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=> Israel Behind Deadly Explosion at Iran Arms Depot
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Democracy Now! Nov.14, 2011 http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/14/headlines#2 Report: Israel Behind Deadly Explosion at Iran Arms Depot Seventeen members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard died on Saturday in a massive explosion at an ammunition depot west of Tehran. The dead included General Hasan Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran’s missile program. The explosion destroyed the base which housed Iran’s stockpile of Shahab missiles, a missile capable of reaching Israel. Iran said the explosion occurred while military personnel were transporting munitions, but Time Magazine quotes an unnamed Western intelligence source saying the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, carried out the attack. Obama: No Options off the Table with Iran The explosion at an ammunition depot west of Tehran occurred just days days after the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency released a report raising new concerns over what it calls "possible military dimensions" to Iran’s nuclear activities. On Sunday, President Obama warned that no options are being taken off the table concerning Iran. President Barack Obama: "The sanctions have enormous bite and enormous scope. And we’re building off the platform that has already been established. The question is, are there additional measures that we can take? And we’re going to explore every avenue to see if we can solve this issue diplomatically. I have said repeatedly, and I will say it today: We are not taking any options off the table." Republican Presidential Candidates Accuse Obama of Being Too Soft on Iran At a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina on Saturday, several contenders accused Obama of being too soft on Iran. Mitt Romney: "If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon. And if we elect Mitt Romney, if you elect me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon." Scott Pelley: "But, sir, let me—you just described where we are today, and that’s what you’re going to have to deal with if you become president. How do you prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon? Is it worth going to war to prevent that?" Mitt Romney: "Well, it’s worth putting in place crippling sanctions. It’s worth working with the insurgents in the country to encourage regime change in the country. And if all else fails, if after all of the work we’ve done there’s nothing else we can do besides take military action, then of course you take military action. It is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon." Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is rising in the Republican polls, was also asked about Iran. Newt Gingrich: "I agree entirely with Governor Romney. If, in the end, despite all of those things, the dictatorship persists, you have to take whatever steps are necessary to break its capacity to have a nuclear weapon." Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann accused President Obama of abandoning Israel at time when it could become the target of a nuclear war. Rep. Michele Bachmann: "The table is being set for a worldwide nuclear war against Israel, and if there’s anything that we know, President Obama has been more than willing to stand with Occupy Wall Street, but he hasn’t been willing to stand with Israel. Israel looks at President Obama, and they do not see a friend." Republican Rep. Ron Paul offered a different take on dealing with Iran. Rep. Ron Paul: "I’m afraid what’s going on right now is similar to the war propaganda that went on against Iraq, and you know they didn’t have weapons of mass destruction. And it was orchestrated, and it was, to me, a tragedy of what’s happened these last 10 years, the death and destruction, $4 trillion in debt. So, no, it’s not worthwhile going to war. If you do, you get a declaration of war, you fight it, and you win it and get it over with." --------------------- |
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