Roadmap To War Against Iran #22 : "Vernietiging Israel nabij"

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Op woensdag 11 juli 2007 02:19 schreef Romney het volgende:
Iran zou met een kernwapen heel het machtsevenwicht in het M-O ontwrichten. Allemaal leuk en aardig, maar zeker niet prettig zo'n land.

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Op dinsdag 10 juli 2007 22:08 schreef Godslasteraar het volgende:
......... Even less normal is the holy city of Qom, headquarters of the ayatollahs, for many years the home of Khomeini himself. I was urged by some Iranians not to go there. “It is Arabia in the middle of Persia,” warned a bookseller in Esfahan who had just shown me some rather rude but very beautiful prints featuring wine and young women not wearing chadors. Others just said that a sort of darkness seemed to hang over it. And yet, like so much of Iran, it was paradoxical........

http://amconmag.com/2007/2007_06_04/cover.html

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US armed forces in Iraq uncovered a field containing 50 Iranian-made rocket launchers, all aimed at a US army base, Israel Radio reported overnight Saturday.

The discovery came after an explosively formed penetrator - a high-tech device that the US military believes is smuggled from Iran - was used against US forces in the Baghdad area earlier Saturday.

The penetrator was one of several bombs used in an attack that killed two American soldiers in the Iraqi capital.

The Iranians deny the charge.

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Iranians arrest 14 squirrels for spying


Islamic Republic's intelligence agents allege rodents were carrying advanced Western spy gear

Dudi Cohen Published: 07.13.07, 23:43 / Israel News


Iranian intelligence operatives recently detained over a dozen squirrels found within the nation's borders, claiming the rodents were serving as spies for Western powers determined to undermine the Islamic Republic.



"In recent weeks, intelligence operatives have arrested 14 squirrels within Iran's borders," state-sponsored news agency IRNA reported. "The squirrels were carrying spy gear of foreign agencies, and were stopped before they could act, thanks to the alertness of our intelligence services."


Iranian police commander Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqadam confirmed the report, saying that a number of squirrels had been caught bearing foreign spy gear within Iran's borders.


"I heard of this but I have no specific knowledge on the subject," he said. He refused to give further details.


Recently, Iran has increased its efforts in combating espionage by the West. The use of rodents has not been documented in the past

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The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned.

The shift follows an internal review involving the White House, the Pentagon and the state department over the last month. Although the Bush administration is in deep trouble over Iraq, it remains focused on Iran. A well-placed source in Washington said: "Bush is not going to leave office with Iran still in limbo."

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The Washington source said Mr Bush and Mr Cheney did not trust any potential successors in the White House, Republican or Democratic, to deal with Iran decisively. They are also reluctant for Israel to carry out any strikes because the US would get the blame in the region anyway.

"The red line is not in Iran. The red line is in Israel. If Israel is adamant it will attack, the US will have to take decisive action," Mr Cronin said. "The choices are: tell Israel no, let Israel do the job, or do the job yourself."

Almost half of the US's 277 warships are stationed close to Iran, including two aircraft carrier groups. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise left Virginia last week for the Gulf. A Pentagon spokesman said it was to replace the USS Nimitz and there would be no overlap that would mean three carriers in Gulf at the same time.

No decision on military action is expected until next year. In the meantime, the state department will continue to pursue the diplomatic route.

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Report: Iran warns U.S. it has 600 ballistic missile targets in Israel
Bron : World Tribune

ABU DHABI — Iran is prepared to fire thousands of missiles into Israel in wake of any U.S. attack on the Islamic republic.

The Qatari daily Al Watan said Iran's military has established 600 targets in Israel for ballistic missile strikes. The newspaper, quoting diplomatic sources in Damascus, said Iran has allocated sufficient numbers of missiles to destroy all of the targets in the Jewish state.

On Sunday, Al Watan said Iran would target Israel if it participates in any U.S. attack on the Islamic republic. The diplomatic sources were quoted as saying that the Iranian threat was relayed to Israel and the United States.

Iran has also warned of a massive missile strike if Israel attacks Syria, Teheran's leading ally, the newspaper said. Israel and Syria have been preparing for a war in 2007.

The sources said they do not expect a war between Israel and Syria in the summer of 2007. The sources were said to have included Arab and other diplomats.

Iran has repeatedly dismissed the prospect of a U.S. attack. But on Monday, the London-based Guardian daily reported that the Bush administration has resumed a review of a military option against Iran. The Guardian said Vice President Richard Cheney supports an air strike in opposition to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

"Bush is not going to leave office with Iran still in limbo," the Guardian quoted a "well-placed source in Washington" as saying.

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DEBKAfile Exclusive: Ahmadinejad follows up Damascus talks with a council of war in Tehran Friday with Hizballah, Hamas and Jihadi Islami leaders

July 21, 2007, 4:28 PM (GMT+02:00)

Our Iranian and intelligence sources reveal that the Iranian president flew out of Damascus Thursday with this group saying: “I prefer cooler places but this region faces a torrid summer of victories.”

Aboard his plane were four HIzballlah leaders, Secy-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah, defense chief Imad Mughniyeh, chief of staff Ibrahim Aqil and chief of special operations Unit 1800 Hajj Khalil Harb; and Jihad Islami’s Abdallah Ramadan Shalah and operations chief Zaid Nahle.

Head of Hamas’ Damascus HQ Khaled Meshaal did not join the party flying to Tehran to avoid giving his Saudi and Egyptian friends the impression he was in Iran’s pocket. Either he flew there earlier, or else assigned a Hamas representative based in the Gulf to represent his moement at the council of war in Tehran.

As for Syria’s role, DEBKAfile’s military sources reveal that 20 high-ranking Iranian officers were on the Iran president’s flight to Damascus, headed by defense minister Mustafa Najar. They did not join Ahmadinejad’s talks with Syrian president Bashar Assad. Instead, they were driven to Syrian General Staff headquarters, where they were awaited by Syrian defense minister Gen. Hassan Turkmani, chief of staff Gen. Ali Habib and corps commanders.

Our intelligence sources believe this conference was in fact round one of the council of war which continued in Tehran Friday with Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist chiefs.

The most urgent decision facing the Iran-Syrian alliance concerns Lebanon and how far they can go to get rid of the pro-Western Siniora government in Beirut. Both Iran and Syria understand the United States and France will not stand for its ouster by military or terrorist means. But time is running out. The international tribunal is about to be installed to start hearing the Hariri assassination case and must be stopped before Assad and aides are prosecuted. Tehran and Damascus must decide quickly whether to focus on subversive action inside Lebanon or resort to diversionary tactics such as fomenting trouble against Israel on the Golan, from the Lebanese border or from Gaza.

Before Ahmadinejad and party departed Damascus Thursday night, they visited two important Shiite shrines and prayed for victory in the near future. Witnesses heard the Iranian president sobbing loudly.

DEBKAfile sources refute the Shawq al-Awsat claim Saturday, July 21,that the Iranian president rewarded Assad for abandoning its quest for a peace track with Israel by one billion dollars for arms purchases from Russia and North Korea - plus Iranian backing on Lebanon issues. The arms Iranian-funded arms deals have been in progress since the beginning of this year, long before Ahmadinejad’s Damascus visit.

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DEBKAfile Exclusive: Hizballah’s Nasrallah records war speech from Tehran council of war. Al Jezeera TV bids for tape

July 21, 2007, 4:57 PM (GMT+02:00)

DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources report exclusively that the Hizballah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah whose fiery oratory is a byword in the Arab world, recorded a speech Sat. July 21, in Tehran. He is there secretly with top leaders of his movement to attend a council of war called by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as DEBKAfile revealed exclusively Friday.

Our sources learn that his themes are Lebanon and the Palestinian question and will most likely also include threats to the United States and Israel. The network to air the speech - the Arabic TV Al Jazeera in Qatar, Tehran’s Arabic station, or the Hizballah’s Al Manar which broadcasts from Lebanon – is the subject of intense negotiation. We have learned that Al Jazeera is offering an extra-large fee for exclusive use of the tape, keen to preserve its lead as the preferred platform for top-line radical Muslims, such as al Qaeda big shots. Scheduling will be attuned to the timeline for Hizballah’s military plans.

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Op donderdag 28 juni 2007 21:48 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
De Tweede Kamerfractie van de PVV wil
dat Iran wordt gebombardeerd.In een
commissievergadering zei PVV-leider
Wilders dat Iran VN-resoluties negeert
en dat er nu moet worden ingegrepen.

Als dat niet gebeurt,gaat Iran volgens
Wilders kernwapens maken en dat is een
bedreiging voor het Midden-Oosten en
Europa.Daarom pleitte de PVV-leider
voor precisiebombardementen op Iraanse
nucleaire installaties.

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Wilders kreeg voor zijn standpunt geen
enkele steun van de rest van de Kamer.
Op zijn vraag wanneer het geduld met
Iran op is,antwoordde minister Verhagen
dat hij daarvoor geen datum wil noemen

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de PVV lost het voor de VS op

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Op zaterdag 21 juli 2007 21:46 schreef sp3c het volgende:

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wtf

begrijp ik het nou goed en wil Wilders Nederlandse bombardementen op Iran????

zeker geen plan van aanpak nog want daar moeten we eerst wat voor gaan investeren in de luchtmacht hoor ... ik ben voor
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geen steun???

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'Iran grootste gevaar voor Midden-Oosten' 31-07-07


Iran is het grootste gevaar voor het Midden-Oosten. Dat heeft Condoleezza Rice gezegd aan de vooravond van haar rondreis door het Midden-Oosten.

De Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft gisteravond bevestigd dat de VS voor twintig miljard dollar aan wapens gaat leveren aan Saudi-Arabië. Daarmee moet het land zich beveiligen tegen een mogelijke aanval van Iran.

Rice reist de komende dagen samen met minister Gates van Defensie naar onder meer Egypte, Saudi-Arabië en Israël. Dat laatste land krijgt ruim dertig miljard dollar steun van Washington.

Isoleren
Rice en Gates willen in het Midden-Oosten militaire pacten smeden om Iran te isoleren. De VS verdenkt Teheran er nog altijd van dat het zijn nucleaire programma gebruikt om een kernwapen te maken.

Ook willen de Verenigde Staten de invloed van al-Qaida en Hezbollah terugdringen.

De Amerikaanse bewindslieden zullen in de regio ook de situatie in Irak bespreken. Volgens de Amerikanen oefent Iran invloed uit op de sji'itische opstandelingen in Irak.

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Iran is het grootste gevaar voor het Midden-Oosten. (...) Daarmee moet het land zich beveiligen tegen een mogelijke aanval van Iran. (...) Rice en Gates willen in het Midden-Oosten militaire pacten smeden om Iran te isoleren.

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Ook willen de Verenigde Staten de invloed van al-Qaida en Hezbollah terugdringen.