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Published on Friday, November 18, 2011 by CommonDreams.org
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/18-0
The IAEA report on Iran's alleged nuclear program was surrounded by a media frenzy in Israel supporting an attack.
by Neve Gordon
Skimming the newspapers as I rushed to get my children ready for school, I suddenly understood that Israel might actually be preparing for a military attack against Iran. "[United States Secretary of Defense Leon] Panetta Demanded Commitment to Coordinate Action in Iran" read one headline, and "A Bomb at Arm's Length" read another.
Feeding this hype were a series of military events that had been planned months in advance yet mysteriously coincided with the publication of the International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran's efforts to produce a nuclear bomb. For four days straight all of the major television channels repeatedly showed images of Israel preparing for war.