28-10-2009, 07:50 AM
Mark Gaffney* (the author of books about Israeli nuclear secrets, the white plane over DC on 9/11, and the secrets taught by some sandaled, bearded fellow to his people at a simple dinner of break and wine one Thursday night ) just e-mailed me this article by Paul Craig Roberts with the same kind of "egads,,, WTF do these people think they are doing?!" alarm I've seen elsewhere.
US-Israeli Missile Defense War Game Signals Israeli Attack on Iran
By Paul Craig Roberts
October 28, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- -
There’s no word in the Western press, but Al Jazeera reports that the US and Israel are conducting tests of the high altitude missile defense system that the US has provided to Israel.
The anti-missile system is useless against the short range rockets of Hamas and Hezbollah. Its purpose is to protect Israel from longer range Iranian missiles.
Everyone understands that Iran would not attack Israel except in retaliation. It is logical to conclude that the missile defense system signals an upcoming Israeli attack on Iran.
If the US were opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran, the US would not provide Israel with protection against retaliation and would not engage in war games with Israel to test the system. The best way to prevent an Israeli attack on Iran is to leave Israel open to retaliation.
This decision by the United States government is irresponsible in the extreme. It enables Israel to spread aggression in the Middle East. By signaling an attack, it would encourage a less cautious country than Iran to strike first before the Israeli missile defense system is operative.
The joint US-Israeli war games involving 2000 troops from the US European Command, the Israeli Army, and 17 US Navy ships is further indication to the world that no matter what crimes the Israelis commit, the US will protect Israel from being held accountable.
In the world today, the US and Israel are the two threats to peace.
Here is the link to the story by Al Jazeera:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middle...66622.html
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*In case you are not aware, I have a penchant for communicating with authors, bloggers and others, and sometimes they write back (whooooooda thunk it?!).
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And I have to throw this in here from John Robb at http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/
Monday, 26 October 2009
Some items of interest:
· Pentagon wargames Afghanistan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...id=topnews
This wasn't a real wargame that tested alternative strategies. It was actually a PR game aimed at influencing an internal audience.
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/about.html
[Says Ed Jewett: Think about that for a long time in the context of the 9/11 war games, what I've written about them and the OODA loop, the work in data-mining to create the SEAS simulations, and alternate reality games.]
Pssst ... Read Robb's bio...
US-Israeli Missile Defense War Game Signals Israeli Attack on Iran
By Paul Craig Roberts
October 28, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- -
There’s no word in the Western press, but Al Jazeera reports that the US and Israel are conducting tests of the high altitude missile defense system that the US has provided to Israel.
The anti-missile system is useless against the short range rockets of Hamas and Hezbollah. Its purpose is to protect Israel from longer range Iranian missiles.
Everyone understands that Iran would not attack Israel except in retaliation. It is logical to conclude that the missile defense system signals an upcoming Israeli attack on Iran.
If the US were opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran, the US would not provide Israel with protection against retaliation and would not engage in war games with Israel to test the system. The best way to prevent an Israeli attack on Iran is to leave Israel open to retaliation.
This decision by the United States government is irresponsible in the extreme. It enables Israel to spread aggression in the Middle East. By signaling an attack, it would encourage a less cautious country than Iran to strike first before the Israeli missile defense system is operative.
The joint US-Israeli war games involving 2000 troops from the US European Command, the Israeli Army, and 17 US Navy ships is further indication to the world that no matter what crimes the Israelis commit, the US will protect Israel from being held accountable.
In the world today, the US and Israel are the two threats to peace.
Here is the link to the story by Al Jazeera:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middle...66622.html
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*In case you are not aware, I have a penchant for communicating with authors, bloggers and others, and sometimes they write back (whooooooda thunk it?!).
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And I have to throw this in here from John Robb at http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/
Monday, 26 October 2009
Some items of interest:
· Pentagon wargames Afghanistan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...id=topnews
This wasn't a real wargame that tested alternative strategies. It was actually a PR game aimed at influencing an internal audience.
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/about.html
[Says Ed Jewett: Think about that for a long time in the context of the 9/11 war games, what I've written about them and the OODA loop, the work in data-mining to create the SEAS simulations, and alternate reality games.]
Pssst ... Read Robb's bio...
"Where is the intersection between the world's deep hunger and your deep gladness?"