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2006-05-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

JihadWatch: Ahmadinejad's letter a call to accept Islam?

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Posted by ed 2006-05-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 100% agreed that this IS a prelude to an attack.

However, I think the commenters who believe that Iran already has nukes are wrong: Tel Aviv would have disappeared already.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-05-10 07:59|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-05-10 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 We (by that I also mean western intelligence) have no idea
The Iranians are known to have, for several years, parts for thousands of centrifuges. I doubt they stopped making more in the meantime. They could already have extracted enough U-235 for several bombs. We just don't know.

No one is going to use a nuke against nuclear powers when they only have one or a few bombs. They will wait until they have enough to devastate all their enemies. It will take 3-400 just to devastate Israel and the US. Add to this the infidels in Europe and Russia. Not even mentioning those muslim oppressing Chinese.

There is still 15-20 years until Iran has that level of stockpile, assuming they don't get control of spent fuel to extract plutonium.

Posted by ed 2006-05-10 09:14|| 2006-05-10 09:14|| Front Page Top

#3 That assumes a conventional strategy. Most likely, however, they would use al-Qaeda as proxies, and detonate the bomb far away--possibly in the Mediterranean, then vigorously deny it was them in every one of their embassies around the world.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-10 09:45|| 2006-05-10 09:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Huh? What does detonating a nuke in the med get them? US will assume it was the Iranians. If the US fleet is the target, Tehran will be the next target.

Posted by ed 2006-05-10 09:53|| 2006-05-10 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 They won't target the US fleet, they'll target the West's economy. One nuke detonated in Lower Manhattan or the financial districts of London or Tokyo would stand a good chance of collapsing the world's fiat currencies. If I were a jihadi bent on destroying western civilization those would be my targets of choice.

Posted by AzCat 2006-05-10 10:46|| 2006-05-10 10:46|| Front Page Top

#6 If I were a jihadi, I would hit multiple targets aimed at destroying the West, knowing it would be the last boom I make before they collectively annihilate the region. I would make sure the Vatican, as a symbol of the Crusaders, the UN HQ's in NY, Las Vegas, DC, as well as energy supplies and internet services, as relatively soft targets with high symbolic and strategic value. Iran just invited Castro to become Muslim, too, reminding us a Cuban missile crisis is quite possible.

Posted by Danielle 2006-05-10 11:00|| 2006-05-10 11:00|| Front Page Top

#7 If they're as smart (i.e. dumb) as I think they are, avboid Disney parks.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-10 11:15|| 2006-05-10 11:15|| Front Page Top

#8 They could also pop one in an Iranian city somewhere and claim the US and the Jews did it. The fabled muslim street would eat it up as well as the raving moonbats here in the US.

Ahmadinejad would claim it was a sign of the return of the Hidden Imam. See the Page 1 story.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-05-10 12:26|| 2006-05-10 12:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's all say it together - "Recolonization"!

Posted by Phavick Glaith2621 2006-05-10 12:32|| 2006-05-10 12:32|| Front Page Top

#10 So is he ready for the four horsemen?

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-10 13:53|| 2006-05-10 13:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Four Horsemen
Fifth Imam
Sixth Sense
Seventh Heaven.
Whatever it takes/

Posted by Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov 2006-05-10 15:28|| 2006-05-10 15:28|| Front Page Top

#12 I would make sure the Vatican, as a symbol of the Crusaders, the UN HQ's in NY, Las Vegas, DC, as well as energy supplies and internet services, as relatively soft targets with high symbolic and strategic value.

Baghdad.

Posted by Pappy 2006-05-10 20:44|| 2006-05-10 20:44|| Front Page Top

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