On Feb 18, 2:30=C2=A0pm, "Dr. Bipolar" <doctorsalway...@theapnasylum.com>
wrote:
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 US 'ready to mount Iran attack by spring'
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Gulf News Report
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Published: 18/02/2007 12:00 AM (UAE)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dubai: The Bush administration is in the "advanced s=
tages" of
preparing for a military strike against Iranian nuclear sites, according
to a report quoting US officials and analysts.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Washington's current military build-up in the Gulf w=
ould allow it to
mount an attack by spring, the Guardian reported yesterday. The report
comes a day after Defence Secretary Robert Gates reiterated that the US
was not planning a strike against Iran.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 In Abu Dhabi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence =
for the Middle
East, Mark Kimmitt, told a Gulf security conference yesterday that the US
is not seeking a military confrontation with Tehran over its controversial
nuclear programme.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 But the Guardian quoted Vincent Cannistraro, a US in=
telligence
analyst and former CIA official, as saying: "Planning is going on, in
spite of public disavowals ... Targets have been selected."
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The report said neo-conservatives, particularly at t=
he American
Enterprise Institute, and US Vice-President ***** Cheney are pushing for
action against Iran.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Last month, Bush ordered a second battle group to th=
e Gulf and has
recently ordered oil reserves to be stockpiled, the report said.
http://www.gulfnews.com/world/U.S.A/10105218.html
Uh, em, pssst Doc !!!
Your dear old Uncle Wally has already posted an article similar to
this one !!
Yeppers, yes siree yes indeedy deedy deedily do, Doc !!! Looks as if
the proverbial iz gonna hit the
old fan & the Fat Lady iz about to croak it this Spring !!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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