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BadMoonRising User ID: 4583236 United Kingdom 11/16/2012 05:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe even a small tactical nuke. It will not be easy as the Iranians have dozens of sites across the country and it's a fair distance from Israel. |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 05:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Operation Pillar of Defense: Why Israel chose this Biblical name The phrase is a direct biblical allusion to the divine cloud which guided the Israelites through the desert and shielded them from those who might do them harm. As a couple representative verses from Exodus 14:19-20 state: Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. For a campaign intended to halt the barrage of rockets currently raining down on southern Israel, “Pillar of Cloud” is thus a particularly apt title. Just as the cloud protected the Israelites from Egyptian projectiles, so to does the IDF hope to protect Israel’s citizens. [link to www.therightscoop.com] |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 870568 United States 11/16/2012 06:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have not given up the dream of carrying out a major operation in Iran. This week, however, the premier crossed a private red line by daring to authorize the undertaking of a large military operation. It isn't a war, in his view, rather a military move whose goals, duration and achievements are circumscribed. But the dark cloud in the Gaza skies might serve as an alternative, or preface to, an Iran operation. It all depends on circumstances and what happens further down what may be a long road. At the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel made use of psychological warfare in order to deter and to exert influence; this approach involved the use of reservist call-ups, reinforcement of forces, and the sending of signals about a readiness to launch a land invasion as a result of the barrage of missiles, bombs and shelling. Now, Israel will try to make use of this show of strength as leverage in the Iranian context. In theory, a force which is able to strike against Ahmed Jabari would be able to pinpoint the location of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And a force that destroyed Fajr rockets would be able to reach their bigger siblings, the Shihabs, as well as Iran's nuclear installations. So as not to leave a shred of doubt, the IDF Spokesman emphasized that "the Gaza Strip has become Iran's frontline base." At first glance, Operation Pillar of Defense seems to be aimed at the Palestinian arena, but in reality it is geared toward Iranian hostility against Israel. Operation Pillar of Defense represents a practical test of expertise for the Israel Air Force commander and the head of IDF Intelligence, Maj. Gens. Amir Eshel and Aviv Kochavi, respectively. More than anything, however, it is a test for IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, the commander whom neither Barak nor Netanyahu wanted - though now they heap praise upon him as though he were always their preferred choice. [link to www.haaretz.com] |
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DoorBert (OP) User ID: 870568 United States 11/16/2012 06:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Iran is on the threshold of being able to create weapons-grade uranium at a plant it has heavily fortified against Israeli attack, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday, calling into question an Israeli claim that Iran had slowed its nuclear time table. [link to news.nationalpost.com] |
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The Gallows User ID: 22888087 United States 11/16/2012 06:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ZOMG THEY GOT THE WMDS!!!! ...where have we heard that before? oh yeah, another one of the big zionazi lies to start a war in the middle east. rhombus will set you free... — some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend. just what you want to be, you will be in the end! — if you can't face the truth it's probably raping you from behind. |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 06:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | REPORT: IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS OVERSEEING MISSILE FIRE Aiding jihadist groups as they launch projectiles into Jewish state [link to www.wnd.com] |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 06:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DIPLOMATS: IRAN MAY SOON STEP UP UNDERGROUND NUKE WORK Installation of underground centrifuges at the Fordow enrichment plant nearing completion, the equipment will allow the Iranian Republic to significantly step up production of nuclear material. [link to www.haaretz.com] |
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DoorBert (OP) User ID: 870568 United States 11/16/2012 07:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 121112-N-GC412-004 ARABIAN SEA (November 12, 2012) Sailors apply a seal to the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. [link to sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net] |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 870568 United States 11/16/2012 07:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 7, 2012) – Sailors participate in a barricade drill on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility . [link to sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net] |
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tonybgb User ID: 27861661 Brazil 11/16/2012 07:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Iran could have enough uranium for a nuclear weapon in three months: Officials Quoting: DoorBert Iran is on the threshold of being able to create weapons-grade uranium at a plant it has heavily fortified against Israeli attack, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday, calling into question an Israeli claim that Iran had slowed its nuclear time table. [link to news.nationalpost.com] Okay, how many doesn't Israel have ?? Iran knows launch one, get loads of non existent ones in return Not going to happen..... |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 870568 United States 11/16/2012 08:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IDF heavy weaponry, including tanks and armored personnel carriers are massing near the Gaza border, signalling Israel’s intent to launch a ground invasion of the enclave. 16,000 reservists have been summoned for military service, another sign of a planned assault. The AP has been speaking of tomorrow as the date for launching the new offensive. If these indications prove correct, then the killing machine will move into high gear and we should expect a rise in the casualty count (on both sides). My Israeli source tells me that there is one dominant reason why Bibi must invade. He can’t allow himself to be outdone by his rival, Ehud Olmert, who had an invasion of his own in 2009. Ehud Barak too, needs an invasion because he was defense minister during the first Gaza war and couldn’t stand for accepting less than what he “achieved” then. You may argue that this is overly cynical. My response? First, this perspective comes not from me, but from someone who has played senior roles in past governments and knows the players in this game well. Second, this should tell you how much great Israeli decisions of state are motivated by naked ambition, self-pride, and political survival. It may be true that when other world leaders launch a war they do so with strategic objectives in mind and for well-thought-out reasons. Not so, Israel. There, an election or a petty political rivalry is enough to cause the deaths of thousands. It reminds me of Nero’s fiddling while Rome burned. One of the most disturbing developments today, is this article published by Haaretz, which reveals for the first time that Gershon Baskin, who was the Israeli mediator with Jabari in the Shalit deal, had transmitted to the Hamas leader only a few hours before his murder, a draft for a permanent truce agreement. [link to www.haaretz.com] The Israeli government appointed a staff committee to work on the project. The deal would’ve provided for Israel and Hamas to put down their weapons over an extended period of time. The agreement, if implemented, might have radically transformed the southern front and created room for further peace initiatives. [link to www.richardsilverstein.com] |
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DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 09:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Israel uses U.S.-made Patriot missile defense batteries against medium-range missiles. [link to via.me] |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 09:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | SOCIAL CALENDAR UPDATE: Bilderberg Steering Committee Meeting This Week in Rome According to the following source the Bilderberg Steering Committee Meeting will start tomorrow in Rome: [link to 21stcenturywire.com] |
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DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's intelligence ministry said Friday that it has recently busted a network of terrorism and sabotage with links to spy agencies of Israel and Western countries, Press TV reported. "A number of terrorist elements affiliated with foreign intelligence agencies, who attempted to carry out bombing attacks in (Iran's southwestern) Khuzestan province, have been identified and arrested over the past few days," the ministry said in a statement. [link to news.xinhuanet.com] |
DoorBert (OP) User ID: 857877 United States 11/16/2012 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tea Party Patriot HQ Clean up all Missiles in GAZA & RAFA for Future Hit on IRAN. GOD Protect Israel From Satan's Demons Principalities &powers of AIR [link to twitter.com] |