Major General Paul E. Vallely (Ret.) has told PJTV that "Iran is planning a preemptive attack against
Israel through its military proxy Hezbollah. He adds that recently, a submarine in Beirut unloaded suspicious cargo that signaled the potential presence of chemical weapons," reports Uncoverage.net.
The people who were working on the submarine had on hazmat gear and gas masks; General Vallely notes that "some sort of chemical weapons were being offloaded from the submarine to the control of Hezbollah."
Could war be imminent? If so what will the United States do to try to quell the unrest and to control Iran?
SCUD Missiles
There have also been many reports that Iran has shipped Russian-created SCUD missiles to Lebanon in recent months. These missiles may have a longer range, of up to 450 km, than missiles used previously; they may have the capability to hit Tel Aviv and Israel.
Hezbollah is also believed to have a supply of M-600 rockets to attack Israel. These rockets are "Iranian-designed and Syrian built," notes the Christian Science Monitor. These rockets are smaller and more accurate than the Scud and easier to use.
Israel is in the process of giving the people of the country gas masks to wear in case of SCUD chemical missile attacks.
Israel Warns Syria: "We'll Return Syria to Stone Age"
The London Times reports that Israel has given a private warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel will start an attack against Syria if Hezbollah attacks Israel. "Israel made it clear that it now regards Hezbollah as a division of the Syrian Army and that reprisals against Syria will be fast and devastating." Israel warns that they will bomb Syria back to the "Stone Age" if the country is attacked by Syria.
Israel does have quite the way with the angry rhetoric. Lately Iran has been using a lot of it too. Israel always seems a bit more logical than the leader of Iran, whose rants have become ever more incoherent in recent years.
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