The Bourse Conspiracy

For an administration that shrouds itself in the sophomoric secrecy of the Skull and Bones Club, its surprising how its plan to invade Iraq could be read like a book. With Iran though it's got the drapes closed and the shades drawn. In fact, guessing the administration's intentions has become a favorite parlor game the world over.

Is the US serious about making preemptive bombing strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities? Worse, is there any truth to Internet alarms that the US plans to attack sites like the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz with tactical "mini-" nukes?

On the other hand, burned by Iraq, will the US settle for sabotage and commando raids? Or is the administration's saber rattling just psy ops, as some suspect, designed to put the fear of Allah in Iran?

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