Israel: A Regional War May Be Approaching

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Coastline, Enemies, Explosives, Fatah, Foreign Minister, Hamas, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah, Hostilities, Iran, Israel, Israel War, Last Saturday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, New Ways, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Proxies, Regional War, Syria

A regional war may well be approaching. The actions and statements of Iran and its Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian proxies over the past week or so indicate that this is what Israel’s enemies are gunning for.
The latest developments are menacing. Last Saturday, Iran’s unelected president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened to open up a new round of [...]

DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

Posted by Matt in February 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Ashkelon, Beaches, bombs, Containers, Espionage, Explosives, Fear, Fisherman, Gaza, Israeli Ports, Terrorism Security

The beaches of Ashkelon and Ashdown, twin Israeli ports up to 25 km north of Gaza, were evacuated Monday, Feb. 1 for fear that two large containers packed with explosives which drifted ashore were floating bombs with more on the way. One was detected by an Israeli fisherman who alerted the police.
DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, [...]

Sources: Iran ordered attack on Israeli convoy in Jordan – WashingtonTV

Posted by Matt in January 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Citing Sources, Explosives, General Intelligence Department, Iran, Iranian Diplomats, Israeli Convoy, Jerusalem Post, Jordan

An attack last week on an Israeli diplomatic convoy in Jordan was apparently carried out on instructions from Iran, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to Jordan’s General Intelligence Department.
The sources told the daily that the Jordanian agency was investigating the possibility that the explosives used in last week’s failed attempt were [...]

Lebanese analyst: Hamas as strong as pre-war Hezbollah – Israel News, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in January 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Al Akhbar, Al Amin, Explosives, Hamas, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Military, Israel News, Lebanese Newspaper, Military Vehicles, Missiles, Nbsp, Palestinian Factions, Tank, War News, Ynetnews

“The military might of Hamas in 2010 is equal to that of Hezbollah’s in 2006,” an analyst for Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar said.
Ibrahim al-Amin, who is affiliated with the Shiite group, wrote “Fighters from Hamas and other (Palestinian) factions have been training for a year on the various uses of anti-aircraft missiles and on [...]

DEBKAfile – US Anti-Terror Authorities Missed Writing on the Wall – in Jeddah

Posted by Matt in January 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Asiri, Assassin, Authorities, Cia Agents, Explosives, Hassan, Informant, Intelligence Experts, jeddah, Khair, Prototype, Saudi Minister, Suicide Bomber, Tali, Taliban, Umar, Underwear, Us Soldier, Writing On The Wall

Like the Nigerian bomber Umar Abdulmutallab, the Saudi minister’s would-be assassin, Abdullah Hassan Tali’ al-Asiri (al Qaeda-styled Abu Khair), who did not survive the attack, used explosives hidden in his underwear to fool the prince’s bodyguards. He won an audience with the prince by posing as an informant, the same trick used by the Taliban [...]

Lebanese analyst: Hamas as strong as pre-war Hezbollah – Israel News, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Al Akhbar Newspaper, Bomb, Editorial, Explosives, Gaza, Gunmen, Hamas, hezbollah, Israel, Israel News, Israeli Communities, Kilometers, Missiles, Ynetnews

Editorial in Al-Akhbar newspaper says Islamist group gunmen trained to fire anti-aircraft missiles, simultaneously detonate large number of explosives, and ‘bomb Israeli communities located up to 100 kilometers from Gaza’
Lebanese analyst: Hamas as strong as pre-war Hezbollah – Israel News, Ynetnews

Iran Studied Advanced Nuke Trigger, IAEA Findings Suggest

Posted by Matt in November 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Atomic Energy Agency, Diplomat, Dozens, Elements, Explosives, Global Security Newswire, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran Nuclear, London Guardian, Missiles, Nov 5, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Warheads, Nuke, Oct 5

A continuing U.N. analysis of Iran’s nuclear capabilities suggests the Middle Eastern state might have tested explosive elements of a “two-point implosion” technology that could be used in producing smaller nuclear warheads, the London Guardian reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 5).
The design, which uses explosives to simultaneously compress two ends of a football-shaped fissile “pit,” [...]

German FM wants U.S. nukes out – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in October 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Europe, Belgium, Bombers, bombs, Cold-War, Decades, Europe, Explosives, Germany, Italy, Long Distance, Missiles, NATO, Nato Countries, Netherlands German, Nuclear Warheads, Nukes, Number Of Nuclear Weapons, Turkey, Upi

Over the past two decades Washington has significantly reduced the number of nuclear weapons in Europe — from a record Cold War height of more than 7,000 to an estimated 240 bombs today. And even those explosives have diminished in significance, as nuclear warheads today aren’t dropped from B2 bombers, but are mounted on long-distance [...]

The secret war continues – Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, damascus, Explosives, February 12, Flame, Heart, hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Jeep, Lebanese Sources, Lebanon Syria, Neighborhood, Nissan, People, Public Arena, Rare Appearances, Secret War, Surfaces, Tip Of The Iceberg, Ynetnews Israel

Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah are engaged in a war. Only the tip of the iceberg surfaces once in a while, yet this is a war in every way, and it takes place every day and every hour. On Sunday, according to Lebanese sources, we saw one of the rare appearances of this war [...]

IDF?Fears Hezbollah ‘Military Buildup’ In Lebanon – The Philadelphia Bulletin

Posted by Matt in October 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Estimates, Explosives, Fears, hezbollah, Human Shields, IDF, Iran, Israeli Army, Lebanese Civilians, Military Buildup, Military Weapons, Missiles, No Doubt, Philadelphia Bulletin, Quantities, rockets, Southern Lebanon, Spokesman, Syria, Tank

The IDF spokesman went on to say that “these incidents leave no doubt regarding Hezbollah’s practice of placing its military weapons and facilities within civilian villages and houses. Such use of Lebanese civilians as human shields endangers their safety.”
Iran and Syria continue to provide Hezbollah with large quantities of weapons and explosives, accompanied by substantial [...]