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the USS Eisenhower Carrier Battle Group doesn't make for a 'massive' build-up for war with Iran by AirRaid
I don't understand... the deployment of the Eisenhower Carrier Battle Group alone does not seem like we're ready or even getting ready for an air-war against Iran. even assuming there are say, 2 other Carrier Battle Groups in the Gulf and/or Med, that still does not seem like the United States...
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October 24th 06 09:10 AM
by Scott Nudds Go to last post
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Aerial Bombardment of Iran would Eclipse 'Shock and Awe' of 2003 by AirRaid
"Military action has been in planning since before the wars with Afghanistan and Iraq. This could come in any one of three forms or some combination of them: A US attack by air power alone, a ground invasion as in the 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq, or the encouragement of an Israeli attack. The...
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October 31st 06 12:45 AM
by Jack Linthicum Go to last post
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'Defense Secretary' and Liar, Donald Rumsfeld, is 'stepping down' by AirRaid
not that his replacement will be any less evil, but Im a little surprised that Rummy is apparently gone. btw, I supported Reagan during the 80s and voted for Bush in 2000. i'm not a dem. www.cnn.com President Bush announced today that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,
November 8th 06 08:03 PM
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Iran is preparing for an underground nuclear test with North Korean help before year's end by AirRaid Mach 2.5
Iran is preparing for an underground nuclear test with North Korean help before year's end - London Daily Telegraph January 24, 2007, 1:52 PM (GMT+02:00) North Korea's Yongbyon reactor The British paper, quoting a senior European source, reports that North Korea is helping Iran prepare an...
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March 19th 07 05:21 AM
by Ian MacLure Go to last post
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Iranian official expects first U.S. military action against Iran within 2 months by AirRaid Mach 2.5
Iranian official expects first U.S. military action against Iran in two months DEBKAfile: An Iranian official postulates first US military action against Iran in two months January 31, 2007, 11:59 AM (GMT+02:00) The first commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohsein Rezai, estimated in recent...
February 2nd 07 09:02 PM
by John Dallman Go to last post
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the greatest sea and air armada Europe has ever assembled at any point on earth since World War II by [email protected]
September 4, 2006, 11:37 AM (GMT+02:00) The extraordinary buildup of European naval and military strength in and around Lebanon's shores is way out of proportion for the task the European contingents of expanded UNIFIL have undertaken: to create a buffer between Israel and Hizballah. Close...
September 4th 06 11:21 PM
by Tiger Go to last post
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First Frank Talk of Potential War On Iran From Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff by AirRaid[_1_]
Addressing a news conference in Washington, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday, April 25, the Pentagon is planning for “potential military courses of action” against Iran. He spoke of the Tehran government’s “increasingly lethal and malign influence” in Iraq. A...
April 29th 08 12:13 AM
by Vince Go to last post
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Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for attacking Iran by AirRaid[_1_]
Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran Sarah Baxter, Washington The Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians' military capability in three days, according to a national security expert. Alexis Debat, director of...
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September 10th 07 12:18 PM
by J a c k Go to last post
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biggest simulated demonstration of force in Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by AirRaid[_1_]
http://debka.com/headline.php?hid=3980 DEBKAfile reports: More than 10,000 US personnel, two aircraft carriers and 100 warplanes begin biggest simulated demonstration of force in Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq March 27, 2007, 3:50 PM (GMT+02:00)
March 31st 07 05:25 AM
by Tankfixer Go to last post
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Russia capable of destroying U.S. missile defense sites by AirRaid[_1_]
Russia capable of hitting US missile shield MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's bomber force would have no trouble destroying planned US missile defense sites in Europe, its head said Monday as the country's security council warned of new policies to counter NATO. "Since the components of the anti-missile...
March 6th 07 01:25 AM
by AirRaid[_1_] Go to last post
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F/A-18D Hornet crashes crashes in San Diego suburb, two homesdestroyed, Two dead so far by AirRaid[_2_]
http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/abc_f-18_crash2_081208_mn.jpg http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/08/military.jet.crash/index.html (CNN) -- A military jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California, on Monday as it tried to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, killing two...
December 9th 08 02:06 AM
by AirRaid[_2_] Go to last post
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Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers land in Venezuela - Peter the Greatnuclear-powered heavy missile cruiser and battle group on the way by AirRaid[_2_]
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers land in Venezuela, nuclear battle cruiser on way September 10, 2008, 9:57 PM (GMT+02:00) The Russian defense ministry said the Tu-160 nuclear-capable, multi- mission bombers (NATO-coded Blackjack) arrived Wednesday Sept. 10 at a Venezuelan air base to take...
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September 12th 08 03:52 PM
by William Black[_1_] Go to last post
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the F-15 is 1960s technology - F-22 Raptor is 1980s tech - will therebe a NEW air-superiority fighter? by AirRaid[_2_]
The F-15 Eagle was designed in the 1960s. The Advanced Tactical Fighter, YF-23 and YF-22, were developed in the 1980s. The F-22 Raptor is simply the production version of the YF-22. Worse, some of the specifications and capabilities that the ATF was supposed to have, as of the 1980s, was dropped...
May 10th 08 10:57 AM
by hcobb Go to last post
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U.S. ENVOY: NORTH KOREA TENTATIVELY AGREES TO DISARM ITS NUKES by AirRaid[_2_]
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/02/12/D8N8CB980.html Tentative Deal in N. Korea Nuclear Talks Feb 12 2:52 PM US/Eastern By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writer
February 12th 07 09:35 PM
by AirRaid[_2_] Go to last post
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Navy successful hitting satellite with missile by AirRaid[_2_]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/ Navy missile hits spy satellite Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on Wednesday, a defense...
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February 23rd 08 09:16 AM
by Brian Sharrock Go to last post
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Russia is threatening to quit nuclear arms treaty by AirRaid[_2_]
Russia threatens to quit arms treaty By  Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington, Neil Buckley in Moscow, Daniel Dombey in London and Jan Cienski in Warsaw Published: February 15 2007 19:04 | Last updated: February 15 2007 19:04 Russia threatened on Thursday to pull out of a landmark nuclear...
February 16th 07 03:11 AM
by AirRaid[_2_] Go to last post
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United States planning new military presence in Lebanon including large air installation near the Syrian border by AirRaid[_3_]
The US plans new military presence in Lebanon including big air installation close by Syrian border October 9, 2007, 9:42 PM (GMT+02:00) http://debka.com/pictures/Lebanon_Syria.jpg. The air base, according to DEBKAfile's military sources, will be located at Kleiat in northern Lebanon roughly 75...
October 10th 07 02:24 AM
by Dean A. Markley Go to last post
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has the USS Nimitz Battle Group arrived in or near the Persian Gulf yet ? by AirRaid[_3_]
The USS Nimitz and her Battle Group / Strike Group left California around the beginning of April. generally it takes about a month or to reach the Persian Gulf. So if the Nimitz group is not already there yet, it should be shortly. within maybe, 1 more week or so, yeah? Then the United States...
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May 23rd 07 05:11 AM
by Tankfixer Go to last post
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The Iran War Theater's "Northern Front" - Azerbaijan and the U.S. Sponsored War on Iran by AirRaid[_3_]
The Iran War Theater's "Northern Front": Azerbaijan and the US Sponsored War on Iran by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, April 9, 2007 In a timely decision, Azerbaijan recently (mid-March) granted NATO the permission to use two of its military bases and an airport to "back up its...
April 12th 07 07:07 AM
by AirRaid[_3_] Go to last post
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(CNN & AP) U.N: Iran expanding rather than freezing nuclear program by AirRaid[_3_]
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/22/iran.nuclear.ap/index.html U.N.: Iran expanding rather than freezing nuclear program POSTED: 12:22 p.m. EST, February 22, 2007 VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment program instead of complying with a U.N. Security Council...
February 26th 07 07:49 PM
by Paul Elliot Go to last post
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