THE UNCOVERED STORY: IRAN BUILDING ROCKET BASES IN VENEZUELA…..SEE NOTE PLEASE
‘Die Welt’: Iran building rocket bases in Venezuela
German paper says Iranians paid cash to build mid-range missile launch pads on Paraguana Peninsula; Iranian engineers visited site in Feb.
JAN POLLER WRITES:
This story originated in Germany on 5/10/2011. As of 5:00 AM, 5/18/2011 it did not appear on the ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, the Washington Post and the New York Times web sites. It seems that Arnold’s sex life is more important than threats being built against us.Back in December, 2010, reports emerged that Iran was stockpiling Shahab 3 missiles in Venezuela. The Shahab 3 can’t reach the U.S. However, there is a Shahab 5 under development that can reach most of the U.S. It can also cover most of Europe. These are nuclear capable missiles. Will Europe be forced to buy Israeli anti-missile systems? Will the U.S., which is a partner in the development? Israel’s Arrow 3 missile interceptor system can deal with the Shahab 3. Presumably there is a system under development to deal with the Shahab 5.
Those of you who will post this on your blogs or send out on your mailing lists should point out the lack of coverage by the main stream media. Please double check before you post to verify that they haven’t posted the story since I checked.
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The hated Fox News and Glen Beck covered this yesterday. Beck also showed how his “alarmist” predictions came true and are still coming true.
Iran is building intermediate- range missile launch pads on the Paraguaná Peninsula, and engineers from a construction firm – Khatam al-Anbia – owned by the Revolutionary Guards visited Paraguaná in February. Amir al-Hadschisadeh, the head of the Guard’s Air Force, participated in the visit, according to the report. Die Welt cited information from “Western security insiders.”
The rocket bases are to include measures to prevent air attacks on Venezuela as well as commando and control stations.
The Iranian military involvement in the project extends to bunker, barracks and watch tower construction. Twenty-meter deep rocket silos are planned. The cost of the Venezuelan military project is being paid for with Iranian oil revenue. The Iranians paid in cash for the preliminary phase of the project and, the total cost is expected to amount to “dozens of millions” of dollars, Die Welt wrote.
The Paraguaná Peninsula is on the coast of Venezuela and is roughly 120 kilometers from America’s main South American partner, Colombia.
According to Die Welt, the clandestine agreement between Venezuela and Iran would mean the Chavez government would fire rocket at Iran’s enemies should the Islamic Republic face military strikes.
Meanwhile the German press agency (DPA) reported on Friday that Germany will not contest the placement of the Hamburg- based European- Iranian Trade Bank (EIH) on the EU sanctions list at the end of the month. The US Treasury Department sanctioned the EIH last year, saying it was one of the most important institutions in Europe for financing Iran’s missile and nuclear proliferation programs. Germany was the subject of criticism from American, French, British and Israeli officials because it refused to shut the EIH.
The EIH plays a crucial role in facilitating financial transactions for midsize German firms that are active in Iran. German- Iranian total trade amounted to over 4 billion euros in 2010, making German Iran’s No. 1 EU trade partner.
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