uss harry truman just off iran, as israel plots imminent tehran raid

from zero hedge: As we first reported last week, in an article that was met with much original skepticism, the Pentagon has now confirmed that a fleet of 12 warships has passed the Suez Canal, and is now likely awaiting orders to support the escalation in the Persian Gulf. The attached image from Stratfor shows the latest positioning of US aircraft carrier groups as of June 23: the USS Harry Truman (CVN-75) is now right next to USS Eisenhower (CVN 69), both of which are waiting patiently just off Iran.

As for the catalyst the two carriers may be anticipating, we provide the following update from the Gulf Daily News where we read that Israel may be on the verge of an attack of Iran, with an incursion originating from military bases in Azerbaijan and Georgia...

We caution readers to take this news with a grain of salt as the Gulf Daily News' sister publication, Akhbar Al Khaleej, has a slightly less than stellar credibility rating. Then again, this is what some, Breaking News Online most notably, said about last week's carrier news, urging readers to ignore it.

warwhores updates:
obama calls for pentagon 'civilian component'*
quagmire? 9yrs on, americans grow weary of war in afghanistan*
obama: afghanistan deadline an obsession' for some*
kissinger warns of afghan exit strategy*
petraeus says he'll change afghanistan's rules of war*
mcchrystal to retire & leave US army*
new big screen documentary exposes pat tillman cover-up*
'tillman story' reviews uniformly glowing & trusting*
military's new name for psyops: miso*
pentagon to spend $1b on psychological operations; 40% to contractors*

new world next week - jun24

mcchrystal out, monsatan, napolitano vs. franklin*

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Welcome to another power-packed episode of the New World Next Week - the weekly video series from CorbettReport.com & MediaMonarchy.com that uncovers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week:

Story #1: McChrystal Falls on Sword After Truthful Comments on Afghan War
Related: Towards the Eighteenth Brumaire of General David Petraeus?

Story #2: Monsanto GM Seed Ban Overturned by Supreme Court
Related: Supreme Court's Ruling on Monsanto's GE Alfalfa: Who Won?

Story #3: Napolitano: US Must Balance Liberties & Cybersecurity
Video: 2010 ACS National Convention - Address by Secretary Janet Napolitano

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previous episode: jun17 -
afghanitreasure, 9/11 docs destroyed, iarpa is watching

mcchrystal falls on sword after truthful comments on afghan war

updates: mcchrystal relieved of duty; petraeus tapped*
why obama had to fire mcchrystal*
obama's remarks on gen. mcchrystal's resignation*
petraeus will replace mcchrystal in afghanistan, obama announces*
towards the eighteenth brumaire of general david petraeus?*

video: mcchrystal may lose job over rolling stone interview

mcchrystal's burning contempt for the puppet obama
from kurt nimmo: The farce that is the war in Afghanistan is coming apart at the seams. General Stanley McChrystal’s sharp comments about Obama, Biden, and the administration published by Rolling Stone are not so much about disrespect, as the script-reading corporate media talking heads would have it, but rather about a policy in disarray in Afghanistan.

change: sources say obama to add 34,000 to afghanisurge

from cbsnews: After weeks of meetings with top-ranking officials, CBS News has learned that President Obama is expected to send a substantial amount of additional troops to Afghanistan... Sources tell CBS News that President Obama plans to completely or almost completely fill Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for 40,000 new combat troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. would have a total force of more than 100,000 there by the end of 2010 and a large force would remain there long-term.

pentagon pouring your money into afghanistan:
are they preparing for a very long war?*

11/11 updates:
rising military expenditure: the coming US budget attack*
afghanistan's oil binge: 22 gallons of fuel per soldier per day*
video: why is obama still funding blackwater?*

blackwater used 'child prostitutes in iraq'*

11/12 updates:
scahill: obama may be afraid of blackwater*
nato airstrike mistakenly kills 7 afghan soldiers & policemen*
video: cia asset taliban gets US ammo to kill american soldiers*
in kabul's "obama market," US military rations on sale*
more US vets die at home than in afghanistan: study*
soldier faces 10yrs in jail for desertion after highlighting 'great wrongs being perpetrated in aghanistan'*
gates to war strategy leakers: stfu*
shut up, gates says again*
confirmed: war spending makes fewer jobs than other spending*
video: hersh says obama finally taking control of afghanistan decision*
obama to receive proposals for afghan campaign*
video: obama decision on afghanisurge 'in days'*

11/5 newspurge: media, murder, war & more

media/memes:
abc's v: goebbels would be proud*
or: abc series 'v': invading, fascist lizards arrive with 'universal health care' & 'message of hope' - portrays aliens, hell-bent on destroying planet earth, as the obama administration*
alfred p. sloan's monetization of ‘democracy'*
lady gaga, the illuminati puppet - part 2*
record labels keep blaming p2p, but it's a hard sell*


murder/mayhem:
6 bodies found in rapist's cleveland home - and then 10 bodies found in ohio house of horrors* in pictures: 'US cleveland serial killings'*
mexican farm-workers activist, 14 others slain*
uk nuclear expert's 17th floor un death plunge 'was not suicide'*
frat must pay oregon homeless man for shooting*

warwhores:
ray mcgovern: kipling haunts obama's afghan war*
mcchrystal's explanation for tillman coverup is 'preposterous'*
air force: 'overwhelm enemy cognitive abilities' with bioscience*
75% of potential recruits too fat, too sickly, too dumb to serve*
antiwar demonstrators cut fence at sub base*

US military 'spreading death' & meeting its recruitment goals

from russia today: Death rather than nation building - that's what the U.S. army brought to Iraq and is bringing to Afghanistan according to former army sergeant and anti-war activist Matthis Chiroux. He shared his views on the U.S. military campaigns with RT's Marina Portnaya.

bleak US job market boosts military recruitment
from reuters: Aided by a bleak job market, the U.S. military met all of its recruitment goals in the past year for the first time since it became an all-volunteer force in 1973, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Military services have been stretched thin by conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, giving added weight to recruitment efforts as President Barack Obama considers sending another 40,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year. The United States already has 67,000 troops in Afghanistan and about 119,000 in Iraq. Pentagon officials said recruitment gains were fueled by the deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression and an unemployment rate nearing 10 percent.

10/15 warwhores updates:
whew, glad we didn't elect a guy like this... oh, wait
mccain: big troop buildup needed in afghanistan*
US to send 'up to 45k more troops to afghanistan'*
retired general: mcchrystal should resign if denied troops*
rep holt wins congressional approval for measure to mandate videorecording of interrogations*
bomb-stopping drone team off to slow start in afghanistan*
rush delivery for mother of all bunker busters*
gordon brown pledges 500 more uk troops to afghanistan*
saic awarded $32m task order to support space & naval warfare systems center atlantic*

air force fires nuke commander, finally
from danger room: It took a failed nuclear inspection, two missile trucks crashing, and junior officers literally dozing off with launch codes. But finally, the Air Force has canned Col. Christopher Ayres, the leader of the bumbling 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

obamessiah: fake left/move right - more wars & patriot acts

obama meets with killer mcchrystal in denmark*
skull & bones goolsbee jokes: obama strategy is communism*
white house doctored photo in botched 'op'*
obama has that perfect colgate smile in every photograph*
you can't say that: obama backs free speech limits at un*
obama praises US intel efforts against al-qaeda*
US 'will' disregard borders in terrorist hunt, says obama*
obama looks at pakistan while reassessing afghanistan strategy*
obama heads to japan, china, singapore & s korea in november*
senators vote to renew patriot act spy powers*
house cuts workweek to 2 1/2 days*
video: kids sing for cnn obamacare propaganda*

warwhores: spy surge, drones, dirigibles & future wars

what can americans do to oppose the warfare state?*
military growing impatient with obama on afghanistan*
cia launching spy 'surge' into afghanistan*
mcchrystal troop boost comes friday 9/25*
reading the mcchrystal report: interesting times*
air force crashes out-of-control drone in afghanistan*

inside bob gates' overhaul of the pentagon*
science behind US coercive interrogations missing in action*
US to deploy 'optionally manned' hover-dirigible in 2011*
army wants ideas on future wars*
district 9: smart guns that read your dna*
saic moves corporate headquarters to mclean, virginia*
the untold story of saic, network solutions & the rise of the web*

killer mccrystal warns 'more troops or mission failure' in afghanisurge

from washington times: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents there will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday. McChrystal's grim assessment of the war was published on the Post's Web site, with some portions withheld at the government's request. "Although considerable effort and sacrifice have resulted in some progress, many indicators suggest the overall effort is deteriorating," McChrystal wrote in his summary. The report was sent to Defense Secretary Robert Gates in August and is now under review by President Barack Obama, who is trying to decide whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.