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Israel seeks all clear for Iran air strike
telegraph.co.uk (excerpt) ^ | February 24, 2007 | Con Coughlin

Posted on 02/24/2007 12:59:47 AM PST by HAL9000

Excerpt -

Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

To conduct surgical air strikes against Iran's nuclear programme, Israeli war planes would need to fly across Iraq. But to do so the Israeli military authorities in Tel Aviv need permission from the Pentagon.

A senior Israeli defence official said negotiations were now underway between the two countries for the US-led coalition in Iraq to provide an "air corridor" in the event of the Israeli government deciding on unilateral military action to prevent Teheran developing nuclear weapons.

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(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aircorridor; bombbombbombbombiran; iaf; iran; iraq; islamicbomb; israel; nuclearweapons; saudiarabia; waronterror
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To: HAL9000
As a citizen of the United States of America and thereby a member of it's "Government of the People" I hereby give you, Israel, the authority to fly over any nation you need (including but not limited to Iraq) in order to insure the total destruction of any Iranian nuclear facilities you may find. Oh... Please take out Ahmadinejad and his administration while you're at it.

Best wishes. Our prayers are with you.
61 posted on 02/24/2007 6:57:07 AM PST by EndWelfareToday (Live free and keep what you earn. - Tancredo or Hunter)
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To: AZRepublican

that's my question. Why in the world is this being announced to the world???
God help us.


62 posted on 02/24/2007 6:57:40 AM PST by jackv (just shakin' my head)
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To: HAL9000

Beautiful.

Plant the story and then deny it.

And then do it when it's least expected.

Perfect!


63 posted on 02/24/2007 6:59:36 AM PST by upchuck (Oh, so they have Internet on computers now! ~ H. Simpson)
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To: robertpaulsen

I went through the muslim oil embargo of '73. Any Israeli strike will be very precision and hit only the 'N' facilities, just like they did with Iraq some years back when Saddam was in power. The USA does not hold any influence over Israeli determination. They will do what they want to do, with or without our blessing. They are a soverign nation and will do what is in their own interests. We can either get in their way or look the other way.


64 posted on 02/24/2007 7:16:01 AM PST by BuffaloJack
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To: HAL9000

Cheering Israel on is cowardice on our part.

Iran is as much a threat to us (and Europe) as it is to Israel. As we speak (type) Iran is killing OUR soldiers. Iran is selling nuclear technology to others who are our enemy. Iran overtly declared war on us when they invaded our Embassy and help our Ambassador and diplomatic staff hostage for 444 days.

We are the Big Boys - we need to do the job, not hand it off to the little guys.

America could and should do this without any permission from anyone.


65 posted on 02/24/2007 7:22:22 AM PST by Basheva
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To: All
Please spread the word about an appeal for redress that people in the military can sign to show support for the mission:


www.appealforcourage.org

66 posted on 02/24/2007 7:28:16 AM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! If you are military please sign at: appealforcourage.org)
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To: HAL9000

This article is propaganda.

1. The source is a supposed anonymous, unnamed Israeli defense source.

2. While giving the appearance of using facts, the facts reported are irrelevant. It makes no difference to this airstrike issue that the Mossad chief was asked to remain in office. It makes no difference that a military person had the Iran issue placed under his watch....of course it was under someone's watch. Neither of those 2 facts have anything to do with an anonymous report about an Israeli airstrike against IRan.

3. The Israeli Defense Minister denies claims such as these.


This is someone in either Britain or Israel attempting to undercut any attempt by Israel to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran.


67 posted on 02/24/2007 7:30:05 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: HAL9000

Godspeed, Israel!!!


68 posted on 02/24/2007 7:36:54 AM PST by Fitzcarraldo (If the Moon didn't exist, people would have traveled to Mars by now.)
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To: Basheva
Israel would lead the charge, and consequences will inevitably have us follow.
69 posted on 02/24/2007 7:40:29 AM PST by Fitzcarraldo (If the Moon didn't exist, people would have traveled to Mars by now.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

You are 100% correct. An Israeli airstrike at this particular time against a Muslim country, be it Sunni or Shia, would inflame the entire middle east and seriously damage any progress we are making in Iraq. In the end, if all diplomatic efforts fail to stop the Iranians, then yes, hit em' and hit em' hard. But not now.


70 posted on 02/24/2007 7:47:12 AM PST by moose2004 (You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
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To: HAL9000

They can ask, but The US would have to clear it with the sovereign Iraqi Government. I think.


71 posted on 02/24/2007 7:50:24 AM PST by quesera (Evil does indeed triumph when good men do nothing.)
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To: HAL9000
Read my post #6 11 days ago here.

72 posted on 02/24/2007 7:59:54 AM PST by Lokibob (Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
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To: HAL9000

Israel=Billy Badass!!!! Remember when they flew into Iraq: planes 20 feet above the ground; F-14s with concrete barriers attached to their bottoms; busted the center area of the nuclear facility with the barriers; F-16s went in and shot missles inside the opening; many French scientists were killed. Haha! I believe that the Israelis didn't even lose a single fighter. I wonder though the state of Iran's air force in regards to a counter-attack compared to Iraq's. Isn't Iran's a lot stronger?


73 posted on 02/24/2007 8:00:02 AM PST by TexCon ("Strike while the iron is hot, and make it hotter by striking"-Oliver Cromwell)
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To: robertpaulsen
If we let Israeli bombers fly over Iraq and "allow the Jews to slaughter innocent Muslim women and children asleep in their beds" -- well, that will make 1973 look like a walk in the park. I can't think of a better way to pi$$ off a billion Muslims.

I don't know what causes your blatant disgust with Israel, but your analysis is wrong. All the Sunni countries would welcome a neutering of Iran because they fear a nuclear Iran as much as we do. Israel is only slightly more fearful than the Gulf states are.

Sure, some idiots arabs on the street will object to anything Israel does, but the leaders of those countries will be silently cheering Israel on.

74 posted on 02/24/2007 8:00:28 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: HAL9000

Why not just lease the USS Ronald Reagan to Israel for thirty days -- for one dollar.


75 posted on 02/24/2007 8:03:09 AM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Veritas. Gravitas. Ohmygas.)
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To: robertpaulsen
(One has to wonder why we call Israel our "strategic partner in the Mideast" when we haven't and won't use them.)

Our first preference is to use Arabs to do their own dirty work. When that works we don't use Israel.

76 posted on 02/24/2007 8:04:48 AM PST by FreeReign (Still waiting for the best conservative candidate.)
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To: AZRepublican
This is the lame stream medias attempt to de fang any attempt by Israel. They figure by stating this as fact it will ensure that it will place us on the defensive by denying both that Israel has asked or that we would give them the go ahead.
77 posted on 02/24/2007 8:05:12 AM PST by Eagles Talon IV
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To: AZRepublican
This is the lame stream medias attempt to de fang any attempt by Israel. They figure by stating this as fact it will ensure that it will place us on the defensive by denying both that Israel has asked or that we would give them the go ahead.
78 posted on 02/24/2007 8:05:22 AM PST by Eagles Talon IV
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To: HAL9000
But to do so the Israeli military authorities in Tel Aviv need permission from the Pentagon.

HA! What a major snub to the Maliki government!

79 posted on 02/24/2007 8:05:48 AM PST by DTogo (I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
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To: madconserv

I can't believe theres no room in all that middle east for those "Palestinians"


80 posted on 02/24/2007 8:11:12 AM PST by omega4179 (Hitler had a "Rockstar" personality and was an articulate speaker.)
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