the pushing is getting a bit more ... er, um, more.... republicon than normal. and that should be enough to scare the hell outta anybody.

Israel, United States say Iran an imminent threat: "Israel's Knesset and the U.S. Congress have begun a joint effort to convince European Union parliamentarians that Iran's nuclear weapons program is an imminent threat, the Middle East Newsline reported Saturday. The Knesset and Congress plan to send representatives to meetings in Brussels with EU parliamentarians on defense and security committees.

The program began in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Members of the committee have discussed the effort with leading members of Congress, and Sen. Jon Kyle, a Republican from Nevada, has been appointed to lead the Congress-Knesset panel.

Kyle has said the EU is necessary for any diplomatic offensive to stop Iran's weapons program. "