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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (159)	2/27/2009 10:57:28 AM
From: LTK007	Respond to of 290

Fully Understand:) Max

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (159)	3/5/2009 5:57:45 PM
From: LTK007	Respond to of 290

Report: Israel ‘Seriously Considering’ Attacking Iran Timeframe for Potential Attack Growing Shorter Posted March 4, 2009 news.antiwar.com A report issued today by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) warned that the Israeli government believes that it still retains the ability to destroy Iran’s nuclear program with a unilateral attack, and as the international community’s diplomatic path remains unsuccessful in stopping a weapons program or indeed proving that one exists, Israel is “seriously considering” attacking Iran. The prospect of an attack is primarily in the near term, because the attack on Iran’s illusory secret nuclear weapons program would be seriously complicated by the prospect of the Iranian government acquiring an S-300 air defense system from Russia. Russia has repeatedly insisted that it doesn’t intend to give Iran the system, but the IAEA insists Iran doesn’t have the ability to make nuclear weapons either. The Israeli government is less interested in the reality of the situation than with what has been repeated over and over domestically: that Iran is an “existential” threat to Israel and has to be stopped with military force. But the WINEP report points out that Israel isn’t the only one that stands to lose from such an attack: the US would pay an enormous penalty internationally because whether it is the case or not they will be perceived as having given Israel a green light for the attack.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (159)	3/5/2009 6:04:10 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 290

Clinton Declares Iran a Threat Ayatollah Warns US on 'Wrong Path' Posted March 4, 2009 (edit: Iran being attacked still remains the Ultimate Black Swan: if it happened it would STUN the world/ shatter history. This is what a Negative Black Swan does. It is totally unexpected and has shattering shockwaves worldwide. An act of insanity.Max) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lashed out at the Iranian government today, declaring them a threat to the Middle East, Europe and Russia. Clinton also claimed that “it is clear that Iran intends to interfere with the internal affairs of all of these people.” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed disappointment with the Obama Administration’s foreign policy today, saying that the new administration was pursuing the same “wrong path” as President Bush did. Though President Obama campaigned on the idea of approaching Iran diplomatically, his officials have repeatedly publicly accused the Iranian government of attempting to acquire nuclear weapons and has rebuffed Iranian attempts to improve relations.