Iran raises tension by threatening pre-emptive action | World news | The Guardian

Iran raises tension by threatening pre-emptive action | World news | The Guardian: "Deputy chief of Iranian armed forces says regime 'will act without waiting for enemies' actions' if national interests are put at risk"

Once Bush had carte blanche to pre-emptively bomb Iraq other leaders were sure to follow. Preventive War will only escalate hatred which will only bring riches to weapon makers such as Lockheed, Haliburton and GE ... Also see the Bush Doctrine in the next post.

A victory in the war against profiteering | Amy Goodman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

A victory in the war against profiteering | Amy Goodman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "One courageous civil servant just won a battle to hold war profiteers accountable. Her name is Bunnatine 'Bunny' Greenhouse. She blew the whistle when her employer, the US Army Corps of Engineers, gave a no-bid $7bn contract to the Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) as the US was about to invade Iraq. She was doing her job, trying to ensure a competitive bidding process would save the US government money. For that, she was forced out of her senior position, demoted and harassed."