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Posted on 03/09/2006 10:08:04 PM PST by nwctwx
You're welcome JP.
Ditto to your post no. 437.
She is a brave woman.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395596422&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
Pentagon examining chances of Israeli strike against Iran
Nathan Guttman, THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 13, 2006
The Pentagon is looking into the possibility of Israel launching a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. In the past months there were several working-level discussions trying to map out the possible scenarios for such an attack, according to administration sources who were briefed on these meetings.
The discussions, which were describes as intelligence-oriented and not policy-oriented, examined the likelihood of an Israeli pre-emptive attack against Iran and the method in which such an attack could be carried out. One of the main questions presented in these discussions was whether Israel would inform the US in advance in case such an attack is to take place and when would such an advance notice be given.
The sources pointed out that it is clear that Israel would have to coordinate with the US forces air control any attempt to fly over Iraq on the way to Iran, if Israel chooses to attack using the shortest route.
Last week, former Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon said in Washington that the West does have a military option against Iran and that a joint US-NATO-Israeli air strike against dozens of nuclear facilities in Iran could set back Teheran's nuclear programs for several years.
The sources stresses that Ya'alon's remarks were not the trigger for the Pentagon consultations about a possible Israeli attack but added that there is a sense in the administration that the Iranian issue is gaining urgency.
The Washington Post reported Monday that the Bush administration has made Iran a top priority issue and that the president and his team had several meetings on the issue to discuss Iran's nuclear plans.
The Pentagon discussions, according to the sources, did not lead to any conclusion regarding the plausibility of an Israeli attack against Iran, nor did it recommend any action by the US.
Israeli and US sources have said in the past weeks that the US did not convey any message to Israel in which it asked to refrain from an attack and has not raised the issue in bilateral discussions with the Israelis. Both countries share intelligence on the situation in Iran and the advance of the nuclear program, but do not discuss - according to sources who took part in bilateral talks - the possibility of using military force to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The American assumption, according to the administration sources, is that an Israeli decision on attacking Iran is not imminent and that in any case it would not be taken before the Israeli elections, scheduled for March 28.
One of the questions Pentagon analysts are grappling with is how an Israeli attack - if launched - would affect the US and its forces in the region and whether it would force the US to follow with further strikes in order to complete the mission. The US is also discussing what could be the possible avenues of retaliation Iran would take against US's forces and interests in the region.
US Vice President Dick Cheney said last week that all options are "on the table" regarding Iran and on Sunday leading senators pointed out in TV interviews that the US can stop Iran's nuclear program. Senator George Allen (R-VA) said, relating to the question of using military force against Iran, that it is not the preferable route, but "if necessary, it is an option", and Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) stressed that he believed that Iran's nuclear program can be stopped "short of war".
The UN Security Council is expected to take on the Iranian issue this week. During the weekend consultations continued between the US and European representatives and those from Russia and China in attempt to reach an agreement on the language of a Security Council presidential declaration regarding Iran.
The Americans would like to include a clause that would give Iran a 14 day ultimatum to accept the international community's conditions, before moving ahead with sanctions. Western diplomats said Monday that it is not clear if Russia and China would agree to such an ultimatum and speculated that they might insist on a month's period instead of the proposed 14 days.
Lou Dobbs Tonight
Monday, March 13, 2006
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
But who ever thought we’d be doomed this soon? The Bush
administration is pushing ahead its plan to ease limits on
foreign investment in U.S. airlines, despite congressional
pressure not to do so. We'll have a special report on the
so-called wisdom of allowing more foreign investment in our airline industry.
America’s for sale: The United States is allowing foreign
governments to buy more and more of our critical
infrastructure, falling further into debt to foreign lenders.
We’re not only selling off bricks and mortar, but our country’s financial independence as well. We’ll have a full report tonight on the biggest yard sale in world history.
Plus, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of the House
Judiciary Committee joins Lou tonight to talk about how the
death of the Dubai ports deal breathes life into our country’s port security.
Latin American leaders are at it again. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is making deals with Iran, changing his country’s flag and working to amend the country’s Constitution so he can run forever. And Evo Morales of Bolivia presented Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with a guitar made of lacquered coca leaves. What’s going on in Latin America? We’ll show you the latest snubs in our backyard.
We’ll also revisit the issue of Mexican military incursions
into the United States. And is our government listening to its citizens? Tonight, our talk radio roundtable – hosts Dom Giordano of Philadelphia, Joe Madison of Washington and Steve Cochran of Chicago – sits down with Lou to tell you what their listeners are talking about.
Visit http://cnn.com/loudobbstonight for more on
tonight’s show, as well as our latest Week in Review quiz.
AP) WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department says an Alabama cow has tested positive for mad cow disease.
Thanks to Just Piper for pointing to the top link.
Thanks to BradsGramma for the Heads Up!
What You Should Do To Prepare For An Epidemic (DHHS)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1595595/posts?q=1&&page=1
Would you find out if he is related to Joseph of WND?
SITE Institute, MEMRI Spread Bogus Intelligence Reports Of Fresh Attacks In US
~Jihad Unspun
Bogus news circulating through the “Intelligence” media including SITE Institute and MEMRI on pending Al-Qaeda attacks inside the United States sourced in a message by a purported Al-Qaeda undercover soldier Rakan Ben Williams shows both are disseminating propaganda for profit.
http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article=106658&list=/home.php
'Rakan bin Williams' Claims of al-Qaeda's US Attack Plans
Lone Propogandist or Credible Threat? Prudence Dictates Pursuit of Both Tracks; Other Signs Indicate Increased Vigilance Warranted
~Threats Watch
http://analysis.threatswatch.org/2006/03/rakan-bin-williams-claims-of-a/
Press Release
HMHTTC Reveals In-House 24-Hour Hazmat Emergency Response Dispatch Center
Mt. Arlington, NJ (PRWEB) March 13, 2006 -- HMHTTC Response Inc., today reveals an upgraded dedicated 24-hour certified hazmat dispatch center at its headquarters. The facility will provide companies with a fast and cost-efficient one-call response solution to hazardous and non-hazardous material spills throughout North America.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb356906.htm
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Tehran triangle: Russia, U.S. and nuclear power
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20060313/44251493.html
Hazmat Emergency At Palmer House Hilton
CHICAGO -- Emergency crews are responding to the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago Monday afternoon.
NBC5 reports that the response is due to a freon leak at the hotel located at 17 East Monroe Street.
Up to 15 injuries were reported and 10 ambulances were sent to the scene.
Officials were going floor to floor to check on people at the hotel.
Firefighters were seen testing the air in the area, NBC5 reported.
Rogers described the scene as a "tremendous firefighter response," but said the pace was not "frenetic," but rather "methodical."
Roger and Barbara Jackson, of Rhinelander, Wis., were checking out of the hotel around 2:45 p.m. "It seems to be all the people who were working in the kitchen dining room area," who were overcome by some fumes, said Barbara Jackson. "Somebody got our luggage in a hurry."
http://www.nbc5.com/news/7968191/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news
Palmer House evacuated
HazMat units are on the scene and firefighters are evacuating the Palmer House hotel downtown due to a suspected freon leak on Monday, police said.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/13palmer.html
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March 13, 2006
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1247400.ece
"Krekar claims Islam will win"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Norway's most controversial refugee, Mullah Krekar, told an Oslo newspaper on Monday that there's a war going on between "the West" and Islam. He said he's sure that Islam will win, and he also had praise for suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Krekar, who's been supported by the Norwegian government since arriving as a refugee from northern Iraq in the early 1990s, now faces deportation after violating the terms of his refugee status and being deemed a threat to national security."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #3: ""Osama bin Laden is a good person," Krekar said. He claimed Osama bin Laden is considered a terrorist simply because he lacks his own state."
CLTV is saying How the freeon leaked is anyone's guess
Why would I do that?
Interesting analysis at both sites, drawing upon the historic activity of bW and the web site. They definitely provided information indicating that 'ol RbW is an internet Aussie bloke.
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