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Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/iran_nuclear_strike/2008/04/14/87887.html?s=al&promo_code=4940-1
Monday, April 14, 2008 9:37 PM
By: Jim Meyers
Contrary to some claims that the Bush administration will allow
diplomacy to handle Iran's nuclear weapons program, a leading member
of America's Jewish community tells Newsmax that a military strike is
not only on the table - but likely.
"Israel is preparing for heavy casualties," the source said,
suggesting that although Israel will not take part in the strike, it
is expecting to be the target of Iranian retribution.
"Look at Dick Cheney's recent trip through the Middle East as
preparation for the U.S. attack," the source said.
Cheney's hastily arranged 9-day visit to the region, which began on
March 16, included stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Turkey,
and the Palestinian territories.
Tensions in the region have been rising.
While Israel was conducting the largest homefront military exercises
in its history last week, Israel's National Infrastructure Minister
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer warned Tehran about expected attacks on the
Jewish state.
"An Iranian attack will prompt a severe reaction from Israel, which
will destroy the Iranian nation," he said.
He predicted that in a future war, "hundreds of missiles will rain on
Israel," but added that Iran "is definitely aware of our strength."
In addition to long-range missiles Iran has been developing to strike
Israel, Israel's military strategists see the Iranians using terror
groups they back like Hamas operating from Palestine and Hezbollah
from Lebanon to launch attacks.
Iran has supplied Hezbollah with an arsenal that now contains "tens of
thousands of missiles," according to the Washington Post.
IIsrael's recent war exercises, including preparations for chemical
and biological weapons attacks, drew a sharp response from Syria which
held its own military drills. The Syrian government accused Israel of
preparing for a war which Damascus predicted would be begin anytime
between May 1 and the end of June.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told foreign
journalists that Israel needs to confront the threat posed by Iran.
Privately he has been telling associates his number one priority is
have the Israeli military strike Iran if the U.S. is unwilling.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz disclosed that Israel is concerned that
North Korea has transferred technology and nuclear materials to Iran
to aid Tehran's secret nuclear weapons program.
Iran remains intransigent to international pressure that it offer full
transparency relating to its nuclear program. On Sunday the head of
Iran's nuclear program "abruptly canceled a meeting with the head of
the International Atomic Energy Agency, dealing a blow to the U.N.
monitor's efforts to investigate allegations that Iran tried to make
nuclear arms, an agency official said," according to an AP report.
"But a senior diplomat had told the AP that IAEA [International Atomic
Energy Agency] head Mohamed ElBaradei likely planned to use the
meeting with Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's nuclear
program, to renew a request for more information on allegations Tehran
had tried to make atomic arms."
A number of signs indicate that, contrary to the belief President Bush
is a lame duck who will not act before he leaves office, the U.S. is
poised to strike before Iran can acquire nuclear weapons and carry out
the threat of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "wipe Israel
off the map":
According to intelligence sources, the administration now rejects the
National Intelligence Estimate report issued in December that asserted
Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program in late 2003.
The French daily Le Monde reported in March that newly surfaced
documents show that Iran has continued developing nuclear weapons. In
late 2006, U.S. intelligence reportedly intercepted a phone
conversation in Iran's Defense Ministry in which the nuclear weapons
program was discussed.
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, Admiral William
Fallon, resigned in March amid media reports that he broke with
President Bush's strategy on Iran and did not want to be in the chain
of command when the order comes down from the President to launch a
strike on the Islamic Republic.
Democrats suggested he had been forced out because of his candor in
opposing Bush's Iran plans, and Esquire magazine contended that
Fallon's departure signaled that the U.S. is preparing to attack
Iran.
According to a Tehran-based Iranian news network, Press TV, Saudi
Arabia is taking emergency steps in preparing to counter any
"radioactive hazards" that may result from an American attack on
Iran's nuclear facilities.
The Saudi newspaper Okaz disclosed that the Saudi government has
approved nuclear fallout preparations, and the Iranian network
reported that the approval came a day after Cheney met with the
kingdom's high-ranking officials, further stating that the U.S. "is
now informing its Arab allies of a potential war."
The American commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has stepped up
criticism of Iran, telling Congress last week that Iranian support for
Shiite militias posed the most serious threat to Iraq's stability. He
told senators : "Iran has fueled the violence in a particularly
damaging way." Last week, the U.S. said Iran was providing insurgents
with missiles that were killing Americans and hitting targets within
the U.S. occupied Green Zone in Baghdad.
MSNBC Commentator Pat Buchanan said Petraeus' remarks to Congress lay
the groundwork for a U.S. attack on Iran.
President Bush said in a speech at the White House on April 10 that
Iran, along with al-Qaida, are "two of the greatest threats to
America."
He said Iran "can live in peace with its neighbors," or "continue to
arm and train and fund illegal militant groups which are terrorizing
the Iraqi people ... If Iran makes the wrong choice, America will act to
protect our interests and our troops and our Iraqi partners."
He later told ABC News that if Iran continues to help militants in
Iraq, "then we'll deal with them."
Members of Congress are said to have been briefed by the
administration about the rising Iran threat.
Iran did little to cool tensions when it announced that it had begun
installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant in
Natanz.
Centrifuges can enrich uranium to a low level to produce nuclear fuel
or a high level for use in weapons.
The announcement of the new centrifuges by President Ahmadinejad came
on April 8, Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, which marked
the second anniversary of Iran's first enrichment of uranium.
Iran already has about 3,000 centrifuges operating in Natanz, and the
new announcement was widely seen as a show of defiance to
international demands to halt a nuclear program that the U.S. and its
allies insist is aimed at building nuclear weapons.
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http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/iran_nuclear_strike/2008/04/14/87887.html?s=al&promo_code=4940-1
Monday, April 14, 2008 9:37 PM
By: Jim Meyers
Contrary to some claims that the Bush administration will allow
diplomacy to handle Iran's nuclear weapons program, a leading member
of America's Jewish community tells Newsmax that a military strike is
not only on the table - but likely.
"Israel is preparing for heavy casualties," the source said,
suggesting that although Israel will not take part in the strike, it
is expecting to be the target of Iranian retribution.
"Look at Dick Cheney's recent trip through the Middle East as
preparation for the U.S. attack," the source said.
Cheney's hastily arranged 9-day visit to the region, which began on
March 16, included stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Turkey,
and the Palestinian territories.
Tensions in the region have been rising.
While Israel was conducting the largest homefront military exercises
in its history last week, Israel's National Infrastructure Minister
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer warned Tehran about expected attacks on the
Jewish state.
"An Iranian attack will prompt a severe reaction from Israel, which
will destroy the Iranian nation," he said.
He predicted that in a future war, "hundreds of missiles will rain on
Israel," but added that Iran "is definitely aware of our strength."
In addition to long-range missiles Iran has been developing to strike
Israel, Israel's military strategists see the Iranians using terror
groups they back like Hamas operating from Palestine and Hezbollah
from Lebanon to launch attacks.
Iran has supplied Hezbollah with an arsenal that now contains "tens of
thousands of missiles," according to the Washington Post.
IIsrael's recent war exercises, including preparations for chemical
and biological weapons attacks, drew a sharp response from Syria which
held its own military drills. The Syrian government accused Israel of
preparing for a war which Damascus predicted would be begin anytime
between May 1 and the end of June.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told foreign
journalists that Israel needs to confront the threat posed by Iran.
Privately he has been telling associates his number one priority is
have the Israeli military strike Iran if the U.S. is unwilling.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz disclosed that Israel is concerned that
North Korea has transferred technology and nuclear materials to Iran
to aid Tehran's secret nuclear weapons program.
Iran remains intransigent to international pressure that it offer full
transparency relating to its nuclear program. On Sunday the head of
Iran's nuclear program "abruptly canceled a meeting with the head of
the International Atomic Energy Agency, dealing a blow to the U.N.
monitor's efforts to investigate allegations that Iran tried to make
nuclear arms, an agency official said," according to an AP report.
"But a senior diplomat had told the AP that IAEA [International Atomic
Energy Agency] head Mohamed ElBaradei likely planned to use the
meeting with Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's nuclear
program, to renew a request for more information on allegations Tehran
had tried to make atomic arms."
A number of signs indicate that, contrary to the belief President Bush
is a lame duck who will not act before he leaves office, the U.S. is
poised to strike before Iran can acquire nuclear weapons and carry out
the threat of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "wipe Israel
off the map":
According to intelligence sources, the administration now rejects the
National Intelligence Estimate report issued in December that asserted
Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program in late 2003.
The French daily Le Monde reported in March that newly surfaced
documents show that Iran has continued developing nuclear weapons. In
late 2006, U.S. intelligence reportedly intercepted a phone
conversation in Iran's Defense Ministry in which the nuclear weapons
program was discussed.
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, Admiral William
Fallon, resigned in March amid media reports that he broke with
President Bush's strategy on Iran and did not want to be in the chain
of command when the order comes down from the President to launch a
strike on the Islamic Republic.
Democrats suggested he had been forced out because of his candor in
opposing Bush's Iran plans, and Esquire magazine contended that
Fallon's departure signaled that the U.S. is preparing to attack
Iran.
According to a Tehran-based Iranian news network, Press TV, Saudi
Arabia is taking emergency steps in preparing to counter any
"radioactive hazards" that may result from an American attack on
Iran's nuclear facilities.
The Saudi newspaper Okaz disclosed that the Saudi government has
approved nuclear fallout preparations, and the Iranian network
reported that the approval came a day after Cheney met with the
kingdom's high-ranking officials, further stating that the U.S. "is
now informing its Arab allies of a potential war."
The American commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has stepped up
criticism of Iran, telling Congress last week that Iranian support for
Shiite militias posed the most serious threat to Iraq's stability. He
told senators : "Iran has fueled the violence in a particularly
damaging way." Last week, the U.S. said Iran was providing insurgents
with missiles that were killing Americans and hitting targets within
the U.S. occupied Green Zone in Baghdad.
MSNBC Commentator Pat Buchanan said Petraeus' remarks to Congress lay
the groundwork for a U.S. attack on Iran.
President Bush said in a speech at the White House on April 10 that
Iran, along with al-Qaida, are "two of the greatest threats to
America."
He said Iran "can live in peace with its neighbors," or "continue to
arm and train and fund illegal militant groups which are terrorizing
the Iraqi people ... If Iran makes the wrong choice, America will act to
protect our interests and our troops and our Iraqi partners."
He later told ABC News that if Iran continues to help militants in
Iraq, "then we'll deal with them."
Members of Congress are said to have been briefed by the
administration about the rising Iran threat.
Iran did little to cool tensions when it announced that it had begun
installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant in
Natanz.
Centrifuges can enrich uranium to a low level to produce nuclear fuel
or a high level for use in weapons.
The announcement of the new centrifuges by President Ahmadinejad came
on April 8, Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, which marked
the second anniversary of Iran's first enrichment of uranium.
Iran already has about 3,000 centrifuges operating in Natanz, and the
new announcement was widely seen as a show of defiance to
international demands to halt a nuclear program that the U.S. and its
allies insist is aimed at building nuclear weapons.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See the comments section of the following URL as well:
Iran War, Real Fear Petraeus Beating War Drums for Attack
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-arent-we-talking-about-this.html
Here is a tiny URL for the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/3vue6c
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