Israeli monitor intercepts order: War starting on March 18

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Israeli monitor intercepts order: War starting on March 18

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Tuesday, March 11, 2003 TEL AVIV — The U.S. military has been ordered to launch a war against Iraq on March 18, an Israeli official said in a televised report.

Israeli government monitor, Michael Gurdus, reported on late Tuesday that the order was relayed by U.S. Central Command to all American forces in the Persian Gulf. Gurdus told Israel's Channel 2 television that he heard the order being relayed to U.S. fighter-jet pilots and others over U.S. military radio communications he intercepted.

Gurdus is regarded as the leading communications monitor in the Middle East and works for Israel radio and television. He has broken numerous stories because of his ability to intercept and understand foreign-language civilian and radio broadcasts and communications. He said the U.S. military, in its radio communications, refers to Iraq as "bad cows" and "kabab", Middle East Newsline reported.

On Monday, Israel's media reported that the United States had demanded that senior Israeli officials stop issuing predictions of when the war would erupt. Israeli defense officials have concluded that the United States plans to strike Iraq after March 17, the deadline set for Iraq to answer questions regarding its missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

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Sounds about right. March 17 IS the deadline.

[Jim Noble]

But they didn't include the secret Kofi Annan approval code...

[js1138]

This would not be leaking if we didn't want it to leak.

[rhombus]

Good I'll program my VCR.

[big'ol_freeper]

These people need to keep their mouths shut!!

[US_MilitaryRules]

More psyc-ops?

[Billthedrill]

Bovine feces. Strategic war plans are not broadcast to pilots, especially not in the clear.

[tet68]

that he heard the order being relayed to U.S. fighter-jet pilots and others over U.S. military radio communications he intercepted.



Hey Saddam, did you get that too?

Bwahahahahaha!

[way-right-of-center]

Hey, the US DID say we would extend the deadline. We just didn't say how long. Time to Go!

[princess leah]

Well, if they announced it for the 18th, my vote is to go in on the 16th WHILE THEY ARE PREPARING THEIR DEFENSE!!!

[MEG33]

So what kind of track record does World Tribune have?

[Shermy]

This would not be leaking if we didn't want it to leak.

Vanity, stupidity, egoism, being the first - all encouraged by the international television media. Everybody's got the right to blab! My favorite: those idiot geologists who analyzed the rocks behind Osama in his first video. They placed him almost exactly. Then they go on TV to blab how smart they were etc. etc. Guess what? Next video had a sheet backdrop.

[Tallguy]

Gurdus told Israel's Channel 2 television that he heard the order being relayed to U.S. fighter-jet pilots and others over U.S. military radio communications he intercepted.

Yeah, right.

[Shermy]

"Bad cows" become "kabab"???

[Cicero]

The bad cows are about to be turned into kebabs?

[jerseygirl]

Would we really allow info. like this, if true, to be intercepted ? Could this be a ploy (1. to confuse Saddam, 2.to give other countries the impression that it is a done deal and they need to decide whether or not to get onboard-sooner rather than later.)

[Charles Martel]

Strategic war plans are not broadcast to pilots, especially not in the clear.

This sounds like something intended for U.N. ears, but you never can tell...

[finnman69]

The US broadcast attack orders over the radio anyone could intercept....


rrrrrriiigggghhtttt

[Mr. Lucky]

The rest of the coded message read:

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine".