Update on "...The stench of deceit...": Moment of truth: if America is so opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran, what on earth are 9,000+ U.S. troops doing on Israeli soil right now???...And.... China upping the ante.

MOMENT OF TRUTH!

 Israel, make up your mind: is the U.S. a friend, or just an hindrance or worse? If a friend, the U.S. has to let us do what we need to do. If an enemy, get them out of here now!

U.S., make up your mind: sh-t, or get off the pot! ( Sorry for this crude expression which best pinpoints your predicament).

See earlier post here:

http://israeltruthtimes.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-dont-like-this-it-has-putrid-stench.html

And follow-up post here: 
http://israeltruthtimes.blogspot.com/2012/01/stench-of-deceit-part-iii-true-gift.html

The "Comments" section is also full of information, may I suggest you read it too.

• http://www.debka.com/article/21650/

•  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/151732#.TxNTy3qJ7gE

US Nervous, Sends Army General to Calm Down Israel

Obama sends army chief to Israel to convince it not to attack Iran and endanger 15,000 US personnel. “Unshakeable” support for Israel.”

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

First Publish: 1/15/2012, 8:35 AM

General Martin Dempsey

Israel news photo: Wikimedia Commons/United States Department of Defense

The Obama administration is sending the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey to Israel this Thursday to try to change what it sees as Israel’s increasing readiness to attack Iran.
Both Israel and the United States have stated they would not rule out a military strike on Tehran to prevent the Islamic Republic from reaching the capability of attacking Israel, or elsewhere, with a nuclear weapon. However, American officials are worried that Israel is closer to concluding that the “point of no return” is at hand, after which it may be too late to stop Iran.
With 15,000 soldiers, diplomats and contractors in Iraq, Iran’s neighbor, Washington is worried that an Israeli strike would place them in danger, The Wall Street Journal reported. Israel is concerned that Iranian nuclear capability would give it leverage to achieve its dream of dominating the Muslim world and “wiping Israel off the map” in the words of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Dempsey will meet his counterpart in Israel, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, as well as Defense Minister Ehud Barak and possibly Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. President Barack Obama telephoned the Prime Minister last Thursday and expressed his “unshakeable” commitment to Israel’s security, but the White House declined to describe the content of the conversation.
The head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, on his first official visit to Israel, will try to convince Israel that new sanctions on Iran and the deployment of thousands of U.S. soldiers in Kuwait demonstrate its intention to deter Iran. The United States also has sent a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf and underscored its vow to prevent Iran from holding the Western world hostage by closing the passage of oil tankers.
The nervousness in Washington is aggravated by its officials not really knowing what are the intentions of Israel. "It's hard to know what's bluster and what's not with the Israelis," a former U.S. official to the Journal.
The Obama administration now is in a position of slapping harsher sanctions on Iran as a response to Israeli threats.
The war of words between Israel and Iran escalated last week following the assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, which accused “the Zionist regime” of carrying out the operation with approval of the United States.
George Mitchell, whose efforts to advance the “peace process” between the Palestinian Authority and Israel were a total failure, has joined the American chorus of advising Israel that it would be unwise to attack Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran claimed last week that an underground nuclear facility now is producing 20 percent enriched uranium, a key ingredient for a nuclear weapon.
 

• Russia: Attack on Tehran is Attack on Moscow

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Russia has given Iran its bear hug and warns Israel and the West that an attack on Tehran would be considered an attack on Moscow. The threat heightens the prospect of World War III in the event of a military strike on Iran.

“Iran is our neighbor,” Russia's outgoing ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, told reporters in Brussels. “And if Iran is involved in any military action, it’s a direct threat to our security.”

Kremlin Security Council head Nikolai Patrushev accused Israel of provoking the United States towards war against Iran, the Russian Interfax news agency reported Friday. “But at the same time, we believe that any country has the right to have what it needs to feel comfortable, including Iran," he added.

Rogozin warned on Friday that more attacks on Iran could cause "a scorching Arab Summer."

Russia also has come to the defense of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning Western nations not to intervene in Syria with military forces. Russia is a major arms supplier to Syria and has a heavy investment in Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Japan also is drifting towards Iran, backtracking from its promise last week to back American sanctions aimed at persuading Iran to halt its unsupervised nuclear development.

Last week’s assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist has aroused more “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” protest rallies in Iran, where the scientist was buried on Friday.

Iranian state radio said the 32-year-old scientist was involved with enriched uranium, a key ingredient for a nuclear weapon.

• Just received the following video thanks to Ron, from Down Under:

The stakes are getting higher by the minute; this is a true test of faith: who is against Hashem, and who is for Hashem? Who will support the Jewish People in our time of need, when our life is on the line in the Land of Israel? Will the U.S. have the necessary faith to withstand this test? 

• PS:

 And look at this: what do you think? This site is usually full of fantasy mixed in with grains of truth: could there be some truth to this version of events? What do you think?
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1554.htm

• UPDATE:

Is Netanyahu blinking? Wouldn't be surprised. All of a sudden everything is fine and dandy; even CHINA is our best friend - just look at the video above to prove his point. I don't know about you, but to me this sounds like pure Bibi BS. The truth is, though, I am not a military person, and I don't understand all the particulars of the situation. Maybe better informed readers could fill us in on the facts?

See replies in the "Comments" section below.

Netanyahu: Iran 'Wobbling'

Prime Minister tells The Australian: "For the first time, I see Iran wobble,under the sanctions that have been adopted."

By Gil Ronen, INN

First Publish: 1/16/2012, 8:56 AM

Netanyahu

"For the first time, I see Iran wobble under the sanctions that have been adopted and especially under the threat of strong sanctions on their central bank," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says in an interview published this weekend in The Australian.

He explained, "If these sanctions are coupled with a clear statement from the international community led by the US to act militarily to stop Iran if the sanctions fail, Iran may consider not going through the pain. There's no point in gritting your teeth if you're going to be stopped anyway. In any case, the Iranian economy is showing signs of strain."

The US has warned Iran that by blocking the Strait of Hormuz will be crossing a "red line."

Netanyahu told his interviewer Greg Sheridan that he does not feel Israel is as isolated internationally as some may think. "I just had breakfast with the Indian foreign minister. We talked about great projects of co-operation. It was a very positive conversation. We have similar experiences with China, which we feel has a desire for greater co-operation with Israel. Both countries express a real appreciation for Israeli technology. Israel has become a world power in technology, in agriculture, in medicine, in irrigation, in telecommunications, in IT, in cyber and in many other areas. 

"The same thing is happening in Africa. I'm going there soon, but I just had visits from the leaders of Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. They're concerned with the Islamist tide above them. 

"We have excellent relations with many countries of central Europe. They're concerned with the Islamist tide to the south. Canada is like the other Australia, or Australia is like the other Canada, an extraordinary country."

MORE UPDATES:

IDF Chief of Staff going to Brussels to take orders from his handlers: once you understand the dynamics, this story reads like an open book.

From INN:

Gantz to NATO Meeting in Brussels

Chief of Staff Benny Gantz of the Israel Defense Forces left, Tuesday for a meeting of his counterparts in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels. Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Naveh will be in command during Gantz's absence.

During the two-day visit, the chief of staff will discuss the nearby and distant challenges for Israel and its military, the combination of regional threats and the importance of cooperation with NATO countries and armies against the global terrorist threat. In addition, Gantz is expected to speak during a meeting between Mediterranean countries and the heads of the armies of NATO countries.

... While Avigdor Lieberman, who came out strongly in favor of attacking Iran yesterday, finds his legal troubles strangely resurfacing again - see latest comment below.

Did I tell you this story stinks? That it has the stench of deceit? It has the overwhelmingly foul, putrid smell of deceit, betrayal and evil intent.

..... Bingo! As predicted.....

 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/151834#.TxX4BYGJ7gE