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Israel Deploys Three Nuclear Cruise Missile-Armed Subs Along Iranian Coastline
Even as futures are feeling buoyant as a result of the JPY drop following the collapse of the Japanese ruling coalition (which in itself will likely spell serious JGB troubles in the days ahead), Middle-east geopolitical issues have once resurfaced... or technically submerged as the case may be. The Sunday Times reports that "three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise
missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline." Presumably, this a defensive move: "The first has been sent in response to Israeli fears that ballistic
missiles developed by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, a political and
military organisation in Lebanon, could hit sites in Israel, including
air bases and missile launchers. The submarines of Flotilla 7 — Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan — have
visited the Gulf before. But the decision has now been taken to ensure
a permanent presence of at least one of the vessels." We are not sure Iran will take the news with the required dose of stoic acceptance. But at least we now have confirmation that Israeli subs are not being used by the Obama administration as a means of delivering nuclear armaments to the continental shelf (unless this too, is another Criss Angelesque Emmanuel Rahm masterpiece).
More from the Times:
The flotilla’s commander, identified only as “Colonel O”, told an Israeli newspaper: “We are an underwater assault force. We’re operating deep and far, very far, from our borders.”
Each of the submarines has a crew of 35 to 50, commanded by a colonel capable of launching a nuclear cruise missile.
The vessels can remain at sea for about 50 days and stay submerged up to 1,150ft below the surface for at least a week. Some of the cruise missiles are equipped with the most advanced nuclear warheads in the Israeli arsenal.
The deployment is designed to act as a deterrent, gather intelligence and potentially to land Mossad agents. “We’re a solid base for collecting sensitive information, as we can stay for a long time in one place,” said a flotilla officer.
The submarines could be used if Iran continues its programme to produce a nuclear bomb. “The 1,500km range of the submarines’ cruise missiles can reach any target in Iran,” said a navy officer.
It now seems that the Middle East is dead set on repeating the recent submarine-centric Korean festivites pretty much verbatim. Iran's reaction is not all that surprising:
Apparently responding to the Israeli activity, an Iranian admiral said:
“Anyone who wishes to do an evil act in the Persian Gulf will receive a
forceful response from us.”
The most troubling thing is that events in the Persian Gulf are moving much faster and politicians risk to lose all control imminently: precisely the stuff market melt ups are not made of.
Israel’s urgent need to deter the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance was demonstrated last month. Ehud Barak, the defence minister, was said to have shown President Barack Obama classified satellite images of a convoy of ballistic missiles leaving Syria on the way to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, will emphasise the danger to Obama in Washington this week.
Tel Aviv, Israel’s business and defence centre, remains the most threatened city in the world, said one expert. “There are more missiles per square foot targeting Tel Aviv than any other city,” he said.
If that is indeed the case, one wonders what the logic of an act such as this one reported by Wire Update is: "Reports say Israeli ships attack Gaza aid flotilla. At least several people were killed and scores of others were left injured after Israeli ships clashed with six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for Gaza, according to news reports on early Monday." A livestream of the attack on Turkish aid ships in international water via CNN Turkey can be seen here.
Is Israel now actively seeking not only to wage war, but a two-fronted one at that? (did not work out too well last time this was attempted). We don't know, although with bizarro futures, where the ES reacts inversely to what fundamentals suggest, look for another 100 points S&P move higher even with US markets close, as the world inches one step closer to nuclear war.
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+1. Well said.
Right, guess they must've summoned Uri Geller's psychic powers to bring the Israelis into this operation - should be sued for intellectual property violation, as well, then...
Truth is if their leaders ever wanted anything to do with the Palestinians/Muslims, they would have found a way - remember it was those same Muslims who gave them shelter when they most needed it, when they were being expelled from Europe, back in the days (Morocco, Ottoman Empire (Turkey!),...); but their plan was never to settle for any acquired territory, but to use it as a starting-point to push it further indefinably, instead.
Keep in mind 80% of European Jews would have rather go to the UK or the US than Palestine, while their own leaders would rather have them die at the hands of Nazis than that happening.
It's just segregationism/expansionism.
The pure Zionist ideology has its flaws. However your historical accuracy is lacking. The intention in this day and age is to mitigate violence in the Middle East not increase it. Any group that seeks to violate certain boundaries as a modus operandi must be condemned.
Like yours?
How do you know?
Can you support his with any hard data? What about (unarmed) propaganda instead of military operation?
Again, how do you know? Where you there? Have you interviewed the people on board of the ship? Have you checked the different boats for smuggled weapons? Do you have ANY information at all, instead of repeating Israeli propaganda?
Right, OK. You don't know anything, you are just parotting whatever has been fed to you by your handlers.
For the record, I believe that both Israel and Palestine are complete bag of nuts, full of religious crazies. The worst kind: the one who says that even little children should be killed in their mother's womb because of who they are and what their parents believe (or not).
They can all kill each other for all I care, just as long as they manage to drag the rest of the world in their little crusades.
I rest my case, your honor - defendant is obviously crazy and should be locked up behind bars for his own good.
Oh, and if you like your shitty little hell-hole so much, "Adam", why don't you emigrate there and shut the f*ck up. Thank you. For all I know, you are already there. Good for you. You can still zip it.
Seems like a lot of conjecture to me. Submarine movements and capabilities are highly gurarded secrets of all nations.
Indeed.
The Israelis may be pychos, but they are not nuts. My guess is that either this is just a rumor, or the Israeli's subs are only there for 'Elint' (Electronic Intelligence).
Make of that what you will.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/05/31/israel-murders-at-least-16-human-rights-activists-on-route-to-gaza-on-the-open-sea/
what a total cock-up. If the Israelis just unprovoked started firing then the officers involved need to be held accountable, tried in court etc...
Generally i support Israel's right to defend itself, but this is indefensible.
I can guarantee 100% the actions of the Israelis were a result of violent provocation.
Violence provoked by violence makes them no better than any other animal, wouldn't you agree Adam?
Yeah, an old man waving a stick is so threatening to a commando with a machine gun. Typical Israeli propaganda....always overstating their victimhood. You should be working for the Mossad...you're wasting your co-intel pro skills here man.
Are your guarantees redeemable and against what?
The lesson to be learned by Syria and Iran and Lebanon is simple -- screw with Israel and you are dead.
We have a border that needs defending -- perhaps we can hire the Israelis or even better stop pissing money away on Afghanistan and have our troops defend our border.
Lebanon? That Lebanon that showed them good when they tried to invade? LOL
Israel attacked a Turkish humanitarian aid ship last night, killing 19 people..Bloody Zionists, this is your final act before you get totally erased from the Middle East..Lets see which of your big brothers (U.S, U.K) will be able to save your #ss this time..
Since when is the UK the big brother of the Zionists? Think you need to read some history and not propaganda...
It's obvious who needs to read some history..Particularly when it comes to how Israel came to exist in the Middle East in the first place and what role U.K played in all that..
It's the first time I am so happy to be flagged as junk...Here is your response:
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/resources/commentary-and-analysis/1079-british-foreign-secretarys-response-to-israeli-massacre-on-aid-ships-falls-short-of-condemnation
After seeing the news of the attack on the aid flotilla all I can hear in my head is Bill Hicks rant "Hitler had the right idea, he was just an underacheiver"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDrgwZsGC9A
Hitler was a racist criminal.
The problem aren't the jews, the problem are the racist zionists.
I had read somewhere that the zionists collaborated with the nazis during World War II. The zionists were not concerned about the jews in the European concentration camps, they were concerned only about Palestine.
And I have also read somewhere that you should have your head examined.
Seriously.
+1000
And maybe you should learn a bit more about History...:
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/zionism/zanda.cfm
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/antisemitism/holocaust/gedalyaLieberma...
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/antisemitism/holocaust/holocaustmillio...
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/resources/onlinebooks/Holocaust%20Vict...
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/antisemitism/holocaust/bergenbelsen.cfm
Some more:
http://www.jewsnotzionists.org/
http://www.israelversusjudaism.org/
http://www.nkusa.org/
http://www.nkusa.org/activities/statements/20090209.cfm
So... do you know better then them?
You are citing religious nuts, and you expect to be taken seriously? Oh, boy.
Well, at least, they are kind of pacifists, so I suspect they are all right.
But if even JEWS can't agree between themselves on Israel and zionism, surely you don't expect them to agree with Palestinians on anything as simple as, oh, the partitioning of a small country, covered with bloody religious artifacts?
*TaDa*
Thank you all, I'll be here all week - try the veal!
Religious nuts, from a guy with your alias? Now that is hilarious - oh, and... come on, if even you can't agree with yourself, surely you don't expect anyone to take you seriously?
*Ding*
Sorry, I'll pass!
Well, a quick Google search for "zionist nazi collaboration" gave me this web pages:
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/zionism/zionist_collaboration_...
http://www.counterpunch.org/brenner1223.html
I think it all makes sense. Zionists were obsessed only with Palestine. If Hitler was terrifying the jews in Europe, european jews should be more inclined to migrate to that distant land in Palestine...
So, the real "anti-semites" were the zionists all the time.
David Yisraeli, a member of the Stern Gang, wrote the following in late 1940, as part of a proposal to Hitler. It was delivered in 1941 to two German diplomats in Lebanon.
Religious nuts alright (my ass)...
No, Seriously.
Some 2-bit punk off the street under an avatar of american founder of the Church of Satan gives his 2 cents of sarcasm about the jews and Hitler. Get a fucking clue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Banking_Corporation
People named "jesusonline" giving their opinions on (and I quote): "two bit punk off the street under an avatar of american founder of the church of satan"...:
Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, meet pot.
You are the kind of moron who gives me reason to read ZH every day: I enjoy teasing intellectually-challenged people. And anyone with your nickname certainly qualifies.
+1 Magic Circle
I didn't pretend to hold higher moral ground or "tease intellectually-challenged people". You obviously didn't notice that it starts with a small letter - just the opposite with your satanist icon.
i just gave you the link where you could read something about "the zionists collaborated with the nazis during World War II". But instead you gave me your bullshit to change the subject. Didn't expect anything else from a retard, though.
I guess he's superiah to everyone else ;)
Wonder if he knows that name comes from Hebrew Levi, though?
Max warburg...Paul Warburg's( creator of FEDeral reserve) brother ...funded HITLER and the buld-up of hitlers NAvy....Hitler was himself a ROTHSCHILD (british agent)
Israel has been taken over by lawless, racist colonialist thugs.
But I have predicted that Obama would use the military option for his own domestic political purposes just like Bush and Cheney.
Israel is a criminal state.
The world needs start act against Israel as it acted against apartheid regime on South Africa in the 70's and the 80's.
It is time to United Nations sanctions against Israel, not against Iran.
+1
These people have been at each other for 1000's of years. Get out of the way and let them sort it out. Nothing we can do to change anyone's mind.
Amen, "papa swamp".
Amen. Had it with the middle east. Just bail on it - we can't afford it anyway.
Take it you didn't knew it was the Muslims who gave shelter to the European Jews expelled during the Inquisition (Morocco, Ottoman Empire (Turkey!)) - way to thank them for the hospitality, heh?
Big nothingburger. The anti-semites wills scream. The Arab League will hold meetings. The rags will fire a few rockets.
S&P up 7 tomorrow.
You forgot: "Film at 11".
Fantastic work! Obviously medals are in order. Contraband was siezed (Paper, copious amounts of sage, cement and shoes). Terrorists were killed (the little ones are so hard to target). Thank god we are Israel, because no other country in the world can get away with something like this. "See we told you something like this would happen when we don't get our way! Now let's go invade Iran and do not disobey us again Obama. Nothing will happen to Israel for we have the 300 in our pocket!"
Some say that victimhood has set Israel free.
Any criticism of Israel reflects "antisemitism"?
I don't think so.
I criticise Bush...I am no whitey-hater.
I criticise Obama...I am no racist
I criticise Israel, I am no anti-semite.
This victimhood shtick is worn out...no one is buying it, least of all the majority of Jews.
No shit. Many people confuse Zionism with Judaism. The #1 enemy of the Israeli nationalists are the orthodox jews who believe, as the Torah points out, that no such homeland should exist but instead the jewish people should live amongst others and be loyal to nations they seek protection from.
http://www.rense.com/general43/torah.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dSHl3C9kgY
I expect to get the shit junked out of me for that which plays to your point.
Neturei Karta
Oh and; +100000000000000 ^10000 for the comment.
There is one certainty and that is that we will have war shortly and the wheels have been set in motion over the past year to arrange for a war. It is needed as a distraction from the banks and the economy and a rising third party. These guys play for keeps and leave nothing to chance.
i agree, though i think war could come from any number of sources.
1) Israel/Palestine (ME)
2) Korean Pennisula
3) Russia could become expansionist (Georgia?) (Ukraine?)
4) Chinese agressions vs Taiwan, or island grabs in the asian pacific
I think its quite possible of heightened tensions between US/China, especially if China has a huge crash and refuses to unpeg dollar. They blame wall st, China gets super nationalistic as way of distracting angry peasantry etc...
Or maybe China says does not believe US can pay back debt so instead will nationalise US business interests in China.
the possibilities are endless...
Coldcall
Korea is a distraction, nothing more.
Russia and the Ukraine are getting along like gangbusters these days.
Chechnya should replace Ukraine.
China is quickly becoming the Asian power everyone wants to cuddle up with. No aggression for a while. They need a bit more cement before shaking the edifice.
More likely US invades Pakistan, Israel attacks Iran. US comes to their rescue. Middle east jumps in, possibly including Turkey.
WW3, maybe parts of Europe abstain.
Will not end well for US or Israel.
Bolsters China and Russia.
Turkey/Iran become the ME France/Germany.
Coldcall and Gully, here are my ever growing until they shrink 2 cents.
China won't let DPRK do much but rattle around-concur distraction. Thomas P.M. Barnett is quite outspoken about natural China-U.S. relationship as Old Europe sinks. After pouring all that cement China will be so tied externally that going to war will make less sense. What do they need, like 25MM new jobs/year every year? Not that they won't have any "adventures."
Russia and Ukraine - agree
China and Taiwan are too integrated economically. There are business, family, and politics, don't mix them up. Seeing flights direct Shanghai-Taipei was very surprising as well as the huge investment Taiwan has in East China.
No WW3. Who would play? U.S. vs. Paks? Tough for the U.S. if we really piss them off, them having nukes and all. That would put Zahal's boarding action today into a whole new light. Israel attack Iran? Maybe after absorbing a blow, but Hezb'Allah local attacks won't get Bebe to jump over that threshold.
- Ned
UN is itself in the hands of Globalist ....who wants to form a one world government...UN sprang up because of the BIGGEST ZIONIST False Flag operation , also known as WWII..
forget about the UN...they will not do anything....on top that we have the ZIONIST occupied USA to veto any sanctions against Israel
Man, I don't know what you are smoking, but I'd LOVE to try some of that!
Nah, scratch that. Whatever it is, it's not worth spending the next 20 years in a padded cell.
I suppose pictures of Adolf Hitler also give you a hard-on?
everybody has been decieved......WWI n WWII....both ZIONIST false flag....
UN didnt exist before or during WWII.
FAIL !!!!
No, existed the Society of Nations - same purpose, different(?) fate...
perhaps you need to increase your lithium dose :-)
Boycott Israel
you realise how many tech products are Israeli IP? It is probably impossible to completely boycott Israel.
They own you (bwahahahahahahah) :-)
Nothing is impossible. If everyone does its share of boycott, Israel will feel the pain. Focus on what hurts them: money.
At least stop sending them billions in foreign aid...
yep, Egypt too. - Ned
3 billion dollars for Israel...but not a dime for CALIFORNIA.....wow OBAMA
War mongering states with low populations have to hire alot of contracters.
No big deal, they did this to a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Liberty, 32 dead. If those Israeli gas reserves weren't off the Gaza coast none of this would be transpiring.
hmmmm
Let's not forget current US policy:
"To forestall or prevent such hostile acts by our adversaries, the United States will, if necessary, act preemptively in exercising our inherent right of self-defense."
National Security Strategy of the United States, published on September 17, 2002.
Sound familiar? Any country faced with the imminent threat of terrorism arrives at the same logical conclusion, implements the same policy for national defense. Israel is no different.
Well it looks like there will be another summer war now. Israel is facing reprisals from Hezbollah,lebanese military,Syria,Hamas,and even Turkey. If war breaks out between these belligerents it will be very ugly.
We hope and pray there will not be a larger regional conflict. But if there is I know who will be left standing...
Reprisals would just give Israel a right to start a war. Somehow i think Bibi fancies himself a war leader so best for the local agitators in the middle east to keep a low profile. Lebanon would be sort of stupid to give Israel an excuse to bomb all its infrastructure again. I doubt there would be any EU rebuilding money this time because they are broke.
seriously whats the world going to do to Israel? Nada, they are far too powerful.
200 nukes will stop anything, including US, China etc..
Israel is the darwinian consequence of 2000 years persecution. You keep kicking the pit bull, it eventually rips you apart.
The world created Israel.
Them going ape-shit would be the end of it - as a nation, a country and a cult - there wouldn't be nowhere in the World they could hide and no chance of remission. It would be the ultimate "guilt" reliever for the rest of the World and even more, as each and every dirty little secret they've been struggling to hide would come into broad daylight.
Talk about gun crazy, trigger happy...
Just my .2 Au oz.
The key in all this is to see how Israel's relations with Turkey degenerate. The IDF screwed up here, they acted with brute force, as they typically do, but it really wasn't warranted. We will be discussing Israel and Palestine till we die. It's really a hopeless cause. Too bad, because I really do believe that most Israelis and Palestinians genuinely want to live in peace.
It took centuries for the world to develop a sense of community..
It appears Israel just mooned said community..
I note their spin..It was the victim's fault..
Sort of reminds me of the Rodney King incident..
'He was resisting arrest...'
China is asked to 'rein in' North Korea's behaviour..
I wonder if anyone will ask the same of USA re: Israel..
Truth is so often the first fatality in these affairs..
This world sure needs a big dose of Integrity, Honesty, and Personal Responsibility
right about now...
Wise words, but unfortunately there might be way too many agents with way too many veiled interests in messing things up for whatever their own private interests are.
Personally, and regardless of anything, I think Israel just shot itself in the foot - 10 times over...
Ya cant waste a good war ...to have a financial meltdown. The Dems are brilliant
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