Monday, January 24, 2005

Countdown to Iran

Iran's nuclear program is close to the "point of no return," at which they will no longer need outside or international help to enrich uranium for use in atomic weapons, Mossad Chief Meir Dagan told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday.

The international community is not using all of its capabilities to curb the Iranian program, Dagan stressed.

Dagan assessed United States Vice President Dick Cheney comment last week, which mentioned the possibility of Israeli action against Iran in order to provoke European countries to take action, as an attempt at provoking the international community to take action against Iran before it is too late.

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On Monday Vice Premier Shimon Peres said he was convinced that Iran is single-handedly the world's most serious security threat.

"Iran is the main problem of the Middle East. I do not think that the matter of Iran needs to be turned into an Israeli problem – it is a matter of concern to the whole world," Peres said in an interview with Israel Radio.
  Jerusalem Post article

Here we go. In the language of "45 minutes to an attack on the U.S", Iran is characterized as at the "point of no return."

We won't need the Brits. We have Israel, and our new army of robo warriors.

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