Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates - May, 20, 2012

Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates

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Post Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012

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 “I think they have made a decision to attack,” says one senior Israeli figure with close ties to the leadership. “It is going to happen. …“I think they've gone into lockdown mode now,” the senior Western diplomat said. “Whatever happens next, whatever they decide, we will not find out until it happens.”

* YNetNews.com brings us the report…

Iran attackdecision nears, Israeli elite locks down

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* USAToday.com had the following report posted on their website a few days back and it starts off like this… The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran… Dan Shapiro’s message resonated Thursday far beyond the closed forum in which it was made: Iran should not test Washington’s resolve to act on its promise to strike if diplomacy and sanctions fail to pressure Tehran to abandon its disputed nuclear program…

Read the full report at link below…

U.S.envoy to Israel: U.S. ready to strike Iran if necessary

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* JPost.com has this report and it starts off like this…

Israel and the international community see no Iranian intention to give up its nuclear program, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Sunday following a meeting with US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano… "There are no illusions on Iran's intentions on its nuclear program," he said. "We see no Iranian intention to give up its nuclear ambitions."… "I think the international community has no illusions on Iran's willingness to give up its nuclear program," he added…

Read the full report at link below…

FM: We have no illusions on Iran's nukes

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(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

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The following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks Monday evening, May 21, 2012, at a Civil Service Commission event:

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“In recent weeks, I have heard those who have cast doubt on Iran’s intentions. They said that when Iran's leaders declare that they will wipe Israel off the map, they really mean something else in Persian. It would be interesting to hear what they think of the Iranian Chief-of-Staff's remarks yesterday: ‘Iran is committed to the complete destruction of Israel.’ This is clear and simple. Iran's goals are clear. It wants to annihilate Israel and is developing nuclear weapons to realize this goal.

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Iran threatens Israel, peace and the entire world. Against this malicious intention, the world’s leading countries must show determination, not weakness. They do not need to make concessions to Iran. They need to set clear and unequivocal demands before it: Iran must halt all enrichment of nuclear material. It must remove from its territory all nuclear material that has been enriched up until now and it must dismantle the underground nuclear facility in Qom. Only thus will it be possible to ensure that Iran will not have a nuclear bomb. This is Israel's position; it has not changed and it will not change.”

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My Take: Same as before…

‘END GAME’ Up!

I for one STILL believe the Israeli ‘End Game’ has been reached! That the decision to attack has already been made and that even the date has been pretty much finalized.

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We have gone from hearing ALL those Israeli War Drums to the lockdown of most of the mouths of those Israelis in the know.

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Even the Obama Administration leakers have been shut down and left out in the cold. For you see… from here on out, whatever our Israeli friends do, we surely will not find out until it has already happened. And THAT is exactly the way it is supposed to be.

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I guess now is a good time to mention that the next round of useless nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 Nations, (Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States… plus Germany,) is still on schedule for this Wednesday, May 23rd in Baghdad, Iraq. I just don’t see any serious results through diplomacy happening with Iran this Wednesday, or ever!

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And as I’ve said before… soon after this failed Wednesday meeting, we should surely see many an Israeli leader coming out and doing all kinds of trashing of President Obama and his failed Foreign Policies.

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I also think that soon after Wednesday’s meeting, we will again start to hear the war drums beating in the MSM as they were just a few months ago.

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Sooo… sit back and wait for the news my friends.

Its coming and SOON!

For the END GAME is up.

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AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates - February 22, 2012

Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates

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Senior Israeli Southern Command Officer says "ongoing attacks - by rockets and along the border - are cumulatively more than enough to justify immediate action” - UN Nuclear Inspectors say no progress was made in latest Inspection visit, with access blocked to key site - Iranian regime threatens pre-emptive strikes

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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* JPost.com had the following report posted on their website early Sunday afternoon and it starts off like this… Calls are mounting within the IDF’s Southern Command to launch a large-scale offensive against Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip in the face of continued rocket attacks over the weekend…

Read this report in full at link below…

IDF factions push for offensive in Gaza

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* CBS News had this report posted on their website late Monday afternoon and it starts off like this… President Obama's national security adviser has concluded three days of talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem amid an escalating focus on Iran's nuclear intentions. The visit comes in advance of a March 5 meeting at the White House between Mr. Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… CBS Radio News correspondent Robert Berger reported from Jerusalem that National Security Adviser Tom Donilon brought what media reports described as a clear message to Israeli leaders: Don't attack Iran… But the country isn't making any promises, according to Israeli spokesman Mark Regev… "Israel cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran," Regev said…

Read the full report at link below…

Israel makes no promises after Obama envoy visit

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. * The Guardian had this report late Tuesday evening and it starts off like this… The UN nuclear agency has declared its latest inspection visit to Iran a failure, with the regime blocking access to a key site suspected of hosting covert nuclear weapon research and no agreement reached on how to resolve other unanswered questions… The statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency was issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran… "We engaged in a constructive spirit but no agreement was reached," the statement quoted IAEA chief Yukiya Amano as saying… The communique said that Iran did not grant requests by the IAEA mission to visit Parchin, a military site thought to be used for explosives testing related to triggering a nuclear weapon. Amano called this decision "disappointing". No agreement was reached on how to begin "clarification of unresolved issues in connection with Iran's nuclear programme, particularly those relating to possible military dimensions", the statement said…

Read the rest at link below…

Iran nuclear talks a failure, says IAEA

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* JPost.com had the following report posted up on their website this early Wednesday morning and it goes in part like this. …The outcome seems likely to add to already soaring tension between Iran and Western powers, which have ratcheted up sanctions on the major oil producer in recent months… …Earlier, Iran's envoy to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, told the country's ISNA news agency that Tehran expected to hold more talks with the UN agency, whose task it is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in the world… But Amano's spokeswoman, Gill Tudor, made clear no further meetings were planned…

Read this report in full at link below…

IAEA: Tehran talks failed to secure agreement

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Herman Nackaerts, the deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, gives a statement upon his return from talks with Iranian officials in Tehran. He confirms the agency was not granted access to a site thought to be relevant for its investigations, and that no agreement was reached on how to resolve other unanswered questions regarding suspected nuclear activities in Iran.

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Following Press Release 2012/05 by:

International Atomic Energy Agency  (IAEA)

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IAEA Expert Team Returns from Iran

February 22, 2012

A senior IAEA expert team is returning from Iran after two days of discussions with Iranian officials held on 20 and 21 February 2012. The meeting followed previous discussions held on 29 to 31 January 2012.

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During both the first and second round of discussions, the Agency team requested access to the military site at Parchin. Iran did not grant permission for this visit to take place.

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Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement on a document facilitating the clarification of unresolved issues in connection with Iran's nuclear programme, particularly those relating to possible military dimensions. Unfortunately, agreement was not reached on this document.

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"It is disappointing that Iran did not accept our request to visit Parchin during the first or second meetings," IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said. "We engaged in a constructive spirit, but no agreement was reached."

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‘END GAME’ REACHED!

One can make the leap in belief that the Israeli ‘End Game’ has finally been reached. Especially after this latest and most likely last IAEA report.

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If you have noticed of late… the Dems, all those in the MSM… and President Obama have ALL been telling us that sanctions on Iran have begun to work, that they have actually started to show fruit if I may. But, my friends… it just isn’t so!

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ALL the sanctions imposed upon Iran over the last so many years… and of late too… have absolutely failed to do a damn thing in stopping Iran on their march to building a Nuclear Weapon.

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Bottom line… Iran’s actions show us all we need to know about just how well all these sanctions have been working. They haven’t!

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Sadly this leads me to only one conclusion over all this mess.

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‘END GAME’

REACHED!

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AubreyJ………

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Iran Says They Have Shot Down A US Stealth Drone

Tehran Claims They Shot Down With "Little Damage" An RQ-170 Surveillance Drone

Monday, December 5, 2011

U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel Drone - Original illustration by Truthdowser – Found on Wikipedia.org website

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* Fox News brings us the following report that starts off like this… Iran is in possession of a RQ-170 Sentinel drone that went missing over the Islamic Republic, U.S. military sources told Fox News on Monday… The Sentinel is the same kind of stealth high tech drone that was used to monitor the compound during the raid that killed Usama bin Laden in Pakistan, the sources said… The sources confirmed the Iranians have the drone, however, they did not say that the Iranians shot down the spy plane, as was reported by Iran's official IRNA news agency…

Read the full report at link below…

U.S. Military Sources: Iran Has Missing U.S. Drone

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* The Telegraph has this take on the missing US Drone news... Tehran claims to have brought down with "little damage" an RQ-170 surveillance drone, considered one of the most secret aircraft in the world, flying inside eastern Iran… The seizure of the unarmed surveillance drone intact would give access to a treasure trove of classified information including the designs of the aircraft and its payload of sensors… However it was unlikely the drone had escaped a crash or being shot down without significant damage and its sensitive technology was probably rigged with self-destruct mechanisms, experts added… Suspicion surrounds the claims because Iran has yet to release any footage of the captured drone or its wreckage… NATO forces confirmed a drone went missing in Afghanistan near the Iranian border last week, though would not say what kind it was…

Read the rest at link below…

Iran capture of US spy drone 'would be significant blow to military'

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POST UPDATE:

Thursday, December 08, 2011

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* BBC brings us the following report, with short news video and it starts off like this… Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border… Images show Iranian military officials inspecting the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft which appears to be undamaged… US officials have acknowledged the loss of the unmanned plane, saying it had malfunctioned.. However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground…

Read the full report at link below…

Iran shows film of captured US drone

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AubreyJ………

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2- Israeli Lead Up Report to Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran - December 02, 2011 - Updated: 12-04-11

#2- Israeli Lead Up Report to Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran

More Mysterious Blasts, Computer Viruses, Assassinations Disrupt Iran’s Nuclear Program… Speculation of Israeli Involvement

Friday, December 02, 2011

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* The Washington Post had the following AP report Thursday evening and it goes in part like this… “Israel is a sovereign state and it is the government of Israel, the Israeli army and security forces who are responsible for Israel’s security, future and survival,” he said… Mysterious blasts, computer viruses and assassinations have disrupted Iran’s nuclear program, and there has been speculation of Israeli involvement… Barak would not comment on that possibility, but said, “We are not happy to see the Iranians move ahead on this (program), so any delay, be it divine intervention or otherwise, is welcome.”…

Read this report in full at link below…

Israeli defense chief says Israel not seeking to attack Iran, but may have no choice

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* Here’s an interesting read at JPost.com I ran across late this Friday morning and it starts off like this… BERLIN – Iran plans to attack US armed forces stationed in Germany in the event of a US attack on its nuclear facilities, the mass-circulation Bild daily reported on Thursday… Authorities are investigating a German businessman suspected of espionage with intent to commit sabotage who they believe is in contact with the Iranian Embassy, according to the report… Read this report in full at link below…
'Iran planning attacks on US forces in Germany'

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* The Australian has this report posted-up on their website today and it starts off like this… The second blast in as many weeks at an atomic or missile facility has sparked Iranian denials and claims of accidents, but a new phase in efforts to destroy its nuclear ambitions is said to be under way… "Instead of overt action you have covert action. This is the new battlefront -- this is a new kind of war," an Israeli defence official said… The Israeli Defence Minister, in a radio interview yesterday, did little to dampen speculation that it had a role in the blast at Isfahan, located in central Iran, and an explosion at a missile base west of Tehran…

Read the full report at link below…

All eyes on Israel after second Iranian blast

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* Not to be left out… FoxNews.com had the following AP report posted-up on their website early Thursday evening and it starts off like this… Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to Al Qaeda or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil… The vote was 93-7 for the bill authorizing money for military personnel, weapons systems, national security programs in the Energy Department, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1… Reflecting a period of austerity and a winding down of decade-old conflicts, the bill is $27 billion less than what President Barack Obama requested and $43 billion less than what Congress gave the Pentagon this year… Shortly before final passage, the Senate unanimously backed crippling sanctions on Iran as fears about Tehran developing a nuclear weapon outweighed concerns about driving up oil prices that would hit economically strapped Americans at the gas pump... The vote was 100-0…

Read this report in full at link below…

Senate Approves $662 Billion Defense Bill

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POST UPDATE:

Sunday, December 04, 2011

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* I ran across this article on The Telegraph website early this Sunday morning stateside and it starts off like this… His is not a face familiar to many in the West. But members of the rampaging Iranian mob which last week laid siege to the British Embassy in Tehran knew exactly what they were doing when they held aloft a picture of a grey-haired man, with downturned mouth and his beard more neatly trimmed than those of his country's religious leaders… Qassem Suleimani, a fanatical Islamic revolutionary, has rapidly become one of the world's top terrorist suspects, as well as a powerful and sinister force within Iran… The crowd of enraged student protesters who chanted "Death to Britain" as they terrorised a beleaguered group of British diplomats, know him as the head of Iran's feared Quds Force, the 15,000-strong paramilitary wing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards - and a primary suspect for organising the assault on the embassy… There were frightening moments at the height of the violence on Tuesday afternoon when it appeared that a rerun might be on the cards of the American embassy siege in 1979, when 50 American diplomatic staff were held hostage for 444 days…

Read this report in full at link below…

The Quds force man who inspired the British embassy outrage in Tehran

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* WeeklyStandard.com had the following interesting read posted on their website early Saturday and it starts off like this… In a little noticed ruling on Monday, November 28, a Washington, D.C. district court found that both Iran and Sudan were culpable for al Qaeda’s 1998 embassy bombings…

Read the rest of this 2 page report at link below…

Iran Showed Al Qaeda How to Bomb Embassies

(And people like Ron Paul believe we need to stick our head in the sand and let Iran get Nukes… I think NOT!)

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As I’ve said in past post…

 “It’s not if Iran is attacked… It’s WHEN!”

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With the way the events are unfolding of late… it’s now looking like the WORLD has finally come on board, in full. The world has FINALLY woke up if I may… and after this embassy mess in Iran a few days back… they all seem to have gotten downright mad with Iran’s overall behavior on… EVERYTHING!

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We can now only pray that the burden of taking down Iran’s Nuclear Program will not be left ONLY to our Israeli friends.

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I’m slowly but surely beginning to believe that this burden will not be on the Israeli’s along. Time will tell… and sadly there isn’t much of that left.

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Again… “It’s not if Iran is attacked… It’s WHEN!”

AubreyJ………

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* Happy Hanukkah -- Merry Christmas Everyone! *

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Israel Will Attack Iran Sooner Rather Than Later

British Government Sources Say Israel Will Attack Iran Sooner Rather Than Later - Attacking As Early As Christmas or Early Next Year

Thursday, November 10, 2011

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* RT.com brings us the following report today, with news video… The British media say Israel may launch an aerial strike on Iranian nuclear facilities as early as next month. The offensive will receive support from the US, the speculation goes…

Read full report at link below…

Israel to Attack Iran by Christmas - Report

Here’s the Video:

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* The Daily Mail’s original report goes in part like this… Sources say the understanding at the top of the British Government is that Israel will attempt to strike against the nuclear sites ‘sooner rather than later’ - with logistical support from the US… A senior Foreign Office figure has revealed that ministers have been told to expect Israeli military action, adding: ‘We’re expecting something as early as Christmas, or very early in the new year.’… Officials believe President Barack Obama would have to support the Israelis or risk losing vital Jewish-American support in the next presidential election…

Read this report in full at link below…

Israel may launch strike on Iran as soon as next month to prevent development of nuclear weapons

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As said in my last post below this one…

 “It’s now if… but WHEN!”

AubreyJ………

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