Mideast News Headlines 11-25-11
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Mideast News Headlines
11/25/11
Retired Israeli Spy Chief Says:
"Israel Can't Afford NOT to Strike Iran"
Retired Israeli spy master, Lt. General Danny Yatom warns fellow Israelis that: ""As steep as the price for hitting Iran may be, a military strike on Iran will be less painful than the cost of living with an Iranian nuclear weapons threat. The backlash from a strike on Iran's nuclear sites will not be as bad for Israel as will an Iran armed with nuclear weapons. I don't think that those predicting apocalyptic repercussions of a strike on Tehran are correct, and even if they are, Israel can't afford to wonder if Tehran will go crazy and bomb us. Read full story from Israel, LINK HERE.
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Egyptian Security Forces on High Alert
for Radical Islamist Attacks in Sinai
Egypt's military is on high alert for a jihadist attack in the Sinai after intelligence reports surfaced indicating jihadists have been equipped with "unconventional weapons" and large amounts of ammunition.
Egyptian officials understand that the attackers will target government buildings and a large prison facilitiy in Sinai. For more details, LINK HERE.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Takes Unusual Step
To Warn Iranians of 3 Possible War Scenarios
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei has published an editorial outlining 3 possible war scenarios against his nation. The editorial is a tacit admission that with all the 'war talk' floating around the Middle East, Iran faces a potential military clash of varying degrees of intensity.
The purpose for warning Iranians of possible war is due in part to the regime's desire to avoid having the Iranian public shocked by a surprise attack from Israel or the USA. The regime fears that a surprise attack might create governance problems for the regime during a surprise attack. By outlining optimistic outcomes for such a war, the regime is trying to persuade the Iranians that the regime will certainly be victorious, so there is no reason to consider a revolt in the streets against the regime.
The darker understanding of the public warning by the Supreme Leader infers just the opposite. The war outcomes are not nearly as sunny and optimistic as the regime wants the public to think. Furthermore, the regime fears the potential for an uprising much like what is now ongoing in Syria. Putting it another way, the Iranian regime fears the Arab Spring revolts are infectious and will stretch into winter to consume Iran in revolution. Another potentially important implication of the Ayatollah's published remarks, suggests that the regime may soon announce it has become a nuclear weapons power in order to halt the saber rattling and sanctions since the point of stopping Iran from achieving nuclear power is a moot issue as Iran would already be a dangerous nuclear power willing to risk nuclear war to maintain its power.
For more on the Iranian leader's editorial, LINK HERE.
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Former US Ambassador to UN
Warns of Nuclear Iran
Says Iran May Announce Nukes Soon
Watch the Video interview, LINK HERE.
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Syria Defies Arab League Deadline
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Turkey Tells Arab League
It's Ready To Intervene in Syria
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France Wants Intervention in Syria
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Turkey Nearing Military Intervention in Syria
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Arabs Ready to Impose a
No-Fly Zone Over Syria
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US Aircraft Carrier Off Syrian Coast
USS George HW Bush Signals For Action?
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Russia Warns Turkey On
U.S. Ships in Black Sea
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US Warns Americans To Leave Syria
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Report: Russia Supplying New
S-300 Air Defenses To Syria
News reports from Israel and the Arab world allege that Russin warships off the Syrian coast are carrying S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense systems for Syria along with Russian technicians who will man these weapons.
This is all part of an effort by Russia to squelch NATO plans to initiate regime-change in Syria. For more on this story, LINK HERE.
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Russia's Prez Orders Combat Alert
For Missile Defense System Against U.S.
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U.S. To Stop Observing
Arms Treaty With Russia
As the Kremlins steps up efforts to pressure the U.S. and western nations to halt war plans for Syria and Iran, the U.S. State Department has announced that the U.S. will no longer abide by the arms treaty with Russia.
No longer will the United States inform Russia of troop and weapons movements. This move will seal off any advance notice to Russia of any pending military operations that might be conducted in the Middle East by the U.S. or NATO allies. For more details, .
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Iran Claims Arrest of 12 CIA Agents
Hezbollah Captures More U.S. Spies
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Netanyahu Doubts Iran Sanctions
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Hezbollah Ammo Dump Explodes
Huge Blast
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Israel Ready For War With Hezbollah
As if it will Happen in a Week
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Israel Inches Closer To Attack
US Defense Chief Throws a
Brushback Pitch to Israel
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