'600 Iranian missiles pointed at Israel'

**Logan13** · 09-17-2007, 02:51 PM

'600 Iranian missiles pointed at Israel'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull
Six hundred Iranian Shihab-3 missiles are pointed at targets throughout Israel, and will be launched if either Iran or Syria are attacked, an Iranian website affiliated with the regime reported on Monday.

Behind a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reading: "Missile maneuver of the Great Prophet," Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards tests the long-range Shihab-3 missile in a central desert area of Iran.

"Iran will shoot at Israel 600 missiles if it is attacked," the Iranian news website, Assar Iran, reported. "600 missiles will only be the first reaction."

According to the report, dozens of locations throughout Iraq, which are being used by the US Army, have also been targeted.

The Shihab missile has a range of 1,300 km, and can reach anywhere in Israel.

On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that the nuclear Iranian crisis forces the world "to prepare for the worst," and said that in this case it "is war."

Kouchner emphasized, however, that negotiations should still be the preferred course of action.

Kouchner, quoted by French daily Le Figaro, added that "Iran does whatever it pleases in Iraq ... one cannot find in the entire world a crisis greater than this one."

In response to Kouchner's comments, Iran's state-owned news agency accused France of pandering to the interests of the United States.

"The new occupants of the Elysee (Presidential palace) want to copy the White House," the IRNA news agency said in an editorial. The editorial added that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taking on "an American skin."

Kouchner's statements came just hours after US Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated the Bush administration's commitment, at least for the time being, to using diplomatic and economic means to counter the potential nuclear threat from Iran.

**BiteTheDust** · 09-18-2007, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Logan13

'600 Iranian missiles pointed at Israel'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull
Six hundred Iranian Shihab-3 missiles are pointed at targets throughout Israel, and will be launched if either Iran or Syria are attacked, an Iranian website affiliated with the regime reported on Monday.

Behind a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reading: "Missile maneuver of the Great Prophet," Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards tests the long-range Shihab-3 missile in a central desert area of Iran.

"Iran will shoot at Israel 600 missiles if it is attacked," the Iranian news website, Assar Iran, reported. "600 missiles will only be the first reaction."

According to the report, dozens of locations throughout Iraq, which are being used by the US Army, have also been targeted.

The Shihab missile has a range of 1,300 km, and can reach anywhere in Israel.

On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that the nuclear Iranian crisis forces the world "to prepare for the worst," and said that in this case it "is war."

Kouchner emphasized, however, that negotiations should still be the preferred course of action.

Kouchner, quoted by French daily Le Figaro, added that "Iran does whatever it pleases in Iraq ... one cannot find in the entire world a crisis greater than this one."

In response to Kouchner's comments, Iran's state-owned news agency accused France of pandering to the interests of the United States.

"The new occupants of the Elysee (Presidential palace) want to copy the White House," the IRNA news agency said in an editorial. The editorial added that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taking on "an American skin."

Kouchner's statements came just hours after US Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated the Bush administration's commitment, at least for the time being, to using diplomatic and economic means to counter the potential nuclear threat from Iran.

O snap

**mcpeepants** · 09-18-2007, 11:17 PM

don't attack Iran or Syria and you won't have a problem. how many missiles to you think Israel and the US are pointing towards Iran?

**brite** · 09-19-2007, 02:30 AM

I agree with Iran.

America should stop stop protecting Israel all the time and let them solve their own problems.

I asked myself the question, if somebody demolished my house and land that is handed down to father and son for ages (I'm talking about Palistine), would I fight against those ppl or would I just move away from everything I ever owned and everything my offspring will ever own?

I understand it's economic reasons why the current administration supports Israel and that the Administration propagates them as "The good guys". But come on, when will financial goals end and Ethics start?

RA · 09-19-2007, 06:24 AM

We are allied with a free and democratic society in the middle east...would you rather be allied with Iran? A sponsor of terrorism?

**brite** · 09-19-2007, 07:18 AM

So a free and democratic society is free to do what they want, even if they invade new land every day breaking the contract they signed in '67?
I dunno.. I've lost my faith a bit in the current admnistration. Id rather decide who are terrorists myself by the countries actions and not by who the administration tells me who are the terrorists in this world.

RA · 09-19-2007, 11:31 AM

It wasnt under the current administration that the cia decided Iran is a sponser of terrorism bro

Originally Posted by brite

So a free and democratic society is free to do what they want, even if they invade new land every day breaking the contract they signed in '67?
I dunno.. I've lost my faith a bit in the current admnistration. Id rather decide who are terrorists myself by the countries actions and not by who the administration tells me who are the terrorists in this world.

**Teabagger** · 09-19-2007, 10:58 PM

I see new and bright international policy wonks have continued to post...what a treat.

**eliteforce** · 09-21-2007, 08:50 AM

You are allied with an aphartied state, there is nothing "free" or "democratic" about Israel..the notion that Israel is a "democracy" is a baseless myth regularly propagated in the American mainstream media, Israel meets none of the criteria of a western democracy.

As far as Iran's claims, they obviously have their missile manufacturing in high production, making any attack on that country sure to result in a devastating counter-attack..the US and Israel will have to fight a cold-war with Iran, not a hot one..and if they don't moderate their own extreme policies, then they will lose it.

Originally Posted by roidattack

We are allied with a free and democratic society in the middle east...would you rather be allied with Iran? A sponsor of terrorism?

**Logan13** · 09-21-2007, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

You are allied with an aphartied state, there is nothing "free" or "democratic" about Israel..the notion that Israel is a "democracy" is a baseless myth regularly propagated in the American mainstream media, Israel meets none of the criteria of a western democracy.

You need to elaborate on this........

**eliteforce** · 09-21-2007, 08:18 PM

religious freedom-If a Jew marries a Palestinian, she/he is striped of Israeli citizenship and forced out of the country or into a Palestinian bantustan.

democratic rights-west bank is integrated into the state of israel through aphartied scheme, only Jews are allowed to vote, palestinians have their own 'election' inside ghettos-in which the vote for an organization dedicated to abolish the 'jewish state' - big surprise there.

freedom of speech/press-when Israeli arabs have spoken out against Israeli policies, or have merely said something positive, israeli prosecutors are allowed to charge them with sham charges such as "assisting the enemy"..Israeli Arab MKs and union leaders have been forced out of the country by this tactic. Israels tactics are always designed to force Palestinians out of the country.

arbitrary arrest and detension-israel can hold prisoners for indefinent periods, years w/o charging them or with no evidence, they hold 10's of thousands this way.

Laws and civic regulations that target Arabs for discrimination, and favor jews, land confiscation, disproportionate tax collection and distribution, discrimination by companies and eductional institutions, etc.

No western democracy has anything close to the kinds of racist laws israel has. It is theocracy, not western democracy.

**Logan13** · 09-22-2007, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

religious freedom-If a Jew marries a Palestinian, she/he is striped of Israeli citizenship and forced out of the country or into a Palestinian bantustan.

democratic rights-west bank is integrated into the state of israel through aphartied scheme, only Jews are allowed to vote, palestinians have their own 'election' inside ghettos-in which the vote for an organization dedicated to abolish the 'jewish state' - big surprise there.

freedom of speech/press-when Israeli arabs have spoken out against Israeli policies, or have merely said something positive, israeli prosecutors are allowed to charge them with sham charges such as "assisting the enemy"..Israeli Arab MKs and union leaders have been forced out of the country by this tactic. Israels tactics are always designed to force Palestinians out of the country.

arbitrary arrest and detension-israel can hold prisoners for indefinent periods, years w/o charging them or with no evidence, they hold 10's of thousands this way.

Laws and civic regulations that target Arabs for discrimination, and favor jews, land confiscation, disproportionate tax collection and distribution, discrimination by companies and eductional institutions, etc.

No western democracy has anything close to the kinds of racist laws israel has. It is theocracy, not western democracy.

I'll bet that next you will be telling us about all the freedoms in Iran..........

**eliteforce** · 09-22-2007, 10:17 PM

For a developing country Iran is moving in the right direction-it's not prefect but what developing country in such a hostile region would be, for a developed country the US and Israel are moving in the wrong direction.

**scriptfactory** · 09-23-2007, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

For a developing country Iran is moving in the right direction-it's not prefect but what developing country in such a hostile region would be, for a developed country the US and Israel are moving in the wrong direction.

I am not the biggest fan of the current US regime but you can't honestly believe that Iran is moving in the right direction while the US is moving in the wrong one, right? If so, you are absolutely delusional.

**eliteforce** · 09-23-2007, 07:04 AM

Iran has parliamentary elections, which they didn't used to have, their media is liberalizing, they are now allowed to make independent films w/o govt cencorship..The US is crime ridden, a declining standard of living and weakening currency, the govt can now detain and spy on you for no reason, stale 2 party system that is unresponsive to wishes of the voters and incresing govt corruption, most americans feel america is going in the wrong direction.

**scriptfactory** · 09-23-2007, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

Iran has parliamentary elections, which they didn't used to have, their media is liberalizing, they are now allowed to make independent films w/o govt cencorship..The US is crime ridden, a declining standard of living and weakening currency, the govt can now detain and spy on you for no reason, stale 2 party system that is unresponsive to wishes of the voters and incresing govt corruption, most americans feel america is going in the wrong direction.

I was thinking from a international political standpoint.

**farrebarre** · 09-23-2007, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by roidattack

We are allied with a free and democratic society in the middle east...would you rather be allied with Iran? A sponsor of terrorism?

sponsor of terrorism? i wonder who sponsored usama and his al-qaida

**Logan13** · 09-23-2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

For a developing country Iran is moving in the right direction-it's not prefect but what developing country in such a hostile region would be, for a developed country the US and Israel are moving in the wrong direction.

Iran, a developing country? Come on, how many thousands of years do they need..........

**eliteforce** · 09-24-2007, 05:07 AM

I'm speaking from economic perspective; the "G7" Countries are considered developed, so is Singapore..the other countries are considered "developing" with different levels of development..if the US consinues it's current economic and military spending policies, it will become a developing country!

**Logan13** · 09-24-2007, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by eliteforce

I'm speaking from economic perspective; the "G7" Countries are considered developed, so is Singapore..the other countries are considered "developing" with different levels of development..if the US consinues it's current economic and military spending policies, it will become a developing country!

Again, one of the oldest civiliazations in the world is just coming out of a 3rd World status...? After thousands of years, it is time to point the finger back where it belongs, in Tehran. An archaic social system has kept them in the 6th century.