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U.S. Military Forms Group to Forge Plans for Potential Attack on iran
Sunday, September 23, 2007
As New York braces for the arrival of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
the U.S. military may be ramping up plans to prepare for any potential
attack on the rogue state seeking nuclear power.
The Sunday Times reports that the Air Force has set up a highly confidential
strategic planning group tasked with "fighting the next war" as tensions
rise with Iran.
Click here to read Sunday Times report on Project Checkmate:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2512097.ece
Project Checkmate, a successor to the group that planned the 1991 Gulf War's
air campaign, was quietly reestablished at the Pentagon in June, according
to the report.
It reports directly to Air Force General Michael Moseley and consists of
20-30 top air force officers and defense and cyberspace experts with ready
access to the White House, the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
Detailed contingency planning for a possible attack on Iran has been carried
out for more than two years by Centcom (U.S. central command), according to
defense sources.
Checkmate's job is to add a dash of brilliance to Air Force thinking by
countering the military's tendency to "fight the last war" and by providing
innovative strategies for warfighting and assessing future needs for air,
space and cyberwarfare.
It is led by Brigadier-General Lawrence "Stutz" Stutzriem, who is considered
one of the brightest Air Force generals. He is assisted by Dr Lani Kass, a
former Israeli military officer and expert on cyberwarfare.
Ahmadinejad will arrive in New York Sunday to address the U.N. General
Assembly and participate in a controversial forum at Columbia University.
Many city leaders and political leaders, including several presidential
candidates, have condemned the appearance.
The Iranian leader has previously expressed his desire to wipe Israel off
the map and hosted a conference of experts questioning the Jewish Holocaust.
U.S. Military Forms Group to Forge Plans for Potential Attack on iran
Sunday, September 23, 2007
As New York braces for the arrival of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
the U.S. military may be ramping up plans to prepare for any potential
attack on the rogue state seeking nuclear power.
The Sunday Times reports that the Air Force has set up a highly confidential
strategic planning group tasked with "fighting the next war" as tensions
rise with Iran.
Click here to read Sunday Times report on Project Checkmate:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2512097.ece
Project Checkmate, a successor to the group that planned the 1991 Gulf War's
air campaign, was quietly reestablished at the Pentagon in June, according
to the report.
It reports directly to Air Force General Michael Moseley and consists of
20-30 top air force officers and defense and cyberspace experts with ready
access to the White House, the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
Detailed contingency planning for a possible attack on Iran has been carried
out for more than two years by Centcom (U.S. central command), according to
defense sources.
Checkmate's job is to add a dash of brilliance to Air Force thinking by
countering the military's tendency to "fight the last war" and by providing
innovative strategies for warfighting and assessing future needs for air,
space and cyberwarfare.
It is led by Brigadier-General Lawrence "Stutz" Stutzriem, who is considered
one of the brightest Air Force generals. He is assisted by Dr Lani Kass, a
former Israeli military officer and expert on cyberwarfare.
Ahmadinejad will arrive in New York Sunday to address the U.N. General
Assembly and participate in a controversial forum at Columbia University.
Many city leaders and political leaders, including several presidential
candidates, have condemned the appearance.
The Iranian leader has previously expressed his desire to wipe Israel off
the map and hosted a conference of experts questioning the Jewish Holocaust.