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ABC News: U.S. Developing Plan to Bomb Iran within 24 hours of Bush Command
HERSH: PENTAGON PANEL CREATED TO PLAN BOMBING ATTACK ON IRAN WITHIN 24
HOURS OF BUSH COMMAND
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
U.S. developing contingency plan to bomb Iran: report
Reuters/ABC News Internet Ventures
NEW YORK - Despite the Bush administration's insistence it has no plans to go
to war with Iran, a Pentagon panel has been created to plan a bombing attack
that could be implemented within 24 hours of getting the go-ahead from
President George W. Bush, The New Yorker magazine reported in its latest issue.
The special planning group was established within the office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff in recent months, according to an unidentified former U.S.
intelligence official cited in the article by investigative reporter Seymour
Hersh in the March 4 issue.
The panel initially focused on destroying Iran's nuclear facilities and on
regime change but has more recently been directed to identify targets in Iran
that may be involved in supplying or aiding militants in Iraq, according to an
Air Force adviser and a Pentagon consultant, who were not identified.
The consultant and a former senior intelligence official both said that U.S.
military and special-operations teams had crossed the border from Iraq into
Iran in pursuit of Iranian operatives, according to the article.
In response to the report, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said: "The United
States is not planning to go to war with Iran. To suggest anything to the
contrary is simply wrong, misleading and mischievous.
"The United States has been very clear with respect to its concerns regarding
specific Iranian government activities. The president has repeatedly stated
publicly that this country is going to work with allies in the region to
address those concerns through diplomatic efforts," Whitman said.
Pentagon officials say they maintain contingency plans for literally dozens
of potential conflicts around the world and that all plans are subject to
regular and ongoing review.
The article, citing unnamed current and former U.S. officials, also said the
Bush administration received intelligence from Israel that Iran had developed
an intercontinental missile capable of delivering several small warheads that
could reach Europe. It added the validity of that intelligence was still being
debated.
The article also included an interview conducted in December with Hezbollah
leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who said that while he had no interest in
initiating another war with Israel, he was anticipating and preparing for
another Israeli attack sometime this year.
Israel launched a cross-border offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon last
July.
Nasrallah also said he was open to talks with Washington if such discussions
"can be useful and influential in determining American policy in the region,"
but they would be waste of time if the purpose was to impose policy.
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Copyright © 2007 ABC News Internet Ventures
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US generals will quit if Bush orders Iran attack
US generals will quit if Bush orders Iran attack
From The Sunday Times
February 25, 2007
Michael Smith and Sarah Baxter, Washington
SOME of Americas most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if
the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly
placed defence and intelligence sources.
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By William Lowther in Washington DC and Colin Freeman, Sunday
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Last Updated: 12:30am GMT 25/02/2007
America is secretly funding militant ethnic separatist groups in Iran in an
attempt to pile pressure on the Islamic regime to give up its nuclear programme.
mparent7777 | Sun, 2007-02-25 07:49
U.N. calls U.S. data on Iran's nuclear aims unreliable
U.N. calls U.S. data on Iran's nuclear aims
unreliable Tips about supposed secret weapons sites and
documents with missile designs haven't panned out, diplomats say.
By Bob Drogin and Kim Murphy
Times Staff Writers
February 25, 2007
VIENNA Although international concern is growing about Iran's nuclear
program and its regional ambitions, diplomats here say most U.S. intelligence
shared with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has proved inaccurate and none has
led to significant discoveries inside Iran.
mparent7777 | Sun, 2007-02-25 08:01
PENTAGON PANEL PLANS IRAN STRIKE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BUSH COMMAND
HERSH: PENTAGON PANEL CREATED TO PLAN BOMBING ATTACK ON IRAN WITHIN 24 HOURS
OF BUSH COMMAND
Update to main article.
mparent7777 | Sun, 2007-02-25 08:15
Seymour Hersh: The Coming Wars; The Iran Plans
Sunday, February 25, 2007
SEYMOUR HERSH: Is the Administrations new policy
benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism? ; The Coming Wars; The Iran
Plans Related
by Seymour M. Hersh
HERSH ON IRAN: The Coming Wars; The Iran Plans; Last Stand; The Next Act.
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THE REDIRECTION
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Is the Administrations new policy benefitting our enemies in the war on
terrorism?
Issue of 2007-03-05
Posted 2007-02-25
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