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This is the same rederick we heard before we declared
war with Iraq, now we are hearing the same rederick with
Iran, read the report and you will see what I mean.
Report: U.S. preparing NATO for possible strike on
Iran
By Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondent
German media sources have recently reported that the
Bush Administration is preparing its North Atlantic
Treaty Organization allies for a potential attack on
nuclear sites in Iran.
The "Der Spiegel" weekly emphasized that
"Washington is now sending high level officials to
prepare allies for a potential strike, as opposed to
conducting talks that just hint at the possibility,
which is what has been happening until now."
The Berlin paper "Tagesspiegel" quoted NATO
intelligence sources last week who said that "NATO
members have received information that the United States
is currently looking into all possibilities, including a
military attack against the regime in Tehran."
A German news agency quoted western intelligence
sources, according to which CIA chief Porter Goss asked
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for
logistical aid in event of an American strike against
Iranian nuclear sites and military targets.
According to the report, Goss, who visited Ankara on
December 12, also asked Turkish intelligence for
assistance ahead of a possible attack.
In return, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government
asked Turkey not to allow Israel or the U.S. to use its
territory or air space to facilitate an attack, Iranian
media recently reported.
Experts belief these reports are being deliberately
leaked to advance the Bush Administration's
psychological warfare against Iran, ahead of talks
between Iran and European Union representatives that are
to take place in an attempt to halt Iran's uranium
enrichment efforts.
These talks will address Russia's suggestion that
that the second and critical stage of uranium enrichment
? feeding gas into a centrifuge ? take place on Russian
soil.
Iran announced a few days ago that it is willing to
consider the suggestion, after initially rejecting it.
Sergei Kirienko, Russia's atomic energy minister and
former prime minister, is expected to arrive in Tehran
at the beginning of the coming year.
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