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Saudi Daily: Military Option May be Best Solution to Iranian Nuclear Crisis An editorial in the Saudi daily Al-Madina, published in the wake of announcements in Iran and Russia regarding the imminent activation of the nuclear reactor in Bushehr, took a hard line vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear program, claiming that the military option may be the best way to deal with it. The article reflected the Gulf states' growing tension and concern regarding Iran's nuclear program, and mentioned their proximity to the Bushehr reactor. Following are excerpts from the editorial:[1] "Tehran's [August 13, 2010] announcement, confirmed by Russia, that an...

Future U.S. Spy Chief Warns of More Attacks from N.Korea North Korea's sinking of the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan in March could herald a "dangerous new period" of direct attacks by the North on South Korea to advance its goals, the future U.S. intelligence chief warned Tuesday. In a written answer in a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing, the nominee for director of national intelligence James Clapper said, "The most important lesson for all of us in the intelligence community from this year's provocations by Pyongyang is to realize that we may be entering a dangerous new period when...

Perry: U.S. might use force on DPRK The Yomiuri Shimbun Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry warned Saturday that the United States might be forced to take military action against North Korea if China and South Korea do not agree to apply "coercive action" in urging North Korea to scrap its nuclear ambitions. At an emergency international symposium, titled "North Korean Nuclear Test and Security in East Asia," hosted by The Yomiuri Shimbun with moderator Hajime Izumi, a professor at the University of Shizuoka, Perry and three other panelists from Japan, China and South Korea expressed pessimistic views on the...

/begin my translation China won't Intervene if U.S. Attacks N. Korea [Lee Un-do reporting from Washington D.C.] An official from Chinese Foreign Ministry disclosed on (Mar.) 23rd((U.S.) local time) that China will not intervene militarily (in N. Korea) even if the diplomatic efforts to resolve N. Korean nuclear problem fails and U.S. mounts military attacks on N. Korea. The official, who are knowledgeable on Sino-American affairs, told this reporter, "The mutual defense treaty between N. Korea and China, signed in 1961, is now subject to different interpretations, due to the passage of time." He went on to emphasize, "China won't...

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/030508/3/xban.html Thursday May 8, 14:47 PM Japan studied attack on N.Korea - report TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Defence Ministry studied the feasibility of attacking a North Korean missile base after the North test-fired a Rodong ballistic missile in 1993, but decided that its forces were likely to suffer heavy casualties, a Japanese newspaper has reported. Quoting unnamed sources on Thursday, the Tokyo Shimbun said a small group at the ministry studied the possibility of an attack by Japan's Self-Defence Force (SDF), despite Japan's pacifist constitution that has been interpreted to mean the nation's military must be restricted to self-defence. The...

GLOBAL JIHAD An imminent al-Qaida terror threat? Affiliated website warns of attack on Americans Dec. 5-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: December 5, 2002 10:42 a.m. Eastern © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com A website affiliated with al-Qaida warns of an impending attack on Americans during "Id Al-Fitr" – the end of Ramadan, which comes today and tomorrow, according to a translation of the Arabic message provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute. After posting a communique in which Osama bin Laden's terrorist network took responsibility for the Mombasa, Kenya, Abu Shihab Al-Qandahari, deputy moderator of the "News about the Jihad and the Mujahideen" forum...