Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza on alert against Palestinian threats

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Arab Communities, Debkafile, Espionage, Factions, Fatah, Gaza Strip, Halil, Hamas, Israeli Arabs, Israelis, jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Muslim Leaders, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Violence, Palestinians, Rage, Rivers Of Blood, Terrorism Security, West Bank

Although Monday, March 15, went by without an unusual level of Palestinian violence, aside from sporadic rock-throwing incidents against Israelis, Fatah factions opposed to Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas called on the Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli Arabs to mark Tuesday as a “Day of Rage.”
In the [...]

US will raise the heat until Israel toes the line on Iran

Posted by Matt in March 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Concessions, Debkafile, East Jerusalem, Espionage, Hullabaloo, Iran, Israel, Netanyahu Government, New Homes, Palestinians, Pitch, Terrorism Security, Toes, Washington Sources

While exploiting Israel’s ill-timed announcement of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem for concessions to the Palestinians, Washington will keep the hullabaloo against Israel at top pitch until the Netanyahu government toes the line on Iran, debkafile’s Washington sources report.
DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

US ponders denying Israel arms needed for conflict with Iran

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Debkafile, Defense Minister, Defense Secretary, Ehud Barak, Espionage, Flare, Hillary Clinton, Hostilities, Iran Military, Israel, Israel Conflict, Israel Military, jerusalem, Military Items, Robert Gates, Secretary Of State, Secretary Robert, Terrorism Security, Washington Sources

debkafile’s military and Washington sources report: The Obama administration is considering withholding from Israel military items urgently needed in case of a flare-up of hostilities with Iran. This would further ratchet up the mounting row over Israel’s decision to build another 1,600 homes in E. Jerusalem. The requests were filed by defense minister Ehud Barak [...]

New Syrian-supplied weapon enables Hizballah to shoot down Israeli aircraft

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Syria, Caution, Cruise-Missiles, damascus, Debkafile, Drones, Espionage, helicopters, hezbollah, Hizballah, Igla, Israeli Aircraft, Military Sources, New Weapons, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Surveillance Aircraft, Syria, Terrorism Security, Transports, Warplanes, Weather Conditions

Syria has defied Israel’s caution that handing over new strategic weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah would compel Israel to strike targets inside Syria. debkafile’s military sources disclose that Damascus has just smuggled across the border a number of Russian-made IGLA-S surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting low-flying F-16 warplanes, drones, helicopters, cruise missiles, transports and surveillance [...]

Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Syria, Countries, Debkafile, Defense Treaties, Doors, Espionage, Hard Edge, Iran, Iranian Troops, Israel, Lebanon, Military Sources, Qatar, Syria, Syria Lebanon, Terrorism Security

Iran further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel this week with two important defense treaties signed with Syria (covering Lebanon) and Qatar, home to the biggest US air base outside America. These treaties opened doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. According to debkafile’s military sources, [...]

Caught on Tape: Selling America’s Secrets – 60 Minutes – CBS News

Posted by Matt in February 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Espionage, 60 Minutes Cbs, Caught On Tape, Cbs, Cbs 60 Minutes, Cbs News, China, Chinese Spy, Correspondent, Defense Department Employee, Espionage, Fbi, Rare Glimpse, Scott Pelley, Secretive World, Spying, Videotape

(CBS) “60 Minutes” has obtained an FBI videotape showing a Defense Department employee selling secrets to a Chinese spy for cash. The video, which has never been made public before, offers a rare glimpse into the secretive world of espionage and illustrates how China’s spying may now pose the biggest espionage threat to [...]

Syria wants Iranian troops guaranteed for front against Israel | DEBKAfile

Posted by Matt in February 23rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Syria, ahmadinejad, Allies, assad, damascus, Debkafile, Defense Pact, Espionage, Guarantees, Hamas, Hizballah, Iranian Troops, Khaled Meshaal, Military Forces, Militia Units, Nasrallah, Political Secretary, Shoulder To Shoulder, Syrian Soldiers, tehran, Terrorism Security

Ahmadinejad is due to meet all three of Iran’s allies in Damascus Thursday: Assad, Nasrallah and Hamas political secretary Khaled Meshaal. He will find them refusing to go to war against Israel without clear guarantees from Tehran that Iranian military forces will fight alongside them. They want Tehran to abide by their mutual defense pact [...]

Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats

Posted by Matt in February 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Ali Khamenei, Arrogance, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Bahman, Couples, Echoes, Espionage, God, Insult To Injury, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Nation, Nuclear Test, Open Defiance, Percent Grade, Ruler, tehran, Terrorism Security, Unity, Uranium Enrichment, Violent Threats

Could we see Iran’s first nuclear test on Feb. 11th? Something big is coming up on Feb. 11th based on the comment by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Apparently, it will leave us stunned. That sounds like a nuclear test to me.
Tehran followed through on its leaders’ promise to start home-processing of uranium up to 20 percent [...]

Syria slips Hezballah Fateh-110 missiles able to destroy Israeli cities

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Missiles, Advance Preparation, Batteries, Debkafile, Espionage, Fateh 110, Hezballah, hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Cities, Kilometers, Lebanon, Missiles, Mountain Areas, Slips, Solid Propellant, solid-fuel, Syria, Terrorism Security, Underground Silos, Warhead

The Fateh-110 is still more lethal, accurate and dangerous than the SA-2 and SA-3. it confronts Israel now with a Hezballah armed with a solid-fuel propellant, road-mobile, single-stage, short-range ballistic system weighing three tons with a half-ton warhead and a range of 250 kilometers. It is not deployed in surface batteries but fired from mobile [...]

Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Middle East, Syria, War, Airlift, Airlifts, damascus, Debkafile, Espionage, Foreign Minister, Gaza, Hamas, hezbollah, Hizballah, Iran, Medium Range, Military Sources, Missile Arsenal, President Bashar Assad, Surface Missiles, Syria, Syrian President Bashar Assad, Terrorism Security, War Talk, War Threats

debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria’s missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza. Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: “You [...]