Yes, the clips of captured "Iranian" arms and other such news indicates that the stage is being set for an attack on Iran.

When peace talk increases, be prepared for war. The bold claims by Olmert to return the Golan to Syria are at best disingenuous- mostly they are lies meant to buy time.

And timing is key to any aggressive action. The US and Israel must coordinate their attacks if they wish for maximum effect. In the US, there is a determined anti-war, anti-Zionist movement in the Government to keep us out of what would be the greatest blunder of American history, one on a par with the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during WW2. This resistance is evident in the arrest of 84 year-old Israeli spy Ben Ami Kadish, and in the released National Intelligence Estimate that stated Iran had no nuclear weapons program. That report, issued
in December of 2007, probably delayed the US attack on Iran by several months. Add to this the heroic resistance of Admiral Fallon, and the internal struggle against America's self-immolation continues.

All this contributes to the problem of timing the attack. In the meantime, the US Navy patrols the coast of Lebanon, while efforts are made to destabilize that country completely. Israel must attack Syria through Lebanon, especially if she will capture Damascus.

Hillary continues her struggle for the nomination, even though it is obvious she cannot win- why? Could it be that her plan B (since she cannot gain the nomination)is to destroy the Democratic party so her pro-Zionist henchman, no-conservative-he John McCain, can win the presidency and launch his 100-year war of global destruction?

The war will happen- it must happen, because the people who need it will be destroyed it it does NOT happen. In the twisted logic of those who long-since sold their soul to the devil of world power, their only chance of survival is through war.

Israel, if the status quo is maintained, faces certain destruction through numerous doorways. There is the demographic timebomb, the global financial meltdownn, the Peak-oil crisis, the emergence of a credible military resistance to Israeli power...

The demise of US power, should there be continued peace, is no less certain. peak oil, the financial meltdown, the Social Security crisis, etc, all portend that US dominance of global affairs will soon end.

In fact, the only way those who hold power now can keep it is to ATTACK. It is a desperate gamble, but what is a despot to do? It's a rough business to bully the entire world.

It has been hard for me to believe that they (we?) would really follow through with an attack on Iran and Syria. After watching the last couple of Mosaic shows (5/5, 5/6) I am beginning to believe. Suddenly, all over the Middle East, the Arab states are starting to carry the US propaganda as straight news. They have the US bought Sheik's in Anbar province blaming Syria for 'creating chaos in Iraq' and Iran for supplying the majority of weapons. It's just plain crazy. Then there is the clip on Lebanon where they say 'The Majority' vs 'The Opposition', a newly prejudicial terminology.
Al Arabya and Dubai TV have been pretty solidly with the Arab Street who blame the occupiers, not the resistance for their troubles. It is scary to see them flip. I think they are preparing their people for war. They want to make sure they don't come down on the wrong side.

The world is mad. How can a sane mind promote war at this point in time? We are destroying our planet. It can`t take much more, thats obvious. And the perpatraiters
are the ones running our system of government and their allies, and all who support them.We need to be fixing the wrongs we have done to the planet, not destroying it.
The use of all petroleum products must stop now. we must tear up the asphalt,and plant trees. all power except solar, wind, and water must stop.We have been lied to by this bunch in all things.We must work side by side in our localities. Let`s go to the extreme to save our earth. And if we are successful, then see what the earth can stand.

The name of the 19-year old youth who started World War 1 is not well remembered. Gavrilo Princip was a fervent Serbian Nationalist, who never imagined, when he took aim with his Belgian-made 9 millimeter pistol at the motorcade of the Archduke Ferdinand, that his act would cause the deaths of millions. His name means, roughly, "Gabriel, the Chief(of the angels)". Three other assassins, all part of the same cell as Princip, had been prepared to kill the Archduke. Princip alone was successful.

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, in any other context, would have been little more than a national tragedy for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but years of war preparations, and an extensive linkage of military alliances made this one act the tipping point into an unspeakable carnage.

Today the Middle East sits upon the edge of a similar, a terrifyingly similar, context of extensive war preparations, and a linkage of military alliances. There is even the restive nationalist group that chafes under Imperial control. This time, instead of Serbia, it is Palestine.

On the one hand, there is the alliance between the US and Israel, with a further alliance between the US and NATO. NATO is heavily involved in Afghanistan, and represents the military union of European Powers.

On the other hand, there is the primary alliance between Hamss, Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran, with further alliances between Iran and Russia, Iran and China, and sundry other groups.

In between are a great number of unstable "neutral" mid-eastern nations. If pushed, I wager they will fall on the side of the Hamas/Syrian/Iranian alliance.

Jordan will face civil war and a regime change if her King opposes the Palestinians in the event of a regional war.

Egypt will fall very quickly to a regime change brought about by the Muslim Brotherhood. The government of Pervez Musharrif will hardly stand against the tidal wave of popular sentiment in favor of supporting the Gaza-Damascus-Tehran axis. One can say the same for many regimes, including Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq (which would become a bloody sideshow in a nasty regional war), Yemen, and perhaps even the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia.

Take a look at this site:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8733

It appears that all the parties involved are jockeying for strategic advantage while preparing for all out war in the meantime. At present, the war could be started by anyone- Israel, Hamas, the US, Hezbollah, unaffiliated Palestinian resistance groups, or even a lone, idealistic gunman- another Gavrilo Princip- who takes aim at the right target at the right time.