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Iranian missiles ready to hit Tel Aviv says cleric
Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 8/15/2006

Posted on 08/15/2006 2:46:15 AM PDT by markomalley

Iran will hit Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if attacked, said an influential senior cleric on Tuesday.

"If they (U.S. and Israel) militarily attack Iran ... They should be afraid of the day when our missiles with 2,000 km range will hit Tel Aviv," Ahmad Khatami told state television.

Khatami sits on the Assembly of Experts, the body of 86 clerics that constitutionally supervises the country's most powerful man, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Arms experts say Iran's Shahab-3 missiles have a maximum range of around 2,000 km (1,240 miles), meaning they are capable of hitting Israel as well as U.S. military bases in the Gulf.

U.S. officials accuse Iran of planning to equip its missiles with nuclear warheads. Iran says it has no desire to have atomic weapons and is only developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, such as electricity generation.

Iranian military commanders have repeatedly warned they would not hesitate to deploy the Shahab-3 missiles if Iran came under attack over its disputed nuclear programme.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; jihad; terrorism; terrorists
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1 posted on 08/15/2006 2:46:16 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Thank you Marko.


2 posted on 08/15/2006 2:47:34 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: markomalley
Iran, which refuses to recognize Israel, says it only gives moral support to anti-Israeli groups like Hamas and Hizbollah

That should be M.O.R.A.L. support for Money, Ordnance, Rockets, Assistance, Logistics.

3 posted on 08/15/2006 2:54:05 AM PDT by edpc (Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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To: markomalley

Is most of Israel's political infrastructure still in Tel Aviv? Haven't they moved it to Jerusalem yet?


4 posted on 08/15/2006 2:54:18 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( http://www.answersingenesis.org)
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To: markomalley

Hezbollah won. Iran, who had bet on Hezbollah, will now double the bet.

See: Quick assessment:
http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/

Also see Misunderspinning
http://extendedremarks.blogspot.com/2006_08_02_extendedremarks_archive.html


5 posted on 08/15/2006 2:58:13 AM PDT by John Carey
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To: markomalley
Iran says it has no desire to have atomic weapons and is only developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, such as electricity generation.

Q: What do Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tehran all have in common?

A: Nothing, yet
6 posted on 08/15/2006 3:00:08 AM PDT by Maurice Tift
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To: markomalley

Iran's been cocky since the ceasefire and interview with Wallace. I wouldn't put anything pass them over the next few months, they got that glow going on.


7 posted on 08/15/2006 3:01:51 AM PDT by Pro-Bush ("A nation without borders is not a nation." President Reagan)
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To: markomalley

The cease fire by the UN is bogus and will only allow the Hezbos to regroup. A bad move.


8 posted on 08/15/2006 3:12:51 AM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: John Carey

Welcome to Free Republic. Are you a big fan of Jimmy Carter? I see that you post a recent article by him directly below your on piece on your blog.


9 posted on 08/15/2006 3:17:22 AM PDT by BushMeister ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: Vaquero

Both Iran and Hezbollah opposed the ceasefire agreement. Two arguments in its favor.

They have the power and the will to breach the agreement.

The key in the next days is what will be the U.S. and Israeli reaction when they do.


10 posted on 08/15/2006 3:25:45 AM PDT by D-fendr
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To: John Carey

Blog-pimping is not a good way to win friends and respect on FR.


11 posted on 08/15/2006 3:30:32 AM PDT by D-fendr
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To: markomalley

If Iran hits Israel, that would be a good reason for Israel to hit back with nukes & put Iran out for good.


12 posted on 08/15/2006 3:39:21 AM PDT by Brilliant
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By the time Iran fires them, Israel's Prime Minister will be Benjamin Netanyahu... he ain't gonna listen to U.N. when IDF has the advantage...


13 posted on 08/15/2006 3:42:29 AM PDT by ChristianDefender (Never Give Your Enemy (ROP) A Foothold.)
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To: markomalley; All
Hope they remember this:

The Samson Option-- what is known about Israel's Nuclear Weapons?

OT, but related- much information about fallout patterns, radius of damage, etc., among these links:

-The India-Pakistani Conflict... some background information- --

14 posted on 08/15/2006 3:43:21 AM PDT by backhoe (-30-)
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To: ChristianDefender
By the time Iran fires them, Israel's Prime Minister will be Benjamin Netanyahu... he ain't gonna listen to U.N. when IDF has the advantage...

If you go by what posters have said on other threads BiBi talks a good game but that is all he does
15 posted on 08/15/2006 4:11:17 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: markomalley
Iran says it has no desire to have atomic weapons and is only developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, such as electricity generation.For these Muslims. removing Israel from the map is the highest peaceful purpose one can attain for Allah.
16 posted on 08/15/2006 4:18:10 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Brilliant
If Iran hits Israel, that would be a good reason for Israel to hit back with nukes & put Iran out for good.

I agree, though they better watch the wind direction.....we do have lots of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

17 posted on 08/15/2006 4:26:20 AM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: uncbob

You have a point... anyone knows how hard it is to be Israel's Prime Minister in times of war... but as far as will and determination to fight is concern, i'll be a lot confident with Bibi than any other new generation Israeli politicians...


18 posted on 08/15/2006 4:50:47 AM PDT by ChristianDefender (Never Give Your Enemy (ROP) A Foothold.)
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To: Raycpa
For these Muslims. removing Israel from the map is the highest peaceful purpose one can attain for Allah.

Excellently stated! Bears repeating...

19 posted on 08/15/2006 4:53:25 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
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To: markomalley

Despite all their hype, Iran will lose a lot of clout in the Arab Mideast if Aug. 22 comes and goes with nothing to show for it. Ahmadinejab has created a situation in which his only choice is to either put up or shut up.

With all of Iran's sabre-rattling, my fear is that they may actually have the means to destroy an entire Israeli city (such as Tel Aviv), and truly launch the opening shot of what will become global conflict on a previously unseen scale.

We have 7 days to go to find out.


20 posted on 08/15/2006 5:02:11 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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