[Peace] No War on Iran demo in Chicago

[C. G. Estabrook]

	Barr: War with Iran a disaster
	Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:07:13

The US presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, Bob Barr, has declared 
that war with the Islamic Republic would be a disaster.

“American troops in Iraq would be at risk. US citizens would be targeted” if 
Washington wages war on Iran, Barr said on Thursday.

“Tehran could retaliate against Israel. Oil shipments would be disrupted, 
causing energy prices to soar even higher. Allied states in the Persian Gulf 
would be vulnerable to attack,” he added.

The US presidential candidate also said that the Bush administration's 
diplomatic engagement with the Islamic Republic is "long overdue."

"After emphasizing confrontation and thinly-veiled threats of war for many 
months, the Bush administration apparently may now be considering initiating 
some form of diplomatic relationship with Iran. Such a step is long overdue,” 
Barr said.

According to the 59-year-old Barr, Iran seems to be years away from possessing 
nuclear weapons.

The United States and Israel, accuse Iran of developing secret nuclear weapons 
program but Tehran denies the charges, stressing it is only seeking a peaceful 
nuclear program to generate electricity for its growing population.

Both Washington and Tel Aviv possess advanced weapons of mass destruction, 
including nuclear warheads.

The UN nuclear watchdog has so far carried out at least 14 surprise inspections 
of Iran's nuclear sites, but found nothing to support the allegations.

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Barbara kessel wrote:
> 
>     Announcements:
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>       No New War on Iran!
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> 12 noon
> Saturday, August 2
> State of Illinois Building Plaza
> Randolph and Clark Streets, Chicago
> 
> Join us as Chicago joins 50+ other cities in a day of protest against a 
> U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran.
> 
> The threat of a new war against Iran is real:
> ...