I know that many of us have been waiting for that turning point when the undercurrent of rumors about a war with Iran that accompanies our feeling that something really bad is inexorably building up finally reaches the point when the MSM openly becomes part of the buildup. Something a la Judith Miller and NYT stories about Irak to attempt to affect public opinion in a campaign of disinformation.
I am afraid we are finally reaching that point after reading Michael Gordon's piece today in the NYT titled "Deadliest Bomb in Iraq Is Made by Iran".
Gordon begins by saying
The most lethal weapon directed against American troops in Iraq is an explosive-packed cylinder that United States intelligence asserts is being supplied by Iran.
Once again and reminiscent of the times when Judith Miller's articles and the alike filled the MSM with disinformation and twisted intelligence, the author mentions those abstract nebulous sources they always claim to have and tells us that
In interviews, civilian and military officials from a broad range of government agencies provided specific details to support what until now has been a more generally worded claim, in a new National Intelligence Estimate, that Iran is providing "lethal support" to Shiite militants in Iraq.
The article has a number of similarities with many of the stories that appeared in the buildup to the war with Iraq.
As others have mentioned here before, Congress urgently needs to step up onto the plate and try to stop Bush and Cheney from taking the country over the cliff.
I highly recommend reading the article Over the Cliff with George and Dick? written by Tom Engelhardt today in TomDispatch. It deals with the delusional world in which Bush and Cheney live, and how these delusions will soon lead us to a disastrous war with Iran.
Here is a premium quote from the article:
Having long embraced a fantasy of victory, they (Bush and Cheney) now show every sign of wrapping their arms around their own Iraq defeat as if it were victory, and — with the enthusiasm of Thelma and Louise, trapped by all those cop cars — taking the only path that seems open to them. As the alternatives grow ever starker — surrender to all those "Democrat" electees, to the reporters and the critics, the cavilers and the antiwar demonstrators, the ragtag insurgents, the alien Mullahs, and even the panicked Republicans in their own ranks — what’s left but that liberating, exhilarating trip over the cliff?
Let's tell Congress and everyone that will listen that the time to act is NOW.