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Anyone know the accuracy or reliability of these guys? I got a link to it in the daily spamarama in my inbox.
http://fr.rian.ru/world/20070319/62260006.html
by northsylvania on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 01:21:04 PM EST
MOSCOU, 19 mars - RIA Novosti. Les experts militaires russes estiment que la planification de l'attaque militaire américaine contre l'Iran a passé le point de non retour le 20 février, lorsque le directeur de l'AIEA, Mohammed ElBaradei, a reconnu, dans son rapport, l'incapacité de l'Agence de "confirmer le caractère pacifique du programme nucléaire de l'Iran".
 

"Moscow 19 march--RIA Novosti.  Russian military experts estimate that American plans for a military attack on Iran passed the point of no return on 20 February, when AIEA director Mohammed ElBaradei conceded the inability of the Agency to "confirm the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program."

Selon l'hebdomadaire russe Argoumenty nedeli, une action militaire se déroulera au cours de la première semaine d'avril, avant les Pâques catholique et orthodoxe (cette année elles sont célébrées le 8), lorsque l' "opinion occidentale" sera en congé. Il se peut aussi que l'Iran soit frappé le vendredi 6, jour férié dans les pays musulmans. D'après le schéma américain, ce sera une frappe d'un seul jour qui durera 12 heures, de 4 heures de matin à 16 heures d'après-midi. Le nom de code de l'opération est à ce jour "Bite" en anglais (Morsure). Une vingtaine d'installations iraniennes devraient être touchées. A leur nombre, des centrifugeuses d'enrichissement d'uranium, des centres d'études et des laboratoires. Mais le premier bloc de la centrale nucléaire de Bouchehr ne sera pas touché. Par contre, les Américains neutraliseront la DCA, couleront plusieurs bâtiments de guerre iraniens dans le Golfe et détruiront les postes clefs de commandement des forces armées.
 

Sorry--here my French breaks down--(the Russian agency quoted) "says the military operation may begin in the first week of April"  Are those subjunctive tenses?  "It may occur on Friday 6 April (a Muslim holiday).  The American plan--code named 'Bite'--is a single operation of twelve hours starting at four o'clock in the morning through four in the afternoon." (Local time?--It is not specified.) A score of Iranian installations will be struck, including centrifuges, research centers and laboratories.  The main center at Boucheher will not be struck.  Rather, strikes will be made on key Iranian army positions and command centers in the Gulf."  

A fascinating item.  I have never been convinced that the Iranian installations were ever a target, only an excuse.  The real targets will be military and political centers.  

But the timeline!  If the false-flag event happens tomorrow (Friday) that still leaves only a week to hype the hysteria.  That makes for a tight schedule.  

I cannot rule it out, though.  

Please correct my translation as you can.  

The Fates are kind.

by Gaianne on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 04:29:20 PM EST
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You guys do realise that is from March 2007 and that it says that Easter will take place in mid-April as opposed to (as in 2008) in March?

It'd be nice if the battle were only against the right wingers, not half of the left on top of that — François in Paris
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:29:11 PM EST
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Missed the year.  

And they missed their estimate.  

So much for that.  

The Fates are kind.

by Gaianne on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:37:57 PM EST
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Oh snap. Me too. Thanks for reinforcing the belief that nothing good comes out of spam.
by northsylvania on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 04:18:16 AM EST
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It was right there in the URL, too:

.../fr.rian.ru/world/20070319...

Means "world news from Ria Novosti, in French, for 2007 March 19".

It'd be nice if the battle were only against the right wingers, not half of the left on top of that — François in Paris

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 05:55:45 AM EST
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The Fates are kind.
by Gaianne on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:19:07 PM EST
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That's from one year and 9 days ago.

It'd be nice if the battle were only against the right wingers, not half of the left on top of that — François in Paris
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 04:12:49 AM EST
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