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"Hizbullah on Alert, Preparing for War"

Hizbullah has canceled leaves and is preparing for war, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper As-Seyassah.

“Hizbullah cancelled the vacations of all its militants, summoned thousands of its members and gave orders to its prominent officials to remain unseen in case a war broke out,” the daily said.

It added that the terrorist army and political party put its combat units, including missile units, on extreme alert. The newspaper also reported that the IDF is aware of Hizbullah’s preparations and has increased reconnaissance flights over southern Lebanon.

Nasrallah last month threatened that Hizbullah missiles would strike metropolitan Tel Aviv in the next war, if and when it comes. He also said that ground forces would force their way into northern Israel for the first time since the War of Independence in 1948.

"The next war will be completely different," former Northern Command Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, told UPI. "Hizbullah will be better prepared. So will we."

Warning of Challenges To Israel's Borders

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center has issued warnings regarding "anti-Israel networks, organizations, and activists from the Middle East and around the globe who, in the very near future, intend to orchestrate 'propaganda events' challenging Israel's borders.

These various groups are planning massive Islamic marches, caravans of people, into Jerusalem as early as November 25, 2011. In March 2012, Islamic gatherings, armies of people, are being called upon to breach the Israeli-Jordanian borders.

For a listing of these 'events' take a look at the link below:

Anti-Israeli networks and activists from the Middle East and beyond intend to initiate propaganda events in the near future to challenge Israel

The first of many is seen below:

1) An Islamic display called the "Million Man Worldwide Caravan" to be held near the Israeli-Jordanian border is planned for November 25, 2011: The participants will gather in the Jordanian valley north of the Dead Sea. They are liable to try to march to the Israeli border, even though in such a case they may be halted by the Jordanian security forces. Their main stated goal is to emphasize the Islamic nature of Jerusalem. In addition, towards the end of November, close to the 29th (the day the UN voted in favor of the Partition Plan), there may be rallies, demonstrations and other events in various locations in the Middle East and around the globe.

Iran will have five nukes by April 2012. Only 2-3 months left for military option

According to the briefing given to a closed meeting of Jewish leaders in New York Sunday, Nov. 13, the window of opportunity for stopping Iran attaining a nuclear weapon is closing fast

The intelligence reaching US President Barak Obama is that by April, Iran will already have five nuclear bombs or warheads and military action then would generate a dangerous level of radioactive contamination across the Gulf region, the main source of the world's energy.

The road of diplomacy, favored by Moscow, has proved worse than ineffectual. Its only result was to buy time for Tehran to carry on with its military atomic project free of international pressure.

The Jewish leaders meeting Sunday were informed that the Obama administration had intelligence data that the US and Israel have no more than a couple of months left for striking down Iran's military weapons development by force. This will not longer be viable after Iran is armed with five nuclear bombs or warheads.

Iran blames Israel for deadly blast

For the first time since Saturday's deadly blast in a military base outside Tehran that killed 17 people, Iranian sources say that Israel was behind the explosion, which also claimed the life of a senior Revolutionary Guards officer.

According to a report in the Guardian, a source with close links to the Iranian regime said Israel's Mossad was involved in the blast outside Tehran, which rattled windows in Iran's capital Saturday.

The source, who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity and was identified as a former director of a state-run organization, was quoted as saying: "I believe that Saturday's explosion was part of the covert war against Iran, led by Israel."

The ex official said the mysterious explosion was similar to a blast in October 2010 at a Revolutionary Guards missile base located near the city of Khorramabad, the source said.

Also see:

Iranian Source: Mossad Indeed Behind Mysterious Explosion

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"Don't believe Iran blast was an accident"

A Western intelligence source told Time Magazine on Monday that he estimates that the Mossad was behind Saturday's explosion at an Iranian missile base near Tehran. "Don't believe the Iranians that it was an accident," the official said.

According to the Time report, the same anonymous source said that more sabotage is being planned to impede the Iranian ability to develop and deliver a nuclear weapon. "There are more bullets in the magazine," he said.

More rumors of war:

IDF chief: Gaza violence may lead to significant military action

Recent bouts of violence along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip are leading toward significant and offensive military action in the coastal enclave, Israel Defense Forces chief Benny Gantz said on Tuesday, adding that there was still a chance for a flare-up of West Bank violence over the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations.

Gantz's comments came just 24 hours following the latest confrontation along the Gaza border, as Israel Air Force planes carried out a strike early Monday after Palestinian militants in Hamas-run Gaza fired a rocket at southern.

IDF will be forced to attack Gaza if rockets resume

And in Europe:

Merkel Eyes Constitution Revamp to Boost EU Powers

Merkel wants to show the financial markets that Europe has the strength to push through sweeping changes. Internally, Merkel's staff expect that the EU reform convention will complete its work by the end of next year, a view shared by CDU parliamentary floor leader Volker Kauder.

As a second step, Merkel and Schäuble want the EU to move towards becoming a political union. This entails transferring more sovereign rights to the EU -- and it would mean amending Germany's constitution. T

This may all seem somewhat far-fetched, but there are members of the German government who are openly speculating this may happen. Schäuble believes that a national referendum on the German constitution would be an essential step in reforming the EU

Eurozone crisis 'toughest hour since World War II'

The answer to the EU's problems? More government, more control, more centralized power:

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel described the ongoing euro zone crisis as the continent's “toughest hour” since World War II on Monday as new leaders in Italy and Greece hustled to form governments amid growing fears over their debt-hit economies.

In a one-hour address, Merkel called for closer European political union...

European Union governments have until a summit on Dec. 9 to come up with the outlines of a bolder and more convincing strategy, with some form of massive, visible financial backing.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Reuters that Germany wanted Europe to push through changes to the EU’s Lisbon Treaty by the end of 2012 that set the foundation for a common fiscal policy in the bloc.

“The most important thing is quick agreement on the structures for a fiscal union,” he said.

Cameron Rebuffs Merkel's Push for Closer Political Union Amid Debt Crisis

At least U.K. Prime Minister D. Cameron recognizes what is happening with recent developments within the EU:

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron rebuffed a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for political union in Europe, underlining Britain’s growing distance from the 17-nation euro area as it seeks to resolve its debt crisis.

Hours earlier, Merkel told her Christian Democratic Union party in the eastern German city of Leipzig that it’s time to push for closer political ties and tighter budget rules.

Merkel’s drive for closer union and Cameron’s riposte set up a potential tussle at a summit on Dec. 9 that’s due to discuss an overhaul of the 27-nation EU’s guiding treaty to bolster the euro. Cameron, who will be in Berlin for talks with Merkel on Nov. 18, has pledged to use any changes to EU rules to claw back powers from Brussels.

Good luck with that.

Evoking the 1989 pro-democracy protests that began in Leipzig and led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Merkel, in her most explicit prescription yet to tackle the crisis, said it must be seen as a “turning point” in shaping EU and euro policy.

“The task of our generation now is to complete the economic and currency union in Europe and, step by step, create a political union,” Merkel said in an hour-long speech to more than 1,000 CDU delegates at the party conference. “It’s time for a breakthrough to a new Europe.”