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IT'S A NOVEMBER 6 WAR Aug 9 2002 By Tom Newton Dunn and Ben Taylor AMERICA will attack Iraq on November 6, US defence experts believe. They are so sure of the date that they have posted an Iraq Countdown clock on the internet to show the minutes ticking away. Five of the US Navy's aircraft carriers will be close to the Gulf region. Weather and political factors also favour the date picked by international think tank GlobalSecurity.org for the start of the campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. Respected commentator John Pike, director of the Washington-based organisation, told the Daily Mirror: "Iraq is going to happen a lot sooner than most people think." The eight key pointers are: - President Bush must have resolved the Iraq situation when his re- election campaign begins in under 18 months, and a war and clean-up will take at least a year; - Delaying an attack will give Saddam more time to prepare his defences; - A war in the desert would be almost impossible before October because it is too hot for troops to wear protective bio-chemical suits; - In December and January, temperatures are low enough to freeze diesel oil, cloud hinders air visibility, and desert snow can hamper tanks; - Elections to the US Congress finish on November 5. President Bush cannot fight a war in the month-long run-up; - Media speculation and government leaks had all predicted an invasion in February or March 2003, so early November might have given the US an element of surprise; - The military will have time to replenish stocks of smart bombs that were depleted by the Afghanistan campaign; - Five US aircraft carriers will be close by, together with Royal Navy carrier Ark Royal, providing an invasion base under the cover of routine deployment. Aircraft carriers are expected to play a key role in any assault on Iraq. Several allies, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan, that gave facilities in the 1991 Gulf War have ruled out the same support for America's drive to oust the Iraqi dictator. Each American carrier will have a full complement of F18 Hornet fighter- bombers and a strike force of up to 1,000 Marines. All five will be battle ready and within five days sailing from the region on manoeuvres by the beginning of November. Ark Royal's war games mission in the Mediterranean, announced this week, is due to finish on November 5. Mr Pike said: "The opportunity to attack without having to announce new deployments to the world beforehand is likely to be far too good for Pentagon war-planners to ignore. "You can go to war within three weeks of making a decision about it, and within one week of the world finding out. "The President is under a lot of political pressure for results and his window is pretty tight. "If I was a betting man, November 6 is where all my money would be." Top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no automatic endorsement + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
