July 23, 2008
Dossier: George W. Bush


Will he or won't he? President keeps the world guessing on the plan for Iran

BACKGROUNDER
Compiled by Bill Gertz

Electromagnetic pulse weapons could attack 'fabric' of U.S. society

Iran is working on a nuclear weapon-related capability that could cripple all U.S. electronic systems with a massively disrupting electromagnetic pulse over the United States or elsewhere, a specialist on EMP told Congress last week.

William Graham, head of a congressional commission that investigated EMP threat, said the United States is vulnerable to attack by electromagnetic pulse weapons from Iran, as well as North Korea, China and Russia.

“Several potential adversaries have -- and more can acquire -- the capability to attack the United States with a high altitude nuclear weapon generated electromagnetic pulse,” said Graham told the House Armed Services Committee.

“A determined adversary can achieve an EMP attack capability without having a high level of sophistication,” Graham said during a hearing last week.



Virtual terror: Al Qaida recruiting, training online; sinners may apply

LONDON — Al Qaida has intensified its recruitment drive in what analysts say could be a prelude to major strikes. Furthermore, Al Qaida has designed techniques that eliminated direct recruitment to the Islamic insurgency network. A U.S. Senate report said Al Qaida has established websites that indoctrinated visitors to conduct attacks on the United States and other Western countries. The report said the hi-tech websites recruit and train viewers in Islamic holy war without any direct contact by Al Qaida.      
U.S. Response to Iran Threat
U.S. links Aegis missile defense assets in advance of possible war   


U.S. following the same procedure it would were it preparing for war with Iran
The U.S. has nearly 4,000 troops stationed at the Al-Udeid military base near Doha, Qatar. An aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Iran will target "32 U.S. bases and the heart of Israel" if it is attacked.   AFP/Rabih Moghrabi
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East-Asia-Intel.com
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