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POL-U.S.-EUROPE-MISSILES U.S. missiles in Poland, Czech Republic based on Iranian threat: McCormack WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- The U.S. motivation for planning to install missile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic is based on the threat posed by possible missile launches from the Middle East, specifically Iran, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech this month, blasted the United States for its plans to put such missiles into Europe. " ... We are concerned about the threat posed by possible missile launches from some states in the Middle East," McCormack said during a department briefing. "We have referred specifically to Iran in this regard in the past. And so that is our motivation behind working with friends and allies in Europe in constructing part of a missile defense architecture there". U.S. officials are working with a variety of different countries on this, he added. "This is a global effort," McCormack said. "We have recently talked to Poland and the Czech Republic concerning actual deployment of this architecture". This process and system will evolve over time, he said, "so just because now you have systems deployed, potentially, in the Czech Republic, as well as in Poland, that does not mean that through other avenues of cooperation, the architecture might change and evolve over time". "So the bottom line is, it is designed to help protect our friends and allies, as well as our interests in the United States, from missile launches emanating from the Middle East, as well as from other areas of the globe," McCormack said. (end) rm.bz. KUNA 232233 Feb 07NNNN +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
