US Military, Government, blatantly lie about Iran escalation/troop movements

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Crossposting, because.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-moves-carriers-denies-iran-023925806.html

ReutersBy Phil Stewart | Reuters – Wed, Jan 11, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and that another was on its way to the region, but denied any link to recent tensions with Iran and portrayed the movements as routine.

and

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-persian-gulf-20120113,0,5991473.story

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

January 12, 2012, 6:07 p.m.

Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, who heads U.S. Central Command, won White House approval late last year for the deployments of additional troops and warships to the Persian Gulf to deal with Iran and other potential threats.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. kick

[RC]

2. You post unpopular truths and expect them to stay afloat?

Ain't gonna happen much till enough people wake up, get fed up and stand up.
Until then, "Raa, Raa, Raa', is the order of the day.

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4. Especially since I realized it late Friday night (news dump). nt

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3. Forget for a moment, just how bad war is

we cannot afford another war. What happened to Obama's statement, what was it a week ago, that we can't afford more war? So why does it seem that we are gearing up for just that, another war?

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5. I do not believe there will be a war with Iran.

The US cannot afford it. Neither can NATO.

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7. K&R (nt)

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8. Misinterpretation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002168152

WASHINGTON—U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran, over U.S. objections, and have stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region in case of a conflict.