Phil > the spectre of imminent attack on the US will be part of the justification for whatever action is to come.
Easy enough for the US to manufacture any reason it wishes -- and then to blame anyone it chooses.
> Fear is among the most powerful (and easiest) emotions that can be summoned. It worked well in the past, and will work just as well again in the future.
Can you imagine how frightened those nations must be who know they will be the US target after any future "terrorist" attack, inside or outside the US? For example, the assassination of Hariri in Beirut by an "unknown" assailant. The US has accused Syria and Syria has accused Israel. But anyone who thinks must believe it's the US which is cranking up the temperature in the region.
plenglish.com
>>The Syrian media has pointed the finger at Israel for the slain of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, buried today amidst a massive homage in Beirut.
Syrian government newspaper Tishrin (October) claimed that Hariri´s killing was an attempt to shatter national unity in Lebanon, sow anarchy and create divisions which could lead to a civil war. <<
Meanwhile, as the storm approaches, the sheep huddle together. Of course, some would call them wolves.
timesonline.co.uk
>>Washington piles on the pressure after assasination as Iran and Syria form a common front
IRAN and Syria announced a common front against the United States yesterday as Washington ratcheted up its pressure on two of the countries highest on its list of rogue states.
“We are ready to help Syria on all grounds to confront threats,” Mohammad Reza Aref, the Iranian VicePresident, said after meeting Naji al-Otari, the Syrian Prime Minister, in Tehran. <<
Changing the subject, you might find this amusing
msnbc.msn.com
>> ... the White House crunches numbers in such a unique way that it takes a new accounting method to describe them. Corporations report numbers based on GAAP: generally accepted accounting principles. But the numbers crunchers at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. use WHAAP: White House accepted accounting principles. Under these rules, numbers are presented in the most favorable—or least unfavorable—way. <<
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