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Cns.miis.edu[Cns.miis.edu] it appears that some in Israel are seriously considering a preemptive attack similar to the June 1981 attack on Osirak that destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor.[4] Meir Dagan, the Chief of Mossad, told parliament members in his inaugural appearance before the Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Iran was close to the "point of no return" and that the specter of Iranian possession of nuclear weapons was the greatest threat to Israel since its inception.[5] On November 11, 2003, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said that Israel had "no plans to attack nuclear facilities in Iran."[6] Less than two weeks later however, during a visit to the United States, Israel's Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz stated that "under no circumstances would Israel be able to tolerate nuclear weapons in Iranian possession"[7] and just six weeks earlier, Mossad had revealed plans for preemptive attacks by F-16 bombers on Iranian nuclear sites.[8] This report will examine the following: The Iranian nuclear facilities most likely to be targeted and their proliferation risk potential; the likely preemptive scenarios involving Israel or the United States;

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Antiwar.comhttp://www.antiwar.com [Antiwar.com] Antiwar.com Blog: The Bush team is chomping at the bit to use the “lessons” from Israel’s war for its own on Iran.  A former intelligence officer told Hersh: “We told Israel, ”˜Look, if you guys have to go, we’re behind you all the way. But we think it should be sooner rather than later””the longer you wait, the less time we have to evaluate and plan for Iran before Bush gets out of office.’” The Bush team apparently believes that they are entitled to create a few more catastrophes before Bush’s time runs out.

[Juancole.com] Informed Comment: Attacking Iran could reduce or eliminate their production entirely if 1) oil fields and facilities were damaged 2) the attacks resulted in internal turmoil within Iran 3) Iranian leaders decided to punish the US by embargo 4) Iran attacks oil tankers passing through the Straits of Hormuz 5) Iran attacks US warships using its new super-fast underwater missiles “flying boats” and top secret land to air missiles disrupting oil shipping. Any of these scenarios are possible.

http://the-econoclast.blogspot.com [The-econoclast.blogspot.com] EclectEcon: Might Israel Try to Destroy Iran's Nuclear Weapon ...: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's latest inflammatory statements, in which he called the Holocaust a "myth" and suggested that Israel's Jews be relocated to Europe or even Alaska, are part of a series of provocations that have severely escalated political tensions between Iran and Israel. Furthermore, Israeli military officials have said that Iran is within months of being able to produce nuclear weapons.

Powerlineblog.comhttp://powerlineblog.com [Powerlineblog.com] Power Line: Strike Iran? How?: I can read a map as well as den Beste can, and therefore understand that the countries "are not near one another." Whether an Israeli strike of Iran is as infeasible as den Beste claims is another question -- he doesn't provide any evidence for his various assertions about what can and cannot be accomplished. My sources have told me that Israel can inflict damage on Iran's developing nuclear capacity, but since I cannot disclose my sources, I cannot provide that evidence.

[Thomaspmbarnett.com] Thomas PM Barnett :: Weblog: Iran launches a pre-emptive war...: If the general consensus is that Iran is testing the waters via a proxy-war with Israel, then the West (US and Blair) should take pre-emptive action against the Mullahs. The rest of the Arab world will breath a sigh of relief at an early exit of Ahmadinejad, Syria will have to seriously reconsider it's options and the Israelis can clear out the Bekka Valley and broker a better deal with Hamas for a permanent peace.

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