Chomsky on 9/11, Mike Scheuer, Iran attack plans,

Chomsky gives an interview on 9/11.

Q: How do you observe the influence of the 9-11 terrorist attack on the international community now? Is that influence stronger or weaker than right after the attack?

A: The first thing I said [right after 9-11] was that it is obvious that every government in the world is going to use this as an excuse to intensify its own repression and often violence. [And governments] would use it to control their own citizens with things called protection against terrorism acts, increasing governmental control over citizens. So it was predictable that every power system would exploit it as an excuse. Of course it (the invasion of Iraq) had a major impact on world affairs [It] has also significantly increased the threat of terror.

It did happen, far beyond what was anticipated. In fact, in the latest estimate I have seen, the official statistic is that terror increased by a factor of 7 as a result of the invasion in Iraq.

That's why many specialists like Michael Scheuer (Head of the Osama Bin Laden sector of the CIA under Clinton) describe (US President George W) Bush as Bin Laden's main ally. He says he is doing whatever he wants to do, so acted in such a way as to justify his appeal to the Islamic world and increased the threat of terror.

Listen to an interview with Scheuer here.

British Academics warn that US is prepare Shock & Awe on Iran.

And Chris Floyd on the new base the Pentagon is building on the Iranian border.