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ly threatened aggression against the Republic of Iran ab-
sent any real threat to the United States, and done so 
with the United States proven capability to carry out such 
threats, thus undermining the national security of the 
United States, to wit: 
(1) Despite no evidence that Iran has the inten-
tion or the capability of attacking the United States 
and despite the turmoil created by United States in-
vasion of Iraq, the Vice President has openly threat-
ened aggression against Iran as evidenced by the fol-
lowing: 
(A) ‘‘For our part, the United States is 
keeping all options on the table in addressing 
the irresponsible conduct of the regime. And we 
join other nations in sending that regime a 
clear message: We will not allow Iran to have 
a nuclear weapon.’’ March 7, 2006, Speech of 
Vice President Cheney to American Israel Pub-
lic Affairs Committee 2006 Policy Conference. 
(B) ‘‘But we’ve also made it clear that all 
options are on the table.’’ January 24, 2007, 
CNN Situation Room interview with Vice Presi-
dent Cheney. 
(C) ‘‘When we—as the President did, for 
example, recently—deploy another aircraft car-
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rier task force to the Gulf, that sends a very 
strong signal to everybody in the region that 
the United States is here to stay, that we clear-
ly have significant capabilities, and that we are 
working with friends and allies as well as the 
international organizations to deal with the Ira-
nian threat.’’ January 29, 2007, Newsweek 
interview with Vice President Cheney. 
(D) ‘‘But I’ve also made the point and the 
President has made the point that all options 
are still on the table.’’ February 24, 2007, Vice 
President Cheney at Press Briefing with Aus-
tralian Prime Minister in Sydney, Australia. 
(2) The Vice President, who repeatedly and 
falsely claimed to have had specific, detailed knowl-
edge of Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction 
capabilities, is no doubt fully aware of evidence that 
demonstrates Iran poses no real threat to the United 
States as evidenced by the following: 
(A) ‘‘I know that what we see in Iran right 
now is not the industrial capacity you can [use 
to develop a] bomb.’’ Mohamed ElBaradei, Di-
rector General of International Atomic Energy 
Agency, February 19, 2007. 
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(B) Iran indicated its ‘‘full readiness and 
willingness to negotiate on the modality for the 
resolution of the outstanding issues with the 
IAEA, subject to the assurances for dealing 
with the issues in the framework of the Agency, 
without the interference of the United Nations 
Security Council’’. IAEA Board Report, Feb-
ruary 22, 2007. 
(C) ‘‘. . . so whatever they have, what we 
have seen today, is not the kind of capacity that 
would enable them to make bombs.’’ Mohamed 
ElBaradei, Director General of International 
Atomic Energy Agency, February 19, 2007. 
(3) The Vice President is fully aware of the ac-
tions taken by the United States towards Iran that 
are further destabilizing the world as evidenced by 
the following: 
(A) The United States has refused to en-
gage in meaningful diplomatic relations with 
Iran since 2002, rebuffing both bilateral and 
multilateral offers to dialogue. 
(B) The United States is currently en-
gaged in a military buildup in the Middle East 
that includes the increased presence of the 
United States Navy in the waters near Iran, 
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significant United States Armed Forces in two 
nations neighboring to Iran, and the installa-
tion of anti-missile technology in the region. 
(C) News accounts have indicated that 
military planners have considered the B61–11, 
a tactical nuclear weapon, as one of the options 
to strike underground bunkers in Iran. 
(D) The United States has been linked to 
anti-Iranian organizations that are attempting 
to destabilize the Iranian Government, in par-
ticular the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), even 
though the State Department has branded it a 
terrorist organization. 
(E) News accounts indicate that United 
States troops have been ordered into Iran to 
collect data and establish contact with anti-gov-
ernment groups. 
(4) In the last three years the Vice President 
has repeatedly threatened Iran. However, the Vice 
President is legally bound by the U.S. Constitution’s 
adherence to international law that prohibits threats 
of use of force. 
(A) Article VI of the United States Con-
stitution states, ‘‘This Constitution, and the 
Laws of the United States which shall be made 
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in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or 
which shall be made, under the Authority of the 
United States, shall be the supreme Law of the 
Land.’’ Any provision of an international treaty 
ratified by the United States becomes the law 
of the United States. 
(B) The United States is a signatory to 
the United Nations Charter, a treaty among the 
nations of the world. Article II, section 4 of the 
United Nations Charter states, ‘‘All Members 
shall refrain in their international relations 
from the threat or use of force against the ter-
ritorial integrity or political independence of 
any state, or in any other manner inconsistent 
with the Purposes of the United Nations.’’ The 
threat of force is illegal. 
(C) Article 51 lays out the only exception, 
‘‘Nothing in the present Charter shall impair 
the inherent right of individual or collective 
self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a 
Member of the United Nations, until the Secu-
rity Council has taken measures necessary to 
maintain international peace and security.’’ 
Iran has not attacked the United States; there-
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