Wednesday, May 21, 2008

ISRAEL PM CALLS FOR US TO BLOCKADE IRAN

It appears as though the Israel Prime Minister wants the United States to set up a blockade of Iran.

Why do I smell the hand of Sen. Joseph Lieberman behind this idea?

Israel PM calls for naval blockade of Iran

Wed May 21, 4:56 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsisraelus_080521085612

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has urged the United States to impose a naval blockade on Iran to pressure it to stop its controversial nuclear programme, the Haaretz daily reported on Wednesday.

Olmert raised the issue during a meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday with US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the newspaper said.

"The present economic sanctions on Iran have exhausted themselves," Olmert was quoted as telling the California Democrat.

Asked about the report, Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev would say only: "We do not confirm this information."

Rafi Eitan, a member of Olmert's security cabinet, said he also favoured air travel restrictions against Iran.

"A blockade of maritime and air routes against Iran is a good possibility," Eitan, the minister in charge of pensioners' affairs, told public radio.

"There are voices we hear in Washington that indicate the military option remains open," he added.

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