Wars and Rumors of War

While the OWS hippies are tearing-up Oakland and filing legal complaints in the Big Apple, it seems events are moving towards an Iranian-Israeli showdown.

Israel is supposedly considering a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuke facilities, according to this Sky News article.

And the "Zionist Entity" may not be acting alone either.  In this article, from the UK Guardian, Her Majesty's Ministry of Defence (MoD), is ginning-up plans to help--if the US leads the way.

I'm not sure this will happen, since Barack and Bibi have two radically different world views...

Some are even wondering if this story is part of a psyops campaign to get Iran to cease & desist from its "peaceful" nuke program...

Either way, Bibi isn't happy about Israel's plans/faux plans being leaked to the press and is launching an investigation, as mentioned in another Guardian article.

The current situation sparked a couple, in-depth comments:

Actually, the fact this is being leaked out probably is more indicative of a means to pressure Iran rather than an impending attack. That said, I don't put anything past the Israelis if they really feel their survival is at stake (and it may very well be).

The spate of these stories reinforces my belief that there is a concerted effort to pressure Iran using threats of military action. Unfortunately, despite Libya, I don't think this administration is willing to do anything concrete, and I think the Iranians know that, too.   I'm still unsure of how Barry O would react if the Israelis went in unilaterally. Would we overtly or covertly support them? Would we go with Zbiggy Brzezinski's idea that we should "shoot them down" if they tried it (not very likely!)?  Things are coming to a head, both in Iran and Pakistan (and maybe even in North Korea, though I've given up trying to understand or predict that place!)