The Amazing Froomkin, quoting Steve Clemons:
Clemons writes: "Multiple sources have reported that a senior aide on Vice President Cheney's national security team has been . . . explicitly stating that Vice President Cheney does not support Bush's tack towards Condoleezza Rice's diplomatic efforts and fears that the President is taking diplomacy with Iran too seriously.
"This White House official has stated to several Washington insiders that Cheney is planning to deploy an 'end run strategy' around the President if he and his team lose the policy argument.
"The thinking on Cheney's team is to collude with Israel, nudging Israel at some key moment in the ongoing standoff between Iran's nuclear activities and international frustration over this to mount a small-scale conventional strike against Natanz using cruise missiles (i.e., not ballistic missiles). . . .
"The zinger of this information is the admission by this Cheney aide that Cheney himself is frustrated with Bush and believes, much like Richard Perle, that Bush is making a disastrous mistake by aligning himself with the policy course that Condoleezza Rice [and others] have sculpted.
"According to this official, Cheney believes that Bush can not be counted on to make the 'right decision' when it comes to dealing with Iran and thus Cheney believes that he must tie Bush's hands."
Well, splendid.
I'm all for tying Bush's hands--they're all covered in birdshit anyhow, no to mention the blood--but not if that means making Shooter the commander-in-chief....
UPDATE Last time we heard from Cheney on Iran, I asked:
Wouldn’t be simpler, all around, to airdrop Cheney into Teheran and have him shoot the Iranian’s Supreme Leader in the face?
And that's still a good question today.
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End Run
Nice to see people are finally starting to understand this. The US is bound by treaty to defend Israel, even if they are the aggressor...."Lets you and him fight".
How much appetite the American public has to donate their youth to defend Israel remains to be seen.
Cheney to Collude With Israel to Attack Iran
Much to the frustration of the puppets of the New World Order, Israel has finally woken up and despite all the noise in the MSM, has aligned itself with Iran.
Cheney is trying on the military front and Rice on the "diplomatic" front, to drive a wedge between the two countries. One of the goals of the new world odor is to use Israel as a "sucide bomber" to destroy Iran, so that the nwo can take control of the oil.
brave warrior Cheney
How on earth did a sane nation like ours end up with these bizarre characters at the top? I wish that little sparrow had been carrying a nuke instead of poop.
Here's How They Plan To Do It
Here's the main trick in their toolkit:
http://georgewashington.blogspot.com/200...
Cheney end runs
Cheney doesn't have to "go around" Bush. Cheny has been at the controls since day 1. It's been Cheney all along and will be, until America's bitter end. There are folk that tried to illuminate Clemens and a host of others as to the real power behind the Bush throne and what their devious little treason was all about. Clemens and a myriad of those "appeasing" types wouldn't hear it. It's about damn time that someone has finally shaken off the political coma and ran looking for a cup of strong coffee.
How incredibly, utterly illegal this is
seems worthy of mention.
For a vice-president to even be thinking of such a plan is wandering into the realm of alt-history at best, sci-fi more like it. For him to be talking to anyone about it gets us into the realm of conspiracy to subvert the legally elected (yeah, I know, I know...just work with me here) President, which is at least as much of a crime as talking to some buddies about knocking over the local liquor store would be.
Actually setting up plans--including collusion with a foreign government no less? A quick trip to the nearest Federal courthouse followed by a judicially-ordered long stay at St. Elizabeth's or similar facility should be in order, and I mean no later than tonight. The man is clearly "a threat to himself and others" as the law allowing involuntary committment to a mental facility requires.
An Iranian Bypass Operation
This is not a question of liking or disliking Bush.
Until he has become legally impeached he is the president of the US. Whoever tries to bypass the authority of the president commits treason and has to be dealt with accordingly.
If that does not happen the US has become an absolute anarchy, which may be what is needed for the population to get its constitution and country back.
However, it is not going to be nice, and the "New American Century" will be over. That might be the case anyway, and nobody should regret that, least of all the common Americans, who are lied to, manipulated and exploited like no other people since the fall of the Soviet Union.
The best line in Froom is kinda buried....
come to think of it the piece quoted above is not exactly the top item like one would think it maybe kinda ought ta be...but I suppose Froom's editors all have gray hair and nervous twitches about running his copy at all.
Anyway, on a happier note in honor of the holiday for those who get one, or have a job to get a holiday from, the following bizarre note. The scene is that Rose Garden press conference of the Bozo in Chief yesterday:
"'They are a threat to your children, David,' he advised NBC's David Gregory.
"'It's a danger to your children, Jim,' Bush informed the New York Times' Jim Rutenberg.
"This last warning was perplexing, because Rutenberg has no children, only a brown chow chow named Little Bear. It was unclear whether Bush was referring to a specific and credible threat to Little Bear or merely indicating there was increased 'chatter in the system' about chow chows in general."
My my. Have we a little cynicism peeking through here, concerning past uses of intelligence and "terror alert" warnings in rainbow colors?
Safest to stay away from any chow-chows of your acquantance until Osama is officially secured. Although I would have said that anyway as the breed make me a tad nervous and I would rather wear a pork chop around my neck in a pit of pit bulls than be around one.
End run
It looks to me like Cheny has already used the end run tactic, on 9/11.
Democratic Congress Rallies Around Bush/Cheney War
What backstage moves did AIPAC have to make to get the change in Democrat opposition to Democrat support for the Iraq mess. The political whores, almost all of them, on both sides of the aisle, have made a sham of our democracy. It's called AIPACRACY. Yes, aipacracy! Aipacracy...aipacracy. The word has a certain ring to it doesn't it? It rings death and destruction to our American Democratic way of life.
Wake up, America, before it's too late, and we are all slaves to Israel and its world view.
No Disagreement at the Top
All the players want to control the oil of Iraq and Iran.
While I don't doubt Negroponte would like Cheney's position (and income), the idea that Negroponte leads an administration faction patriotically opposing the will of Darth Cheney on this is sheer Beltway propaganda designed to give the Lieberman DINOcrats and the Rethuglicans an excuse for capitulation.
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No Hell below us
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Not slaves to Israel at all...
However, we are in thrall to fascists of the mold of Doug Feith who happen to have taken over the Israeli government as well as our own.
Many, perhaps a majority, of Israelis and American jews don't like these people. Do they have any voice or choice in the Israeli government? Do the majority of Americans that despite Bu$hCo-Cheneyburton have any real control of the American government's actions?
To blame the jews for the actions of the Company is about as correct as blaming all Muslims for the depredations of the Saudi Royals.
No Hell below us
Above us, only sky
No Hell below us
Above us, only sky
antiwar be where
Both Bush and Cheney are puppets to the NeoCon propositions, and that is not new. Bush can say that lack of info caused us into war declaration with iran. If Bush is weak, then Cheney assume the bad decision responsibility, on basis of his 40+ years of experience in screwing American policy. If Cheney is fycked, then Bush can elicit Presidebtial Powers. Both work for Israeli policy, one or the other way.