This is very scary

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I think that this is a VERY serious threat, and should be treated as such. The Iranian government would NEVER in a million years openly back this b/c of the dire consequences it would face, but you can bet your ass they would support this 100% behind closed doors. This will definately highten tensions between Israel and Iran, as well has b/w the Hamas, Palestine and Israel. I figure it's just a matter of time before Israel carries out a well planned and well executed offensive strike on Iran. I hope not, but there is no diplomacy that can do anything for these situations. One day soon, Israel is going to act on one of these threats.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-world...l.Palestinians/

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The state news agency is reporting that. That's all you need to know about its credibility. The Iranians & other Muslim fanatics are literally playing with fire when they report this nonsense. Sorry, don't have a link ... but I read a recent interview by the chief IDF general who said something that should chill the blood of every Iraninan: when questioned about how difficult it would be to knock out Iran's nuclear bomb program because all the facilities are so spread out, underground in reinforced structures, protected by all kinds of modern AAA systems, yada yada, he said, "It's a political question. It's not a technological or logistical question for us. That's all I can say right now."

-edit- Found the link: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...ticle%2FPrinter

Israeli Air Force chief: We are ready to deal with Iran

Nov. 18, 2008

JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST

"We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us" in order to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, IAF commander Maj. -Gen. Ido Nehushtan told German magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published Tuesday.

Nehushtan told the magazine that whether a military strike is eventually decided upon is a political question and not an issue of Israel's military capabilities.

A strike against Iran's nuclear facilities "is a political decision," the IAF commander said, "but if I understand it correctly, all options are on the table… The Air Force is a very robust and flexible force. We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us."

When asked by the paper whether the Israeli military was able to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, which are spread around the country and partly located underground, Nehushtan said, "Please understand that I do not want to get into details. I can only say this: It is not a technical or logistical question."

Nehushtan said the cutting edge capabilities of the IDF in the region were not only a derivative of the advanced technologies it uses.

"Modern technology is one thing, but the biggest advantage we have is our soldiers and officers. Israel is a small country. We neither have a big population nor natural resources. Our biggest asset is our human resources. And it is the Air Force that makes best use of it," he said.

Nehushtan then addressed the new reality in Lebanon since the integration of Hizbullah into the government in Beirut several months ago.

"Hizbullah has been part of the Lebanese government since this spring. It is not a fringe terror organization - it is supported by the state. Militarily, Hizbullah is stronger than the regular Lebanese army. If they attack us, we might react differently [to how we did in the 2006 Second Lebanon War]," he said.

Asked about deploying missile defense systems to protect Israelis from the Kassam rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza, as well as the Iranian threat of ballistic missiles, the IAF commander described Israel's huge investments in missile defense as an "insurance policy."

"Each type of rocket requires a different defense system. Up until today, only the Arrow System, is functioning. It can intercept ballistic missiles. In order to defend ourselves against the short-range rockets of Hamas and Hizbullah, we are building the Iron Dome system. In response to the threat of medium-range rockets, we are developing a system called David's Sling. This is all very expensive. It is like an insurance policy: You pay a lot, even if nothing happens. But if something then does happen, then you are satisfied with the investment," he explained.

I tell you what -- the ragheads are going to rue the day they decided to piss these guys off enough for them to snap.

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And all hell is going to break loose. There will be glass all over the middle east.

[TigerHeat 9]

The state news agency is reporting that. That's all you need to know about its credibility. The Iranians & other Muslim fanatics are literally playing with fire when they report this nonsense. Sorry, don't have a link ... but I read a recent interview by the chief IDF general who said something that should chill the blood of every Iraninan: when questioned about how difficult it would be to knock out Iran's nuclear bomb program because all the facilities are so spread out, underground in reinforced structures, protected by all kinds of modern AAA systems, yada yada, he said, "It's a political question. It's not a technological or logistical question for us. That's all I can say right now."

-edit- Found the link: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...ticle%2FPrinter

Israeli Air Force chief: We are ready to deal with Iran

Nov. 18, 2008

JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST

"We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us" in order to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, IAF commander Maj. -Gen. Ido Nehushtan told German magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published Tuesday.

Nehushtan told the magazine that whether a military strike is eventually decided upon is a political question and not an issue of Israel's military capabilities.

A strike against Iran's nuclear facilities "is a political decision," the IAF commander said, "but if I understand it correctly, all options are on the table… The Air Force is a very robust and flexible force. We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us."

When asked by the paper whether the Israeli military was able to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, which are spread around the country and partly located underground, Nehushtan said, "Please understand that I do not want to get into details. I can only say this: It is not a technical or logistical question."

Nehushtan said the cutting edge capabilities of the IDF in the region were not only a derivative of the advanced technologies it uses.

"Modern technology is one thing, but the biggest advantage we have is our soldiers and officers. Israel is a small country. We neither have a big population nor natural resources. Our biggest asset is our human resources. And it is the Air Force that makes best use of it," he said.

Nehushtan then addressed the new reality in Lebanon since the integration of Hizbullah into the government in Beirut several months ago.

"Hizbullah has been part of the Lebanese government since this spring. It is not a fringe terror organization - it is supported by the state. Militarily, Hizbullah is stronger than the regular Lebanese army. If they attack us, we might react differently [to how we did in the 2006 Second Lebanon War]," he said.

Asked about deploying missile defense systems to protect Israelis from the Kassam rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza, as well as the Iranian threat of ballistic missiles, the IAF commander described Israel's huge investments in missile defense as an "insurance policy."

"Each type of rocket requires a different defense system. Up until today, only the Arrow System, is functioning. It can intercept ballistic missiles. In order to defend ourselves against the short-range rockets of Hamas and Hizbullah, we are building the Iron Dome system. In response to the threat of medium-range rockets, we are developing a system called David's Sling. This is all very expensive. It is like an insurance policy: You pay a lot, even if nothing happens. But if something then does happen, then you are satisfied with the investment," he explained.

I tell you what -- the ragheads are going to rue the day they decided to piss these guys off enough for them to snap.

The "ragheads" will only get nuked if they do something TRULY horrific (and I mean of an epic, historical and state-threatening scale). I think the Iranians don't have the anatomy to do something like that. They'll invade and snipe by proxy, but they don't want to actually lock up with Israel. Otherwise they would have. This is the same fight that's been going on between east and west for 2,500 years. Same old same old.

Now, if the Iranians cross the line and become an existential threat to Tel Aviv (probability as opposed to capability) then what could happen to Tehran would make Alexander the Great blush.

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And all hell is going to break loose. There will be glass all over the middle east.

Yeah, I've been hearing that for much of my life, and ( thankfully ) it's still not happened. I kinda doubt it will.

[AUBURNJAC 53]

The state news agency is reporting that. That's all you need to know about its credibility. The Iranians & other Muslim fanatics are literally playing with fire when they report this nonsense. Sorry, don't have a link ... but I read a recent interview by the chief IDF general who said something that should chill the blood of every Iraninan: when questioned about how difficult it would be to knock out Iran's nuclear bomb program because all the facilities are so spread out, underground in reinforced structures, protected by all kinds of modern AAA systems, yada yada, he said, "It's a political question. It's not a technological or logistical question for us. That's all I can say right now."

-edit- Found the link: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...ticle%2FPrinter

Israeli Air Force chief: We are ready to deal with Iran

Nov. 18, 2008

JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST

"We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us" in order to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, IAF commander Maj. -Gen. Ido Nehushtan told German magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published Tuesday.

Nehushtan told the magazine that whether a military strike is eventually decided upon is a political question and not an issue of Israel's military capabilities.

A strike against Iran's nuclear facilities "is a political decision," the IAF commander said, "but if I understand it correctly, all options are on the table… The Air Force is a very robust and flexible force. We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us."

When asked by the paper whether the Israeli military was able to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, which are spread around the country and partly located underground, Nehushtan said, "Please understand that I do not want to get into details. I can only say this: It is not a technical or logistical question."

Nehushtan said the cutting edge capabilities of the IDF in the region were not only a derivative of the advanced technologies it uses.

"Modern technology is one thing, but the biggest advantage we have is our soldiers and officers. Israel is a small country. We neither have a big population nor natural resources. Our biggest asset is our human resources. And it is the Air Force that makes best use of it," he said.

Nehushtan then addressed the new reality in Lebanon since the integration of Hizbullah into the government in Beirut several months ago.

"Hizbullah has been part of the Lebanese government since this spring. It is not a fringe terror organization - it is supported by the state. Militarily, Hizbullah is stronger than the regular Lebanese army. If they attack us, we might react differently [to how we did in the 2006 Second Lebanon War]," he said.

Asked about deploying missile defense systems to protect Israelis from the Kassam rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza, as well as the Iranian threat of ballistic missiles, the IAF commander described Israel's huge investments in missile defense as an "insurance policy."

"Each type of rocket requires a different defense system. Up until today, only the Arrow System, is functioning. It can intercept ballistic missiles. In order to defend ourselves against the short-range rockets of Hamas and Hizbullah, we are building the Iron Dome system. In response to the threat of medium-range rockets, we are developing a system called David's Sling. This is all very expensive. It is like an insurance policy: You pay a lot, even if nothing happens. But if something then does happen, then you are satisfied with the investment," he explained.

I tell you what -- the ragheads are going to rue the day they decided to piss these guys off enough for them to snap.

The "ragheads" will only get nuked if they do something TRULY horrific (and I mean of an epic, historical and state-threatening scale). I think the Iranians don't have the anatomy to do something like that. They'll invade and snipe by proxy, but they don't want to actually lock up with Israel. Otherwise they would have. This is the same fight that's been going on between east and west for 2,500 years. Same old same old.

Now, if the Iranians cross the line and become an existential threat to Tel Aviv (probability as opposed to capability) then what could happen to Tehran would make Alexander the Great blush.

It just sounds like to me that the Israelies are just waiting on a "good excuse" to bomb Irans nuclear facilities. I think that they geniunely view Iran as a HUGE threat to their country.