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Pentagon to speed giant "bunker buster" production amid Iranian, North Korean nuclear concerns DEBKAfile Special Report August 3, 2009, 4:56 PM (GMT+02:00) MOP penetrates 61 m. underground before exploding The Obama administration has indicated for the first time that diplomatic engagement is not its only option for grappling with Iran's nuclear weapons drive, DEBKAfile's military sources report. If Congress shifts enough funds to the program, the radar-evading B-2 bomber would be capable of carrying the non-nuclear, 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, MOP which is designed to destroy deeply buried bunkers, by July 2010.  More... Israel-Lebanese-UN teams secretly start marking out border DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 2, 2009, 9:41 AM (GMT+02:00) Blue Line transferred from map to terrain In deep hush, joint teams of the Israeli Defense forces, the Lebanese army and the UN Interim Peace Force - UNIFIL - with the quiet approval of the Lebanese Shiite Hizballah - began marking out the Blue Line dividing the two countries at the end of last week, DEBKAfile reveals. If completed, the agreed border will encompass three longstanding flashpoints: the divided Ghajar Village, the Shaaba Farms and the sources of Israel's water supply.  More...

Notorious Palestinian terrorists among hundreds of delegates admitted for Fatah Conference DEBKAfile Special Report August 3, 2009, 4:55 PM (GMT+02:00) US NSA James Jones dictated Fatah list To meet a US demand, Israel has permitted the entire Fatah leaderships of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan - some 500 functionaries - to enter the country for the first Fatah general conference in 25 years which opens Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Bethlehem. Among them are notorious terrorists responsible for multiple-murder attacks on Israelis. Some want to stay.  More...