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kpete

(72,013 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:04 PM Feb 2012

Wikileaks emails indicate Stratfor discovered Israel already destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities

Wikileaks emails indicate Stratfor discovered Israel already destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities

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In one of the over five million emails leaked, the conversation centered on Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak praising the news of deadly munitions blasts at a base of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards.

“I think this is a diversion. The Israelis already destroyed all the Iranian nuclear infrastructure on the ground weeks ago,” one intelligence official wrote in an email dated November 14, 2011. “The current ‘let’s bomb Iran’ campaign was ordered by the EU leaders to divert the public attention from their at home financial problems. It plays also well for the US since Pakistan, Russia and N. Korea are mentioned in the report. ”


One other Stratfor official allegedly indicated a similar finding.

“Israeli commandos in collaboration with Kurd forces destroyed few underground facilities mainly used for the Iranian defense and nuclear research projects,” he wrote on November 13, 2011. “Even if the Israelis have the capabilities and are ready to attack by air, sea and land, there is no need to attack the nuclear program at this point after the commandos destroyed a significant part of it.


the rest:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/27/wikileaks-emails-indicate-stratfor-discovered-israel-already-destroyed-irans-nuclear-facilities/
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Wikileaks emails indicate Stratfor discovered Israel already destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities (Original Post) kpete Feb 2012 OP
Go figure. Who do we believe? I think this planet snappyturtle Feb 2012 #1
Drumbeats.... MakingANoise Feb 2012 #2
K&R. We need to spread the word about this! n/t backscatter712 Feb 2012 #3
Agreed! ellie Feb 2012 #5
It would be interesting to investigate if a large Israeli financial firm, DJ13 Feb 2012 #4
There are some questions that need some answers... mazzarro Feb 2012 #5
Well gee whiz, what right does the puny lil nation of Iran have to center itself inside a truedelphi Feb 2012 #8
And the Iranian population is quiet Politicalboi Feb 2012 #7
Report: Explosion rocks Iran city of Isfahan, home to key nuclear facility DJ13 Feb 2012 #9
That part doesn't make sense to me either, I would think the Iranians would've put something Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #10

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
1. Go figure. Who do we believe? I think this planet
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:10 PM
Feb 2012

is controlled and run by a pack of liars and thieves.

MakingANoise

(14 posts)
2. Drumbeats....
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:14 PM
Feb 2012

This will never make it to the MSM and will not stop the warmongers and neocons from doing what they want.


DJ13

(23,671 posts)
4. It would be interesting to investigate if a large Israeli financial firm,
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:26 PM
Feb 2012

one large enough to have ties to the government, has any interests in oil trading.

Their sole purpose for saber rattling could be to push oil prices higher.

Of course, Iran would play along with that.

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
5. There are some questions that need some answers...
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:26 PM
Feb 2012

Is it okay for western countries and their allies to wage preemptive strikes/wars in the name of their self defense but not okay for other countries to do same? Why is it called aggression and terrorism when other countries do the same the thing?
If the world truly wants peace to prevail, then it has to deal the same way for all countries beginning with the western countries.

truedelphi

(32,324 posts)
8. Well gee whiz, what right does the puny lil nation of Iran have to center itself inside a
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:31 PM
Feb 2012

nest of 45 American military bases, aircraft carriers etc.

If Iran was any kind of decent nation, it would move away from our air and sea military forces!

<sarcasm meant>

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
7. And the Iranian population is quiet
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:29 PM
Feb 2012

No videos out there of any bombings. I know they are underground, but there should be some evidence or people talking about it. If this is true, why more sanctions?

DJ13

(23,671 posts)
9. Report: Explosion rocks Iran city of Isfahan, home to key nuclear facility
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:38 PM
Feb 2012


Semi-official Fars news agency says blast heard distinctly in several parts of the western Iran city; a uranium conversion plant near Isfahan went online in 2004.

Published 18:38 28.11.11


An explosion rocked the western Iranian city of Isfahan on Monday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that the blast was heard in several parts of the city.

According to reports, frightened residents called the fire department after the blast, forcing the city authorities to admit there had been an explosion.Residents reported that their windows shook from the explosion's force.

Speaking to an Iranian news website, the government of Isfahan said that the explosion occurred as a result of a military drill, denying reports that the blast was somehow related to the nearby nuclear facility.

"There is no such thing, the blast was entirely from the military maneuver," the Iranian official said.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-explosion-rocks-iran-city-of-isfahan-home-to-key-nuclear-facility-1.398312

Uncle Joe

(58,405 posts)
10. That part doesn't make sense to me either, I would think the Iranians would've put something
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:40 PM
Feb 2012

out about such an attack on the Internet even if the corporate media didn't cover it?

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