Ahmadinejad's diatribe against US and Israel countered by Russian openness to sanctions
DEBKAfile Special Report
September 24, 2009, 11:06 AM (GMT+02:00)
Another UN sesssion, another flaming diatribe
The Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinjad's excessive oratory, matched by the shuffle of Western delegations led by the US leaving the UN General Assembly chamber, have been a typical feature of every new UN General Assembly session in the last three years. This time, his attacks on the US and Israel were not less inflammatory, but they were countered by the new Russian willingness to consider sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program in president Dmitry Medvedev's conversation between US president Barack Obama.
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Iran loses its only AWACS as Ahmadinejad threatens the world
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
September 23, 2009, 12:20 PM (GMT+02:00)
Iran's AWACS destroyed in parade collision
Up above a big military parade in Tehran on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as Iranian president declared Iran's armed forces would "chop off the hands" of any power daring to attack his country, two air force jets collided in mid-air. One was Iran's only airborne warning and control system (AWACS) for coordinating long-distance aerial operations, DEBKAfile's military and Iranian sources disclose.
The disaster was a serious blow for Iran, leaving its air force and air and missile defenses without "electronic eyes" for surveillance of the skies around its borders.
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Al Qaeda homes in on Germany as its next European target
DEBKA-Net-Weekly Exclusive Report
September 22, 2009, 5:55 PM (GMT+02:00)
Berlin is on notice to pull German troops out of Afghanistan or face a nationwide Al Qaeda campaign, as the forthcoming DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses exclusively. Five years ago, Osama bin Laden bent Spain to his will by blowing up Madrid trains. He plans to repeat his success against Germany - this time under a new generation of commanders.
Don't miss our next issue out Friday for the hows and whens of the latest al Qaeda plot.
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