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Secret US air force team to perfect plan for Iran strike
Times Online ^ | 9/23/07 | Sarah Baxter

Posted on 09/22/2007 6:53:38 PM PDT by Libloather

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First off, it's US Air Force. Get it right.

Second, just how sweet would it be for Ahmadinejad's forces to be diminished while he's chatting to the UN about wiping out Israel?

It's a good evening for a strike...

1 posted on 09/22/2007 6:53:44 PM PDT by Libloather
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It’s not a “Secret” if I’m reading it here.


2 posted on 09/22/2007 6:57:02 PM PDT by Cindy
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Oh...BS - "Project" CheckMate has been in the Pentagon for years and years.

Secret my buns.

3 posted on 09/22/2007 6:57:44 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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Somebody with some wherewithal might want to consider how to influence the will of an enemy before simply targeting a handful of munitions.

Even if WMD, politics are dynamic. Whereas one to three decades ago, targeting an adversary’s WMD might have maneuvered him into a position of defeat, it still doesn’t change his volition.

With the mechanisms to fabricate such devices even more prolific today than 3 decades ago, IMHO, we need to return to focusing on how to best change the volition of those with authority in foreign control.


4 posted on 09/22/2007 6:57:54 PM PDT by Cvengr (The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
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OK, I have hand enough of these articles.

Who is leaking this stuff? Any why?


5 posted on 09/22/2007 6:58:33 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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OK, ‘Eyes Only’, and turn down your speakers.


6 posted on 09/22/2007 6:59:31 PM PDT by Cvengr (The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
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I don’t know...I could guess it’s Democrats, but I don’t really know.


7 posted on 09/22/2007 7:00:24 PM PDT by Cindy
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https://www.checkmate.pentagon.af.mil/history_checkmate.cfm


8 posted on 09/22/2007 7:01:00 PM PDT by Perdogg (Join the NCAA basketball thread - Freemail me)
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To: roses of sharon

Oops, should be “and” why?

Is it to hurt the US, the Pres?

Or is it being done by the good guys?


9 posted on 09/22/2007 7:01:08 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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I hope we do it while he’s being serially fellated by the Columbia University faculty, staff and students....


10 posted on 09/22/2007 7:02:28 PM PDT by clintonh8r
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NOT A SECRET...

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Detailed contingency planning for a possible attack on Iran has been carried out for more than two years by Centcom (US central command), according to defence sources.”


11 posted on 09/22/2007 7:03:21 PM PDT by Cindy
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Thanks Perdogg.


12 posted on 09/22/2007 7:04:09 PM PDT by Cindy
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OK, ‘Eyes Only’, and turn down your speakers.

LOL

13 posted on 09/22/2007 7:05:19 PM PDT by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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“Secret US air force team to perfect plan for Iran strike”

Two beefs with this author....
1. It’s obviously not a secret now, and
2. Capitalize the name of our distinguished military services the next time you exercise your 1st Amendment right (which they guarantee you) to write about them.


14 posted on 09/22/2007 7:05:25 PM PDT by Windflier
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While I am sure cyberwarfare has been conducted by the US and is ongoing in the WOT, I suspect Iran han enough network that can be exploited by DOD hackers.

Imagine DOD hackers turning off Syrian and Iranian air defense networks just prior to a strike, or turning off all of their electrical plants.


15 posted on 09/22/2007 7:08:28 PM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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It was me... the General, yeah, yeah that's the ticket! My name is General Tommy Flanagan. I'm a 5 star... no a SIX star General... yeah that's the ticket. I decided we are going to SECRETLY lay out a plan to attack Iran. Yeah, yeah that's the ticket, it's a SECRET because I said it's a secret.

16 posted on 09/22/2007 7:09:33 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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Iran will simply trigger a nuke from aboard their president’s plane, the next time he speaks at the UN.

Doesn’t matter if he’s really on board, although I wouldn’t put it past him. He believes in himself as matter of prophecy.


17 posted on 09/22/2007 7:10:00 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: roses of sharon

Psychological warfare requires leaks. Let the enemy know your strategy and perhaps he will think twice, especially if you know that you can overwhelm him.

Iran fought Iraq for something like 10 years and couldn’t win. We kicked Saddm’s buttocks in about 20 min. and this asshat thanks he can defeat us! Pure chutzpa.


18 posted on 09/22/2007 7:10:14 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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19 posted on 09/22/2007 7:11:34 PM PDT by Dumpster Baby ("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
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First off, it's US Air Force.

I like on the Army PT clothes how the leave off the "US". I asked why and a big, hulking NCO said that it was because there really is only one. Carrying his logic further, all the other countries have "armies", "air forces", and "navies".
20 posted on 09/22/2007 7:13:08 PM PDT by struwwelpeter
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