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Dutch intel: US to strike Iran in coming weeks
2008-09-01
You'll need a diuretic after reading this ...
The Dutch intelligence service, the AIVD, has called off an operation aimed at infiltrating and sabotaging Iran's weapons industry due to an assessment that a US attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program is imminent, according to a report in the country's De Telegraaf newspaper on Friday. The report claimed that the Dutch operation had been "extremely successful," and had been stopped because the US military was planning to hit targets that were "connected with the Dutch espionage action."
Damnation. I finally get the Dutch to take on Operation Lemony Snickett and now this. Delays, delays, always with delays ...
The impending air-strike on Iran was to be carried out by unmanned aircraft "within weeks," the report claimed, quoting "well placed" sources. The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the De Telegraaf report.

According to the report, information gleaned from the AIVD's operation in Iran has provided several of the targets that are to be attacked in the strike, including "parts for missiles and launching equipment." "Information from the AIVD operation has been shared in recent years with the CIA," the report said.

According to the report, whether the United States and Western countries succeed in thwarting the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions diplomatically, through sanctions, or whether a US strike on Iran is eventually decided upon, Jerusalem has begun preparing for a separate, independent military strike.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  I immediately assumed that if there were actually a Dutch agent present that they were probably attached to a commercial vendor / construction company working on the nuclear program. Odd story though, it just sounds a bit off.
Posted by: AzCat   2008-09-01 23:38  

#7  If the Dutch had anyone planted in there, he was probably Indonesian. The Dutch are still pretty tight with them.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-09-01 22:20  

#6  Believable or not? The Mad Mullahs have to be wondering.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-09-01 20:58  

#5  Head fake?
Posted by: xbalanke   2008-09-01 18:33  

#4  Not sure I can take this seriously...didn't Dutch intel say that Van Gogh will definitely not cut off his ear?
Posted by: HammerHead   2008-09-01 18:08  

#3  Let's just do it already! Enough talk let's go.
Posted by: Tiny Phaper7687   2008-09-01 18:02  

#2  Have to throw the BS flag on that one. While they do have an excellent commando facility on the Island of Texel, I doubt the Dutch have either means or the motivation to undertake such an endeavor. While scanning The Telegraaf, I did find an interesting article on Russia providing police training to Afghani police.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-09-01 16:33  

#1  Does this make sense to any of you mil intel types? I can't tell who is spoofing and who is serious here. Doesn't make sense to me that the AIVD would reveal all this under any circumstances. Seems like it helps Iran, Syria, Russia, et. al. more than anyone else, so why talk about it unless you're with them?
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-09-01 16:21  

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