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. . Global and Local Analysis & Action ... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 5:43 PM Subject: [kominform2] U.S. has completed 'basics' of plan to attack Iraq From: "ogden_flake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] U.S. has completed 'basics' of plan to attack Iraq It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that the world's biggest bully is getting ready to kick the sh*t out of another weak country. Report: U.S. has completed 'basics' of plan to attack Iraq SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Friday, April 19, 2002 WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has completed the framework for a military campaign against Iraq, defense sources say. "U.S. Central Command already has the basics of a major campaign put together," a report by the Washington-based Center for Defense Information said. "Component commanders of each service are now at their forward headquarters in the region with more than 1,000 war planners, logistics experts and support specialists. This operations plan is being refined regularly and the target list is being validated and updated daily." Defense sources said that amid an intense debate within the Bush administration the U.S. Central Command has established a framework to conduct major military operations against Iraq from neighboring Kuwait and other areas of the Persian Gulf, according to Middle East Newsline. The center said in its report that the United States will probably launch an offensive against Iraq in the spring of 2003. The earliest the U.S. military would be ready for an attack would be the "mid-fall of 2002." The sources said the opposition by Arab countries to a U.S. military campaign would require more time for any operation. They said the Arab and Islamic opposition appears to have delayed plans to begin operations by the end of the summer. The report - authored by [Ret.] Rear Adm. Stephen Baker, former chief of staff for naval forces in U.S. Central Command in Bahrain, and research analyst Michael Donovan - said some of the requirements of a military operation would include the deployment of up to 100,000 U.S. troops and 25,000 support personnel in Turkey and Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey would be the most likely staging grounds for an offensive, the chief aim of which would be to locate and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. "The general expectation among U.S. military planners - but not a given - is that Iraqi air defenses, command and control facilities, the Iraqi army and Republican Guard would be rapidly overwhelmed and defeated swiftly," the report said. "The threat of biological or chemical weapons targeting Israel, neighboring countries, or U.S. troops will be a major concern. Handling this threat will be one of the hardest, most challenging missions in Iraq." http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_9.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/VL0olB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Peruuta ryhm�n tilaus l�hett�m�ll� s�hk�postia osoitteeseen: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
