The American Free Press, adherents of Lyndon La Rouche, reports the above as follows:

A number of political observers and activists today sounded "a red alert" after allegations surfaced this week that Vice President Dick Cheney has ordered Strategic Command (STRATCOM) to make contingency plans for a nuclear strike against Iran in the aftermath of another "9-11 type attack" on the United States.

Cheney's orders first surfaced in an article by Philip Geraldi in the Aug 1, 2005, issue of American Conservative. Geraldi was unavailable for comment, but excerpts of the article went on to say:

"Vice President Cheney's office has specifically told the Pentagon that the military should be prepared for an attack on Iran in the immediate aftermath of 'another 9-11.' "

However, that's "not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States," notes Geraldi's article.

The purported statement was then distributed widely as a number of political observers have issued "worldwide" warning statements," declaring Cheney's order to be interpreted as "sounding the bell for World War III."

GUNS OF AUGUST

In response to Cheney's order, one outspoken political activist issued an Internet notice covering the time period of August 2005, saying:

"Vice President Dick Cheney, with the full collusion of the circles of British Prime Minister Tony Blair unleashed the recently exposed plans to stage a preemptive tactical nuclear strike against Iran.

"The danger of such a mad, Hitler-in-the-bunker action from the Cheney circles would be even further heightened were the United States Congress to stick with its present schedule, and go into recess on July 30 until Sept. 4. With Congress out of Washington, the Cheney-led White House would almost certainly unleash a "Guns of August" attack on Iran."

And as reported several months ago, La Rouche said the Bush Administration, under CONPLAN 8022, had already placed the relevant "mini-nukes" under the control of theater military commanders, as part of a new global strike doctrine, a doctrine originally conceived when Cheney was secretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush.

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I concur that the readiness of Cheney's mob to deploy nuclear weapons is ten times as uncoscionable as the readiness of his cohorts to overlook child abuse.

But they both speak to the deep, foul rot in the nation's capitol.

BTW, Guest, are you trying to get an idea across? Because if you are, it is pretty dumb-ass of you, yourself, to lard it with insults to those to whom you are communicating.

As to the Military Commissions Act, some slightly stale statistics from the House:

H.R. 6166: Military Commissions Act of 2006
Overview Amendments Floor Speeches Other Info

Official Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

Status: Passed House (96% of Republicans supporting, 83% of Democrats opposing.)
This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate.
Introduced: Sep 25, 2006
Last Action: Sep 27, 2006: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 6166.

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