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New al Qaeda Levant chief plans fresh assaults from Gaza, Lebanon 
DEBKAfile Special Report April 6, 2010, 11:38 AM (GMT+02:00) 
Tags:  Al Qaeda   Gaza   Lebanon   Saleh Al-Qaraawi  

New al Qaeda regional chief: Saleh Al-Qaraawi

In introductory interviews to Islamist websites, Saleh Al-Qaraawi, the newly-appointed al Qaeda chief in the Levant (Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories) threatens to loose a fresh wave of attacks on US and Israeli targets as well as UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon. DEBKAfile's counter-terror sources report Al Qaraawi is presented as Commander of the "Abdullah Azzam Brigades" and an appointee of al Qaeda's No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri.  

Iran gets fast sporting powerboat for arming with Russian torpedoes
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 5, 2010, 2:10 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Iran   powerboat   US warships 

Bladerunner 51 breaks world speed records

After laying hands on the record-breaking 61.5 mph speedboat, built for a British sporting adventurer, the Iranian navy plans to arm it with the reputedly fastest torpedo in the world, the Russian-designed Shkval (Squall), which moves at speeds of 360 kph.DEBKAfile's military sources reportTehran is aiming for a seaborne weapon able to sink a US carrier in thePersian Gulf.

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ME game-changer: US nuclear shield for Saudis, Gulf emirates

DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis
April 1, 2010, 11:13 AM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Trident   US-Saudi Arabia 

US nuclear-capable Trident ballistic missile

A submarine-launched US ballistic Trident missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads was test-fired from Saudi territory during a joint military exercise last week -  the first time a nuclear-capable missile was fired from the oil kingdom toward the Persian Gulf and Iranian shores.  A USdefense spokesman denied the Trident's launch Wednesday, April 1, but Saudi security sources stand by the report.
DEBKA-Net-Weekly out Friday discusses this game-changer's strategic aspects. To subscribe to DEBKA-Net-Weekly,click here

Obama, Hu weigh sanctions tradeoff against Iran, Israel
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 3, 2010, 10:35 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Anti-Israel sanctions   China   US 

Matching up anti-Iran, anti-Israel policies?

Chinese president Hu Jintao indicated a willingness to consider abstaining on a UN Security Council vote imposing sanctions against Iran - if the United States reciprocated by withholding its veto on sanctions against Israel over construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. DEBKAfile's sources report US president Barack Obama did not reject the idea.

 

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