage the right degree of planning [for if Iran tries to build a nuclear bomb], to understand the risks associated with any kind of military option. in some cases to position assets, to provide those options in a timely fashion,'' General Martin Dempsey said on Face the Nation today. ''And all those activities are going on,'' he added.

http://bit.ly/zdZz0N



Beijing rejects sanctions on Iranian oil

''The normal trade relations and energy cooperation between China and Iran have nothing to do with the nuclear issue,'' Cui said. ''We should not mix issues of different natures, and China s legitimate concerns and demands should be respected.''

http://wapo.st/xex4du



China slams US military adventurism

China says the accusations leveled against the country in the new United States defense strategy are ''groundless'' and aim to counter the Asian country's growing power.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220142.html



After Iran, Venezuela?

By Mike Whitney

As soon as Obama is finished ''liberating'' Tehran, it ll be on to Venezuela. You can bet on it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30209.htm



'Iran war to deteriorate world economy'

A senior Chinese diplomat says, ''Everyone knows that 40 percent of the oil shipped daily to every part of the world goes through the Strait of Hormuz, so once war starts in this region not only will the relevant nations be affected and attacked, it would also ... bring disaster to a world economy deep in crisis," Chen Xiaodong warned on Tuesday.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220299.html



'US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran'

A big war between the US and Iran is beginning in the Persian Gulf. $5 billion was allocated for the construction of these 20-bed military hospitals," Javelidze said in an interview with Georgian paper Kviris Kronika (News of the Week), as cited by Newsgeorgia website.

http://rt.com/politics/us-georgia-iran-war-441/



War Plan Iran

By Finian Cunningham

''Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.'' http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30214.htm



Iran says Fordo uranium enrichment site runs under IAEA watch

Iran s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said all of the country s nuclear activities, including those at Fordo enrichment site, are under the supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/10/c_131352662.htm



Obama Ready to Use Military Force to Stop Nuclear Iran, Ex-Adviser Says

The administration considers the risks of permitting a nuclear-armed Iran to be greater than the risks of military action, said Ross, who last month rejoined the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a research group.

http://bloom.bg/znASfV



Iran Interest Rates Raised To 20% To Fight Hyperinflation

As a result of a financial embargo enacted on by the US on New Year s Day, Iran's economy had promptly entered freefall mode and is now experiencing hyperinflation as the currency implodes.

http://bit.ly/AoK08H



Thousands Of US Troops To Arrive In Israel This Week

Accompanied by a US aircraft carrier, 9,000 US troops including airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, technicians and intelligence officers are scheduled to land in Israel in the coming weeks. Many will stay up to the end of the year as part of the US-Israeli Army deployment in readiness for a military engagement with Iran, aiming at a synchronized military front against Iran.

http://www.imemc.org/article/62803


From Information Clearing House

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NYT Responds on Iran Alarmism
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/10-5



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