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Israeli official claims war starts March 18
Government monitor intercepts order to troops from U.S. Central Command
Posted: March 11, 2003
6:08 p.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
An Israeli official said in a televised report today that the U.S. military has been ordered to launch a war against Iraq on March 18, reports WorldTribune.com.
Michael Gurdus, an Israeli government monitor, reportedly said the order was relayed by U.S. Central Command to all American forces in the Persian Gulf. According to the report, Gurdus told Israel's Channel 2 television that he heard the order being relayed to U.S. fighter-jet pilots and others over U.S. military radio communications he intercepted.
Gurdus is considered the leading communications monitor in the Middle East. According to the WorldTribune.com report, he has broken numerous stories because of his ability to intercept and understand foreign-language civilian and radio broadcasts and communications. He said the U.S. military, in its radio communications, refers to Iraq as "bad cows" and "kabab," Middle East Newsline reported.
Israel's media reported that the United States had demanded that senior Israeli officials stop issuing predictions of when the war would erupt.
The latest proposal from the U.S. and UK to the United Nations Security Council called for a March 17 deadline for Saddam to disarm or face consequences. Some media reports indicated the U.S. was considering extending that deadline, but White House spokesman Ari Fleischer described a plan to extend it as a "a non-starter."
The U.S. had hoped to vote on the resolution today but were forced to delay action since the required nine votes for passage had not been secured. In addition, France has threatened to veto the measure.
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