IRANIAN 'DRUMBEAT' INCREASES IN TEMPO...

The Times of London reports that two Israeli missile class warships sailed through the Suez Canal, ten days after an Israeli submarine which is capable of launching a nuclear missile strike.

This now means that Israel has at least three ships capable of striking Iran (only 800 miles away) in the Red Sea. It should be noted that Israel will conduct a test of a missile defence shield at a U.S. missile range in the Pacific later this summer.

What is really interesting in all these news reports are the attitude of many Arab countries and their cooperation with Israel with regard to the potential threat from Iran. Ahmed About Gheif, the Egyptian Foreign Minister said his Government explicitly allowed passage of the Israeli vessels and an Israeli admiral said the drills were "...run regularly with the full co-operation of the Egyptians."

An Israeli defense official said, "This is preparation that should be taken seriously. Israel is investing time in preparing itself for the complexity of an attack on Iran. These maneuvers are a message to Iran that Israel will follow up on its threats."

An increase in this drumbeat tempo can be seen in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remark made yesterday in New York when she issued an ultimatum to Iran to accept this administration offer of 'engagement'.

Clinton said, "Direct talks provide the best vehicle for presenting and explaining that choice (meaning this administratrion's attempts to engage in talks with Iran and others like Syria)." "That is why we offered Iran's leaders an unmistakable opportunity. Iran does not have a right to nuclear military capacity, and we're determined to prevent that (emphasis added). But it does have a right to civil nuclear power if it reestablishes the confidence of the international community that it will use its programs exclusively for peaceful purposes."

What all of this signals to me is Israel is growing extremely tired of the threats of annihilation from the Dwarf to the East. You don't go around threatening a people, the majority of whom, lost parents, grandparents and many other relatives in ovens. It's not even good policy to go around denying their loved ones ever died in those ovens and death camps. The history of the country of Israel is one of serious military action when they 'get in the game'.

Let's just say they are MOTIVATED.

I'd say sometime in the next 60 days there is going to be some additional excitement north of the Indian Ocean and it won't involve Americans.........at least initially.

Just saying.....

All The Best,
Frank W. James