Cross posted at http://www.peaceisactive.com
It looks like the Bush Administration is preparing for a War in Iran.
There's an article in numerous publications today about how the Bush Administration is planning to label an elite part of the Iranian military as a terrorist organization.
The articles say this is primarily being done so the United States can freeze Iranian financial assets.
Another reason cited is that the United States wants to send a signal to the UN that the United States will continue taking unilateral actions unless the UN increases the pressure on Iran with more economic sanctions.
I couldn't believe that I got through the whole article without another reason being cited. The Bush Administration will have a much better chance of selling the American people on the idea of using military action against Iran if it can be sold as part of the War on Terrorism.
Labeling parts of the Iranian military as a terrorist organization will allow the words "terrorism" and "terrorists" to be used by political leaders even though the Persian, Shiite Iranians had nothing to do with the terrorist 9/11 attacks carried out by the Salafist, Sunni Al Qaeda group.
Since 67% of Americans mistakenly thought Saddam Hussein was responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks (when the War in Iraq started), the Bush Administration might be preparing to mislead the nation into war again by using their favorite Pavlovian bell.