> Forwarded:

> This kind of thing has been a concern of mine for quite some time as
> you already know.. War with Iran and Syria could get started via
> Lebanon.. Especially if Israel goes back in there after Hezbollah..
> That assassination in Syria was a deliberate attempt to provoke
> retaliation from Hezbollah in order to give the Israelis an 'excuse'
> to go back in.. How convenient for ships to be off the coast at such a
> time.. Not saying that this will take place for sure, but it doesn't
> look good... It would be right in accordance with the rest of the 'A
> Clean Break' agenda (see the 'A Clean Break' post near the top ofhttp://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM) as you already know (with a
> co-writer of it being JINSA/PNAC associated Richard Perle who
> routinely whispers in Cheney's ear from his perch up at AEI where
> Cheney's wife is a fellow as well!).

> -----Original Message-----

> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:53 PM

> Subject: Lebanon: What U.S. Warships off the Coast Do -- and Do Not --

> Mean

> Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
> ---------------------------

> LEBANON: WHAT U.S. WARSHIPS OFF THE COAST DO -- AND DO NOT -- MEAN

> Summary
> At least part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group will pause
> in
> the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon and Syria during a
> routine deployment, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm.
> Michael Mullen said Feb. 28. While the ships' presence is sure to grab
> Syria's attention, it is not a precursor to a military strike. Rather,
> the United States is signaling to Syria, Iran and Hezbollah that any
> bold moves to impose their will on the Lebanese government or
> retaliate
> for the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyah could have serious
> repercussions.

> Analysis

> At least a portion of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)
> will pause off the coast of Lebanon and Syria during a routine
> deployment, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael
> Mullen announced Feb. 28. The Nassau is set to join the USS Cole
> (DDG-67), and the ships will probably remain over the horizon and
> largely unseen from the coast (although the Nassau has a much more
> imposing silhouette than the Cole).

> The total number of U.S. warships in the eastern Mediterranean will
> thus
> likely rise above three -- something that is sure to get Syrian
> President Bashar al Assad to sit upright in his seat. U.S. naval
> presence off the Syrian coast could grow even more in only two weeks
> or
> so if other ships in the ESG arrive.

> Syria is already facing mounting pressure from multiple sides to back
> down on its aggressive campaign in Lebanon. While Washington and the
> Gulf Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, are pressuring Syria to strike
> a
> deal over the Lebanese presidency to pull that country out of
> political
> stagnation, Israel is strongly hinting that it is preparing for a
> rematch with Hezbollah. The prospect of a coordinated U.S.-Israeli
> military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon is a signal to the
> Syria-Hezbollah-Iran axis that any bold moves to force its political
> demands in Lebanon or retaliate for the Feb. 12 assassination of
> Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyah will likely be met with a heavy
> blow to Hezbollah.

> The Nassau ESG had been expected to deploy with the North Carolina-
> based
> 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), but those Marines were recently
> retasked for a last-minute deployment to Afghanistan. Thus, despite
> rumors circulating in the press, there are few if any Marines deployed
> with this particular ESG. In addition, various components of the ESG
> have left in a staggered manner, meaning that portions of the group
> have
> not yet joined up with the Nassau.

> When fully assembled, the Nassau ESG will include some 2,800 sailors
> and
> will comprise:

> The Nassau (LHA-4), a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship that is
> larger than a World War II aircraft carrier and normally carries more
> than 1,500 Marines and some 50 helicopters and fighter aircraft;
> The Ashland (LSD-48), a dock landing ship that can carry as many as
> four
> air-cushion landing craft;
> The Nashville (LPD-13), an amphibious transport dockship whose sister
> ship, the Trenton (LPD-14), was involved in the evacuation of some
> 3,500
> U.S. nationals from Beirut in 2006 before it was transferred to the
> Indian Navy in 2007;
> The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Philippine Sea (CG-58);
> The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers Ross (DDG-71) and
> Bulkeley (DDG-84), which have the same capabilities as the Cole, with
> the exception that the Bulkeley is a later Flight IIA variant that
> likely carries two helicopters; and
> The attack submarine Albany (SSN-753), an Improved Los Angeles class
> variant with 12 vertical launch tubes for Tomahawk cruise missiles (it
> might carry more internally).

> Even without the MEU aboard, this would represent an impressive naval
> force unlike anything the United States has parked off the Levant in
> some time. In addition to the Albany's capabilities, the surface
> combatants soon to arrive off the Syrian coast are equipped with
> Aegis,
> Harpoon anti-ship and Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as 5-inch
> guns.
> That represents the most naval hitting power currently positioned in
> the
> Eastern Mediterranean.

> Copyright 2008 Strategic Forecasting, Inc.

> James Morris <justicequest2...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> After reading the following take a look at the 'A Clean Break'/war for
> Israel agenda as discussed by respected American intelligence author/
> writer James Bamford via the link near the top ofhttp://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM
> :

> U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast (Reuters)
> By Sue Pleming and Andrew Gray
> Thu Feb 28, 6:52 PM ET

> Signaling impatience with Syria, the United States has sent its USS
> Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon in a show of support amid
> Beirut's political crisis, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
> Officials said the Bush administration was concerned about political
> deadlock in Lebanon, which Washington blames on Syrian meddling, and
> the move underlined that worry.
> "The presence is important. It isn't meant to send any stronger
> signals than that but in fact it does signal that we're engaged, we're
> going to be in the vicinity," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the
> U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
> Mullen said the decision was not aimed only at Syria but at the region
> as whole.
> "That's a very, very important part of the world and stability there
> as well as in the broader Middle East is an important outcome for us,"
> he told reporters at the Pentagon.
> A U.S. defense official said the Cole, a destroyer, left Malta on
> Tuesday heading toward Lebanon, adding it would not be within visible
> range of Lebanon but "well over the horizon."
> A couple of U.S. Navy refueling ships were also in the area, the
> official said.
> Lebanon's Western-backed governing coalition and its Syrian and
> Iranian backed opposition have failed to reach a deal to end the
> country's political conflict.
> "The United States believes a show of support is important for
> regional stability," said a senior Bush administration official, who
> spoke on condition he was not identified.
> "We are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon. It has dragged
> on very long."
> The Cole was attacked off the coast of Yemen in October 2000 by al
> Qaeda militants. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed.
> Mullen said a group of ships will operate in the eastern Mediterranean
> "for a while."
> The Lebanese government had no immediate comment.
> But Hezbollah ally and Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun said
> the United States sent the Cole to display its deterrence capability
> and he was not worried about the action.
> OTHER SHIP EN ROUTE
> Two U.S. defense officials said the Cole could be replaced by the USS
> Nassau, an amphibious assault ship on a course for the Mediterranean.
> Such ships can transport U.S. Marines but there are no Marines on the
> Nassau, one official said.
> A third defense official noted the Nassau was accompanied by other
> vessels as part of an expeditionary strike group and suggested some of
> them may be more likely to relieve the Cole.
> The presidential election in Lebanon was postponed again this week to
> March 11 from February 26, the 15th such delay, after rival leaders
> failed to reach a deal.
> The deadlock has threatened to degenerate into sectarian violence and
> continues to poison inter-Arab relations in the run-up to an Arab
> League summit in Syria next month.
> "The Arab League is engaged but it has not been successful. In those
> set of circumstances we think a show of support for regional stability
> and regional solutions is important," said the senior Bush
> administration official.
> Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally which supports the pro-Western
> coalition, has also voiced concern over events in Lebanon and
> discussed the issue with President George W. Bush last month during
> his visit to Saudi Arabia.
> Bush ordered the move earlier this week as a sign of concern over
> Lebanon and consulted U.S. allies such as France and Britain about it
> as well as those in the Middle East.
> Bush administration officials declined to say whether the decision was
> taken partly because of Saudi pressure.
> "The president is concerned about the situation in Lebanon and
> discusses the issue regularly with his national security team," said
> National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
> The United States has increased pressure on Syria in recent weeks,
> targeting more individuals with sanctions.
> The U.S. Treasury froze assets of four Syrians on Thursday, saying
> they facilitated the flow of money, weapons and terrorists through
> Syria to al Qaeda

> Forwarded:

> This kind of thing has been a concern of mine for quite some time as
> you already know.. War with Iran and Syria could get started via
> Lebanon.. Especially if Israel goes back in there after Hezbollah..
> That assassination in Syria was a deliberate attempt to provoke
> retaliation from Hezbollah in order to give the Israelis an 'excuse'
> to go back in.. How convenient for ships to be off the coast at such a
> time.. Not saying that this will take place for sure, but it doesn't
> look good... It would be right in accordance with the rest of the 'A
> Clean Break' agenda (see the 'A Clean Break' post near the top ofhttp://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM) as you already know (with a
> co-writer of it being JINSA/PNAC associated Richard Perle who
> routinely whispers in Cheney's ear from his perch up at AEI where
> Cheney's wife is a fellow as well!).

> -----Original Message-----

> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:53 PM

> Subject: Lebanon: What U.S. Warships off the Coast Do -- and Do Not --

> Mean

> Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
> ---------------------------

> LEBANON: WHAT U.S. WARSHIPS OFF THE COAST DO -- AND DO NOT -- MEAN

> Summary
> At least part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group will pause
> in
> the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon and Syria during a
> routine deployment, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm.
> Michael Mullen said Feb. 28. While the ships' presence is sure to grab
> Syria's attention, it is not a precursor to a military strike. Rather,
> the United States is signaling to Syria, Iran and Hezbollah that any
> bold moves to impose their will on the Lebanese government or
> retaliate
> for the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyah could have serious
> repercussions.

> Analysis

> At least a portion of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)
> will pause off the coast of Lebanon and Syria during a routine
> deployment, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael
> Mullen announced Feb. 28. The Nassau is set to join the USS Cole
> (DDG-67), and the ships will probably remain over the horizon and
> largely unseen from the coast (although the Nassau has a much more
> imposing silhouette than the Cole).

> The total number of U.S. warships in the eastern Mediterranean will
> thus
> likely rise above three -- something that is sure to get Syrian
> President Bashar al Assad to sit upright in his seat. U.S. naval
> presence off the Syrian coast could grow even more in only two weeks
> or
> so if other ships in the ESG arrive.

> Syria is already facing mounting pressure from multiple sides to back
> down on its aggressive campaign in Lebanon. While Washington and the
> Gulf Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, are pressuring Syria to strike
> a
> deal over the Lebanese presidency to pull that country out of
> political
> stagnation, Israel is strongly hinting that it is preparing for a
> rematch with Hezbollah. The prospect of a coordinated U.S.-Israeli
> military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon is a signal to the
> Syria-Hezbollah-Iran axis that any bold moves to force its political
> demands in Lebanon or retaliate for the Feb. 12 assassination of
> Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyah will likely be met with a heavy
> blow to Hezbollah.

> The Nassau ESG had been expected to deploy with the North Carolina-
> based
> 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), but those Marines were recently
> retasked for a last-minute deployment to Afghanistan. Thus, despite
> rumors circulating in the press, there are few if any Marines deployed
> with this particular ESG. In addition, various components of the ESG
> have left in a staggered manner, meaning that portions of the group
> have
> not yet joined up with the Nassau.

> When fully assembled, the Nassau ESG will include some 2,800 sailors
> and
> will comprise:

> The Nassau (LHA-4), a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship that is
> larger than a World War II aircraft carrier and normally carries more
> than 1,500 Marines and some 50 helicopters and fighter aircraft;
> The Ashland (LSD-48), a dock landing ship that can carry as many as
> four
> air-cushion landing craft;
> The Nashville (LPD-13), an amphibious transport dockship whose sister
> ship, the Trenton (LPD-14), was involved in the evacuation of some
> 3,500
> U.S. nationals from Beirut in 2006 before it was transferred to the
> Indian Navy in 2007;
> The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Philippine Sea (CG-58);
> The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers Ross (DDG-71) and
> Bulkeley (DDG-84), which have the same capabilities as the Cole, with
> the exception that the Bulkeley is a later Flight IIA variant that
> likely carries two helicopters; and
> The attack submarine Albany (SSN-753), an Improved Los Angeles class
> variant with 12 vertical launch tubes for Tomahawk cruise missiles (it
> might carry more internally).

> Even without the MEU aboard, this would represent an impressive naval
> force unlike anything the United States has parked off the Levant in
> some time. In addition to the Albany's capabilities, the surface
> combatants soon to arrive off the Syrian coast are equipped with
> Aegis,
> Harpoon anti-ship and Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as 5-inch
> guns.
> That represents the most naval hitting power currently positioned in
> the
> Eastern Mediterranean.

> Copyright 2008 Strategic Forecasting, Inc.

> James Morris <justicequest2...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> After reading the following take a look at the 'A Clean Break'/war for
> Israel agenda as discussed by respected American intelligence author/
> writer James Bamford via the link near the top ofhttp://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM
> :

> U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast (Reuters)
> By Sue Pleming and Andrew Gray
> Thu Feb 28, 6:52 PM ET

> Signaling impatience with Syria, the United States has sent its USS
> Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon in a show of support amid
> Beirut's political crisis, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
> Officials said the Bush administration was concerned about political
> deadlock in Lebanon, which Washington blames on Syrian meddling, and
> the move underlined that worry.
> "The presence is important. It isn't meant to send any stronger
> signals than that but in fact it does signal that we're engaged, we're
> going to be in the vicinity," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the
> U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
> Mullen said the decision was not aimed only at Syria but at the region
> as whole.
> "That's a very, very important part of the world and stability there
> as well as in the broader Middle East is an important outcome for us,"
> he told reporters at the Pentagon.
> A U.S. defense official said the Cole, a destroyer, left Malta on
> Tuesday heading toward Lebanon, adding it would not be within visible
> range of Lebanon but "well over the horizon."
> A couple of U.S. Navy refueling ships were also in the area, the
> official said.
> Lebanon's Western-backed governing coalition and its Syrian and
> Iranian backed opposition have failed to reach a deal to end the
> country's political conflict.
> "The United States believes a show of support is important for
> regional stability," said a senior Bush administration official, who
> spoke on condition he was not identified.
> "We are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon. It has dragged
> on very long."
> The Cole was attacked off the coast of Yemen in October 2000 by al
> Qaeda militants. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed.
> Mullen said a group of ships will operate in the eastern Mediterranean
> "for a while."
> The Lebanese government had no immediate comment.
> But Hezbollah ally and Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun said
> the United States sent the Cole to display its deterrence capability
> and he was not worried about the action.
> OTHER SHIP EN ROUTE
> Two U.S. defense officials said the Cole could be replaced by the USS
> Nassau, an amphibious assault ship on a course for the Mediterranean.
> Such ships can transport U.S. Marines but there are no Marines on the
> Nassau, one official said.
> A third defense official noted the Nassau was accompanied by other
> vessels as part of an expeditionary strike group and suggested some of
> them may be more likely to relieve the Cole.
> The presidential election in Lebanon was postponed again this week to
> March 11 from February 26, the 15th such delay, after rival leaders
> failed to reach a deal.
> The deadlock has threatened to degenerate into sectarian violence and
> continues to poison inter-Arab relations in the run-up to an Arab
> League summit in Syria next month.
> "The Arab League is engaged but it has not been successful. In those
> set of circumstances we think a show of support for regional stability
> and regional solutions is important," said the senior Bush
> administration official.
> Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally which supports the pro-Western
> coalition, has also voiced concern over events in Lebanon and
> discussed the issue with President George W. Bush last month during
> his visit to Saudi Arabia.
> Bush ordered the move earlier this week as a sign of concern over
> Lebanon and consulted U.S. allies such as France and Britain about it
> as well as those in the Middle East.
> Bush administration officials declined to say whether the decision was
> taken partly because of Saudi pressure.
> "The president is concerned about the situation in Lebanon and
> discusses the issue regularly with his national security team," said

> Hey shit for brains, it's only the annual Fleet Fishing Derby.
> They are hoping to catch lots of 'Talibut'!

<calderh...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>I use to have hope that biodiesel from algae might be a serious fuel
> source some day, but after much exploration and doing the math, it
> seems to me to be hardly worth the effort.  The following is the new
> update to my webpage on the biofuel hoax at:
> http://home.att.net/~meditation/bio-fuel-hoax.html

> "The prospect of growing algae to make biodiesel has more positive
> potential than making ethanol from switchgrass, but you are still
> stuck with the fact that algae need solar energy to turn carbon
> dioxide into fuel.  To make biodiesel, algae are used as organic solar
> panels which output oil instead of electricity.  Research reports brag
> that algae can produces 15 times more fuel per acre of land than
> growing corn for ethanol, but that still means we would need
> approximately 30 million acres of algae ponds in the USA to meet 100%
> of our projected automotive fuel usage by the year 2022.  That figure
> does not include fuel for aircraft and ships.  Those algae schemes
> that use less land invariably call for feeding algae sugar.  The sugar
> must be made from corn or other crop, so you are simply trading
> ethanol potential to make oil instead of vodka.  If you grow
> genetically engineered super-algae in open-air ponds, the genetically
> modified algae will immediately be carried to ponds, lakes,
> reservoirs, and oceans all over the world in the feathers of migrating
> birds, with unknown and possibly catastrophic consequences. Using
> agricultural waste water is a good idea for producing algae, and algae
> may be of use to our society for making small amounts of fuel,
> fertilizer, chicken feed, and lubricants.  The acreage required to
> replace all human oil consumption would obviously be impossible.  "

> Agricultural "waste" is not really an answer either.

> "Using agricultural "waste" to make biofuels has its own problems.
> Removing unused portions of plants that are normally plowed under
> increases the need for nitrogen fertilizers, which release the most
> potent greenhouse gas of all; nitrous oxide.  Much of the residual
> crop biomass must be returned to the soil to maintain topsoil
> integrity, otherwise the rate of topsoil erosion will increase
> dramatically.  If we mine our topsoil for energy, we may end up
> committing slow agricultural suicide like the Mayan Empire.  Without
> topsoil, the world starves!"

> SEE "The biofuel hoax is causing a world food crisis!" at:
> http://home.att.net/~meditation/bio-fuel-hoax.html

> Christopher Calder

> After reading the following take a look at the 'A Clean Break'/war for
> Israel agenda as discussed by respected American intelligence author/
> writer James Bamford via the link near the top ofhttp://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM
> :

> U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast (Reuters)
> By Sue Pleming and Andrew Gray
> Thu Feb 28, 6:52 PM ET

> Signaling impatience with Syria, the United States has sent its USS
> Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon in a show of support amid
> Beirut's political crisis, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
> Officials said the Bush administration was concerned about political
> deadlock in Lebanon, which Washington blames on Syrian meddling, and
> the move underlined that worry.
> "The presence is important. It isn't meant to send any stronger
> signals than that but in fact it does signal that we're engaged, we're
> going to be in the vicinity," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the
> U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
> Mullen said the decision was not aimed only at Syria but at the region
> as whole.
> "That's a very, very important part of the world and stability there
> as well as in the broader Middle East is an important outcome for us,"
> he told reporters at the Pentagon.
> A U.S. defense official said the Cole, a destroyer, left Malta on
> Tuesday heading toward Lebanon, adding it would not be within visible
> range of Lebanon but "well over the horizon."
> A couple of U.S. Navy refueling ships were also in the area, the
> official said.
> Lebanon's Western-backed governing coalition and its Syrian and
> Iranian backed opposition have failed to reach a deal to end the
> country's political conflict.
> "The United States believes a show of support is important for
> regional stability," said a senior Bush administration official, who
> spoke on condition he was not identified.
> "We are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon. It has dragged
> on very long."
> The Cole was attacked off the coast of Yemen in October 2000 by al
> Qaeda militants. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed.
> Mullen said a group of ships will operate in the eastern Mediterranean
> "for a while."
> The Lebanese government had no immediate comment.
> But Hezbollah ally and Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun said
> the United States sent the Cole to display its deterrence capability
> and he was not worried about the action.
> OTHER SHIP EN ROUTE
> Two U.S. defense officials said the Cole could be replaced by the USS
> Nassau, an amphibious assault ship on a course for the Mediterranean.
> Such ships can transport U.S. Marines but there are no Marines on the
> Nassau, one official said.
> A third defense official noted the Nassau was accompanied by other
> vessels as part of an expeditionary strike group and suggested some of
> them may be more likely to relieve the Cole.
> The presidential election in Lebanon was postponed again this week to
> March 11 from February 26, the 15th such delay, after rival leaders
> failed to reach a deal.
> The deadlock has threatened to degenerate into sectarian violence and
> continues to poison inter-Arab relations in the run-up to an Arab
> League summit in Syria next month.
> "The Arab League is engaged but it has not been successful. In those
> set of circumstances we think a show of support for regional stability
> and regional solutions is important," said the senior Bush
> administration official.
> Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally which supports the pro-Western
> coalition, has also voiced concern over events in Lebanon and
> discussed the issue with President George W. Bush last month during
> his visit to Saudi Arabia.
> Bush ordered the move earlier this week as a sign of concern over
> Lebanon and consulted U.S. allies such as France and Britain about it
> as well as those in the Middle East.
> Bush administration officials declined to say whether the decision was
> taken partly because of Saudi pressure.
> "The president is concerned about the situation in Lebanon and
> discusses the issue regularly with his national security team," said
> National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
> The United States has increased pressure on Syria in recent weeks,
> targeting more individuals with sanctions.
> The U.S. Treasury froze assets of four Syrians on Thursday, saying
> they facilitated the flow of money, weapons and terrorists through
> Syria to al Qaeda in Iraq.
> (Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

> Additional at the following URL:

> http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=420529#420529

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ­----------------------------------------------------------------

> Nutjob Pastor John Hagee endorses McCain, McCain returns compliment

> http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=85521

> Generals to quit if US strikes Iran

> http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=44700§ionid=351020101

> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:49:33
> Some senior US military commanders are prepared to resign if President
> Bush orders a military strike against Iran, a new report says.
> "There are four or five generals and admirals we know of who would
> resign if Bush ordered an attack on Iran," The Sunday Times quoted
> Monday a source with close ties to British intelligence .
> "There is simply no stomach for it in the Pentagon, and a lot of
> people question whether such an attack would be effective or even
> possible," the source added.
> If proven true a revolt on such a scale would be unprecedented because
> 'American generals usually stay and fight until they get fired," said
> a Pentagon source.
> Robert Gates, the defense secretary, has repeatedly warned against
> striking Iran and is believed to represent the view of his senior
> commanders.
> Iran has announced that in face of any aggression it will respond like
> a 'tsunami'.
> MT/DT
> Count of views : 538
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ­----------

> Additional at following URL:

> http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=71055&start=620

> http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM

> Iraq's Deeply Tragic Future (US to bomb Iran next for Israel as well)
> By Scott Ritter

> View this story online at:http://www.alternet.org/story/76318/

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

> Yes, There Is a Guerrilla War Against Zionism in the U.S. What Should
> Jewish Institutions Do?:

> http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/02/portrait-of-a-h.html

> Finkelstein, a Victim of the Israel Lobby, Denies That It Has Power

> http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/02/last-fall-norma.html

> If you do a search for 'Mearsheimer' in the search field at
> CBSNEWS.COM, the following article that Phil Weiss wrote for 'The
> Nation' about Mearsheimer/Walt appears as the only reference::

> Ferment Over The 'Israel Lobby':

> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/opinion/main1560594.shtml?s...

> Additional about Congressman Howard Berman on Israel and the pro-
> Israel lobby:

> http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=85265

> Read the first part of the following article for how Obama pandered to
> the pro-Israel lobby as well just as Hillary Clinton has done:

> The Lobby Strikes Back:

> http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_12_03/cover.html

> Can hear the latest C-SPAN viewer call which mentioned the 'A Clean
> Break'/War for Israel agenda which is linked near the top of the
> following URL:

> http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM

> Jewish Advocates of Pre-Emptive War with Iran Come Under Increasing
> Criticism:

> http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=422015#422015