Kulazzi
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Great. That's the next step they're gonna take in order to try and continue the war against terrorism. Freakin hell man! 
US searching for weapons in Iran: report
13:08 AEDT Tue Jan 18 2005
US commandos have already begun searching for secret chemical and nuclear weapon sites in Iran, according to a new report.
The Bush administration views the hard-line Islamic country as the next big war zone, an unnamed former intelligence official told this week's The New Yorker magazine.
"This is a war against terrorism, and Iraq is just one campaign," he said "Next, we're going to have the Iranian campaign.
"We've declared war and the bad guys, wherever they are, are the enemy. This is the last hurrah - we've got four years, and want to come out of this saying we won the war on terrorism."
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, who first revealed the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, claims US teams have penetrated eastern Iran with Pakistan's help.
He asserts he was repeatedly told that the next strategic target was Iran.
"Everyone is saying, `You can't be serious about targeting Iran. Look at Iraq," the ex-intelligence official said.
"But they say, `We've got some lessons learned - not militarily, but how we did it politically. We're not going to rely on agency pissants. No loose ends, and that's why the CIA is out of there."
Iran has long resisted demands to open its nuclear energy program to inspectors, fuelling speculation and international tensions.
While it has agreed to temporarily halt its enrichment programs, which generate fuel for nuclear power plants, western countries including Britain are aiming to persuade its leaders to go further and dismantle its machinery.
In return, Iran is reportedly calling for solid benefits from Europe, including oil-production technology and heavy-industrial equipment.
Hersh told CNN that if targets are lined up by this summer, US attacks may follow.
The report suggests that the Bush Administration has been conducting secret missions in Iran since last summer with intelligence gathering on nuclear, chemical and missile sites forming the focus.
"The goal is to identify and isolate three dozen, and perhaps more, such targets that could be destroyed by precision strikes and short-term commando raids," it reads.
Hersh quotes a government consultant who claims certain Pentagon civilians "want to go into Iran and destroy as much of the military infrastructure as possible".
Link: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=13008
US searching for weapons in Iran: report
13:08 AEDT Tue Jan 18 2005
US commandos have already begun searching for secret chemical and nuclear weapon sites in Iran, according to a new report.
The Bush administration views the hard-line Islamic country as the next big war zone, an unnamed former intelligence official told this week's The New Yorker magazine.
"This is a war against terrorism, and Iraq is just one campaign," he said "Next, we're going to have the Iranian campaign.
"We've declared war and the bad guys, wherever they are, are the enemy. This is the last hurrah - we've got four years, and want to come out of this saying we won the war on terrorism."
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, who first revealed the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, claims US teams have penetrated eastern Iran with Pakistan's help.
He asserts he was repeatedly told that the next strategic target was Iran.
"Everyone is saying, `You can't be serious about targeting Iran. Look at Iraq," the ex-intelligence official said.
"But they say, `We've got some lessons learned - not militarily, but how we did it politically. We're not going to rely on agency pissants. No loose ends, and that's why the CIA is out of there."
Iran has long resisted demands to open its nuclear energy program to inspectors, fuelling speculation and international tensions.
While it has agreed to temporarily halt its enrichment programs, which generate fuel for nuclear power plants, western countries including Britain are aiming to persuade its leaders to go further and dismantle its machinery.
In return, Iran is reportedly calling for solid benefits from Europe, including oil-production technology and heavy-industrial equipment.
Hersh told CNN that if targets are lined up by this summer, US attacks may follow.
The report suggests that the Bush Administration has been conducting secret missions in Iran since last summer with intelligence gathering on nuclear, chemical and missile sites forming the focus.
"The goal is to identify and isolate three dozen, and perhaps more, such targets that could be destroyed by precision strikes and short-term commando raids," it reads.
Hersh quotes a government consultant who claims certain Pentagon civilians "want to go into Iran and destroy as much of the military infrastructure as possible".
Link: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=13008
