Israel claims Iran link to crisis

[Ripley]

Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers last week was timed to divert attention from Tehran's nuclear programme, the Israeli PM has claimed.

Ehud Olmert said that the cross-border raid in which the two soldiers were taken and eight others killed was co-ordinated with Tehran.

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The US state department refused to confirm comments by an Israeli ambassador that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would travel to the region on Friday.

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Mr Olmert said the timing of the incident was not an accident, and the international community at the G8 summit in Russia had fallen for it - discussing Lebanon rather than Iran's nuclear programme.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5192990.stm

[leftchick]

1. of course they do

:eyes:

[Ripley]

4. I'm convinced.

Tel Aviv is going to get hit and thank goodness all those battleships will be in the area to help Israel get the Iranians because of course, the missile parts found will say "made in Iran." :sarcasm:

[xultar]

2. divert attention from Therans nuclear program...sounds very US

to me.
sounds
like something
we told
Israel to say.

Bush needs a reason to go to war with Iran.

Israel repeating the talking points gave him one.

Thanks!

[EFerrari]

3. I hope they keep going in this ridiculous and transparent direction.

I hope they do. The sooner to out them to the people.

[Moderator]

5. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2397261