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dipsydoodle

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Mon Feb 27, 2012, 09:09 AM Feb 2012

Israel, Kurdish fighters destroyed Iran nuclear facility, email released by WikiLeaks claims

In one of the emails from November 2011, Startfor officials discuss the explosion at an Iranian missile base near Tehran and quote a source who "was asked what he thought of reports that the Israelis were preparing a military offensive against Iran. Response: I think this is a diversion. The Israelis already destroyed all the Iranian nuclear infrastructure on the ground weeks ago."

One company analyst responded dismissively to the possibility of an Israeli attack having already taken place, asking: "How and when did the Israelis destroy the infra on the ground?"

"Would anyone actually accept that this could let the Europeans forget about the Euro crisis, something they have been experiencing every day for over a year?!" the analyst added, asking: "Do we attribute any credibility to this item at all? I don't even see what possible disinfo purposes this could serve."

Some of the Stratfor analysts expressed the opinion that Israel had sent commandos into Iran, perhaps with the assistance of Kurdish fighters or Iranian Jews who had immigrated to Israel, to carry out these operations.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-kurdish-fighters-destroyed-iran-nuclear-facility-email-released-by-wikileaks-claims-1.415066

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Israel, Kurdish fighters destroyed Iran nuclear facility, email released by WikiLeaks claims (Original Post) dipsydoodle Feb 2012 OP
It doesn't "claim." It "speculates." n/t Ian David Feb 2012 #1
Yup. Gossip. aquart Feb 2012 #3
Yup, huge difference. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #4
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) tingtin Feb 2012 #2

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