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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2015, 04:33 PM Mar 2015

Kuwaiti Paper Says Obama Threatened to Fire on Israeli Jets Attacking Iran

Desert Fantasy or Dark Reality? Kuwaiti Paper Says Obama Threatened to Fire on Israeli Jets Attacking Iran

Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported Saturday that President Barack Obama blocked an Israeli air force attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in 2014, Ma’an reported.

Al-Jarida quoted “well-placed” sources that said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had decided to carry out air strikes against Iran’s nuclear program after consultations with minister of defense Moshe Ya’alon, foreign minister Avigdor Liberman and the IDF brass.

The decision came, according to al-Jarida, in response to U.S. and Iran secret talks—behind Israel’s back—over Iran’s nuclear program.

According to the report, Netanyahu et al agreed after four nights of deliberations (not 1,000 nights, mind you) to assign IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz the preparation of an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The same sources said Gantz prepared the plan, for which Israeli fighter jets trained over several weeks, including test flights in Iran’s airspace, after breaking through its radar.

However, goes the Al-Jarida report, a certain Israeli minister “who has good ties with the U.S. administration,” revealed Netanyahu’s plans to Secretary of State John Kerry, and, as a result, Obama threatened to shoot down those pesky Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.

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http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/03/01/desert-fantasy-or-dark-reality-kuwaiti-paper-says-obama-threatened-to-fire-on-israeli-jets-attacking-iran/
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Kuwaiti Paper Says Obama Threatened to Fire on Israeli Jets Attacking Iran (Original Post) Purveyor Mar 2015 OP
The article, from Al-Jarida (Google translate) Scootaloo Mar 2015 #1
Thank you Mr. President jpak Mar 2015 #2
Not credible. Obama and Bibi hate each other, but to the point of threatening geek tragedy Mar 2015 #3
Even Fox News is not picking up this Tall Tale bluestateguy Mar 2015 #4
Go ahead, make my day.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #5
Ridiculous claim. Shoot them down with what and from where? Nt stevenleser Mar 2015 #6
Highly unlikely this is true SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #7
doubtful there is any truth to this Terra Alta Mar 2015 #8
 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
1. The article, from Al-Jarida (Google translate)
Sun Mar 1, 2015, 04:36 PM
Mar 2015
At the time of the visions vary on the impact of the anticipated speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before Congress, aims to warn lawmakers of the risks of reaching an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program on relationships, an informed source revealed to «Gazette» frustration of US President Barack Obama an Israeli plan to guide military strike against Iran's program in 2014.

After that Israel confirmed the direction of the White House to conclude an agreement with Iran on its program, and that secret talks were under way between the two sides, and after that Obama rejected Netanyahu informed on the progress of negotiations and insisted on the removal of Tel Aviv about the details, the collection of Israeli Prime Minister Security leaders in the presence of Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and discussed with them the options.

After deliberations and discussions four night meetings it was agreed to entrust the preparation of quality and unusual process to strike the Iranian nuclear project militarily to the chief of staff of the army Gants Benny continued, and on the other hand, work on obstruct the possibility of agreement sought by the White House with Tehran sees as Israel a threat to their interests and security.
The layout Gants preparations with «Mossad» and «Bet» and director of the Israeli National Security Council, made ​​plans and alternatives to military plan and its consequences and everything related to the matter.

According to a source familiar with the exercises -week in order to ensure the success of the mission, adding that «the Israeli fighter jets and drones flew more than once in Iranian airspace from hidden bases in different countries, they managed to penetrate Iranian radars, and goals were drawn and the plan is ready, but that one of the Israeli cabinet was document management related to the US in that period divulges the secret to the Minister of Foreign Affairs John Kerry, prompting Obama contact Netanyahu threatened to drop the Israeli planes before they reach the Iranian airspace. » The source added that «Obama stressed that the United States will see in such a move would break all the red lines of what was Netanyahu's only cancel the operation and things started to go wrong between the two parties, and between Netanyahu and Minister lane to end mutual public criticism.» The source did not deny that the minister lane is Lieberman


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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
3. Not credible. Obama and Bibi hate each other, but to the point of threatening
Sun Mar 1, 2015, 04:38 PM
Mar 2015

to shoot at Israeli planes?

Come on.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
7. Highly unlikely this is true
Sun Mar 1, 2015, 07:32 PM
Mar 2015

But *if* (huge, giant, unlikely *if) this is true, it's troublesome, at least IMO.

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