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1. Israel Ready to Strike Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Too many Washington sources are telling us this, so it may be imminent.

Israel is set to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, fearing that the Islamic regime will use atomic weapons on the Jewish state.

Israel has long assumed the right of pre-emption -- that is, the right to attack and even make war with Arab states that are developing nuclear weapons.

"They are ready to go," a top former American diplomat with close ties to Israel tells a source close to NewsMax.

There have been mutterings that time is short and Israel will do to Iran what it did to Iraq in 1981.

During that year, Israeli bombers struck Iraq's Osirak nuclear power plant -- and in seconds destroyed Iraq's ability make nuclear bombs. Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin came under fierce criticism worldwide, but at home he became a hero to his people.

Israel's current prime minister, Ariel Sharon, no doubt shares Begin's determination that "never again" will a Holocaust be perpetrated against the Jewish people.

Stopping Iran's nuclear program has always been at the top of Israel's "to-do" list.

Before Sept. 11, 2001 there were scattered reports that Israel was preparing to strike Iranian targets.

Clearly, Iran today is much more advanced in its weapons program.

One source told NewsMax that Israel is not sure it can destroy Iran's nuclear facilities with aerial bombing alone and may need to use special ops forces on the ground.

Others suggest that Israel will deploy one of its submarines to the Persian Gulf and fire cruise missiles at key targets.

The U.S. believes that Iran has pursued a nuclear weapon for the past 18 years. In recent years, the Iranians have given only lip service to the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Israel does not believe that oil-rich Iran is interested in building a peaceful atomic program solely for domestic energy needs.

And Israel has become frustrated with the U.N.'s inability to get Iran to comply. Last week, Israeli officials were miffed after the head of the IAEA, Mohammed Elbaradei visited Israel and demanded that Israel give up its nuclear arsenal.

An attack by Israel is fraught with worries.

How would Iran retaliate? Could the attack spark a regional war -- or worse?

And could the U.S., an ally of Israel, become a target as well?

An Israeli attack before November may present other problems -- and impact President Bush's re-election effort.

One Washington security expert suggested the Iranians might simply blockade the Straits of Hormuz and cut the world off from Middle Eastern oil for a short period.

A more likely scenario would be Iran using biological and chemical weapons against Israel.

2. Osama's Nukes Traced to Soviet General

Since the late 1990s, numerous reports have surfaced claiming that al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden may be in possession of several Soviet-manufactured "suitcase nukes."

The latest allegations come from former FBI consultant Paul Williams in his new book, "Osama's Revenge: The Next 9/11: What the Media and the Government Haven't Told You." (Prometheus Books)

The so-called suitcase bombs are miniaturized tactical nuclear weapons believed to be as light as 50 pounds and as small as a large suitcase, with enough blast power to level half of Manhattan.

The purpose behind such weapons, according to the CIA, was the ability of the Kremlin to sneak such devices into the U.S. for use in a possible nuclear attack.

The bombs, apparently made in the 1980s, were alleged to be in the arsenals of both the Soviet Union and Israel.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, reports emanating from Eastern Europe claimed that more than 40 such devices (out of some 200 believed to have been made) were up for sale.

Osama bin Laden, flush with cash from his illegal drug trade in Afghanistan, is believed to have purchased at least one but perhaps as many as 10 of the mini-nukes, according to Williams.

Until now, most inquiries to government agencies have not been responded to; those answered have been answered with the claim that "there is nothing to the rumors."

But we hear that Hans Blix, who once served as director general of the IAEA, had told colleagues at the world body that he believed the rumors to be true.

In the 1990s, Blix apparently visited Russia and Soviet Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed, who expressed concerns about missing suitcase nuclear weapons to Blix.

Lebed (who retired in 1995) was credited with leading the Soviet forces that crushed the attempted coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991.

U.N. requests for more details about the missing nukes from Russians brought little response.

Today, neither the CIA nor Britain's MI6 will confirm or deny reports on loose suitcase nukes.

However, the Office of Homeland Security does confirm that "preparations" are under way to deal with a hypothetical "nuclear incident" during the upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions in Boston and New York City.

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3. N.Y. Times Thinks You Can Drive to Honolulu

The New York Times comes up with a lot of stupid stuff.

Here's the latest.

In an article Thursday about a proposed road in Alaska, the Times calls Juneau "the only state capital that cannot be reached by car."

Think about that one for a minute.

We've been to Juneau, on a ferry. And we've been to Honolulu. We had to take a plane from the mainland, and we had to fly from that state capital on Oahu to Hawaii's other major islands.

But we would enjoy seeing the nattering nabobs of the Times drive from New York to Honolulu. America would end up a better place.

P.S.: We don't know why the Times even bothered to run the article.

No matter how much the road to Juneau is needed, economy-destroying self-styled "environmentalists" will never, ever, ever let it be built.

4. Ousted Rep. Cynthia McKinney May Be Back

Rep. Denise Majette's decision to leave the House after just one term has many of those who helped her win election concerned.

Many Jewish donors who helped Majette defeat then Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., in 2002 are worried.

It looks as if McKinney -- who has a reputation for vehemently opposing Israel and for being quite comfortable accepting campaign contributions from organizations with questionable ties -- may be back in the House.

Some previous McKinney donors have since been indicted because of their terrorist connections, including Abdurrahman Alamoudi and Sami Al-Arian.

But Majette wants to replace retiring Zell Miller, D-Ga., as Georgia's first black female senator, and her run for it has opened the door for McKinney to make a comeback, even with numerous other primary candidates in the race.

Anti-McKinney donor Larry Cooper tells The Hill, "The concern is -- I think this is a real possibility -- Cynthia McKinney may take this thing without a runoff."

And, he said, several of his fellow donors have expressed "consternation" that their hard work in getting Majette elected might have such short-lived results.

The Hill reports that many donors in Washington's Jewish community have postponed jumping in with their dollars, undecided about who has the best chance of beating McKinney, also black.

Many feel that only a black candidate can win the half-black, half-white district.

For her part, Majette has said she would do whatever she can to keep McKinney out of the House.

But a recent poll shows her running neck and neck with state Sen. Liane Levetan.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Friday that "McKinney made herself such an outsider during her last term in Congress that her district might have well been on Mars for the attention and federal funds it received."

And the state's Augusta Chronicle dubbed McKinney the "Ambassador to Outer Space."

After her primary defeat in 2002, McKinney's father stated, "Jews have bought everybody. Jews. J - E - W - S."

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