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Saudi special forces take part in a military parade in the holy city of Mecca on November 10, 2010.
Saudia Arabia would move quickly to acquire nuclear weapons if Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb, according to a report.
Citing an unidentified Saudi Arabian source, the Times newspaper in the U.K. (which operates behind a paywall) said that the kingdom would seek to buy ready-made warheads and also begin its own program to enrich weapons-grade uranium.
The paper suggested that Pakistan was the country most likely to supply Saudi Arabia with weapons, saying Western officials were convinced there was an understanding between the countries to do so if the security situation in the Persian Gulf gets worse. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have denied such an arrangement exists.
Iran, which follows the Shiite branch of Islam, and Sunni Saudi Arabia are major regional rivals.
The Times described its source for the story as a "senior Saudi," but gave no other details.
Israel uses MEK terror group to kill Iran's nuclear scientists, US officials say
Mohammad Javad Larijani, a senior aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, describes what Iranian leaders believe is a close relationship between Israel's secret service, the Mossad, and the People's Mujahedin of Iran, or MEK, which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
"There is no intention currently to pursue a unilateral military nuclear program, but the dynamics will change immediately if the Iranians develop their own nuclear capability," the source told the newspaper. "Politically, it would be completely unacceptable to have Iran with a nuclear capability and not the kingdom."
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta now believes there's a strong possibility that Israel will attack Iran in an attempt to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions, according to U.S. officials. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Iran envoy: We could hit US forces anywhere in world if attacked
Asked whether Saudi Arabia would maintain its commitment against acquiring WMD, Turki said: "What I suggest for Saudi Arabia and for the other Gulf states ... is that we must study carefully all the options, including the option of acquiring weapons of mass destruction. We can't simply leave it for somebody else to decide for us."
Turki is also a former Saudi intelligence chief and remains an influential member of the Saudi royal family.
In October, the U.S. claimed that agents linked to Iran's Qud's Force, an elite wing of the Revolutionary Guard, were involved in a plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S., Adel Al-Jubeir. Iran said the claims were "baseless."
The Saudi government has also accused a terror cell linked to Iran of plotting to blow up its embassy in Bahrain, as well as the causeway linking the island kingdom to Saudi Arabia.
In a secret diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks, Saudi King Abdullah allegedly urged Washington to strike at Iran and "cut off the head of the snake."
He said military action would only stiffen Iran's resolve, rally support for the regime and at best delay, but not halt, the nuclear program. "Such an act I think would be foolish, and to undertake it I think would be tragic," he said.
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I would hate to think what would happen if Israel had an American killed on American soil through a terrorist organization.
Let Iran have Israel is what I say, they should kick their ass !
it's hard for me to fathom ignorance as deep as the post above
Try 9/11
They already murdered a bunch of our U.S. Navy personnel many years ago on purpose! So it would not shock me in the least!
War.. What it it good for... absolutely... True even if you are of the Hebrew Ideology...
However true that may be having a nuclear weapons at your door step, where none now exist... and a way to avoid it may just be enough incentive to risk it anyway.
Wars have way of spilling over boarders... Wars between the Shiite and Sunni sects of Islams especially nuclear wars would not be in any way advantages to the Jewish State.
Perhaps it is time, and appropriate, to apply the lessons of Libya in Syria.
Their will never be peace in the middle east! We need to leave and leave now! And we need to get the worst financial terrorists in history out of the halls of congress and the white house! At this time in history Goldman Sachs worries me far more than Iran. While eyes are on the middle east we are slowly being strangled and enslaved by our own tax hungry beast of a government while Goldman Sachs directs the economy in any direction they choose. As long as it is profitable! How long before barney frank begins lobbying for the banks or takes a job with Goldman for all of his heroic work in saving the economy?
These countries have more credibility in that area than Israel or US. Why doesn't the Arab League and these countries step up and publicly oppose Iran's development of a nuclear weapon. So instead there will be an armaments race in the Mideast.
they are publicly opposed to a nuclear iran. didnt you know?
There is the trall , Fabienne, to convince us to go to war with Iran. Do you work for CNN or Reuters or the country , sh......., in the Middle East . I won't tell ,but I know your agenda .
can i convince you to seek mental help while i'm at it?
Sewer remarks, Fabienne. Shame on you -I do not want my country to be dragged into anotherr war. Just go back to Tel aviv.
Made in America...yeah baby! The military-industrial complex loves this @!$%#!!
the whole world is concerned at the thought of a nuclear armed iran; why does the idiotic Left have tunnel vision that keeps them ranting about their own narrow obsessions?
You are ranting, Fabienne, for us to go to war with Iran , treason in my book.
Fabienne445 You're a moron....right?
Since.....here's Palestine!!
http://americanintifada.com/1883CanadaPAL.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/1886FamilyPAL1.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/palestine.jpg
Gee....it wasn't my imagination!!!
I remember once seeing a very old map from that neck of the woods, that had a pretty big area called - Palestine.
I can only imagine that the people that lived there must have been called....hmm....Palestinians!
I guess it was a miss-print??
there never was a country called Palestine; what you saw called Palestine was a region of SOMEONE ELSE'S country. not the sharpest knife in the drawer huh?
Have you ever heard of a Man called KING DAVID and where HIS KINGDOM WAS!???????????... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. I guess NOT!.....Socialist Schooling Again!...
THANKS JOSEPH EXACTLY! Now those Poor Palestinians are treated worse than dogs in their own land! Sad & Shameful at the same time! Now tell me what right did Great Britain & United States have in taking away their land and giving it to the JEW'S I ask you?
mickey; there's no such thing as a palestinian. go back to the meth
Wrong , Fabienne, uneducated Zionist trall. Check the writings of Emperor Claudius. He also mentions Joshua-Bar -David , but I would not expect you to know. You are just out to spread hatred and destroy the U.S - that is the aim of your agenda , is it not ?
Oh....here's Palestine!!
http://americanintifada.com/1883CanadaPAL.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/1886FamilyPAL1.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/palestine.jpg
Gee....it wasn't my imagination!!!
Fine: let them get the bomb too
Look, we or anybody else cannot truly stop somebody from getting the bomb if they really want to do it and have the capability. Agree too the MAD works. I think it would work in the mideast too.
what part of fanatic doesnt the loony everything for everyone set get?
Sewer remarks, Fabienne.
Why don't the Saudi's monarchy connect with some other like minded middle eastern countries and invade, put Arab troops on the ground and invade Iran. Why do they feel the correct path would be to sit in the mansions and wait for a sign that Iran has a weapon and then go on the open arms market to buy their own. Don't their men and women have what it takes or are capable of a war. Is it necessary to have western culture to do this for them? They have a country of taxi driver's and store keepers who have doctoral degrees.
May GOD Bless Israel!, Sickem BOYS!................. It's Time to UNLEASH THE DOGS OF WAR!.........
YEAH! I can't wait to sit in a gas line for 8-hours just to gets me 5-gallons of Go Juice at $10 per gallon!!!
YEAH! Sickem boys!!!
you mean you dont have a Segway leftard?
perhaps you want to spill your children's blood I do not
BC Ohio will led the pack right?? Sick 'em bc!!
he said israel sic em leftard. how many troops do we have in israel?
so much for the left-wing (mostly) MORONS that were insisting a nuclear-armed Iran couldn't be a threat because if they used a nuke it would assure their destruction. the smug Left couldn't comprehend that the mere existence of a nuclear armed iran would lead to a regional nuclear arms race. where is the left-wing idiot that tried to ridicule me YESTERDAY when i said Saudi Arabia would pursue a nuke if iran got one? why dont you be a man and show yourself now lib and admit you were wrong?
Fabienne and Demetrius are here to convince you to go to war with Iran ( CNN or Reuters probably ). Fabienne gets very vulgar especially if someone hits on the truth. Where is Stan something, is he with you this morning ?
Joe, didn't I ask you to wakeup?! We are already at 'WAR' in Afghanistan, and Pakistan. If you don't believe the truth just ask the soldiers coming back from those countries if we at war.
You , Fabienne , and Stan are at war with the U.S., as far as I am concerned . You spew your hatred of Muslims, anyone that disagrees with your agenda of going to war with Iran you try to attack. Maybe you are paid because you do not have a job ( real unemployment over 20 % ), to slander anyone opposing our endless wars and particularly to get us to war with Iran.
By the way, Demetrius I know all about wars , but you obviously have not seen one, or you would not be doing what you are doing.
And the world gets more insane by the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are a regressive world
That's larry, darryl, and my other brother darryl.
Nice outfits...
Oh....here's Palestine!!
http://americanintifada.com/1883CanadaPAL.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/1886FamilyPAL1.jpg
or here....
http://americanintifada.com/palestine.jpg
Gee....it wasn't my imagination!!!
here.................
some Prozac
take it
Smell sewer., Fabienne.
To the commenters here saying if everyone has WMDs, the world will be at peace:
Just like with conventional weapons, if more nuclear weapons are built, even by allied nations, they will eventually fall into the hands of someone willing to use them in a malicious way.
Look at firearms. It is illegal to possess, transport, or sell one to a felon, yet thousands of felons own them. Why do you think that is? Think about that.
More weapons does not mean safer. You dream.
Peace will come when everyone is dead...
My first thought is that the Saudis are a very treachurous people and cannot be trusted! I may be wrong but didnt many of the nine eleven terrorists originate from there?
there are islamic fanatics of every nationality, race and ethnic group; and they dont care about borders
ssmike, so did Osama Bin Laden. However, Bin Laden was executed in Pakistan where most of the 911 terrorists were originally trained by Bin Laden. The Saudis kingdom is not seeking a new desalination plant to help the people prosper, and live in peace. That is the true Koran doctrine. Iran wants to destroy that belief.
You are under attack , mike, by thralls . They want us in a war with Iran !
The Saudis became upset when the resolution against Syria was vetoed. The next step is NOT what they wanted to do, having to defend yourself against a rogue nation like Iran. How come the Saudis weren't upset with Israel when they developed nuclear weapons?
you answered your own question. duh
That's because the Saudis know that the Israelis have ZERO interest in attacking them. Heck, the Saudis and Israelis are major trading partners, did you know that?
Iran, however, is a WHOLE 'nutter ball of wax. Saudi Arabia is far wealthier than Iran is, and therefore has a hell of a lot more at stake than Iran does. Iran has nothing to lose. It will use the bomb on ANYONE. The Saudis, making BILLIONS and TRILLIONS with their oil, DON'T want to rock the boat, but DO want weapons to DETER Iran.
you forget Iran has a lot of oil-you say Israel wont attack other nations yet they want to attack Iran -your statement is illogical- you don't think they'll want to attack Jordan or Egypt if they get nukes- they have already taken some of their land- Iran sells a lot of oil to China and Russia- that is the equation the media never talks about- all the way around the Middle East is a mess- My neighbor has guns and he is a hothead so w/this logic I should kill him just in case he might shoot someone later
it's only illogical if you put iran and Israel on the same plane with regard to their intentions. something only an idiot would do
guns are taken away form people who are thought to be dangers all the time loony tune. try another straw man argument. and a gun will only kill but so many people while a nuke...............do i have to break that down too for you free?
so you are a supporter of preemptive wars- how did you like Iraq- solved all the problems there right ? Just like this will- after they bomb Iran will they give the Palestinian's a state? I would say no- next they will have another excuse- if you can't see that a lot of this terrorism is related to that then you are blind my friend- our foreign policy is the ruler of terrorism- I should know as a former member of team ...
Fabienne wants us in a war with Iran.
Iran may have some oil, but there's a caveat: they're ready to implode from within.
So, let me put it to you guys this way:
I, for one don't want us to attack Iran, but you can bet your house that the Saudis are secretly hoping we do.
Masturbator is more like IT!....
lol! and isnt that Uncle Fester in the icon next to his screen name?
the problem is the world is governed by religion- my God is better than your God and I'm going to kill you to prove it- where did the cavemen go to church- religion was only invented after man developed social skills- now each one is governed by ideologies- It seems Israel is the only country in the region who thinks they are deserving of Nukes- "we need to to control others"- those w/a bully mentality soon have many enemies and the more you incite them the faster they will develop WMD's- if not today-soon-
honestly no offense but this is just ignorant. this isnt about religion on anybody's part but the islamists. i personally dont care what the religion is of the person or country that wants to annihilate me and nuke my country; i dont want anybody of any religion to do that. isnt that common sense?
Only MUSLIMS Belive, If YOUR NOT MUSLIM YOU MUST DIE!........ Oh Yah I did Forget About Rev. Wright!... GOD DAMN America!, Thats OK!, He WAS A Liberal Socialist Muslim!......
we have engaged in fundamental wars over the years- I remember one called Vietnam- as those damn commiies were going to take over the world- the whole Middle East is a fundamental mess and there is no fun in fundamental chaos- time to pull our money and resources out and give them all better weapons- they'll clean up the mess themselves and we'll come back in after 20 years and pack up the crude which is really what this stabilization is all about whether anyone admits it or not
I read part of the koran before wiping my butt with it. I does state that it is the duty of every musslim to convert everyone they meet to islam or kill them. The killing of the infidels is a requirement to enter their idea of heaven.
Sociopaths with powerful weapons. Is that a good combo?
So what's the BIG DEAL here? If Iran gets Nuke's then we'll simply sell the Saudi's some Nuke's!!! That way Saudi Arabia will then have Nuke's to use against Israel RIGHT??? WORKS FOR ME!!!!
therapy didnt work for you obviously
Funny picture -they must be night fighters. In the desert , during the day they will be an easy target . Are you trying to scare us MSNBC ?
Wow, they're really stepping up the propaganda on Iran. Now it's all part of an international conspiracy.
yes; and the talking bass on the wall is telling you to jump out the window. OBEY THE BASS!!
We already know that the middleast are not very good at military things, afterall, it took only a week each to defeat Iraq and Afgnistan and the fighting was over, it's the occupation part that killed so many of our soldiers. Let us not forget that Iraq used to whip Iran just about every year and Hussein was the big dog in the middleast, now that Bush took out Hussein, Iran and AJad are the big dogs, way to go Dubya. So now we are worried about Iran doing something crazy. But we notice that Iran is careful not to enrage China or Russia and that's goes against Allah's teaching that anyone not muslim is an infidel and needs to be destroyed. So who is going to figure out the craziness of middleast thinking, and why should it fall on us, we the farthest away from them. China and Russia both need to be more concerned about them than we do, yet they would not join with us to control them. Things just do not make sense, but if we was to get the heck out of there, then what. It would make more sense for Iran to attack either Russia or China than to attack us. Neither Russia or China are muslim countries, although all those "stans" may well be and they probably don't like Russia all that much since they broke away from them a few years back. China, although a huge country, could use more land for their billions of people. Why don't we just let China and Russia worry about the Muslims instead of America having to do it.
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those special saudi forces in grease paint pictured above don't all look like Arabs, but mercenaries. Time Saudi stepped up took action against Iran, why are we in the US painted in black.
They don't look like Arabs? So it is good to know that your x-ray vision is working well.