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Iran Crisis Leaves Blair with Few Options
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A video grab taken from the Iranian Arabic-speaking television station Al-Alam shows a British sailor speaking in front of a chart of the Gulf waters. Britain and Iran were engaged in direct talks over 15 detained British naval personnel, both sides said Sunday, but high emotions threatened to derail diplomatic efforts as Tehran showed new television footage of the captives.(AFP/Al-Alam TV)

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Threat Matrix: Recommended Reading

April 2007

The Iran Threat
by Alireza Jafarzadeh

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Here!

[Rushmore Rocks]

Thanks so very much, Ian.

[nwctwx]

ping to the new thread. :)

[milkncookies]

Thank you!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

TANKS...;0)

[ExSoldier]

Thanks for the ping, Ian. The BIG QUESTION: The Brits....will they or won't they? If they do...do we pull the trigger right along side them? If so, what then?

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Thank you!

[Quix]

Thanks much, as ever.

I think the following is fitting and timely . . . from:

http://www.etpv.org/2007/lstaoa.html

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Large-Scale Terrorist Attacks On America

Andy Sanders

I was talking to a friend of mine today and he asked me if I had gotten anything this last week from the Lord. I wasn’t sure what he was referring to so I just listened. He then proceeded to tell me that last Wednesday the Lord prompted him to pray over America, concerning high-scale and very dramatic terrorist attacks that are on the near horizon. He then asked me if I ever get those urgencies.

Not realizing the impact that this question was going to make, we all got into our vehicles and headed to Bob Evans. While driving there, Cathy and I began to reminisce about how often we are prompted about future terrorist attacks being planned against this nation. Often and while on the road we communicate about just how easy it would be to pull off city and nation wide attacks on Wal-marts (American made!), major bridges, monuments like the Statue of Liberty, factories, and cities in general, not to mention major infrastructures like multiple-stacked bridges (Like roads in Chicago that have many bridges over-lying each other within the city.)

My friend then told me that this last week he felt led to pray over places like Schools and Churches. Places that would get right to the heart of our LIBERTY.

I have felt often led and impressed about bridges, public places like Wal-Mart, and monumental areas like the Statue of liberty.

What it all boils down to is this:

There is going to be a planned attack one day that will challenge the very core of our liberties in America.&n bsp; I believe that this terrorist attack will attempt to cause America to never ever feel safe again in public places, like those mentioned above. The very core they wish to destroy is LIBERTY.

Recently my wife and I watched over 15 different Middle Eastern men stake out a Wal-Mart Supercenter. They pointed out how the rows were laid out, where the cameras were located. They walked up and down every single aisle within that Wal-Mart, then headed to the counters to purchase a few penny and dollar items. BOTH my wife and I could tell that these men were up to no good. IT was soooo obvious that we literally thought that they were going to attempt to do something right then and ther e.

Don’t think that the terrorist attacks on this nation are done. Don’t even assume this group has fallen asleep. We are getting warning likes this from other prayer warriors all over this nation. People in nearly every city that we have gone in have been STRONGLY impressed lately to pray for up and coming terrorist attempts on this nation. In some cases they are feeling as if the plans are right around the corner.

Blessings,

Andy and Cathy Sanders

[Cindy]

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