http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3482273,00.html Israeli official criticizes US handling of Iranian threat
Bush administration's attempt to take on Islamic Republic without Russia's help doomed for failure, senior government official says. 'Six years have passed since the attack on the Twin Towers, and the success rate of the war on terror is debatable,' he adds Roni Arison Published: 12.13.07, 12:08 / Israel News <file:///C:/home/0,7340,L-3082,00.html> A senior Israeli government official said Thursday that as long as the United States attempts to eradicate the Iranian <http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284215,00.html> threat on its own "the results on the ground will remain insufficient". According to the official, who asked to remain anonymous, Russia's involvement, as well as that of India and China, is critical in the effort to stifle the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions. "Without the Russians it will be impossible," the official said, adding that the biggest threat to the world was the "triangle" of Islamic terror, rogue countries and the distribution of nuclear technology. "Looking toward the future - toward a strong administration in the US and the manner in which the international community must prepare for the new reality - the only way to fight this triangle that threatens global stability is cooperation between the Americans, the European Union, Russia, China and- to a lesser extent - India," he said. The official continued to say that the Iranian threat was not high on Russia and China's priority list due to the internal struggles surrounding terror and human rights they are currently occupied with. "Six years have passed since the attack on the Twin Towers, and the success rate (of the war on terror) is debatable," the official said. "Osama bin Laden is still on the loose. What is happening in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan raises some questions as to how far we've really come in the battle against this 'triangle'. According to him, the most dangerous aspect of the development of nuclear weapons in countries like Iran, North Korea and Pakistan is that it may fall into the hands of terror groups, which "would not hesitate to launch them toward the US, Europe and Israel". [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
