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The Institute for National Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University said in its with Syria if there's a gun at
annual report, released Tuesday, that Iran will possess nuclear weapons unless your head
military action is taken against it, and Israel would be capable of carrying out Responses: 76
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"Time is working in Iran's favor, and barring military action, Iran's my son
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In 1981, Israel destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor in a surprise air
attack.
The INSS think tank stopped short of calling for an Israeli military strike to curb
Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Although experts elsewhere have questioned Israel's ability to cripple the Iranian
program, which is scattered and built in part in underground bunkers, analysts at
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5. Get a grip on reality 18:07 | Marilyn 02/01/07
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10. Iran and nuclear weapons 19:01 | PD Lane 02/01/07
11. MARILYN 19:11 | bo 02/01/07
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12. Paul no 6 19:16 | rug salesman 02/01/07
13. To Paul # 6 19:23 | Phinias Whoppy 02/01/07
14. Prediction 19:29 | Henry 02/01/07
15. world does not need any more Israeli 19:30 | Terry 02/01/07
aggression
16. Think Tanks 19:32 | Geoff 02/01/07
17. Hit Syria and Lebanon at same time 19:39 | Dale 02/01/07
18. Stop barking 19:44 | nate 02/01/07
19. Who cares? 19:51 | Axel 02/01/07
20. To Marilyn 19:51 | DAVID KAPLAN 02/01/07
21. 300 Jewish nuclear bombs must be 19:56 | Englishman 02/01/07
deterred
22. "Please, sir, may we attack Iran?" 19:57 | Clickfool 02/01/07
23. I Agree with #2 20:00 | Steve 02/01/07
24. Israel would be capable of carrying 20:09 | Yanke-love-it 02/01/07
out such an attack ?
25. Israel attacking Iran 20:10 | Constance 02/01/07
Blackwell
26. To # 6 Paul : can you please tell me ... 20:15 | Yanke-love-it 02/01/07
27. MARILYN, SOME LIKE IT HOT! 20:29 | MOSHE 02/01/07
28. why dont the zionists just Leave the 20:38 | Sam (UK) 02/01/07
ME
29. SOOOOOOOOO.... 20:41 | Blogowitz 02/01/07
30. piece of reality for paul 20:41 | anti-racist 02/01/07
31. War with Iran 20:43 | Sam 02/01/07
32. Thats where you`re putting your 20:47 | Timmay 02/01/07
money Marilyn?
33. For Axel # 13 20:51 | Clickfool 02/01/07
34. Dale 20:53 | Yosemite Sam 02/01/07
35. Why the hell should Israel do that? 20:54 | J.M.Jordan 02/01/07
36. Clickfool 20:59 | Yosemite Sam 02/01/07
37. Re: Marilyn 21:08 | Yolan Sebastion 02/01/07
38. #17, Clickfool 21:12 | Mikle White 02/01/07
39. #22 about lies and comparing apples 21:19 | Bob 02/01/07
and oranges
40. #10 Henry...finally a good & realistic 21:20 | T. Pierella 02/01/07
response!
41. #23 Answers to your questions etc 21:21 | RA 02/01/07
42. CONSTANCE # 21 21:22 | ROGER 02/01/07
43. Israel`s Nuclear Arsenal 21:23 | Steve 02/01/07
44. Englishman 20 21:28 | BO 02/01/07
45. Mark Lincoln 21:30 | Yosemite Sam 02/01/07
46. #21 Moderate Iranian 21:30 | Bob 02/01/07
Government?????
47. #25 correction about lies and 21:32 | Bob 02/01/07
comparing apples and oranges
48. Extremist maniacs with nukes: Tel 21:35 | Ranfo 02/01/07
Aviv, and soon Tehran.
49. sam(UK) 21:35 | Jeremy Woolf 02/01/07
50. sam(UK) 21:35 | Jeremy Woolf 02/01/07
51. to Yankee-love-it 21:42 | BO 02/01/07
52. Now I`ve counted 50 posts 21:49 | Axel 02/01/07
53. Too many enemies--wake-up Israel 21:49 | JoJo 02/01/07
54. "Think Tank" - Duh? 21:51 | Victor Smolinsky 02/01/07
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