Opinions please, M. Chussodovsky-Global resarch.ca

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I came across this article, from a few days ago, at www.globalresearch.ca And was wondering if his resarch/opinions are of any value at all. The article is a great read, but as to where he gets his info,and his credibility any ideas?

A snippet:


The launching of an outright war using nuclear warheads against Iran is now in the final planning stages.

Coalition partners, which include the US, Israel and Turkey are in "an advanced stage of readiness".

Various military exercises have been conducted, starting in early 2005. In turn, the Iranian Armed Forces have also conducted large scale military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf in December in anticipation of a US sponsored attack.

Since early 2005, there has been intense shuttle diplomacy between Washington, Tel Aviv, Ankara and NATO headquarters in Brussels.

In recent developments, CIA Director Porter Goss on a mission to Ankara, requested Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan "to provide political and logistic support for air strikes against Iranian nuclear and military targets." Goss reportedly asked " for special cooperation from Turkish intelligence to help prepare and monitor the operation." (DDP, 30 December 2005).

In turn, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has given the green light to the Israeli Armed Forces to launch the attacks by the end of March:

All top Israeli officials have pronounced the end of March, 2006, as the deadline for launching a military assault on Iran.... The end of March date also coincides with the IAEA report to the UN on Iran's nuclear energy program. Israeli policymakers believe that their threats may influence the report, or at least force the kind of ambiguities, which can be exploited by its overseas supporters to promote Security Council sanctions or justify Israeli military action.

(James Petras, Israel's War Deadline: Iran in the Crosshairs, Global Research, December 2005)

The US sponsored military plan has been endorsed by NATO, although it is unclear, at this stage, as to the nature of NATO's involvement in the planned aerial attacks.

Much more here...

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=%20CH20060103&articleId=1714

edit; my crappy spelling

[DRoseDARs]

1. There's another thread in Editorial forum; I call BS.

NATO would never approve of or take part in a nuclear first-strike against a non-nuclear nation like Iran. We already have reports Iran is years away from being nuclear, much like Iraq only Iran actually has a program capable. Iraq had long-empty buildings and retired scientists. This article really makes a stretch to connect a nuclear first-strike with strikes against nuclear facilities. The two types of attacks ARE NOT the same.

While I think conventional airstrikes against Iranian facilities are very likely, nuclear strikes are total fantasy. The United States would make itself an instant parriah and there'd be sanctions levied against us by the civilized world, devestating the economy. US interests abroad (both military, civilian, and corporate) would be subject to mass retribution from terrorists and very angry general populations. Countries would pull their ambassadors and we'd be isolated on the diplomatic stage.

[salvorhardin]

2. Weather control conspiracy freak

See: http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO409F.html
The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: "Owning the Weather" for Military Use
by Michel Chossudovsky

[bananas]

3. some of his sources

fas.org is well-known respected organization, Federation of American Scientists

globalsecurity.org is also well-known and respected, it's run by John Pike formerly of fas.org

washingtonpost.com is well-known and as trust-worthy as any other major newspaper.

CONPLAN 8022 was discussed at DU a while back, we even have a demopedia entry for it:
http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/CONPLAN_8022

There's also a wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONPLAN_8022-02

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4. Thanks all, so far...

Grains of salt always neccesary, in this incredibly complex time.:)