Gov. in Secret Talks about Strike Against Iran--UK

[Gloria]

From the new World Media Watch up now at http://www.zianet.com/insightanalytical
Tomorrow at Buzzflash.com

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1//The Telegraph, UK Monday 3 April 2006

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/02/wiran02.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/04/02/ixportaltop.html



GOVERNMENT IN SECRET TALKS ABOUT STRIKE AGAINST IRAN



By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
(Filed: 02/04/2006)



The Government is to hold secret talks with defence chiefs tomorrow to discuss possible military strikes against Iran. A high-level meeting will take place in the Ministry of Defence at which senior defence chiefs and government officials will consider the consequences of an attack on Iran.



It is believed that an American-led attack, designed to destroy Iran's ability to develop a nuclear bomb, is "inevitable" if Teheran's leaders fail to comply with United Nations demands to freeze their uranium enrichment programme.



Tomorrow's meeting will be attended by Gen Sir Michael Walker, the chief of the defence staff, Lt Gen Andrew Ridgway, the chief of defence intelligence and Maj Gen Bill Rollo, the assistant chief of the general staff, together with officials from the Foreign Office and Downing Street.



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The United States government is hopeful that the military operation will be a multinational mission, but defence chiefs believe that the Bush administration is prepared to launch the attack on its own or with the assistance of Israel, if there is little international support. British military chiefs believe an attack would be limited to a series of air strikes against nuclear plants - a land assault is not being considered at the moment.



But confirmation that Britain has started contingency planning will undermine the claim last month by Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, that a military attack against Iran was "inconceivable".

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[marmar]

1. Why are they determined to start WWIII?

Because that's where this would lead.

[951-Riverside]

6. As far as I'm aware no major nation is planning to defend Iran

Sure It would get alot of young men killed and leave our country defenseless but I doubt it would cause WWIII.

[meunier33]

2. Well at least we wouldnt be getting involved in ANOTHER land war in Asia.

EOM.

[DIKB]

3. If you're fighting

off a mountain lion and a bear, do you really need to kick a badger in the rump in the middle of it ?

Afghanistan, Iraq, and now they want Iran. Sickening.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Someone please

throw these people in prison
before they start another war

[lovuian]

5. Americans need to realize just like the Germans our

government has been highjacked... Yes we are going to attack Iran... and the US will do it

Everything has been set up
Blair Bush and Israel will all be there with support this time from Germany...

I don't think Bush is stopping with Iran either... Venuzuela and Saudia Arabia are on the target zone too...

[Moderator]

7. DUplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2202615