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President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran

Posted by Charlie Kilo on July 13th, 2008

But tells the Israelis not to expect any help from the U.S. Guess where American (and world) anger will be directed when gas hits $6 a gallon after an Israeli strike on Iran. That’s right…at the Jews. Interesting:

President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a senior Pentagon official.

Despite the opposition of his own generals and widespread scepticism that America is ready to risk the military, political and economic consequences of an airborne strike on Iran, the president has given an “amber light” to an Israeli plan to attack Iran’s main nuclear sites with long-range bombing sorties, the official told The Sunday Times.

“Amber means get on with your preparations, stand by for immediate attack and tell us when you’re ready,” the official said. But the Israelis have also been told that they can expect no help from American forces and will not be able to use US military bases in Iraq for logistical support.

Nor is it certain that Bush’s amber light would ever turn to green without irrefutable evidence of lethal Iranian hostility. Tehran’s test launches of medium-range ballistic missiles last week were seen in Washington as provocative and poorly judged, but both the Pentagon and the CIA concluded that they did not represent an immediate threat of attack against Israeli or US targets.

Iran’s missiles are just for show

Posted by Charlie Kilo on July 10th, 2008

I’m not sure where to start with this:

Last week, former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul stunned no one in Washington when he said, “I hear members of Congress saying if we could only nuke them” as applied to Iran. According to Sahimi, even though the bipartisan resolutions “are not granting the Bush administration any authorization to stage military attacks on Iran, their language, however, is warlike”.

Israel getting ready for an offensive against Iran?

Posted by patriot on June 19th, 2008

Something smells like fish…

Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Several American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an effort to develop the military’s capacity to carry out long-range strikes and to demonstrate the seriousness with which Israel views Iran’s nuclear program.

More than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters participated in the maneuvers, which were carried out over the eastern Mediterranean and over Greece during the first week of June, American officials said.

The exercise also included Israeli helicopters that could be used to rescue downed pilots. The helicopters and refueling tankers flew more than 900 miles, which is about the same distance between Israel and Iran’s uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, American officials said.

Ron Paul publicly names neoconservatives

Posted by Charlie Kilo on May 15th, 2008

Ron Paul nails it again:

Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel

Posted by Charlie Kilo on April 17th, 2008

Actually, many people benefited… 

The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.

“We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq,” Ma’ariv quoted the former prime minister as saying. He reportedly added that these events “swung American public opinion in our favor.”

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Zimbabwe and Israel

Posted by patriot on March 28th, 2008

Not one to relinquish his power easily, Zimbabwean dictator Mugabe has apparently tapped the services of an Israeli group to work their magic on his behalf:

An aide of Zimbabwean presidential hopeful Simba Makoni has alleged that Israeli intelligence group Mossad has been hired by President Robert Mugabe to ensure he wins the upcoming election by hook or by crook.

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He said that the opposition has been aware that Mossad had been active in Zimbabwe over the past six months and that two weeks ago six Mossad agents had arrived in Harare and held top-secret meetings with government officials involved in state security.

This is the latest allegation of vote-rigging levelled against Mugabe’s government.

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