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” . . . Before Ahmadinejad and party departed Damascus Thursday night, they visited two important Shiite shrines and prayed for victory in the near future. Witnesses heard the Iranian president sobbing loudly.”

http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=4429

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Ahmadinejad follows up Damascus talks with a council of war in Tehran Friday with Hizballah, Hamas and Jihadi Islami leaders

July 21, 2007, 4:28 PM (GMT+02:00)

Our Iranian and intelligence sources reveal that the Iranian president flew out of Damascus Thursday with this group saying: “I prefer cooler places but this region faces a torrid summer of victories.”

Aboard his plane were four HIzballlah leaders, Secy-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah, defense chief Imad Mughniyeh, chief of staff Ibrahim Aqil and chief of special operations Unit 1800 Hajj Khalil Harb; and Jihad Islami’s Abdallah Ramadan Shalah and operations chief Zaid Nahle.

Head of Hamas’ Damascus HQ Khaled Meshaal did not join the party flying to Tehran to avoid giving his Saudi and Egyptian friends the impression he was in Iran’s pocket. Either he flew there earlier, or else assigned a Hamas representative based in the Gulf to represent his moement at the council of war in Tehran.

As for Syria’s role, DEBKAfile’s military sources reveal that 20 high-ranking Iranian officers were on the Iran president’s flight to Damascus, headed by defense minister Mustafa Najar. They did not join Ahmadinejad’s talks with Syrian president Bashar Assad. Instead, they were driven to Syrian General Staff headquarters, where they were awaited by Syrian defense minister Gen. Hassan Turkmani, chief of staff Gen. Ali Habib and corps commanders.

Our intelligence sources believe this conference was in fact round one of the council of war which continued in Tehran Friday with Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist chiefs.

The most urgent decision facing the Iran-Syrian alliance concerns Lebanon and how far they can go to get rid of the pro-Western Siniora government in Beirut. Both Iran and Syria understand the United States and France will not stand for its ouster by military or terrorist means. But time is running out. The international tribunal is about to be installed to start hearing the Hariri assassination case and must be stopped before Assad and aides are prosecuted. Tehran and Damascus must decide quickly whether to focus on subversive action inside Lebanon or resort to diversionary tactics such as fomenting trouble against Israel on the Golan, from the Lebanese border or from Gaza.

Before Ahmadinejad and party departed Damascus Thursday night, they visited two important Shiite shrines and prayed for victory in the near future. Witnesses heard the Iranian president sobbing loudly.

DEBKAfile sources refute the Shawq al-Awsat claim Saturday, July 21,that the Iranian president rewarded Assad for abandoning its quest for a peace track with Israel by one billion dollars for arms purchases from Russia and North Korea - plus Iranian backing on Lebanon issues. The arms Iranian-funded arms deals have been in progress since the beginning of this year, long before Ahmadinejad’s Damascus visit.

http://www.debka.com/headline_print.php?hid=4433

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Hizballah’s Nasrallah records war speech from Tehran council of war. Al Jezeera TV bids for tape

July 21, 2007, 4:57 PM (GMT+02:00)

DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources report exclusively that the Hizballah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah whose fiery oratory is a byword in the Arab world, recorded a speech Sat. July 21, in Tehran. He is there secretly with top leaders of his movement to attend a council of war called by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as DEBKAfile revealed exclusively Friday.

Our sources learn that his themes are Lebanon and the Palestinian question and will most likely also include threats to the United States and Israel. The network to air the speech - the Arabic TV Al Jazeera in Qatar, Tehran’s Arabic station, or the Hizballah’s Al Manar which broadcasts from Lebanon – is the subject of intense negotiation. We have learned that Al Jazeera is offering an extra-large fee for exclusive use of the tape, keen to preserve its lead as the preferred platform for top-line radical Muslims, such as al Qaeda big shots. Scheduling will be attuned to the timeline for Hizballah’s military plans.


1,847 posted on 07/21/2007 1:04:58 PM PDT by callmejoe
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7/2007 NIE: A Persistant and Evolving Threat from al Qa’ida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQxvg6Aj7A
06:11

7/17/07 – FOX News/Brit Hume: The first National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) focused exclusively on dangers to the homeland says al Qa’ida has not given up desire to attack and is strengthening in the badlands of tribal northwestern Pakistan. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell says in reference to al Qa’ida, “they are capable and they are planning, but they are not as robust or as capable as they were in 2001 [prior to 9/11]”. At the same time McConnell notes that al Qa’ida is looking for “mass casualties larger than 9/11 – their intent is mass casualties and their intent is spectacular destruction.” The NIE also warns that al Qa’ida leadership has instructed its operatives to acquire chemical biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) material.

Michael Scheuer and Peter Zeihan on the NIE and al Qa’ida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dni02t3RfIg
06:03

7/18/07 – Fox News/O’Reilly Factor: Michael Scheuer, former chief of the CIA’s bin Laden joins Peter Zeihan of Stratfor.com to discuss al Qa’ida in light of the new Intelligence Estimate. Scheuer agrees that the U.S. has failed to neutralize the effect of al Qa’ida and also believes that still very few understand al Qa’ida. He believes the NIE is correct in that “al Qa’ida is still in operation and we have a second tier of threat from people who are instigated and inspired by bin Laden”. Zeihan points out important differences between today’s al Qa’ida and the al Qa’ida of 2001 that had international financing, freedom to move and simultaneous planning activities in multiple regions.

The “Dirty” Bomb Terror Threat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzp0pwMTzp0
03:25

7/20/07 – CNN: CNN’s International Security Correspondent Paula Newton reports on the threat of a “dirty” bomb being used on a Western target. The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that illicit trafficking in radiological material has more than doubled since 2002. An example of the threat comes from Dhiren Barot who was arrested in 2004 after coming up with a simple scheme – harvest smoke detector material and lace a conventional car bomb with it to spread radioactive waste in the blast. Radioactive material is used throughout the world in unsecured sites such as hospitals and the threat is very real that material could fall into the wrong hands.

Trouble Brewing in Pakistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXJobO6n1kU
06:28

7/20/07 – CNN International: Critics of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are celebrating the overturned suspension of chief justice by the Supreme Court who ruled the original decision was “illegal”. Meanwhile, parts of Pakistan have become a safe haven for extremists and new waves of violence have spread across the country following the recent siege at the Red Mosque. The Pakistani military is now attempting to remove extremists yet again after failing in the past while the U.S. in providing support and intelligence. Experts now believe the bloodshed will worsen and that Pakistan will be messy for some time – concern that Musharraf has allied with the wrong groups in the past makes future U.S. intervention possible.

Khurshid Kasuri, Pakistani Foreign Minister, believes that it would be foolish for the United States to attempt to go into Waziristan after al Qa’ida alone and believes the Pakistani army to be capable and committed to removing the threat. U.S. General Peter Pace says the U.S. is working hard with Musharraf based on what he says his country needs but we are not offering more help than requested because it may be counterproductive in the eyes of his citizens.

Is Pakistan On the Brink?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g85bpDUftSI
06:10

7/20/07 – NBC Nightly News: There are fears that great pressure from within will crush President Pervez Musharraf leading to chaos in Pakistan, the region and world. The Bush Administration has poured $10b into the Musharraf government since 9/11 but now critics believe Musharraf may not survive politically while we have no “plan B”. Pakistani officials resoundingly answer “no” when asked about a greater U.S. presence in the country to destroy extremists as their nuclear weapons and growing program appears perilously close to falling into the wrong hands.

President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass joins to explain why U.S. leaders, including himself, stay awake at night worrying about the “nightmare” Pakistan could become. He argues that we are now seeing the beginning of the end of the Musharraf era in Pakistan and he will gradually lose power and he believes this could indeed become the single toughest U.S. foreign policy question in the future.


1,849 posted on 07/21/2007 1:15:06 PM PDT by nwctwx
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To: callmejoe
Thanks for the ping and info Joe.

Aboard his plane were four HIzballlah leaders, Secy-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah, defense chief Imad Mughniyeh, chief of staff Ibrahim Aqil and chief of special operations Unit 1800 Hajj Khalil Harb; and Jihad Islami’s Abdallah Ramadan Shalah and operations chief Zaid Nahle.

What a gang of thugs. Things are heating up.

1,858 posted on 07/21/2007 3:22:25 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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