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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...many/index.html

Now I wonder if it is worth mentioning that the tactical value of a conventional long range missile such as what Iran fires is zero...that the only use is as a terror weapon...to attack and kill civilians, preferably babies.

So you have to wonder...the world is apprehensive about Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism developing the ultimate terror weapon....and the consequence of Iran not complying with the nuclear watch dog may be an air strike to remove the nuclear threat..while Iran's response to that threat is to threaten terror attacks against Jews...?

And then to back up their mighty arsenal ...in the words of one iranian general, "100's of missiles, 1000's even..." ( one imagines a charachter from Austin powers making this threat..) and to back up their threat they release a photochop image?

They must have the same PR firm as Hezbollah...

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Now I wonder if it is worth mentioning that the tactical value of a conventional long range missile such as what Iran fires is zero...that the only use is as a terror weapon...to attack and kill civilians, preferably babies.

Saddam Hussein tried this strategy as well....it failed.

So you have to wonder...the world is apprehensive about Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism developing the ultimate terror weapon....and the consequence of Iran not complying with the nuclear watch dog may be an air strike to remove the nuclear threat..while Iran's response to that threat is to threaten terror attacks against Jews...?

Oy vey....a favorite target for many years!

And then to back up their mighty arsenal ...in the words of one iranian general, "100's of missiles, 1000's even..." ( one imagines a charachter from Austin powers making this threat..) and to back up their threat they release a photochop image?

Gee..I thought that Persians were better chess players than this.

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What exactly is Iran's problem with Israel? I mean, I don't remember anyone ever actually discussing this before but ... they have no trade disputes and share no borders. Iran does not have any military aid agreements with Israel's neighbours, and indeed, is more hostile towards Israel than her neighbours are. They have never been at war, never, so far as I know, fought each other. So why has there been such unbridled venom and hostility directed at Israel from Iran since the Shah was overthrown?

Or is it just that this is what one can expect from crazy Muslims? Yet the crazy Muslims of Sudan don't spend a lot of time worrying about Israel and trying to develop missiles and nuclear weapons to attack Israel with.

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Saddam Hussein tried this strategy as well....it failed.

Actually it succeded...you guys milked a non-exisitant threat for everything it was worth.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

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Actually it succeded...you guys milked a non-exisitant threat for everything it was worth.

You guys? What country do live in? Maybe you are too young to remember Gulf War I and "Scuds".

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What exactly is Iran's problem with Israel? I mean, I don't remember anyone ever actually discussing this before but ... they have no trade disputes and share no borders. Iran does not have any military aid agreements with Israel's neighbours, and indeed, is more hostile towards Israel than her neighbours are....

Must be the Great Satan thing and any association with those infidel Americans. Now to be fair, many Iranians think their current regime is whacked too. Then there was that movie...."300".

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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/0...demissiles2.jpg

Apparently one didn't launch (see link)...so to avoid looking like a bunch of dorks they added one.

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Funny... if they have defective missiles it some what lessons the threat no? Perhaps you should change your comment to "and there they are conserving missiles for the attack on Israel!!!!"... just a thought.

"They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche

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Actually it succeded...you guys milked a non-exisitant threat for everything it was worth.

They sure did ... and they are still sqeezing drops from that empty bag.

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You guys? What country do live in? Maybe you are too young to remember Gulf War I and "Scuds".

You must not have seen the report on TV that showed that most of those "scuds" didn't work and Bush sr. knew it

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They sure did ... and they are still sqeezing drops from that empty bag.

I guess you don't remember Gulf War I either.

:lol:

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It has been rumored that we have fired scud missiles into Kuwait. I am here now to tell you, we do not have any scud missiles and I don't know why they were fired into Kuwait.

---Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

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You must not have seen the report on TV that showed that most of those "scuds" didn't work and Bush sr. knew it

I wish you guys would make up your minds....last time it was the Patriot missile batteries that didn't work.

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I wish you guys would make up your minds....last time it was the Patriot missile batteries that didn't work.

What if they both never didn't work .... omg OMG.

But blame Canada if you cannot make up your mind.

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They sure did ... and they are still sqeezing drops from that empty bag.

I guess you don't remember Gulf War I either.

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It was a whole other bag of milk.

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I wish you guys would make up your minds....last time it was the Patriot missile batteries that didn't work.

Of course the scuds didn't work. When have ever a terror weapons worked? Did the V1 and V2s work? If every scud had managed to land and every patriot missed their mark the scuds would have still been a dud.

Now on the other hand, lets wait till the Iranians have a nuclear weapon....then it doesn't matter if their missiles are accurate...their purpose will be to control the gulf, intimidate the arabs and what ever else they want....they may even try to liberate Jerusalem...

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But blame Canada if you cannot make up your mind.

I always give credit when deserved...Canada didn't bomb those Iraqi bastards for nothing, right?

It was a whole other bag of milk.

Nope.....same bag.....same oily milk.

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What exactly is Iran's problem with Israel?

Even if you discount religious conflict, Iran is in a position where it is unable to hurt its real enemy, the U.S., directly. Since Israel is the most vital interest of the U.S. in the Middle East, they are probably figuring that threatening Israel is the only effective way to put real pressure on the U.S. Hypothetically speaking, if it were Russia or China that was threatening Iran and not the U.S., I doubt that they would care about Israel from a strategic perspective.

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I looked at the link and didn't see any reference to a threat to attack Tel Aviv...

Now, if the title was "Iran has capability to attack Tel Aviv..." that'd be a different story. But the story about the threat is missing the actual threat.

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I looked at the link and didn't see any reference to a threat to attack Tel Aviv...

Now, if the title was "Iran has capability to attack Tel Aviv..." that'd be a different story. But the story about the threat is missing the actual threat.

Oh..that was old news...like yesterday...I thought it was common knowledge...

wait a sec...

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This old news?

President Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic Republic has never waged war against any nation and does not intend to do so, adding that Israel is not an exception to this policy.

"Iran has no plans to attack Israel," he said in response to a question about whether the Islamic Republic intended to destroy Israel and to wipe out the Jewish people.

Ahmadinejad seems to have a tremendous amount of credibility with the pro-Israel contingent when he talks about wiping things off the map and whatnot. I wonder if this statement, like previous statements on the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, will see the same lack of skepticism that greets the threats.

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“The Zionist regime is pressuring White House officials to attack Iran. If they commit such a stupidity, Tel Aviv and US shipping in the Persian Gulf will be Iran’s first targets and they will be burned,” Shirazi was quoted as saying

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar...9&bolum=104

Ms. Rice was speaking in the former Soviet republic of Georgia at the end of a three-day tour of Eastern Europe. Shortly after she spoke, state-run media in Iran began reporting the new missile tests, which followed a warning from an Iranian official earlier this week that Tehran would strike Tel Aviv and United States interests if Washington attacked it first.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/world/mi...&ei=5087%0A

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This old news?

Ahmadinejad seems to have a tremendous amount of credibility with the pro-Israel contingent when he talks about wiping things off the map and whatnot. I wonder if this statement, like previous statements on the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, will see the same lack of skepticism that greets the threats.

Pro israel or anti holocaust?

Either way.....Iran should be neutered. Sooner the better.

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Pro israel or anti holocaust?

Either way.....Iran should be neutered. Sooner the better.

I agree...hell...Iran attacked Iraq's nuclear site (Osirak) before Israel, but fumbled the ball. The Israelis showed them how the job should be done.

Bomb, bomb, bomb....bomb bomb Iran - Senator John McCain

Heck, let's have some fun with this. Muster all the surviving Iran Hostage Crisis prisoners from 1979 and fly them to Nevada to "hot pickle" Iran from a Predator trailer in the desert. Payback is a BITCH!

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Iran attacked Iraq last week. Artillery laid on the Kurds....

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