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2006-05-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Irans "Judgment Day" counter strike plan for the US

Double hat tip to Dan Darling for this story from his Regnum Cucis blog
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Eight fundamentalist Islamist organizations have received large sums of money in the last month from the Iranian intelligence services, as part of a project to strike U.S military and economic installations across the Middle East Asharq Al-Awsat has learned.
The plan, which also includes the carrying out of suicide operations targeting US and British interests in the region, as well as their Arab and Muslim allies, in case Iran is attacked, was drawn up by a number of experts guerilla warfare and terrorist operations, and was revealed by a senior source in the Iranian armed forces' joint chief of staff headed by the veterinary doctor Hassan Firouzabadi,
The source added that the forces of the Revolutionary Guards’ al Quds Brigades, under Brigadier General Qassim Suleimani is responsible for coordinating and providing logistical support for the groups taking part in the execution of the plan, codenamed al Qiyamah the Islamic word for "Judgment Day".
The plan includes three steps, which Asharq al Awsat has examined in earlier reports. The source gave more details about how the plan will be implemented. He said, “Most of Iran’s visitors in the last four months, including the leaders of revolutionary groups in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the heads of Hezbollah cells in the Persian Gulf and Europe and North America were asked, when they met with the Iranian intelligence minister Gholamhossein Mohseni Ezhei and his aides: are you ready to defend the Islamic revolution and vilayat e faqih? If you agree to take part in the great jihad, what would you need to be ready for the great fight?
Guess this explains the good will tour Iran put on lately
Amongst the leaders who visited were the head of one of the Iraqi armed group who was very clear and honest. He said his men would transform Iraq into a hell for the Americans if Iran were attacked.
Hmm I have heard this kind of rhetoric before were was that now ohh that’s right Sadr right before we made short work of his Mehdi Army, I guess he thinks round two allied again I would guess with Zark and the Saddamist groups will be any better. Wonder if they realize that with a simultaneous war rolling with Iran the gloves will be off no more pussy footing it like last time.
The source also said that the military training camps of the Guards were opened for the fighters of the Mehdi army in Iran to receive the necessary training. Iran had also increased its financial assistance to Moqtada al Sadr to more than 20 million dollars.
This is old news word is that they are not only training Sadr and company but Zark is getting he fresh recruits for his new more conventional warfare groups from these same camps
The same applied to Islamic Jihad in Palestine, which has received large sums of money, large quantities of arms and military training for its cadres in Isfahan, including street fighting methods.
As for the Lebanese Hezbollah, several loads of arms have been sent to; they include rockets, explosives, and guided missiles. Hezbollah's arsenal includes more than 10 thousand rockets short-range rockets and missiles including Fajr, Nour, Arash, Hadid.
Michael Toten just recently tried to get close to the border and it’s a not so hidden secret that Hezbollah is gearing up for a major action tick tick tick
An estimated 80 members underwent private training last year on how to carry out suicide operations from the air (through the use of kite planes) Still not sure if this is a joke or serious did they really say KITE PLANES whatand undersea operations using submarines.
While denying that Hamas had joined the list of organizations ready to help Iran in its likely war with the U.S, the source indicated that the external success of the movement, which enjoys considerable Iranian support both financial and military, was strengthened following the latest visit by its leaders to Tehran. This was translated in the Palestinian masses’ support for Iran, against Israel and the United States .
Yea all those millions Iran offered Hamas was just for nothing right
According to Iran, the latest military plan includes:
1- A missile strike directly targeting the US bases in the Persian Gulf and Iraq , as soon as nuclear installations are hit.
2- Suicide operations in a number of Arab and Muslim countries against US embassies and missions and US military bases and economic and oil installations I guess that AQ attack on Saudi Oil Station was a trial run for the big show, I would expect Kuwait to get a load full of missiles related to US and British companies. The campaign might also target the economic and military installations of countries allied with the United States .
3- Launch attacks by the Basij and the Revolutionary Guards and Iraqi fighters loyal to Iran against US and British forces in Iraq , from border regions in central and southern Iraq .
4- Hezbollah to launch hundreds of rockets against military and economic targets in Israel . This will coincide with massive attacks from Gaza and W. Bank I would bet. I wonder how long Hezbollah will last in the Israeli counter strike couple weeks maybe a month or so, I would imagine Lebanon would not mind reoccupying their own southern territory after its cleansing of Hezbollah
According to the source, in case the US military attacks continue, more than 50 Shehab-3 missiles will be targeted against Israel and the al Quads Brigades will give the go-ahead for more than 50 terrorists cells in Canada, the US and Europe to attack civil and industrial targets in these countries. The missiles I would imagine should be used in the initial days otherwise they will be black splotches on the desert.
What about the last stage in the plan?
This next part explains the whole point we have been trying to make in bold terms on why Iran can never be allowed to have Nuclear weapons under any circumstance. It explains why any sacrifice today will be pale in comparison to what will be forced onto US tomorrow if we choose inaction today.
Here, the Iranian source hesitated before saying with worry; this stage might represent the beginning of a world war, given that extremists will seek to maximize civilian casualties by exploding germ and chemical bombs as well as dirty nuclear bombs across western and Arab cities. Ahh the money quote the real threat from Iran chem./bio terrorism.
Why is no one going around pointing out these insane quotes to the general US pop so they understand what must be done in the near future? I hope its just part of the plan but I fear our leadership has fallen for the LLL propaganda and have been broken
Posted by C-Low 2006-05-01 15:08|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Why is no one going around pointing out these insane quotes to the general US pop so they understand what must be done in the near future?

I wish there was a good answer to this vital question. The fact that neither side of the aisle is howling to the rafters about this is sufficient to d@mn them all to everlasting hell.
Posted by Zenster 2006-05-01 16:29||   2006-05-01 16:29|| Front Page Top

#2 The Iranians are preparing for the last war and not the next one. They thought they saw shock and awe in Iraq II, but there wasn't more than 15 minutes of real excitement. Maybe they'll get to have a look at what it REALLY looks like.
Posted by Perfesser 2006-05-01 16:32||   2006-05-01 16:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The reason no one is going around stoking the fires of anti-Iranianism is that we are no where near ready to attack Iran. Bush & Rove will do a good job of getting the people on board once he's decided it's time to roll.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-01 16:33||   2006-05-01 16:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Nimble Spemble: Militarily, I suspect we are pretty well ready. However, diplomatically is another matter. We have to "get our ducks in a row", with a ton of stuff with the other powers.

Lots of "If they..., then we..." statements, going over anti-escalation protocols, arrangements for neutralities and international treaty obligations, identification of military targets and objectives, actions that would *start* a war, etc. ad nauseum.

In its own weird way, Foggy Bottom is as busy as the Pentagon leading up to a war.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-01 16:59||   2006-05-01 16:59|| Front Page Top

#5 None of this is aimed at our military or its civilian leaders. It's aimed squarely at the MSM and the anti-war types. They see how much wailing and gnashing of teeth (and political back-tracking and ass-covering) has been produced by the ongoing violence in Iraq. Sounds like a pre-emptive PR attack.
Posted by Xbalanke 2006-05-01 17:07||   2006-05-01 17:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Soo... whats the trigger point for Bush to be ready?

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-01 17:12||   2006-05-01 17:12|| Front Page Top

#7 why is a DR. of veterinary over the iranian military?
Posted by Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-05-01 18:24||   2006-05-01 18:24|| Front Page Top

#8 I would like to think that Bush and company are just playing their cards tight to the chest looking like the weak horse letting the Mullahs dig their own hole while we gear up and prepare. My original belief was we were going to hit Iran mid year everything will be in place.

I don’t know thou I am scared that because of the huge PR success the LLL’s have had on Iraq against Bush that he has lost heart and instead are going to just let the Iranians make the first strike. That way we get the undeniable self-defense defense even thou this will mean nothing to the LLL’s they will still blame Bush.

Of course that type of policy will cost millions in damage and hundreds or more in casualties from a first strike from Iran. If we hit them first much of their conventional stuff will be obliterated in the first days but if they get first hit those weapons will get some use at our expense is that expense worth some limited fuzzy feel good PR?

I hope my first thought turns out to be right. And to Nimble we got the power left to take down Iran. The Air Force and Navy who would be the main force at least for many of the first months against Iran are pretty much untapped so far in the WOT. The Army/Marines are stretched but far from breaking point (people forget in WW2 our guys signed up and didn’t come home at all until it was over not year or 6month tours multi year tours).

We could devastate Iran from the air plus decapitation in full effect and then cleave off sections like the SE, SW and NW Iran arming the already existing rebel groups in these areas and training the ones from the next goal zone. At some point if the “revolution” never stands up we could continue the decapitation until we get a mullah that will sign onto surrender on our terms. Those terms would be limits on their military and severe well-written inspections with pre written consequences for non-compliance. A humiliated Iran tied down with inspections and military limitations will be the next best thing to a free democratic Iran.


Posted by C-Low 2006-05-01 18:44||   2006-05-01 18:44|| Front Page Top

#9 And if we don't attack, that will only delay the implementation of "Judgment Day" for a few years.
Posted by Glererong Hupinese5782 2006-05-01 22:49||   2006-05-01 22:49|| Front Page Top

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