Is A Strategic Airstrike On Iran A Real Possibility In The Months To Come???

Is A Strategic Airstrike On Iran A Real Possibility

In The Months To Come???

The Australian website brings us this story and it goes in part like this ..."In the CIA, they are calling what the Iranians are doing to us in Iraq as the slow cook -- where we get cooked there for the next 10 years and then we give up completely and leave."

But Baer says an emboldened Iran in the event of mass US withdrawal from Iraq "scares the shit out of Saudis, the Bahrainis and all the Arab gulf states". "They are saying: 'What are you going to do now that you've created a mess in Iraq and what are you going to do about Iran?'." ...
Read this story in full at link below...
US 'poised to strike Iran'

FBI: SEEKING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS

FBI PRESS RELEASE
Seattle Field Office
FBI 1110 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
Press Release
August 20, 2007

SEEKING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS

The Seattle FBI and the Washington Joint Analytical Center (WAJAC) are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals pictured below. These men have been seen aboard Washington State Ferries on several occasions and have exhibited unusual behavior, which was reported by passengers. While this behavior may have been innocuous, the FBI and WAJAC would like to resolve these reports.

If you can identify these individuals, or know their whereabouts, please call: 206 622-0460.

Contact: FBI Seattle

(206) 622-0460
(FBI Photos)

Lt. Col. Rick Francona on Syria, Iran

Here’s a good read I found this evening and from all places, the MSNBC website. It’s written by Lt. Col. Rick Francona and starts off like this... A quick glance at the map of the Middle East and the changes in the geopolitical landscape since the events of September 11, 2001, shows that Iran and Syria have been almost surrounded by states now friendly to the United States and the West. However, Iraq sits in between these two pariahs – like state allies. Both are involved in the support, either tacit or outright, of groups killing American troops...
Read the rest at link below...
Syria and Iran need to rethink their choices

National Intelligence Estimate Suggests Now Is Not Time to Change Mission in Iraq

National Intelligence Estimate Suggests Now Is Not Time to Change Mission in Iraq

Shifting the U.S. military mission in Iraq to only combat support and terror-fighting will wipe out most of the achievements made in the last three years, warns the latest National Intelligence Estimate released Thursday... That dire prediction, buried deep within the unclassified version of the report, states......
Read the rest at FOXNews.com

* Click Here to read National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq In Full

Update: 14 Task Force Lightning Soldiers Die In Helicopter Downing

Update: 14 Task Force Lightning Soldiers Die In Helicopter Downing

Fourteen Task Force Lightning Soldiers died when the aircraft they were flying went down in Kirkuk province, killing all passengers and crew on board, August 22nd.

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were conducting night operations when one of the aircraft went down shortly after extracting the Soldiers from a combat mission. On board were four Fort Lewis, Wash.-based aircrew members and 10 Schofield Barracks, Hawaii-based passengers.

“There is no doubt this is a tragic event, not only for Task Force Lightning, but also for the families and fellow Soldiers in the Schofield and Fort Lewis communities,” said Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Task Force Lightning and the 25th Infantry Division. “I extend my sincere condolences to those deeply affected by the loss of these warriors.”

The incident occurred shortly after takeoff, after completing the ground portion of a night operation.

Initial reports and on-scene observations indicate mechanical failure led to the downing.

“Our prayers go out to the families and loved ones of these American heroes,” said Mixon. “These losses reinforce our resolve in this war and strengthen our commitment of service to our Nation.”

(From press release #082307-16 by Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory)
USA File Photo by AF Staff Sgt Jacob Bailey

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 1039-07 August 23, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of 14 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 22nd in Multaka, Iraq, of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed.

Killed were the following soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.:
Capt. Corry P. Tyler, 29, of Georgia.
Chief Warrant Officer Paul J. Flynn, 28, of Whitsett, N.C.
Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman, 30, of Groveland, Calif.
Spc. Rickey L. Bell, 21, of Caruthersville, Mo.

Also killed were the following soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii:
Capt. Derek A. Dobogai, 26, of Fond du Lac, Wis.
Staff Sgt. Jason L. Paton, 25, of Poway, Calif.
Sgt. Garrett I. McLead, 23, of Rockport, Texas.
Cpl. Jeremy P. Bouffard, 21, of Middlefield, Mass.
Cpl. Phillip J. Brodnick, 25, of New Lenox, Ill.
Cpl. Joshua S. Harmon, 20, of Mentor, Ohio.
Cpl. Nathan C. Hubbard, 21, of Clovis, Calif.
Spc. Michael A. Hook, 25, of Altoona, Penn.
Spc. Jessy G. Pollard, 22, of Springfield, Mo.
Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, 20, of Lincoln, Ark.

The cause of the incident is under investigation...
For more information related to the deaths of Tyler, Flynn, Tallman and Bell, the media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152, (253) 967-0147 or after hours at (253) 967-0015 (ask for the Public Affairs Officer on call).

For more information related to the deaths of Dobogai, Paton, McLead, Bouffard, Brodnick, Harmon, Hubbard, Hook, Pollard and Seideman, the media may contact the U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii public affairs office at (808) 656-3159 or (808) 656-3157.

Taking a Moment to Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Some of our bravest gave their all these last few days...
Take a moment to read their names, (in the posts below/above this one,) and in your own way thank them for all they have done and were willing to do for you -- me and this great country of ours… May God bless each and every one of these fallen Heroes, their families, friends, loved ones and their comrades in arms who were at their side...
AubreyJ.........

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 1068-07 August 23, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Sandy R. Britt, 30, of Apopka, Fla., died August 21st near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.