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Vice President Dick Cheney and his neoconservative allies in the George W. Bush administration only began agitating for the use of military force against Iran once they had finally given up the illusion that regime change in Iran would happen without it.

The ecological effects of war, like its horrific toll on human life, are exponential. When the Bush Administration and their Congressional allies sent our troops in to Iraq to topple Saddam's regime, they not only ordered these men and women to commit crimes against humanity, they also commanded them to perpetrate crimes against nature, argue Jeffrey St Clair and Joshua Frank.

The UN should withdraw from the quartet of Middle East mediators unless the group addresses Palestinian human rights, its envoy said today.

New report calls for fundamental changes in policy and also warns of dangers of war with Iran. 

"We have received only a lot of promises and some ammunition but no equipment, as if they are telling us: Die first and back-up will arrive later."

-General Michael Sulieman, Lebanese Armed Forces, on US support during the summer-long Nahr al-Bared refugee camp battle.

The big oil multinationals thought the prize was theirs under new production-sharing agreements in the war-torn country. But the 'Iraqi wealth for the Iraqi people' movement is growing amid internecine conflicts and trade union resistance.

Quoting official sources, the Western media is now confirming, rather belatedly, that the Bush Administration's war plans directed against Iran are "for real" and should be taken seriously, says Michel Chossudovsky.