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| Israel Now Actively Seeking To Join NATO | |
| 2007-01-23 | |
| In an effort to establish more effective deterrence in the face of Iran's race to obtain nuclear weapons, government ministries are, for the first time, working on drafting a position paper that will include guidelines and a strategy for turning Israel into a full-fledged member of NATO, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The paper is being drafted by an interministerial committee made up of representatives from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry and headed by the National Security Council. The committee plans to complete the paper by the end of February and present it to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for approval. Meanwhile Monday, in an exclusive interview, former Spanish prime minister Jos Mar a Aznar told the Post that "Israel needs to join NATO as soon as possible." According to Aznar, the Iranian threat serves as "an excellent occasion to enforce [Israeli] deterrence by making Israel a member of NATO." The former Spanish leader and current president of the FAES Spanish think tank said that if Israel became a member of NATO, "the perception in Iran would change, knowing that it's not only Israel [they are dealing with], but all of NATO." Aznar said that NATO needed to change its focus to counter the growing threat of global terrorism. "The threat today is terror and we need to restructure NATO to deal with this threat," he said. Aznar said he believed diplomatic efforts and sanctions - at the current level like those passed last month - would not succeed in getting Iran to suspend its nuclear ambitions. Later, speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Aznar said: "We must do everything we can to prevent a nuclear Iran, but we must also prepare to seek a possibility to make a nuclear Iran act appropriately."
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| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #13 Nothing in the Constitution prohibits the USA from expanding to beyond 50 States + known Territories. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-23 20:07 |
| #12 Can you see NATO invoking Article V (?) if the Persians have a run? I rather see a US-Israeli mutual defense agreement (yep one of them) and bring out the mother of all umbrellas. I expect Grom would feel only slightly safer tho. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-23 16:50 |
| #11 Eric Jablow, Shhhhhh. You should be very careful where you mention things like that. Isn't that plan part of MK-ULTRA? |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-01-23 15:43 |
| #10 xbalanke, Meanwhile, the Boy Sprouts are attacking to control the Semiconscious Liberation Army with the aid of the Republicans and the Girlie Magazines, right? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-01-23 15:24 |
| #9 No way in hell would "Old Europe" allow Israelis into NATO. But I do see it as a good opportunity to close US bases in Europe and move them to the Middle East. And trade follows the troops. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-01-23 14:12 |
| #8 Screw NATO, go for Commonwealth status. The Paleos have always screamed it was an American colony why not make it so. As a commonwealth they can keep their 'unique' character. That all in one act will severe the links that has existed among the Paleo symp Donks, State Dept, and the university union of socialist professors from the American Jewish community for good. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-01-23 13:53 |
| #7 And why not... the Shriners!?! They've got those cool little cars, and those weird hats, I'm sure it beats NATO. I agree. Plus, the Shriners are deeply plugged into the Illuminati NWO. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-01-23 13:31 |
| #6 NATO or Elks Lodge? Tough choice. And why not... the Shriners!?! They've got those cool little cars, and those weird hats, I'm sure it beats NATO. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-01-23 13:17 |
| #5 That was the French Ambassador to England, Jackal. Yup, french ambassador to Israel only said Sharon was a lout, and Israel a paranoid country. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-01-23 13:14 |
| #4 NATO or Elks Lodge? Tough choice. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-01-23 13:10 |
| #3 That was the French Ambassador to England, Jackal. If this works out, Israel will instantly become the second-strongest military in Europe, short only of England. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-01-23 10:28 |
| #2 as I recall, Jackal, that was Phrance. could be wrong, though. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-01-23 10:24 |
| #1 I'm waiting for Belgium to weigh in: "We can't even defend ourselves, much less that Shitty Little Country." |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-01-23 09:50 |