Posted on 02/13/2009 9:51:52 PM PST by STARWISE
This article was published in Geostrategy-Direct , an open source intelligence (OSINT) newsletter that has a good track record.
The report would probably seem preposterous if it weren't for the fact that Team Obama already waived sanctions on Syria and is considering opening travel to Cuba. It's like watching Carter on Speed.
This latest news comes from the February 18, 2009 edition of Geostrategy Direct (subscribers only):
DOSSIER: Ehud Barak 'Change' the mullahs can believe in: Obama to drop sanctions on Iran
TEL AVIV — Israelis may have gone to the polls hoping for "Change" but the status quo is all any of the candidates could look forward to whatever the outcome. Defense Minister Ehud Barack, has already glimpsed the future and has warned about what it holds.
Meanwhile, the status quo means continued rocket and missile attacks while international aid pours into the Gaza Strip and bolsters a regime run by Hamas, which is still considered by the United States to be a terrorist organization.
But "Change" is taking place, Barak has intimated, originating not in the Mideast but in Washington, D.C. in the form of a U.S. reconciliation with Iran.
Such a process could result in U.S. acceptance of Teheran's nuclear weapons program and the downplaying of its threats against Israel.
Just as Barack Obama entered office facing a massive economic crisis beyond the scope of his experience, likewise the new Israeli leader will have to make or delay making difficult strategic decisions from the minute he or she enters office.
Barak has already signaled what the new government can expect, officials here said.
The United States has abandoned its policy of sanctioning companies that aid Iran's nuclear and missile program, they said.
The officials said the new Obama administration of has decided to end sanctions against Iranian government agencies or companies that aid Teheran's missile and nuclear program. The officials said Israel has been informed of the new U.S. policy.
"We were told that sanctions do not help the new U.S. policy of dialogue with Iran," an official said.
Barak confirmed the new U.S. policy. In an address to the Herzliya Conference on Feb. 3, Barak said Washington did not say whether it would resume sanctions against Iran.
"We must arrive at a strategic understanding with the United States over Iran's military nuclear program and ensure that even if at this time they opt for the diplomatic option, it will only last a short time before harsh and necessary sanctions are imposed," Barak said.
Obama decided to end sanctions against Iran after determining that the U.S. measures had failed to block Teheran's missile or nuclear weapons program, officials said. Under the administration of former President George Bush, the United States accelerated sanctions on Iran in 2008.
In his address, the Israeli defense minister indicated that Obama had forged an entirely new approach toward Iran. He said the Israeli government has sought a briefing from the new U.S. administration.
A U.S. defense source said the White House would no longer enforce sanctions imposed by the Bush administration. The source said the decision has already been relayed to Iran.
"The administration has abandoned sanctions entirely," the U.S. source said. "It is a completely new ballgame."
Similarly, Obama has decided on a new U.S. ambassador to Syria and is expected to lift sanctions against a nation charged with aiding Al Qaida in Iraq and secretly building a nuclear reactor with North Korean assistance.
Diplomatic sources said Obama, in consultation with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has asked Frederic Hof to become the first U.S. ambassador to Damascus since 2005. The sources said Hof, a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Middle East Policy Council, agreed to take the post.
The sources said the Obama administration was expected to suspend U.S. sanctions on Syria's military and energy programs.
They said Hof would be authorized to facilitate an expansion of U.S. relations with Syria, which deteriorated under President George Bush.
In 2005, the United States withdrew its ambassador to Damascus in wake of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Syria was blamed for the car bombing in Beirut in which Hariri and many of his bodyguards were killed.
The sources said Obama sent emissaries to Syria in September 2008 and pledged that if elected he would reconcile with the regime of President Bashar Assad. After his election victory, they said, Obama sent another message that promised to appoint an ambassador within the first weeks of his administration.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/
I am speechless ... numb.
Don’t be. We all knew this was coming.
Geostrategy site:
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/
Prayers for protection for our
brave troops. God bless us all.
Yes.
But we didn’t expect it to be here quite this fast!
You did not know this type of crap was coming from the marxist??
I think there is a law against what Obama did in September, but that doesn’t matter because none of the other laws seem to apply to him so why would this one.
Allah akbar (pi$$ buh).
5.56mm
It’s been 3 weeks into his ascension!
Someone needs to stop this crap now. Our country is sunk.
Hussein want’s to help his people.
Specialist: Iran has already achieved nuclear weapons capability
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HERZLIYA, Israel — A Russian nuclear proliferation expert contradicted a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, telling a conference here that Iran has developed the capability to produce and fire nuclear weapons. “Iran already has nuclear capabilities,” [Ret.] Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin Dvorkin said on Feb. 4 in a speech to the the annual Herzliya Conference.
He also said that said Iran has engineered its latest missiles, enabling them to contain a nuclear warhead. In a sharp departure from the U.S. NIE in late 2007, the Russian analyst said Teheran acquired most of the components needed for a nuclear bomb as early as 2003.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/
Like they used to say in the old western movies I grew up on the mid-1940’s, “There's more where that came from!”
This is just the beginning. It's going to get worse before it gets better. But it WILL get better. The people who are in control right now got there by convincing a lot of people they could fix things. I don't think they can.
The sure thing now is that it will no longer be a matter of conjecture and opinion. They want to BE the leaders. OK, that's done. Now they have the sole responsibility of DOING leadership. The ball is in their court and it will be quite clear how they handle it.
My jaw is dropped.
There is no doubt.
We were not crazy.
He really WAS the Manchurian Candidate.
The stimulus just passed the final approval in Congress 60-38.
God help us all. They have no idea what they signed and neither do we. At this point, my joke of signing us over to Russia doesn’t seem all that wacky after reading this article.
Seriously, my jaw is still dropped.
You are exactly right. He was making deals with other countries before the election, TWO other countries at least. That we know of.
I think it’s official folks, laws do not apply to Obama.
I am not even going to attempt to try to care about the Birth Certificate or anything. We have had a coup.
That’s how they do it.. They strike hard and fast so the masses are too confused and in shock to do anything about it.. 1938 isn’t far away.
Mine, as well. Head is reeling.
Imagine the implications for Israel.
I shudder.
I feel like this would be a slap in the face to all the Iranian people who see us as freedom’s representative. I hope Obama knows what he’s doing.
Blitzkrieg.
What a great idea!
Barak has already signaled what the new government can expect, officials here said.
The United States has abandoned its policy of sanctioning companies that aid Iran's nuclear and missile program, they said.
The officials said the new Obama administration of has decided to end sanctions against Iranian government agencies or companies that aid Teheran's missile and nuclear program. The officials said Israel has been informed of the new U.S. policy.
Hey, Someone get to Obama's birth certificate and get this Kenyan out of office.
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