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'United States planning a military strike against Iran'
Jerusalem Post ^ | 12/31/5 | JPost.com staff

Posted on 12/31/2005 10:50:02 AM PST by SmithL

The United States government reportedly began coordinating with NATO its plans for a possible military attack against Iran.

The German daily Der Spiegel collected various reports from the German media indicating that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are examining the prospects of such a strike.

According to the report, CIA chief Porter Gus, in his last visit to Turkey on December 12, requested Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to provide military bases to the United States in 2006 from where they would be able to launch an assault.

The German news agency DDP also noted that countries neighboring Iran, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, and Pakistan were also updated regarding to supposed plan. American sources sent to those countries apparently mentioned an aerial attack as a possibility, but did not provide a time frame for the operation.

Although Der Spiegel could not say that these plans were concrete, they did note that according to a January 2005 New Yorker report American forces had entered Iran in 2005 in order to mark possible targets for an aerial assault.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; gusthetalkingmule; iran; irannukes; nukeiran; portergus
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To: SmithL

Ssshhhh....Be wery qwiet. We're huntin' wabbits."


101 posted on 12/31/2005 8:16:06 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: SmithL
Mary had a little lamb, STOP
My dog has fleas, STOP
Mares eat oats, and does eat oats,
And I'll be home for Christmas.

Your loving son,
Queen Victoria


102 posted on 12/31/2005 8:18:03 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: BigSkyFreeper

I'd moonlight as Porter Waggoner if it would get me closer to the Dollies.


103 posted on 12/31/2005 8:44:00 PM PST by SmithL (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Lift up your gates and sing, Hosana in the highest! Hosana to your King!)
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To: SmithL

I believe Mr. Bush's exit plan for Iraq has been leaked to the press.


104 posted on 12/31/2005 8:49:19 PM PST by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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To: SmithL

Can we nuke the New York Times too? Please?


105 posted on 12/31/2005 11:27:01 PM PST by Fenris6 (3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
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To: hinckley buzzard
Maybe some folks should read the Constitution of the United States of America.

If some folks can't figgur it out, they can subscribe to "Dolts R'Us."

Our children were toothless in-bred-hybrids, but we set um straite. Now their livin in Kalifornia.

Series. We kick butte on the political front, education; both children are MBA's and pulling down mid >60s incomes. My children business projection is that in three years, the children will be in six figures... and still having FUN.

106 posted on 12/31/2005 11:46:38 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: hinckley buzzard
You are kidding, right? I think military planning for any contingency and against any conceivable enemy is required by the Constitution.

Hey, Einstein. Nevermind, you never heard of that individual. MTV, VH1 are the kernals of intelligencia. Do your flippin homework. My dog has more common sense than you comment. My dog, Emma, would win the Nobel Prize of a Thought Process Award in your neighborhood.

107 posted on 12/31/2005 11:57:08 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: SmithL

I have heard that Iran wants to switch to Euros for oil transactions in March. I would guess that ain't gonna happen.


108 posted on 12/31/2005 11:58:08 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Diversity is divisive. E. Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one))
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To: jim-x
Wait until Sean Penn goes to Iran - that will be the signal.

Penn was in Iran recently. So... It's on!
109 posted on 01/01/2006 1:22:23 AM PST by jaykay (neo-infidel)
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To: Uncle Jaque

Excellent points and I completely agree with you. I've long thought that that the Komrade Klintoons - both Bubba and Hildebeast are sleeper agents.


110 posted on 01/01/2006 6:37:28 AM PST by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: SmithL

Could we get that lucky. Oh by the way Mr. Bush, make a stop by Syria while your at it.


111 posted on 01/01/2006 6:47:49 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: manwiththehands

The only plan should be a massive bombing campaign to take out as many military sites as possible.

Hardened bunkers should be introduced to Mr. GBU, Mr. Bunker buster, rinse and repeat.


112 posted on 01/01/2006 6:50:46 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking the keyword Israel.

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113 posted on 01/01/2006 6:54:07 AM PST by SJackson (There's no such thing as too late, that's why they invented death. Walter Matthau)
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To: GSlob
*"Reagan, well, this crap wouldn't even be happening if Reagan were President."
*Iran-Contra crap happened on RWR's watch, IIRC.

All the more reason to open internment camps for Liberals.

114 posted on 01/01/2006 7:00:44 AM PST by Thumper1960 ("There is no 'tolerance', there are only changing fashions in intolerance." - 'The Western Standard')
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To: grey_whiskers

Yeah, that's the place.


115 posted on 01/01/2006 9:35:59 AM PST by Stonewall Jackson
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To: hinckley buzzard
You are kidding, right? I think military planning for any contingency and against any conceivable enemy is required by the Constitution.

I agree that we should, but I cannot find the words in the Constitution supporting your statement.

116 posted on 01/01/2006 2:40:50 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: DoughtyOne

117 posted on 01/01/2006 4:03:05 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: brainstem223

LOL! Two stiffs looking for a hole to fall in.

Both walking dead.


118 posted on 01/01/2006 4:15:18 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: CBart95
"Iran as our ally with no military conflict has been and still is our number one prefferred scenario.

You are clearly off of your meds.

You can rest assured that the fine people of Iran will join you in that prayer.

Right. Just after their multiple daily prayers that all end in "Death to America."

After all, just keep up the delusion that Iran is not ruled by people that support them.

Helps them a Hell of a lot.

Dream on...

119 posted on 01/01/2006 4:24:44 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: hinckley buzzard; Cobra64

I have to admit, that statement of Cobra's was one of the dumbest things that I've ever read anywhere.


120 posted on 01/01/2006 4:28:02 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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