Golden-bear:
.. von"Bravo". Völlige Entspannung="Alpha", kurz vor einem Krieg ist es Stufe"Delta". Nun sind die Amis seit heute auf Charly. Die britische SAS bereitet sich darauf vor, binnen drei Wochen fähig für akute Wüsteneinsätze zu sein. In Nahost wird es immer düsterer...:-(
TROUBLE IN THE HOLY LAND
Next Mideast war
in the offing?
Reports say U.S., Britain, Israel
making preparations for battle
By Jon Dougherty
© 2001WorldNetDaily.com
U.S. military forces in Europe, which are
currently at threat condition"Bravo," are set to
be upgraded to condition"Charlie" by Jan. 20,
while other elements of U.S. European theater
forces -- as well as British special forces troops --
may be headed to Israel"within a few weeks,"
sources have told WorldNetDaily.
According to a host of reports from various
European and Middle East military sources, all
of whom requested anonymity for security
reasons, European Command, or EUCOM,
forces last week were placed on alert status
"Bravo" -- with"Alpha" being the lowest and
"Delta" being the highest --"across the board,"
which included all U.S. forces stationed in the
European theater -- Germany, Italy, Kosovo,
Bosnia and elsewhere.
Other sources said the alert status would be
upgraded to"Charlie" -- the second highest
level -- at"2400 hours European time, Jan. 20,"
the day President-elect George W. Bush is to be
sworn into office, due to developments taking
shape in the Middle East.
Another source said the U.S. V Corps -- which
includes the U.S. Army`s 1st Armored Division
and the 1st Infantry Division, plus supporting
artillery, engineer, medical and supply units --
"are moving en masse to Grafenwoehr" -- a
sprawling training center near Nuremberg --
and that Patriot missile batteries may be moved
to Israel.
A spokesman for the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Dave
LaPan, confirmed that EUCOM`s alert status
was upgraded to"Bravo" last week, noting that
"they go up and down all the time."
Another U.S. Army spokesman said he was
"unaware of any pending change to the threat
conditions in the United States European
Command." While he said he had"no specific
knowledge" of the troop movements, he added,
"I can tell you that we frequently train at
Grafenwoehr. … It would not be at all unusual
for [those units] to move there."
When asked if the Pentagon planned such
training exercises -- which typically cost
millions of dollars -- well in advance, the
spokesman said,"Yes, yes, way in advance."
But, after some hesitation, he added,"As far as I
know, there would be no relation between" the
movement of those forces"and any raise or
elevation of the threat condition."
"I`m unaware of the things that you`re talking
about in advance," he said.
When asked if WND could quote him as saying
the particular exercise at Grafenwoehr had been
planned in advance, he replied,"I wouldn`t say
that, because I don`t know that there is an
exercise going on."
According to EUCOM, there is no record of a
major January 2001 exercise involving the
numbers of troops that comprise the U.S. Army`s
V Corps.
But, sources told WND, the divisions reportedly
being deployed to Grafenwoehr are"taking with
them more than just enough stuff for a
weekender. They`re taking contamination
outfits, protection gear, all of it -- lock, stock and
barrel."
Also, sources said,"the 69th Air Defense
Brigade" -- a two battalion Patriot missile
brigade --"is going through the process of
deploying overseas, meaning leaving Europe,
and they`re going to Israel."
One source said U.S. Patriot batteries are
already -- and routinely -- stationed in Israel and
Kuwait.
However, by deploying the 69th,"this means
that those two battalions -- which are the
umbrella of air defense protection for that army
-- are being taken away from them, leaving them
naked. That doesn`t make a lot of military sense,
but when you add up all the little pieces … it
seems that the European Command is saying,
`Once the 69th is deployed, this will send a
signal to all terrorists … that the U.S. is
definitely taking sides in a fight [in the Middle
East] that all sides now admit is a war.`"
The same source also said British SAS special
forces troops were preparing to deploy"to a
desert climate" within three weeks.
Meanwhile, a separate report said the U.S.
military has ordered soldiers with families
living in Israel to send them home, but both the
Pentagon and the State Department denied that
report.
"At this juncture, we don`t feel that that decision
is merited," one State Department spokesman
told WND."Whenever something happens, we
go through all the options... and decide on the
best course of action."
The spokesman said the last time Washington
issued an"authorized departure" for U.S.
citizens to leave Israel"was in December 1998,
the last time we conducted a sustained bombing
of Iraq." The time before that was in 1991 during
the Gulf War.
However, the U.S. State Department issued a
travel advisory for U.S. citizens in Israel, the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank Jan. 12, warning
that the"U.S. Government has indications that
there is a heightened threat of terrorist
incidents" in the Jewish state.
"Violent clashes and confrontations continue to
take place throughout the West Bank and Gaza.
U.S. Embassy and Consulate employees have
been prohibited from traveling to the West
Bank, Gaza, commercial districts of East
Jerusalem and the Old City of Jerusalem, except
for mission essential business," the State
Department said.
"When you look at all the signals coming out of
Iraq, for example," one source told WND,"they
are significant. In effect, he [Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein] is saying, `We`re going to
bring a lot of pain to Israel,`" noting that Saddam
has deployed Republican Guard divisions"50
miles south of Baghdad and two divisions near
the border with Syria."
"When you look at these signals, it`s 10 years
ago again," the source said, noting that other
sources"who don`t know each other are all
saying the same things."
"From all indicators, it looks like" the U.S. is
making preparations for conflict in the Middle
East.
On Wednesday, separate published reports said
Israeli commanders were pressing Prime
Minister Ehud Barak`s government for full
mobilization of military reserves to"augment
the standing army and relieve active duty forces
from duty in Gaza and the West Bank so they
can train for what commanders view as an
inevitable regional war."
Sources also confirmed earlier reports that Israel
was reinforcing its northern border with tanks,
armored personnel carriers and troops in
expectation of attacks that would come from
guerrilla and terrorist forces in Lebanon.
If you`d like to sound off on this issue, please
take part in the WorldNetDaily poll.
Jon Dougherty is a staff reporter for
WorldNetDaily.com.
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Wenn das wahr ist, dann wird's langsam verdammt heiß. Ã-l 50$ und mehr und das beim momentanen Zustand der USA.
Man kann es auch"positiv" sehen: Jetzt haben die Amis jemanden, dem sie die Schuld für ihre Misere geben können - JUUUUBEL.
Guten Morgen & schönen Sonnntag
Diogenes
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