Novosti Press calls April 6 for US Iran attack

[dos pelos]

Looks like Novosti,Russian Press,is calling for April 6 attack on Iran.Here is the Babelfish translation:

MOSCOW, March 19 - RIA Novosti. The Russian military experts estimate that the planning of the American military attack against Iran passed the point of nonreturn on February 20, when the director of the IAEA, Mohammed El Baradei, recognized, in his report/ratio, the incapacity of the Agency "to confirm the peaceful character of the nuclear program of Iran".

According to the Russian weekly magazine Argoumenty nedeli, a military action will proceed during the first week of April, before Easter catholic and orthodoxe (this year they are celebrated the 8), when the "Western opinion" is on leave. It may be also that Iran is struck Friday 6, public holiday in the Moslem countries. According to the American diagram, it will be a striking of only one day which will last 12 hours, 4 hours of morning to 16 hours of afternoon. The code name of the operation is to date "English Cock" (Bite). A score of Iranian installations should be touched. With their number, centrifugal machines of uranium enrichment, centers of studies and laboratories. But the first block of the nuclear thermal power station of Bouchehr will not be touched. On the other hand, the Americans will neutralize the DCA, will run several Iranian buildings of war in the Gulf and will destroy the key positions of command of the armed forces.

As many measurements which should remove in Teheran any capacity to counteract. Iran projected to run several tankers in the strait of Ormuz with an aim of cutting the provisioning of the international markets of oil and of striking with the Israel missile.

The analysts affirm that strike them American will be launched from the island of Diego-Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, from where will take off of the bombers with long operating range B-52 with on their board cruise missiles; by the embarked aviation of the American aircraft carriers deployed in the Gulf and forming part of the 6th American Fleet in the Mediterranean; cruise missiles will be also drawn since the submarines concentrated in the Pacific and with broad from Arabia.

Result, the Iranian nuclear program will be rejected several years in back. In private talks, American Generals suppose that the times of deployment of American anti-missile defense in Europe can be postponed. Another event envisaged, the oil barrel could fly away to 75-80 dollars and this for one prolonged period.

Meanwhile, the new resolution on Iran and whose project was adopted by the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany should be voted with CS as of this week. The text envisages sanctions against 10 Iranian public companies and to three companies concerned with the Body of the guards of the Islamic revolution, unit of elite to the orders of the spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic, the ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Sanctions are also envisaged against 15 physical people: eight leaders placed high of companies of State and seven key characters with the Body of the guards of the Islamic revolution.

Here is the original in French;

http://fr.rian.ru/world/20070319/62260006.html

and another:

http://fr.rian.ru/world/20070321/62387717.html

[soothsayer]

1. I've heard we're ready on April 7

[tritsofme]

2. The one sentence that removes any pretense of credibility

the oil barrel could fly away to 75-80 dollars and this for one prolonged period.

We attack Iran and oil will soar past $100/bbl.

[eridani]

3. Here is a translation by a local language professor

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/5975/



ATTACK ON IRAN EXPECTED IN EARLY APRIL (RUSSIAN MILITARY EXPERTS)

RIA Novosti (Russian News and Information Agency)
March 19, 2007

http://fr.rian.ru/world/20070319/62260006.html

MOSCOW -- Russian military experts believe that planning for the American military attack against Iran passed the point of no return on Feb. 20, when IAEA director Mohammed ElBaradei acknowledged in his report the inability of the agency to "confirm the peaceful character of Iran's nuclear program."

According to the Russian weekly Agourmenty nedeli, a military action will unfold during the first week of April, before the Catholic and Orthodox Easters (this year they are celebrated on the 8th), when "Western opinion" will be on holiday. It is also possible that Iran will be struck on Friday the 6th, a holiday in Muslim countries. According to the American plan, this will be a one-day strike that will last 12 hours, from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The code name of the operation is, at present, "Bite." About twenty Iranian installations are supposed to be hit. Among them, uranium-enrichment centrifuges, research institutes, and laboratories. But the main block of the Bushehr nuclear reactor will not be hit. On the other hand, the Americans will neutralize anti-aircraft defenses, sink several Iranian ships of war in the Gulf, and destroy key command posts of the armed forces.

Thes measures are designed to remove any capacity on Tehran's part to respond. Iran has been planning the sinking of several oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in order to cut off international oil markets and a missile strike on Israel.

The analysts say the American strikes will be launched from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, from which long-range B-52 bombers armed with cruise missiles will take off; by aircraft on the American carriers deployed in the Gulf belonging to the American Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean; cruise missiles will also be fired from submarines concentrated in the Pacific and off Arabia.

As a result, the Iranian nuclear program will be set back several years. In private conversations, American generals suppose that the delivery dates for deploying American antimissile defense in Europe may be put off until later. Another forecast event: the price of oil may rise to $75-80 and stay there for an extended period.

Meanwhile, the new resolution on Iran whose draft has been approved by the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany should be voted by the Security Council this week. The text calls for sanctions on ten Iranian public enterprises and three companies under the authority of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, the elite unit under the command of the spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Sanctions are also foreseen against fifteen individuals: eight high-level directors of state companies and seven key figures in the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.

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Translated by Mark K. Jensen
Associate Professor of French
Department of Languages and Literatures
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone: [phone]
Home page: http://www.plu.edu/~jensenmk/
E-mail: jensenmk {at} plu.edu

[Selatius]

4. It will not happen on April 6.

The fact that the Russians leaked means the element of surprise is lost. The attack, if there is to be one, will now happen at a later date or has been abandoned.