German Media: Iran Is Stockpiling Shahab 3 Missiles in Venezuela That Can Reach US

The Gateway Pundit ^ | December 9, 2010 | Jim Hoft

[Ordinary_American]

While Obama has been focusing his attention on the Republican hostage takers and bomb throwers the Iranian regime has been stockpiling Shahab 3 missiles in Venezuela that can reach the United States. Hudson New York reported, via Israel Matsav:

According to Die Welt, Venezuela has agreed to allow Iran to establish a military base manned by Iranian missile officers, soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Venezuelan missile officers. In addition, Iran has given permission for the missiles to be used in case of an “emergency”. In return, the agreement states that Venezuela can use these facilities for “national needs” – radically increasing the threat to neighbors like Colombia. The German daily claims that according to the agreement, Iranian Shahab 3 (range 1300-1500 km), Scud-B (285-330 km) and Scud-C (300, 500 and 700 km) will be deployed in the proposed base. It says that Iran also pledged to help Venezuela in rocket technology expertise, including intensive training of officers

Venezuela has also become the country through which Iran intends to bypass UN sanctions. Following a new round of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, for example, Russia decided not to sell five battalions of S-300PMU-1 air defence systems to Iran. These weapons, along with a number of other weapons, were part of a deal, signed in 2007, worth $800 million. Now that these weapons cannot be delivered to Iran, Russia is looking for new customers; according to the Russian press agency Novosti[2], it found one: Venezuela.

[arfan]

Not only is St. Maarten in range, but:

The British Overseas Territories on the British Virgin Islands, the Caymans, the Turk and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Montseratt are in range

The Americans on Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guantanamo Bay are in range

He can also shut down the Panama Canal Zone as it is in range as well.

[mojito]

A real president would invoke the Monroe Doctrine, and put a quick end to this “provocation.”

Of course, the boy king learned, when he read Howard Zinn, that the Monroe Doctrine was racist and colonialist.

[enduserindy]

Now I know why Chavez has been so sure he is about to die.

[Conservative Tsunami]

Now that these weapons cannot be delivered to Iran, Russia is looking for new customers; according to the Russian press agency Novosti[2], it found one: Venezuela.

Venezuela. Iran. North Korea. I guess now we'll just have to bomb Russia into the Stone Age as well.

/s

[mbarker12474]

Looks like another Cuban Missle Crisis! Where is JFK Curtis LeMay now that we need him!?!?

[melancholy]

I agree with your excellent post. Thank you.

One linguistic tune-up that deals with meanings in Arabic dialects and the close-enough Swahili:

Barq = lightening
BarAq= Lightening occurrence in the past tense = lightenED (NOT from light/heavy) or =was lightening

Barack = Barak = a blessing or a conjugation of “blessing, blessed, etc.” in Swahili and some Arab countries

The equivalent Arabic words are:

Baraka = blessing.
Barek = congratulate (verb close to “bless”)
Mabrouk= congratulations or blessed also a name
Mubarak= another word for “blessed” (also a name, Egypt’s president)

[Rich21IE]

Yea, you have to wonder, maybe it’s a slow news day in Germany?

[deks]

I used a string laid on a globe to check why we would have wanted anti-missle systems in Poland or Czech Republic. Turns out they’re right under the flight path from Iran to New York City.

I was wondering if that map in Reply #29 was generated from a website or from your own software?

[justlurking]

I was wondering if that map in Reply #29 was generated from a website or from your own software?

I generated it using this website:

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=1500km%40CCS

[philman_36]

The START treaty, and more particularly the missile defense aspects of the it, warrants close consideration in light of this.

[philman_36]

Seen this from The Heritage Foundation?
New START: Critical Limits on U.S. Missile Defense Options Persist

[philman_36]

He can also shut down the Panama Canal Zone as it is in range as well.
I'm glad someone else pointed that out.

[sionnsar]

Well I live in Tampa so there is a deep personal interest in the answer to whether these have enough range to land in my front yard.

I take it the back yard is okay?

No need to respond. *\;^) I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis and that we were told our city was a priority target. *\:^(

[sionnsar]

This report was written by friends of the guys who confused litres and gallons in that 767-deadstick-landing incident up in Canada a few years back. ;-)

Gimli Glider? I still have many colleagues who've never heard of that. Interesting point though: Both that pilot and the NYC captain were experienced glider pilots.

Makes one think that perhaps a little extra training is in order? Might it have helped the plane that didn't quite clear the fence in Heathrow? (A couple of co-workers were there by the window when that happened.)

[sionnsar]

I do hope the reporter has that miles kilometer thing worked out?

Probably graduated recently from a public school and doesn't grasp the concept of "units." Especially "furrin" ones.

(Not perfect here: I haven't bothered to learn the conversions between American miles-per-gallon and European liters-per-kilometer measures of fuel efficiency.)

[driftdiver]

Can’t build bunkers here in Florida because the water table is too high.

[Blueflag]

Shoot, I could barely dead-stick our old short-wing Tri-pacer, let alone a 767.

The Aeronca Champ is a different story! We spin the prop on landing only enough so it doesn’t slow our approach any more than it already is. ;-)

[Domestic Church]

Might as well take back the canal while we are at it, don’t you think?

[VeniVidiVici]

So if Iran launches from Venezuela we get a twofer!

[glassylassie]

This goes along with all the direct flights we have no inspection of someone posted about a little while ago.