Bush ‘hell-bent’ on war with Iran?

Intelligence report finding of no nukes doesn’t dissuade U.S. president’s crusade

• Israel jawboning US into striking Iran (PRESS TV, 12-16-2007)
• Israel and Iran Report (Arab News, 12-15-2007)
• Iran: NIE report’s pre-Sept. 2003 allegation is a lie (Tehran Times, 12-09-2007)
• Nuclear hypocrisy in Iran’s treatment (FCN, 03-12-2006)
• Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's letter to President George W. Bush (05-2006)
• Guidance to America and the world in a time of trouble (Min. Farrakhan, 05-03-2004)

Graphic: Ledelle Muhammad/MGN Online ‘Because you can see how dangerous this administration is, Bush continues to threaten Iran, which is prohibited under international law, which is covered in the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions. The facts don’t matter to the president, but it makes it more difficult for him to continue with his designs against Iran.’ —Former U.S. Attorney General, Ramsey Clark

UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - A United States intelligence report that concluded Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, and is unlikely to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a bomb until at least 2010, has seemingly not changed the position of leaders in the West, certainly not the mind of President Bush.

Despite the report’s conclusions, the U.S., Israel, Britain and France have said more pressure must be put on Iran.

“We must keep up the pressure on Iran .... we will continue to work on the introduction of restrictive measures in the framework of the United Nations,” a French foreign ministry spokeswoman told the international media.

Sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies Dec. 3. released the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for 2007, “Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities.” The report is consensus opinion on the situation in the country, said William Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991-1998 and very vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy.

“What the NIE does is force the administration to take a step back, because the report says there is no ‘smoking gun’ in Iran’s nuclear program,” Mr. Ritter said during an interview on radio station WBAI, New York City’s Pacifica Radio Network affiliate.

Unlike the NIE that led to war against Iraq, this one is good, because “people put aside politics” in constructing the consensus, he said. “This NIE is merely a copulation of the facts,” Mr. Ritter stressed.

Iran hails report as victory