14 April 2010 Washington, D.C. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
www.cjiausa.org 703.268.4453 Special points of interest: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFS SCUD MISSILES IN SYRIA ON THE SYRIA IS TEHRAN indicating the GAZA STRIP BORDER 1 possibility of passing nuclear Reports indicate that Syria devices to terrorists capable Gaza's Hamas rulers have IRAN WARNINGS has positioned A or SS-1B ordered residents to shut TO THE U.S. 1 of striking inside the United scud missiles on the border smuggling tunnels along States? This without direct the border with Egypt in- NUCLEAR DEVICE near Lebanon. It is believed specification as to whether definitely, cutting off the THREATS BY TER- that two Hizbollah brigades these elements would be Ira- economic lifeline for 1.5 RORISTS INSIDE have been instructed in their nian or others. However, Te- million Palestinians. THE U.S.? 1 use. Earlier reports had hran’s reported position came described these missiles al- during the Nuclear Security Hamas security forces RUSSIA’S PUTIN warned people they would ready on Lebanon soil. Summit, of which Iran and PROMISES TO DE- be punished if they defied STROY THOSE RE- North Korea were excluded. the order. A Hamas secu- SPONSIBLE FOR Israel has warned Damascus The question is whether Iran rity official confirmed the SUBWAY BOMBS 1 via Washington that their has acquired nuclear devices closure. crossover into Lebanon in for that purpose, or has the ADDITIONAL READING violation of UN resolutions makings of primitive nuclear Hamas has long controlled would spark military action devices or "dirty bombs?" the tunnel industry. It is not on both sides of the Syrian- clear why the sudden order. http://mexidata.info/ Lebanese border. MOSCOW id1873.html Israel and Egypt have 04/14/2010 maintained a tough block- Russian prime minister ade of Gaza since Hamas http://mexidata.info/ Vladimir Putin has promised seized power nearly three id1943.html that those responsible for two years ago, and the hun- dreds of tunnels in the IRAN explosions at two Moscow Rafah area are the main http://mexidata.info/ subway stations recently, entry point for many basic id2539.html A warning published by killing at least 38 people and items, as well as weapons. Kayhan, stated "If the US many more injured, "will be strikes Iran with nuclear destroyed." Two blasts, one The Gaza-Egypt border sits http://mexidata.info/ weapons, there are elements near the Federal Security at the northeastern tip of id2309.html which will respond with nu- the Sinai desert. Services building killed 25 clear blasts into U.S. main ________ people. The second blast cities.” killed 12 near Gorky Park. http://mexidata.info/ ———— id1971.html An announcement that “Iran A SUEZ CANAL potential would join the world's nu- clear club within a month,” threat that al Qaeda may be “IT is believed that planning attacks on shipping IRAN will have Jbrewer@cjiausa.org followed; this as 47 world in these waters. Ships exiting enough uranium for a leaders gathered in Washing- Twitter: cjiausa ton for President Barack the Suez Canal from the nuclear bomb within Obama's Nuclear Security south, and sea traffic bound west for the Suez Canal from one year.” 04/14/2010 http://www.scribd.com/ Summit. jbrewer31 the Indian Ocean and Persian 04/13/2010 Gulf (and from Yemeni shores) could be at risk.