[Marxism] Re: The Netanyahu Tip Off

[Suresh <borhyaenid@xxxxxxxxx>]

For whatever it's worth, Stratfor.com, the website of
a private intelligence corporation which specializes
in providing security info on Third World nations for
jittery foreign investors, is also reporting of
official Israeli foreknowledge of an attack in the UK.
Their version includes "unconfirmed rumors" of Israel
warning the British government in the run-up to the G8
summit:


July 7, 2005
Israel Warned United Kingdom About Possible Attacks
Summary

There has been massive confusion over a denial made by
the Israelis that the Scotland Yard had warned the
Israeli Embassy in London of possible terrorist
attacks ?minutes before? the first bomb went off July
7. Israel warned London of the attacks a ?couple of
days ago,? but British authorities failed to respond
accordingly to deter the attacks, according to an
unconfirmed rumor circulating in intelligence circles.
While Israel is keeping quiet for the time-being,
British Prime Minister Tony Blair soon will be facing
the heat for his failure to take action.

Analysis

The Associated Press reported July 7 that an anonymous
source in the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Scotland
Yard had warned the Israeli Embassy in London of
possible terrorist attacks in the U.K. capital. The
information reportedly was passed to the embassy
minutes before the first bomb struck at 0851 London
time. The Israeli Embassy promptly ordered Israeli
Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remain in his
hotel on the morning of July 7. Netanyahu was
scheduled to participate in an Israeli Investment
Forum Conference at the Grand Eastern Hotel, located
next to the Liverpool Street Tube station -- the first
target in the series of bombings that hit London on
July 7.

Several hours later, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan
Shalom officially denied reports that Scotland Yard
passed any information to Israel regarding the
bombings, and British police denied they had any
advanced warning of the attacks. The British
authorities similarly denied that any information
exchange had occurred.

Contrary to original claims that Israel was warned
?minutes before? the first attack, unconfirmed rumors
in intelligence circles indicate that the Israeli
government actually warned London of the attacks ?a
couple of days? previous. Israel has apparently given
other warnings about possible attacks that turned out
to be aborted operations. The British government did
not want to disrupt the G-8 summit in Gleneagles,
Scotland, or call off visits by foreign dignitaries to
London, hoping this would be another false alarm.

The British government sat on this information for
days and failed to respond. Though the Israeli
government is playing along publicly, it may not stay
quiet for long. This is sure to apply pressure on
Blair very soon for his failure to deter this major
terrorist attack.

For more breaking intelligence on this and other
stories, please visit premium.stratfor.com.

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