Is Israel preparing to attack Iran? - The Washington Post

Is Israel preparing to attack Iran? - The Washington Post
By David Ignatius, Published: February 2
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran over the next few months...

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"Which Path to Persia?" 
was written in 2009 by the Brookings Institute as a blueprint for confronting Iran.

..........the occupation of Iran even more, to levels that realistically only could be met by a major, rapid expansion of the U.s. armed forces, for which the American people appear to have little interest. 

Wikileaks - The Spy files

                 

WikiLeaks: The Spy Files

Mass interception of entire populations is not only a reality, it is a secret new industry spanning 25 countries
It sounds like something out of Hollywood, but as of today, mass interception systems, built by Western intelligence contractors, including for ’political opponents’ are a reality. Today WikiLeaks began releasing a database of hundreds of documents from as many as 160 intelligence contractors in the mass surveillance industry. Working with Bugged Planet and Privacy International, as well as media organizations form six countries – ARD in Germany, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK, The Hindu in India, L’Espresso in Italy, OWNI in France and the Washington Post in the U.S. Wikileaks is shining a light on this secret industry that has boomed since September 11, 2001 and is worth billions of dollars per year. WikiLeaks has released 287 documents today, but the Spy Files project is ongoing and further information will be released this week and into next year.