Israel may strike Iran

There's been quite a bit of talk about Iran being invaded by the U.S. or by proxy by Israel. The real issue at hand here is not Iran's development of nuclear weapons, of which there is no evidence, but that Iran plans to begin its own oil bourse in March 2006, and then selling oil in Euros instead of dollars. And that is a real threat to the U.S., the UK and, by proxy, Israel.

In other words, the U.S. does not believe in free trade, for Iran may do this under all laws and agreements. But then, it never has believed in free trade, and this explains the many military bases the U.S. has in almost 100 different countries.

British newspaper alleges Israel is planning a military strike on Iran

An article in the British-based Sunday Times last weekend provided details of Israeli military plans for a strike on Iranian uranium enrichment plants that would dramatically inflame tensions throughout the Middle East. According to the report, based on unnamed Israeli intelligence and military sources, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon recently ordered the country’s armed forces to be ready for an attack by the end of March.

The report comes in the context of repeated public threats against Iran by senior Israeli officials, and alarmist allegations that Iran is on the brink of producing nuclear weapons. As the Sunday Times noted, Sharon himself recently warned: “Israel—and not only Israel—cannot accept a nuclear Iran. We have the ability to deal with this and we’re making all the necessary preparations to be ready for such a situation.”

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