The largest newspaper in the Netherlands, De Telegraaf, reported this past weekend that its nation's intelligence agency has been working closely with the CIA to help prepare the U.S. in a planned air attack on Iran.
The front-page story in De Telegraaf, published Friday and headlined "Attack on Iran Imminent," claimed that U.S. military strikes on Iran's nuclear and weapons facilities would happen in weeks.
The paper indicated Holland's military intelligence service (Algemene Inlichtingen-en Veiligheidsdienst, or AIVD), has pulled back from its operations inside Iran helping the U.S. to identify targets.
De Telegraaf reports that the decision has already been made by the U.S. to attack Iran using unmanned aircraft, hence the Netherlands' decision to remove its agents.
Excerpts from De Telegraaf follow:
"Good sources have declared to the Telegraaf that the AIVD Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst has been operating in Iran for the last few years with the purpose of the infiltration and sabotage of the weapons industry of the Iranian republic.
"The operations are said to have been 'very successful' but have recently been put to a halt because of American plans for an air attack. Information regarding the AIVD operation has been shared with the CIA in recent years, according to the sources.
"Iran is believed to be working towards an atomic bomb and refuses to comply to Western demands to stop enriching uranium. In June Israeli vice president Shaul Mofaz made the statement that an Israeli attack is inevitable if Iran continues its quest for atomic weapons."
It MUST happen before Bush is out of office - especially if Obama is elected. However, I disagree that the US will conduct the attacks. I am confident that Israel will once again have to do our dirty work for us.
Posted by bond006 on :
If this happens it should make things very interesting at this time.
Not to mention how the world will react.
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
It would sure help McCain to win.
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by CashCowMoo: It would sure help McCain to win.
it will if the Russkies react like they have signaled they will...
IMO? Russia will take Georgia and Azerbaijan within 48 hours of an attack on Iran...
Posted by bond006 on :
If we had a real armor and air mslug out with Russia what a clash that would be.
numbers and crud equipment vs. hi tech quailty.
We would have a pretty good match in the air.
Ground, our weapons are just better just don't have the numbers and I think Russia can produce more than we can
Posted by glassman on :
we could could destroy Georgia and Azerbaijan if the Russkies took them, but we don't have the mil. capability to "liberate" them from the Russkies.....
Posted by bond006 on :
I agree Glass our military now IMHO has the best personal it has ever had in its history. I look at thease young people and marvel at there training and how capable they are.
Then I look at our industrial capacity and say how can we ever back them up with the equipment they need in a conventional war with a major player like Russia