PBS Frontline – As Iraq descends into chaos and civil war; its neighbor — Iran — is on the rise as one of America’s greatest threats and most puzzling foreign policy challenges.

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Esquire – Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush administration say the U.S. has been gearing up for a war with Iran for years, despite claiming otherwise. It’ll be Iraq all over again.
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New Yorker – Seymour Hersch on the Bush Administrationís plan for Iran.
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New Yorker – In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, ha significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The ìredirection,î as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the Unite States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunn Muslims.

Is the Administrationís new policy on Iran benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism?
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BBC – US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country’s military infrastructure.
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The Times – Israel air force squadrons are training to blow up Iran’s uranium-enrichment facility using low-yield nuclear ìbunker-bustersî, according to several Israeli military sources???Israel will not tolerate Iran going nuclear and military sources say it will use tactical strikes unless Iran abandons its programme. Is Israel bluffing or might it really push the button?
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New Yorker – Seymour Hersch asks if a damaged Administration less likely to attack Iran, or more?
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Daily Telegraph – General John Abizaid, the chief of the US Central Command, gives a sobering assessment of Iran’s military potential.
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Time – An excellent overview of a possible war plan for Iran. A flurry of military maneuvers in the Middle East increases speculation that conflict with Iran is no longer quite so unthinkable. Here’s how the U.S. would fight such a war–and the huge price it would have to pay to win it. (You will have to watch a short ad to view the article for free???)
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New Yorker – Did the US view Israel’s aerial campaign against Hezbollah as a dry run for it’s contemplated aerial campaign against Iran?
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New Yorker – Seymour Hersch on the militaryís dissent on Iran policy.
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Defense and the National Interest – Martin van Creveld reviews the situation in Iran.
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Global Guerillas – John Robb outlines an alternative method for the U.S. to use to dismember Iran’s nuclear capability – dismember the country using effects-based operations. An insightful essay.
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Washington Post – William Arkin summarizes US war planning to date for Iraq.
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Washington Post – William Arkin describes the US Army’s wargaming / warplanning for an invasion of Iraq.
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Washington Post – William Arkin describes wargaming / warplanning by the Marines for an invasion of Iran.
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Washington Post – William Arkin reviews some past US wargames that involved war in Iran.
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New Yorker – Seymour Hersh’s article from the New Yorker on US plans to attack Iran. This is the article that caused the flurry of reporting in Sunday’s newspapers???
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Washington Post – The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.

Daily Telegraph – Bush ‘is planning nuclear strikes on Iran’s secret sites’.

The Times – Bush plans strike on Iran’s nuclear sites.

The Times – Gunning For Iran.
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StrategyPage – Before any major military operation, there are always tell tale signs. With all the talk about Israel or the United States bombing Iran’s nuclear weapons program, it would be wise to check for the signs before taking the pundit prattle too seriously.
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