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2003-08-05 Iran

Iran can produce nuclear bomb by 2005 IDF

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Posted by 11A5S 2003-08-05 12:23:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...FWIW, I trained with quite a few guys from the old Imperial Iranian AF in the late 70s. If they were any indication, just getting rid of the ayatollahs is not going to get rid of the bombs - the only way to do it is to level anything even remotely connected with a nuke project and make sure they understand that we will not allow them to rebuild them. Even the Shah - who was thoroughly bought and paid for - was pursuing a nuke project. That provided the basis for the current one over there.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2003-8-5 1:03:29 AM|| 2003-8-5 1:03:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course, the Shah wasn't planning to drop a nuke on Israeal the instant he got one. The ayatollahs, in contrast, thing they're being personally commanded by ~~Ali~~ ~~Mohammed~~ ~~Allah~~ each other to wipe out the Israelis with the sucker. Followed by various other infidels, including us, the Bahais, the Zoroasterians, and the House of Saud.

Well okay that last one has possibilities, but ...

Posted by Steve White 2003-8-5 1:35:56 AM|| 2003-8-5 1:35:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Nuke 'em!" as Rafsanjani said here, on the Very Un-Official Iran Press Service. I'll bet the Black Hats really hate these guys for translating and storing their diatribes...

http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles_2001/dec_2001/rafsanjani_nuke_threats_141201.htm

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-5 2:39:21 AM|| 2003-8-5 2:39:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Here's a Yahoo link containing some portion (All? - I don't DO newspaper website reg's) of the story text - No Reg Req'd!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030804/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_report_dc_2

So why hasn't there been a bigger stink about their progress from Dubya? Surely the US intel community knows more about this than the El Lay Times.

Is this a Predator job? Followed up by a TLAM strike? Followed up with armed support for the real revolution to throw the Black Hats back into the basement - which is more than they deserve for their corruption and repression?

Soon. Wery Wery Soon, now... Hunting Iwanian wabbits.

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-5 4:32:09 AM|| 2003-8-5 4:32:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 well well. Just enough time to have the evidence come out about the WMD in operation shock and AWE

then the State of the Union address can target Iran

So , mid-2004 deadline for Dear Leader Ayatollah?

Posted by Anon1 2003-8-5 9:36:04 AM|| 2003-8-5 9:36:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 All things considered, a dreadful accident at the Iranian test site as they are preparing for the first test would be convenient... said accident helped along by a spare fission core.

Posted by snellenr 2003-8-5 9:52:00 AM|| 2003-8-5 9:52:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Will the Isreali bombers fly through Iraqi, Saudi, or Turkish airspace on their trip to Iran? Will they get covert midair refueling assistance along the way? Who could fault Isreal this go around after Rafsanjani's threats.

Posted by Yank 2003-8-5 10:36:23 AM|| 2003-8-5 10:36:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 lol...yeah, I really trust the Israelis to come up with an unbiased assesment

Posted by Igs 2003-8-5 11:03:28 PM|| 2003-8-5 11:03:28 PM|| Front Page Top

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