[THS] Stranger than fiction

[The Harder Stuff in news and commentary]

Russia not following the script on Iran:
Russia 'schizophrenic' on Iran:

US defense chief: Russia appears to have a "schizophrenic" approach to Iran,
viewing Tehran as a security threat while pursuing commercial deals with the
country, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Russia_schizophrenic_on_Iran_US_def_06172010.html

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran:
Iran could fire 'hundreds' of missiles at Europe: Gates:

US intelligence has shown Iran could launch an attack against Europe with "scores or
hundreds" of missiles, prompting major changes to US missile defenses, Pentagon
chief Robert Gates said on Thursday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT7OgfuDjLU2jRXVXeBcQZmQ
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Stranger than fiction?
Former Spanish PM: If Israel goes down, we all go down :

"Israel is our first line of defense in a turbulent region that is constantly at risk of
descending into chaos," Aznar wrote, adding that "to abandon Israel to its fate, at
this moment of all moments, would merely serve to illustrate how far we have sunk
and how inexorable our decline now appears."
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/former-spanish-pm-if-israel-goes-
down-we-all-go-down-1.297004

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