Monday, November 21, 2011

War clouds?


The “time has come” to deal with Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday, refusing to rule out military action to curb the Islamic republic’s nuclear ambitions.
Barak, speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS program, indicated that Israel’s patience was wearing thin — and provided an ominous response when asked about the growing speculation of an Israeli military strike.
“I don’t think that that is a subject for public discussion,” he said. “But I can tell you that the IAEA report has a sobering impact on many in the world, leaders as well as the publics, and people understand that the time has come.”
Read the whole post at Raw Story
‘Time has come’ to act on Iran, Israel says
by Agence France-Presse

The price of oil will be a prime indicator of how the market assesses the probablity of war in the Middle East.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like somebody needs a distraction, and that's what friends are for.

El Viejo said...

http://www.debka.com/article/21504/