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    The Iran Attack Plan

    America Secretly Plans For War With Iran
    May 26, 2010

    According to the New York Times, America is secretly carrying out contingency planning for war with Iran. That was just part of its report on an expansion of US clandestine military activity recently authorised in the region. The timing of the story, and the leak it was based on, is intriguing.

    The report, which has been stood up in off the record briefings by senior defence officials, claims top US commander in the region, General Petraeus, has ordered a ‘broad expansion’ of secret activity in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen among other countries.

    It authorises special operations in both friendly and hostile nations. But of most interest here of course is what it means for American operations in Iran.

    In particular, the New York Times reports, the order "permits reconnaissance that could pave the way for possible military strikes in Iran if tensions over its nuclear ambitions escalate’.

    And it claims the directive ‘appears to authorize specific operations in Iran, most likely to gather intelligence about the country's nuclear program or identify dissident groups that might be useful for a future military offensive’ against Iran.

    Officials emphasise that diplomatic and economic sanctions are the only methods currently being employed but say ‘detailed war plans’ must be drawn up ‘in the event that President Obama ever authorises a strike’.

    In one sense you would not expect anything else, but as the Jerusalem Post reports one anonymous Israeli official as saying, this is ‘the first time that the public is getting word of practical preparations of military activity’.

    It comes at a crucial time. The West is trying to turn the diplomatic screws on Iran, rejecting its recent deal with Brazil and Turkey, and pressing for strong sanctions with teeth.

    The report tells us what we are told often. All options remain on the table. But that has become such a well worn phrase. This report spells things out far more effectively.

    It may have just been another piece of great journalism from the New York Times or a deliberately timed leak. One way or another the revelation and the briefing that’s followed it gives Teheran and the region plenty to think about.

    http://blogs.news.sky.com/middleeast...a-7f234652b665

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    US spies to prepare for anti-nuclear strike against Iran
    May 26, 2010

    TEAMS of American special forces have been authorised to conduct spying missions intended to pave the way for a military strike on Iran in case President Obama orders one, US government sources have confirmed .

    The military units would penetrate Iranian territory to reconnoitre potential nuclear targets and make contact with friendly dissident groups, according to a secret directive written by General David Petraeus, the existence of which was disclosed for the first time yesterday.

    The directive authorises an expansion in the use of US special forces throughout the Middle East, US officials said. However, it is the possibility of American troops operating covertly inside Iran that has the greatest potential to destabilise regional security.

    General Petraeus, the most senior American commander in the Middle East and Central Asia, relied on special forces to ensure the success of the US troop surge in Iraq in 2007. His order to increase the use of Delta Force, Navy Seal and Army Ranger units for intelligence gathering and combat missions could jeopardise US relations with allies in the region while intensifying a long-running turf war between US military intelligence and the CIA.

    The seven-page document, seen by The New York Times, remained classified yesterday, though it was written in September. Since then US military specialists working with Yemeni armed forces have killed 6 out of 15 leaders of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula. The raids followed reports linking the group to the murder of 13 Americans at Fort Hood, Texas, and the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet.

    Sending special forces into Iran would be controversial but one of the missions of US Special Operations Command, headed by Admiral Eric Olson, is to conduct reconnaissance in any country deemed to pose a threat. A Pentagon spokesman acknowledged to The Times that individual commanders have authority to conduct intelligence operations as they see fit.

    General Petraeus is a member of the Pentagon high command whose tasks include drawing up plans to destroy Iran's nuclear infrastructure.

    Such plans "are always going to be under serious consideration," Anthony Cordesman, of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said, "because you are dealing with a serious threat".

    The Times

    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225871484586

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    US has decided on confrontation
    May 27, 2010

    Feeding off American public opinion, Congress is pressuring the Obama administration to go after Iran

    It is slowly becoming clear that immense domestic pressure from Congress is forcing the Obama administration to confront Iran. There may still be a few supporters of constructive engagement hiding somewhere in the cupboards of the White House and State Department, but their voices have been swamped by the wave of opinion calling for tough action.

    It also suits Barack Obama's strategy managers that he can be seen to be acting tough on Iran, while he moves ahead with his multilateral agenda in other areas. By giving in and agreeing to confront Iran, he has outflanked his Republican opposition, which cannot paint him as a Democrat weakling. The way Obama is talking to Iran is designed to appeal to the former neo-cons and other right-wingers, and is in stark contrast to the engaged way that he is re-fashioning how the world manages its nuclear threat in redrafting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and how he is working with all sorts of groups to achieve consensus on how to move forward on climate change.

    Despite following the same outline that the US administration offered Iran, the country's recent deal with Brazil and Turkey has been totally ignored by those who shape foreign policy in Congress, and the administration does not see any political gain from fighting this perception. The Turkey-Brazil deal is being treated as though it never happened, and the debates in Congress refuse to recognise it. The possibility of South-South success where the American superpower has failed is not being considered in the slightest. Instead, the discussions are totally focused on not allowing the US Security Council to delay action.

    The assumption is that sanctions and confrontation must happen, and this is being pushed by those who want this course of action. The current effort in Congress is focused on a bill that will impose legal sanctions on companies doing business with Iran, but this will be delayed a few weeks to allow Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to try and make progress on a new round of multilateral sanctions in the UN Security Council. Clinton announced last week that the United States had agreed on the language required for a sanction resolution with the five permanent Security Council members and Germany.

    But this will not stop Congress from pushing its bill and forcing the administration to act. "We are going to hold off for a few weeks on moving the bill finally because we want to get that Security Council resolution and see what the European Union does at their June 16 meeting," said Howard Berman, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, on Tuesday as reported in CQ Today. "We would have moved already this week if it weren't for the deal the United States struck in the United Nations," said Berman. The delay is certain to be condemned in both chambers of Congress by the determined supporters of action against Iran. The legislation has already been passed by large bipartisan majorities in both chambers, but needs to be merged into one bill that can be presented for presidential approval.

    Limited patience

    Berman expects Congress members will understand the desire to wait a bit longer, but he is clear that the legislature will act before the summer, and will not be prepared to wait around forever for UN action. "If it doesn't play out quickly, we're going ahead," he said. "We're doing this before the July 4th recess."

    This bill will land the US in all sorts of problems internationally, as it may impose a tough sanctions regime on companies that work in Iran's energy sector. This means the Americans may be required to impose sanctions on companies that are not American but have done business in Iran, and want to work in America or with American companies. This kind of secondary sanctioning is very difficult to impose fairly on all companies, and inevitably leads to all sorts of confusion in the markets. It seems very unlikely that America would impose sanctions on a major Chinese oil company, for example, which might want to supply gasoline to Iran, and also do business with American oil majors.

    The impracticality of making such a sanctions bill work is not stopping the Israeli lobby in Washington from supporting it wholeheartedly. The Israelis have prioritised action against Iran and they are actively pushing Congressmen to support sanctions. They want confrontation with Iran, and they look forward to benefiting from the greatly increased tension in the Middle East that such action will lead to.

    This desire for action is also something that the US administration and military are working on, to the alarm of many in the Middle East. The New York Times this week published an important article showing not only how Obama has failed to roll back covert anti-Iranian programmes he inherited from Bush, but how General David Petraeus has signed into effect a dramatic intensification of America's covert war against the Islamic Republic. This military plan is linked to the plan for sanctions, and points to the desire for confrontation with Iran, regardless of its actions.

    http://gulfnews.com/opinions/editori...ation-1.632774

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    New Turkish warning as Israel plans to stop Gaza aid ships
    Thursday, 27 May 2010

    International activists reaffirmed its efforts to break three-year Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip despite Israeli plans it will stop a convoy of aid ships.

    Turkey renewed its call for calm to Israel that already revealed its plans to halt international aid convoy to the Gaza Strip that has been under years of siege.

    International activists on Thursday reaffirmed its efforts to break three-year Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip despite Israeli threats it will stop a convoy of aid ships.

    Israeli naval commandos have held drills as part of plans to block the humanitarian aid convoy.

    Eight ships, including four cargo vessels and a Turkish passenger ferry carrying 600 people, were heading towards Gaza on the sliver of desert territory, home to 1.5 million Palestinians.

    "We are planning on going. This is not going to stop us. The boats are already on their way," said Greta Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Free Gaza Movement.

    The boats would converge at a meeting point in international waters east of Cyprus, probably late on Friday, and then head across the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea towards Gaza, Berlin told Reuters.

    "Israel refuses to let anything into Gaza to help rebuild the society they blew to smithereens," said Berlin.

    “We will resist non-violently, but this is going to be a PR nightmare for Israel,” she said.

    "Israeli plan to stop aid ships"

    Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev calls "cheap political stunt", staying defiant to international pressure to end its siege, which what human rights activists call "genocide".

    An Israeli military source said on Wednesday that Israel's navy was ready to prevent the Turkish-led convoy of ships.

    "In accordance with the directions of the Israeli government, the Israel Defence Forces and the Israeli Navy are preparing to prevent the flotilla from reaching the Gaza shore," the military source said.

    The source said naval forces had held a number of exercises to prepare to enforce the sea blockade.

    Activists faced arrest and deportation, and their cargo would be confiscated for possible transfer by Israel to Gaza, Israeli military officials said.

    "See you again in Gaza"

    However, Turkish foreign ministry spokesman rejected Israeli accusations, saying "this is not a political show."

    Turkish human rights organisation or IHH has chartered one passenger ferry and is one of the organisers.

    "We don't want new tensions in the region...Problems can be avoided if this aid package is seen as humanitarian aid," Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin said.

    Bulent Yildirim, President of IHH, said that they will not leave the fate of the flotilla in hands of Israel.

    Yildirim said, in a statement, that despite Israeli threats and attempts to stop the campaign, activists from over 50 countries have joined the flotilla. Today, we are sailing off. May Allah be with us through our journey. We will see you again in Gaza”.

    Mattias Gadelda, from Sweden, who bought a cargo ship to join the flotilla also stated that he is ashamed of the hypocrisy of Europe and Sweden.

    Dimitris, who joined the flotilla from Greece on behalf of Ship to Gaza movement, in his speech, said, "We all know that governments, intellectuals and artists are here with us to support this cause. We are carrying out a public diplomacy attempt here. We are demanding a free Mediterranean and a free Palestine.”

    Muhammed Sawalha, Head of the International Committee For Ending The Siege, said “This is an altruistic movement. We are ready to deal with the consequences. We are not intimidated by Israel.”

    Activists from Vatican, Malaysia, Indonesia, Algeria, Kuwait, Pakistan, Palestine, Yemen and Belgium also put stress on their determination about going to Palestine, in their speeches.

    http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59123

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    the war drum propaganda is a-banging


    Syria has 1,000 ballistic missiles zeroed on Israeli targets
    May 26, 2010

    A colossal Iran-funded and directed armament program has enabled Syria to field 1,000 ballistic missiles and Hizballah 1,000 rockets - all pointed at specific Israeli military and civilian locations, including the densely populated conurbation around Tel Aviv, debkafile's military sources reveal. Syria has smuggled most of its stock of liquid-fuel powered ballistic missiles over to Hizballah in Lebanon, while its own production lines have been working day and night for five months to upgrade its stock solid fuel-propelled missiles, so improving their accuracy. North Korean military engineers and technicians are employed on those production lines.

    According to Western military sources, a command center for coordinating a missile offensive against military and civilian targets in Israel has been operating at Syrian general staff headquarters in Damascus since early March with the help of Iranian, Syrian, Hizballah and Hamas liaison officers.

    The command center, operating under direct Iranian command, was formally established at a gala banquet attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Damascus on February 25. Its primary mission was defined as "target unification" - military lingo for interaction at the command level to make sure that Tehran, Damascus, Beirut and Gaza do not send short-range missiles flying toward the same Israeli target at the same time.

    Each of the four has been assigned one of four Israeli sectors and given specialist training in its features.

    The new joint command gave Hizballah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah the confidence to sneer at Israel's five-day, countrywide home front missile defense exercise, which ends Thursday, May 27.

    In a speech on Tuesday, May 25, he said: 'Israel wants to reassure its people and make them feel strong and properly prepared to stand up to all possible war situations. But this assurance is false. So carry on with your drills," he said, "but when the rockets start falling on the occupied territories, we'll soon see how much good they are."

    The command center's central strategy, say our military sources, is to eliminate the Israel Air Force's edge by releasing a simultaneous deluge of missiles and rockets from hundreds of stationary and mobile launching sites in remote parts of Syria, Lebanon, Iran and the Gaza Strip.

    Most of the projectiles in the Syrian, Hizballah and Hamas arsenals are propelled by liquid fuel and therefore take 50 minutes to 1 hour to load and loose at assigned targets. During this time gap, they are vulnerable to air attack. As a bridging device, western intelligence sources believe the joint command in Damascus plans to attack Israel with synchronized missile fire from Iran and Syria during the time Israeli warplanes are hammering, say, Hizballah batteries in Lebanon.

    The thinking in Tehran and Damascus is that the Israeli Air Force will find it hard to tackle three or four fronts simultaneously.

    Tehran and Damascus are therefore building air shields around their missile bases and launching sites, for which purpose Assad asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to speed up the delivery of the advanced Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft missiles when the latter visited Damascus on May.
    Medvedev promised to accede to this request.

    debkafile's military sources recall that the same Russian Pantsir missiles were ineffective in preventing the September 2007 air strike, by which Israel destroyed the North Korean plutonium reactor financed by Tehran at Al-Azur in northern Syria.

    http://www.debka.com/article/8808/

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    Thanks for posting this! You're the right man for this job!
    I'd like to think that all of this constant interaction is just the kind of make you drive yourself away
    Each simple gesture done by me is counteracted and leaves me standing here with nothing else to say

    Completely baffled by a backward indication that an inspired word will come across your tongue
    Hands moving upward to propel the situation have simply halted and now the conversation's done

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    We can only hope Syria has the balls to follow through.
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    Let's do it and get it over with.........the bully of the block is the US because I don't see anyone from the Arab world invading the US.

    WE ARE THE BICH OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL............PERIOD.
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    Behold, your Negroid "president" large and in charge!

    Aiming to ignite a conflict in the Persian Gulf!

    Aiming to ignite a conflict on the Korean Peninsula!

    Aiming to destroy the Gulf of Mexico through inaction!


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    Canadian Guerrilla has always been the man with this info. Attacking Iran only benefits Israel and zionists. We are truly living in evil times.
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