Israel seeks US green light for Iran attack

**Zeus** · February 24th, 2007 03:08 PM

Israel seeks US green light for Iran attack- report

Agence France-Presse
Last updated 01:24pm (Mla time) 02/24/2007

LONDON -- Israel is seeking permission from the United States to fly its jets over Iraq to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said Saturday, citing sources.
A senior Israeli defense official told the conservative British broadsheet in a dispatch from Tel Aviv that negotiations were taking place for the US-led coalition in Iraq to provide an "air corridor" over Iraq if the Jewish state decided on unilateral action.
"We are planning for every eventuality, and sorting out issues such as these are crucial," the official said.
"If we don't sort these issues out we could have a situation where American and Israeli war planes start shooting at each other."
Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has in the past called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report Thursday saying that Iran had not halted, and in fact had expanded, its uranium enrichment program, defying a United Nations Security Council demand to stop by this week.
The United States, France and Britain have called for tougher Security Council sanctions on Tehran, while Germany, China and Russia have taken softer stances. Iran denies US charges that it seeks nuclear weapons.
An Israeli officer involved in the military planning told The Daily Telegraph: "One of the last issues we have to sort out is how we actually get to the targets in Iran. The only way to do this is to fly through US-controlled air space in Iraq."
A senior Israeli security official who works on the strategic committee set up to deal with the Iran threat, chaired by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said: "The amount of effort we are putting into this single issue is unprecedented in the history of the State of Israel," the newspaper reported.
Israel has refused to rule out pre-emptive military action against Iran. Israeli warplanes in 1981 destroyed the Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad after suspecting Iraq of aiming to build nuclear weapons.

Dagdag na kaguluhan ito pag-itinuloy ang plano

**Syuryuken** · February 24th, 2007 03:51 PM

Nangangamoy giyera na naman.

**oldblue** · February 24th, 2007 04:07 PM

we can't blame Israel. kaya nag-iipon ang Iran ng nuclear arsenal to wipe out and annihilate the entire Jewish Race. the Iranian President says so accdg. to the article.

what kind of a leader issues a statement in public about genocide.

**artpogi** · February 24th, 2007 04:15 PM

hmm.... once Israel starts rattling its sword, it's probably serious.

with this development, tataas na naman presyo ng langis sa world market, syet.... :rant:

Back in the early 80's or late 70's yata, when Iraq was almost nearing the completion of it's nuclear facilities, Operation Babylon was launched by Israel.

IIRC, US was totally caught off-guard when Israeli jets flew into Iraq and destroyed it's nuclear facilities before it became operational. Israel only informed the US about Operation Babylon when it's jets were already in the air, too late for US to do anything thru diplomatic channels at that time. hehehe

**GasJunkie** · February 24th, 2007 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by oldblue

we can't blame Israel. kaya nag-iipon ang Iran ng nuclear arsenal to wipe out and annihilate the entire Jewish Race. the Iranian President says so accdg. to the article.

what kind of a leader issues a statement in public about genocide.

Propaganda much?!?!?

Edit north korea ????

**gearspeed** · February 24th, 2007 06:10 PM

Tataas na naman ang presyo ng langis niyan.Lagot.

**Jun aka Pekto** · February 24th, 2007 06:45 PM

Yahoo News normally has a penchant for posting stuff like this. I haven't seen Yahoo post it yet. Either it's old news or we'll see it all soon.....

**Asus700** · February 24th, 2007 07:25 PM

i dont think they will do it (sana hwag) otherwise, they would have just done it, without any warning. baka psywar lang nila... i hope.

**Zeus** · February 24th, 2007 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto

Yahoo News normally has a penchant for posting stuff like this. I haven't seen Yahoo post it yet. Either it's old news or we'll see it all soon.....

Sa Inquirer.net ko nabasa iyan Jun

**Jun aka Pekto** · February 24th, 2007 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Zeus

Sa Inquirer.net ko nabasa iyan Jun

It'll probably show up in Yahoo after a few hours.

The chances of it happening..... I doubt the US will give in unless they want to risk antagonizing the Shiites completely. It's already at odds with the current Shiite-controlled Iraqi government.

I'm also certain Iran took precautions to ensure their nuclear reactor doesn't meet the same fate as Saddam's. If not, they better start reading more history.