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DICK CHENEY dropped a bombshell, hinting that Iran was "right at the top of the list" of the rogue enemies of the United States, and that Israel would, so to speak, "be doing the bombing for us", without US military having to ask them "to do it". "One of the concerns people have is that Israel might do it without being asked... Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the destruction of Israel, the Israelis might well decide to act first, and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," (quoted from an MSNBC Interview Jan 2005) Amid numerous media reports predictions that the United States, backed by Israel, will launch a military strike, targeting Irans nuclear sites in 2006, Germany's Der Spiegel suggests that speculation about a US attack against the Islamic republic is particularly rife in NATO-member Turkey. Der Spiegel stated that Washington has been holding talks with allies in preparation of an air assault on Iran, the Deutsche Depeschendienst, Germany's second leading news agency, reported after DPA put out an article by Udo Ulfkotte, a former editor for one of Germany's main dailies Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and an intelligence service, warning of such attack. s Central Intelligence Agency Director Porter Goss asked Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to support the air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities in 2006 and that by stepping up the exchange of intelligence. Over the past few weeks, DDP says, Washington contacted the governments of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman and Pakistan seeking the same kind of cooperation. During his Istanbul visit, Goss gave Turkish security services three dossiers alleging a link between Iran and Al Qaeda network. A fourth dossier focuses on the Iran's nuclear program, which Washington and Israel claim is being used as a guise to hide Irans attempts and efforts to develop nuclear bomb. German intelligence sources revealed that the CIA director affirmed that he would inform the Turkish government several hours ahead of any attack. He also, according to the sources, sort of green-lighted almost simultaneous Turkish attacks on camps in Iran run by the PKK, the Kurdish separatist organization, which is weird because the PKK runs its camps out of northern Iraq and has no such installations in Iran. On the other hand, a German military officer who demanded anonymity stated that "It would surprise me enormously if the Americans did not use this pretext supplied by Teheran. The Americans must attack Iran before it develops nuclear weapons. Earlier this year, Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker wrote that American commandos were on reconnaissance missions inside Iran, selecting military targets.
But predictions of an imminent military strike by the US against Iran centers more on developments in Turkey, the article says- and that due to the repetitive visits of high Bushs administrations officials and NATO officials to the Turkish capital. Just few days ago, the FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director Goss and then NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Turkey.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE dropped in on Turkey after her visit to Berlin. Moreover, numerous reports on Turkish newspapers have been speculating about preparations for an attack on Iran, however all of them arent based on any hard facts. Recently, Cumhuriyet, a leftist nationalist paper ran a front page story with this headline: "Now its Iran's Turn," commenting on a meeting between Prime Minister Erdogan and Director Goss, who also met with Turkish Intelligence Services (MIT). Also earlier this month, Yasar Buyukanit, the head of the Turkish Army and likely future military Chief of Staff, paid a visit to Washington, after which he declared that relations between the Turkish and US Armies are once again excellent, after being in deep freeze for some time. But many diplomats suggest that Erdogan and the Turkish military are worried about the situation in the entire region should the US or Israel strike Iran. And some experts have warned that any strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would be very unsuccessful.
BUSH made it clear few days ago that in case Israel decides to attack Iran, it will have the US full support to destroy the Islamic regime's capacity to make an atomic bomb.
PRESIDENT BUSH first expressed cautious solidarity with European efforts, led by the EU big states; But later, he said that all nations should be concerned about whether Iran could produce nuclear arms. "Clearly, if I was the leader of Israel and I'd listened to some of the statements by the Iranian ayatollahs that regarded the security of my country, I'd be concerned about Iran having a nuclear weapon as well. And in that Israel is our ally, and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened."
let everyone remember bushs new years resolution on this day. bush promises to conduct a military "offence", in every town, city, and village in iraq, and rid them of all insurgents. this means the american military will have no regard for civilians, just like in fallujah. take note that bush has taken it upon himself to make these offenses, without confering with the iraq government first. in the coming days, the american military will probably use uranium bombs, napalm, and white phosphorus, on every civilian neighborhood in iraq.
you are mending a trousers even before the baby is born. why can't the people of the middle east be calm for a short while so that we can see what other people are doing.
another source, claimed to be an insider in "western security circles" without being specifically named but was reported to be at least six years old was quoted as sayin "hey mr. this statement was an obvious reference to secret talks to gain french support for the invasion plans, but does not reveal a specific date for the attack.
if iran is so keen and verbal to destroy israel, then surely israel has the same right to get iran off the map of the world. as long as we have gwb there is nothing to worry about, he will do what is right ignoring the ignorant.
let them also fulfill their prophecy, that all gews all round the world come to their promised land. and from that promised land all will go to that promised he1l.
the united states can in fact attack iran and we will if they do not stop their nuclear program. iran was attacked by iraq once and their army was destroyed. the only thing that was left is a large group of people who usually only carried the and no weapons. but they would all die against the superior might of the united states military. those me have to be together to succesfully attack anyone. but if they were to group together the also superior united states air force would bomb them. america has six hundred thousand troops and estimate we would need three hundred thousand troops to invade iran. mahmoud adinejad president or the state or iran the state of denial the state of confusion the state of ignorance.
first of all the reform movement in iran would very much welcome some outside help in ridding them of the mul lahs who make their lives so miserable. therefore the us would not need to do an all out invasion and liberation. it would be enough to take out the s by smart targetting and then letting the people rise up locally. the military who are mostly ordinary citizens - as in iraq where the army would not fight for sad man - would not do much to defend the s the military would join the people in overthrowing them. none of iran's neighbours would be at all interested in helping out the persian s they would secretly applaud regime change. remember that noone came to the aid of the taliban and noone came to the aid of sad man - except for the loonies later on.
barbara i support you fully to bring this guy to justice. bush is not alone he has some bunch korks with him along side, we should try bring everyone to justice.
aras your comment is absurd, the zionists have been killing arabs for 57 years, your hatred should be directed at the american zionists that started all that bloodshed by colonizing palestine.
i won...
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