The Media Line: "Iran Elite Army U.S. Sanction Target."

ONE MORE TURN OF THE THUMBSCREWS
The same, longer version of this story, complete with neocon think tank quotations appears in the WaPo [registration required]. Here, excerpted is the skinny: "The United States has decided to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a 'specially designated global terrorist,' U.S. officials told the Washington Post. The Revolutionary Guards is a military body formed in 1979 and is a powerful political and economic force in Iran. The move will allow the U.S. to target the organization’s finances and vast business operations both inside and outside of Iran." [This is the first time that an armed uniformed force of over 200,000 has been added to the 'terrorist' government lists. Read complete original here.]