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January 4, 2011

WikiLeaks: Israel is Preparing for "Major War" in Middle East 
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The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten is claiming it has come into
possession of all of the classified U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by
Wiki Leaks. In a report on one newly released cable, the paper reveals
that Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi told a U.S. congressional
delegation a little over a year ago that the Israeli military is forging
ahead at full speed with preparations for a new war in the Middle East.
The cables quote Ashkenazi saying, "I'm preparing the Israeli army for a
major war, since it is easier to scale down to a smaller operation than
to do the opposite."



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