Is The "October Surprise" An Attack by IRAN?

On October 1, I interviewed investgative journalist Larissa Alexendrovna regarding the neoconservative drive to dominate the Middle East. Specializing in national security, Larisssa stated her knowledge that an aircraft carrier had been cleared for movement into the Persian Gulf. So, here we are:

War in Iran 'probable': "Chris Hedges, former Middle East bureau chief for the Times (and a man of understated but firm faith) responds to the news that the aircraft carrier Eisenhower has been deployed to the Persian Gulf:

The ships will be in place to strike Iran by the end of the month. It may be a bluff. It may be a feint. It may be a simple show of American power. But I doubt it.

War with Iran—a war that would unleash an apocalyptic scenario in the Middle East—is probable by the end of the Bush administration. It could begin in as little as three weeks.

Meanwhile, over at Motherjones.com, Laura Rozen profiles the Iranian Chalabi. In case you've been quarantined for half a decade, Ahmed Chalabi was the disingenuous criminal on the pentagon payroll, advising high-level administration officials -- and certain NY Times reporters -- on the 'real' situation in Iraq. You know, the one that required an invasion."

I also know that there are theories abounding that an October surprise involving a 9/11-style attack on "American soil" may be needed to reinvigorate the Republican base. I can easily believe certain radical administration-linked parties would be willing to sacrifice 5,000 or so Americans to "secure the peace"--in other words--continue Republican party domination.

Such parties, convinced "mistakes" in Iraq and Afghanistan are just part of the learning curve, are compelled to prove out their Utopian theory of world peace via American hegemony. Their own proponents, most notably Michael Ledeen, have stated that several "wins" in the Middle East and the subduing of Iran and Syria are necessary to that "proof".

Given the current scandal-driven meltdown of the Republican party, creating a 9/11 disaster as an election ploy may be the only "surprise" this adminsitration's cohorts have left.