A reader forwards an interesting hot link on the prospects "for" and "against" attacking Iran.

New York Times Op-Ed: "Israel Will Attack Iran"
Posted by Steven D. Booman Tribune at 8:00 AM on July 18, 2008.
Benny Morris, a leading figure among Israel's "New Historians" movement, believes an Israeli attack is imminent. Click http://tinyurl.com/6ak36t


Ray McGovern, "Israel Planning a September/October Surprise?"
(Information Clearinghouse, 17 July 08):
Is Israeli desperation in the current conjuncture (the Iraqi president's demand for a timetable of withdrawal of U.S. forces, the up-coming U.S. elections. Click http://tinyurl.com/5okqfo

Tom Engelhardt, "Reality Bites Back: Why the U.S. Won't Attack Iran"
(TomDispatch.com, 9 July 08):
On the well-understood costs of Iranian retaliation. Click http://tinyurl.com/63frwn

Jason Leopold, "U.S. Planning Air Strikes Against Iran, Says Former Weapons Inspector"
(The Public Record, 24 June 08):
An extended interview with former U. N. weapons inspector and U. S. Marine Scott Ritter.
Click http://tinyurl.com/6lyp7e


And of course, as background for all of these, Seymour Hersh's "Annals of National Security" articles on Iran arguments and preparations within the Administration in The New Yorker. Click http://tinyurl.com/6elzkr