Al-Qaeda, Iran, and Hizbullah exp
anding Global Reach and Power!
January 15, 2007
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The question of whether or not there will eventually be a Middle East war seems to be a “done deal” in the minds of the vast majority of the world analysts.
The unanswered questions are how it will start, when it will begin, how many countries will be involved, to what area will it be confined, what kind of weapons will be used, how long will it last, will the United States, Europe, Russia, and China eventually get
involved in it, how many will be killed during it, and will it end in the final biblical battle of Armageddon?
The three articles which follow, from the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the AP and the Boston Globe, were extracted from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Daily Alert.
U.S. Intelligence Chief: Al-Qaeda Expanding Its Global Reach
Dafna Linzer and Walter Pincus (Washington Post)
Al-Qaeda is significantly expanding its global reach, effectively immune to the loss of leaders in battle, Director of National Intelligence John
D. Negroponte told Congress Thursday.
He also warned that the Taliban is mounting a vigorous insurgency in Afghanistan, that Pakistan has become a safe haven for top terrorists, and that Iran’s growing regional power is threatening Middle East stability.
“Shadow” of Iran Growing, Spy Czar Says
Greg Miller (Los Angeles Times)
Negroponte said that “40 to 70” foreign fighters enter Iraq each month through Syria, and that “many, if not most, of those are suicide bombers.”
Iran has provided money, support, and deadly munitions to Shiite groups, including so-called “explosively formed projectiles,” capable of ripping through heavy armor, that are supplanting ordinary roadside bombs as a major threat to U.S. troops.
Hizbullah Is a Growing Danger, U.S. Intelligence Chief Reports
Katherine Shrader (AP/Boston Globe)
Negroponte highlighted an increasingly worrisome assessment of Hizbullah: “As a result of last summer’s hostilities, Hizbullah’s self-confidence and hostility toward the U.S. as a supporter of Israel could cause the group to increase its contingency planning against U.S. interests.”
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