Barbarians With Nuclear Weapons, Part 9
Topic: Nuclear Terrorism
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From Army Radio, via the Jerusalem Post, comes news that Israel, whose 1981 attack on Saddam's Osirak nuclear reactor saved Western civilization from nuclear terror, may be rehearsing for a repeat performance:

US: Israel may strike Iranian nuclear plants

Israel may be preparing to attack Iranian nuclear facilities within the year, according to US administration assessments reported on Army Radio Saturday morning.

Officials say that the attempt to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons has been discussed at various levels, as well as the effects such an attack would have on US military and political efforts in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf.

The UPI news service says President George Bush and Prime Minster Ariel Sharon recently discussed the subject at their most recent meeting. Following the meeting, Bush said it was inconceivable for the Middle East for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

When the attack occurs, the "international community" will howl, of course. But hopefully the US will not make the same mistake it made in 1981 by condemning what would be a key move in winning the war on Islamic terror.

Use our Take Action page to urge President Bush to, upon news of the Israeli strike, send Ariel Sharon a nice fruit basket and a thank you note.

(For more on nuclear terrorism, click the "Nuclear Terrorism" link on the topics list at the upper left of this page.)