Iraqi President Saddam Hussein believes he has found a way to respond to a possible U.S. military attack on his country expected to take place soon, in the form of suicide attacks carried out by highly trained Iraqi pilots. These aircraft would be loaded with chemical and biological weapons, according to the World Tribune.
According to Western intelligence sources, the Iraqi leader has been immensely strengthening his air force and elite units to carry out deadly suicide operations against such targets as the United States, Kuwait and Israel, in case his country came under attack.
United States President George W. Bush has recently singled out Iraq, along with Iran and North Korea as an “axis of evil”, warning that these three nations could possibly be the next targets of the US-led global campaign on terrorism. He made clear that these countries threaten world peace.
After carefully assessing his situation, Saddam Hussein has reached the conclusion that Baghdad could never defend itself against an American assault. The best defense, he believes, is a lethal offense completely built on Iraq's arsenal of weapons of mass destruction.
The report of World Tribune added that Western intelligence agencies throughout the Middle East and the West sketch the following scenario; Iraqi missiles tipped with chemical and biological weapons are fired towards Israel and Kuwait.
Iraq has an estimated fifty Al Hussein missiles with a range of 400 kilometers, however this would be a hit-and-miss possibility, because the Al Hussein missiles are quite old and the launchers are creaky. In the meantime, U.S. satellites are closely monitoring Iraq for any appearance of such weapons.
Saddam’s strategy has been preparing suicide pilots for such missions. The sources have supplied details with regards to the jets the pilots are bound to use, if the need arises. They have pointed out that the Iraqi pilots are being trained on Russian MIG-29 and SU-24 fighter-jets to fly below radar level through Jordan and into neighboring Israel or through southern Iraq and into Kuwait.
Subsequently, these missions would identify strategic targets in the Arab Gulf and Israel. The sources added that the primary Israeli target would undoubtedly be the nuclear reactor at Dimona, located in the southern part of Israel. (Albawaba.com)
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