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Title: Netanyahu Claims President Bush Promised Unilateral Nuclear Bomb Attack Against Iran
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Published: Jan 10, 2008
Author: Wire Services - Presscue
Post Date: 2008-01-13 11:31:03 by robin
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Israel's Netanyahu Claims President Bush Promised Unilateral Nuclear Bomb Attack Against Iran Wire Services Presscue Jan 10, 2008 We'll nuke Iran - Bush promises Israel Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:08 - Wire Services - US President George W. Bush promised Israel's opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu that the United States will join the Jewish state in a nuclear strike against Iran, Israel Radio reported today. Former Prime Minister Netanyahu, opposition Likud party's hardline chairman who opposes the US-backed Annapolis peace process, reiterated to President Bush his stance, that a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Iran's nuclear installations was the only way to stop the Islamic nation's nuclear weapons ambitions. "I told him my position and Bush agreed," Netanyahu told Israel Radio. During their 45-minute meeting at King David hotel in Jerusalem Netanyahu also told Bush that "Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people and will remain under Israeli sovereignty for eternity." President Bush issued a stark warning to Iran over Strait of Hormuz incident, saying that "all options are on the table to protect our assets." “There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships, pure and simple,” Bush said during the joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem. “And my advice to them is, don't do it.” Bush criticized those who interpret the National Intelligence Estimate, which found that Iran gave up its nuclear weapons program in 2003, as a sign that Iran was no longer a threat. "Let me remind you what the NIE actually said," Bush stold reporters. "It said that as far as the intelligence community could tell, at one time the Iranians had a military -- covert military program that was suspended in 2003 because of international pressure. My attitude is that a non-transparent country, a country which has yet to disclose what it was up to, can easily restart a program."
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Former Prime Minister Netanyahu, opposition Likud party's hardline chairman who opposes the US-backed Annapolis peace process, reiterated to President Bush his stance, that a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Iran's nuclear installations was the only way to stop the Islamic nation's nuclear weapons ambitions. "I told him my position and Bush agreed," Netanyahu told Israel Radio. Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! "I told him my position and Bush agreed," Netanyahu told Israel Radio. During their 45-minute meeting at King David hotel in Jerusalem Netanyahu also told Bush that "Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people and will remain under Israeli sovereignty for eternity." President Bush issued a stark warning to Iran over Strait of Hormuz incident, saying that "all options are on the table to protect our assets." “There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships, pure and simple,” Bush said during the joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem. “And my advice to them is, don't do it I normally wouldn't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of a crazy Likud politician, but I don't think that Netanyahu is lying this time.
US President George W Bush has warned of the dangers he says are posed by Iran, in a speech in its Gulf neighbour, the United Arab Emirates. Mr Bush said Iran threatened the security of all nations and should be confronted "before it's too late". In a speech in Abu Dhabi on the latest leg of a Middle Eastern tour, he also urged the region to embrace democracy. Meanwhile the UN's atomic watchdog said Iran had agreed to clear up questions about its past nuclear activities. The statement by the IAEA said Tehran would provide details in the next four weeks. 'Human capital' Mr Bush's address in Abu Dhabi was described by his aides as the keynote speech of his regional tour. He told delegates at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) that more open societies would foster the Middle East's immense "human capital". He said there had been advances in the region, but also setbacks. Without fair elections and freedom of speech, "you cannot expect people to believe in the promise of a better future", he added. Mr Bush said spreading freedom and democracy was the best way to defeat radicalism. America and its democratic allies would prevail over extremists like al-Qaeda, he said, because they have "freedom and justice written into our hearts by Almighty God... no terrorists can take that away". The BBC's Matthew Price, travelling with Mr Bush, says the president has sounded more nuanced on this trip than previously, and has spent much of it making suggestions rather than demands. But that may not be how it plays to the "streets" of the Middle East. Many people will see US foreign policy as militaristic, following its invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, and will view Mr Bush's words on Iran as a call to arms - even though they were not, our correspondent says. In fact, in his speech he sought to reach out to the people of Iran, saying: "You're rich in culture and talent. You have the right to live under a government that listens to your wishes, respects your talents and allows you to build better lives for your families." Palestinian issue However, he repeated his allegation that Iran was "the world's leading state sponsor of terror", funnelling arms and funds to militant groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, the Taleban and Shia fighters in Iraq. He said Iran had defied the United Nations and destabilised the region by failing to be transparent about its nuclear programme. Earlier on Sunday, during a visit to Bahrain, President Bush met some of the sailors whose ships the US says were confronted by Iranian speedboats last weekend. Mr Bush also addressed the Middle East peace process, trying to encourage support from his Gulf Arab allies. In particular, he is attempting to persuade them to back Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as he negotiates with the Israelis. While visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Thursday, he said Israel must end its occupation of some Arab land to enable the creation of a viable Palestinian state. Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! current Iran news ping
Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:08 - Wire Services - US President George W. Bush promised Israel's opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu that the United States will join the Jewish state in a nuclear strike against Iran, Israel Radio reported today.
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Former Prime Minister Netanyahu, opposition Likud party's hardline chairman who opposes the US-backed Annapolis peace process, reiterated to President Bush his stance, that a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Iran's nuclear installations was the only way to stop the Islamic nation's nuclear weapons ambitions.
#3. To: Rupert_Pupkin, *Iranian Conflict* (#2)
Mr Bush has seemed more nuanced in his statements on this trip than he perhaps has in the past 
BBC correspondent
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