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An Israel Air Force Eitam plane, which Israel says can spy on Iran, displayed near Tel Aviv on Thursday.
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Defense Minister Barak: Israel isn't afraid to take action against Iran
By Yuval Azoulay and Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: Iran, Yossi Melman, Israel 

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Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday he favored the use of diplomatic pressure and sanctions against Iran's nuclear program but cautioned that Israel was "not afraid to take action".

"Currently, the focus is international sanctions and vigorous diplomatic activity, and these avenues should be exhausted," Barak said during his speech at a Labor Party meeting, adding: "Israel is the strongest country in the region and has proved in the past it is not afraid to take action when its vital security interests are at stake."
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Barak's remarks came hours after Iran test launched a second round of missiles in the Persian Gulf before dawn Thursday. On Wednesday, the Islamic republic tested nine ballistic missiles it claimed were capable to striking Israel.

Wednesday's tests prompted the United States to declare that it would defend its allies at all costs. Meanwhile, Israel said Thursday it would exhibit an advanced aircraft capable of spying on Iran.

The Israel Aerospace Industries has planned an in-house exhibit Thursday of its Eitam airplane, unveiled a year ago and equipped with sophisticated intelligence-gathering systems.

On Thursday, Iranian state radio reported: "Deep in the Persian Gulf waters, the launch of different types of ground-to-sea, surface-to-surface, sea-to-air and the powerful launch of the Hout missile successfully took place." Iranian satellite channel Press TV said Hout was a torpedo.

Israeli experts have said that the missile launched as part of large-scale military exercise in Iran on Wednesday is not a more capable version of the Shahab-3 ballistic missile.

Revolutionary Guard Commanders said that the nine missiles tested were medium and long-range weapons including some that are capable of striking Israel.

General Hossein Salami, head of the Revolutionary Guards Air Force, claimed on Iranian television that a Shahab-3 long-range ballistic missile had been tested, which is capable of traveling longer distances, with greater accuracy, and with a larger payload.

"Our finger is always on the trigger, and our missiles are always ready to launch," he said.

However, Uzi Rubin, who was a program director of Homa, under which Israel developed the Arrow anti-missile system, is convinced that this was not a new version of the Iranian ballistic missile.

"From what I saw, this is an old version of the Shahab-3, and contrary to their claims, it is not capable of reaching 2,000 kilometers, only 1,300 kilometers," he said on Wednesday.

Rubin raised the possibility that a version of Shahab-3 with a 2,000 km range has still not been tested or is still not operational.

"Without being hasty, I note that the Iranians have a tendency to exaggerate to a certain extent the capabilities of their missiles," he said.

The test-firing of missiles was aimed at showing Israel and the U.S. that Tehran is capable of responding to threats against its nuclear installations.

Experts say that the Shahab-3 is based on a liquid fuel rocket that requires fueling prior to launch, a time consuming process that leaves the weapon vulnerable to beingidentified from the air.

But Dr. Nathan Farber of the Technion in Haifa says that the Iranians are in the process of developing a more advanced version of the Shahab, known as the Ashura, with a range of 2,000 km. According to Farber's assessment, the new missile uses solid propellants, which makes it easier to launch, although unlike the Shahab-3, its flight time to Israel is estimated at 14 minutes, compared to 11 of the older missile.

Intelligence analysts estimate that Iran has several hundred Shahab-3 in its arsenal, but a much larger stockpile, of several thousand shorter range missiles (up to 400 km) capable of targeting U.S. forces in Iraq or their allies in the Persian Gulf.

In Israel, even though the heads of the defense establishment do not often detail in public their preparations to counter a possible Iranian attack, a number of recent developments received center stage in Western media.

Most recently, a large-scale air force exercise, comprising approximately 100 aircraft, carried out a sortie to a distance of 1,500 kilometers over the Mediterranean - the same distance from Israel to some of Iran's nuclear installations in Isfahan. The air armada included fighters, aerial tankers, electronic warfare aircraft, and search and rescue helicopters.

On a number of occasions in recent months, defense officials stressed the need to bolster the "long arm" of the IDF through the air force. Recently retired air force chief Major General Eliezer Shkedi has called for the procurement of advanced strike aircraft, and Israel is expected to acquire F-35 stealth fighter bombers. Israel has asked the U.S. to consider moving forward the delivery date for such aircraft.

In parallel, Israel is preparing to carry out significant upgrades to the Arrow anti-missile system. The Arrow-3, which is funded in a multi-year program entitled Tefen, will be capable of intercepting ballistic missiles higher and further away from Israel.

One area in which Israel does not seem to be altering its preparations is on ways of preparing the home front for the possibility of missile strikes from Iran. A senior officer in the Home Front Command explained this week that plans for dealing with Iran's ballistic missiles are identical to the possibility that rockets or shorter-range missiles will strike Israel from Syria or Lebanon.

Defense officials to meet with U.S. counterparts on Iran threat

Senior defense officials will head to the United States over the coming weeks for talks with their American counterparts on the Iranian threat.

On his visit to the U.S. next week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak may meet with President George Bush and other senior members of the dministration. Talks are already planned between Barak and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi will also visit the U.S. in the near future, and according to recently released reports, Mossad chief Meir Dagan visited Washington this week.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday warned Iran that
the United States would not back down in the face of Iranian threats against Israel.

Rice also stated that the Iranian missile tests showed the need for the United States to develop a missile defense system.

Iranian officials have strongly suggested the country's missile test on Wednesday was itself a warning to Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. Israel has left that option open.

Rice said Thursday, at the close of a three-day Eastern European trip, that the U.S. would defend its interests and allies.

Study urges long-term policies to influence Iran

A military strike on Iran would be unlikely to force changes in Tehran's nuclear policy, the Rand research organization said on Thursday in
an analysis recommending long-term policies to deal with the country.

The United States is leading international efforts to rein in Iran's suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is for purely civilian energy purposes.

"If Iran's facilities were to be bombed, public support for any retaliation its government took would likely be widespread," the Rand report concluded.

"Attacks on Iran proper would generate a great deal of ill-will and, in our view, would be unlikely to change Iranian policy," said the report by the independent research group.

It added that "U.S. policy should focus on creating conditions for effective relations over the long haul."

The report recommended an expansion of contacts and exchanges with Iranian citizens; muting U.S. policy statements advocating "regime change" and penalizing the Iranian government and its officials for pursuing policies that harm U.S. interests.

"The U.S. government has some ability to foster favorable trends in Iran, but these policies will take time to come to fruition," the Rand report concluded.

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      2.   The Iranian bluffing is good for Arabs nation not for Israel 04:23  |  e.m.Jordan is Palest 10/07/08
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      6.   The Expert is Correct....BUT... 05:15  |  ali 10/07/08
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      8.   Iranians are clowns just like Comical Ali was 06:07  |  Catholic Israeli 10/07/08
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      14.   Bluff and lies are what Muzzies are only good for 08:40  |  Mickey Reid 10/07/08
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      16.   The Day of Decision Is Fast Approaching 09:12  |  Dave Levy 10/07/08
      17.   The US, Big 4 and Israel Must Attack Iran Now 09:21  |  Dave Levy 10/07/08
      18.   that makes no sense 09:30  |  Bilal 10/07/08
      19.   Man, hedging his bet 09:30  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
      20.   The Day The Earth Stood Still 09:34  |  Yosemite 10/07/08
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      22.   For Dave Levy, who swallows propaganda whole # 17 09:48  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
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      27.   Stage 2 in the disinformation cycle 10:03  |  Chanalau, Tova 10/07/08
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      32.   re ali #6 `The expert is correct...` 10:41  |  Colin Wright 10/07/08
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      38.   Nick has a wet dream in Fort Worth # 28 10:52  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
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      95.   #80 Probability, talking to Axel 14:49  |  Johnboy 10/07/08
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      133.   # 23, NEIL 17:04  |  indrajaya 10/07/08
      134.   lo siento 17:09  |  Di 10/07/08
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      137.   Israel`s PhD 17:12  |  Jane 10/07/08
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      144.   Indrajay # 133 - Delusional As Usual 17:31  |  WYSIWYG 10/07/08
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      150.   clickFOOL - #93 17:43  |  ERSB 10/07/08
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      192.   persian hero hiroshima 94 19:58  |  frenz 10/07/08
      193.   indrajaya: china eat indonesie 20:03  |  frenz 10/07/08
      194.   # 171 brinda 20:06  |  Axel 10/07/08
      195.   Don`t you think Iran would be better off 20:12  |  Joe Frazier 10/07/08
      196.   JP wants cake... 20:13  |  BBSNews 10/07/08
      197.   to bye bye IRAN 20:16  |  Not Imp. 10/07/08
      198.   Gray nor do you speak for the American People 20:28  |  Joe Frazier 10/07/08
      199.   For Joe Frazier # 195 20:38  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
      200.   To Axel # 194 20:39  |  dovale 10/07/08
      201.   For Kathy # 191 20:42  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
      202.   Shameful European diplomacy 20:49  |  Jonathan S 10/07/08
      203.   #184 What US blood shed on behalf of Israel? 20:49  |  DesMnsDave 10/07/08
      204.   #156 Say Glenna, well, that is the first post 20:51  |  ballistic 10/07/08
      205.   Engineering thought (S #185) 20:53  |  Tosefta 10/07/08
      206.   Clickfool (#190) Speaking of Warmongers 20:54  |  Gil 10/07/08
      207.   Clickfool (#190) Speaking of Warmongers 20:55  |  Gil 10/07/08
      208.   #185, S 20:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/07/08
      209.   I WAS LATE TO STOP THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL & HİZBULLAH 21:00  |  but not wıth ıran 10/07/08
      210.   I SUPPORT BOTH LIVES, BOTH DREAMS OF BOTH NORMAL PEOPLE 21:01  |  ... 10/07/08
      211.   Situation similar to 1967 21:01  |  Jonathan S 10/07/08
      212.   MY SIDE IS PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO JUST TRY TO LIVE. 21:01  |  ... 10/07/08
      213.   Click, give us a break, fool 21:02  |  michhell 10/07/08
      214.   Joe Frazier, Bush speaks for very few Americans... 21:03  |  BBSNews 10/07/08
      215.   WAR WISHERS ! I SEE NO WAR. they say ; stupids feel 21:04  |  ... 10/07/08
      216.   I TRAVELLED IN THE HATE. I DIDNT LIKE. 21:05  |  ... 10/07/08
      217.   NOT "AT ALL COSTS" BUBBY 21:05  |  GEORGE 10/07/08
      218.   ARABS ARE MUCH CLOSE FRIENDS TO ISRAELIS THAN OTHERS. 21:06  |  ... 10/07/08
      219.   WE MUST RESPECT TO WAHT WE SEE IN MIDDLE EAST 21:07  |  ... 10/07/08
      220.   #190, clicky, stop fooling yourself 21:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/07/08
      221.   TWO TIRED PEOPLE. TWO PRISONERS PEOPLE HAVE RIGHT TO FIGHT ... 21:08  |  ... FOR BETTER 10/07/08
      222.   I WOULD DO ANYTHING HERE TO STOP WAR WISHES 21:09  |  ... 10/07/08
      223.   LAND WHICH FIRES FIRST BULLET ! LAND WHICH LOSES ME. 21:09  |  ... 10/07/08
      224.   I WON ON MY HATE. I WON. I WON. WIN IS POSSIBLE. 21:10  |  ... 10/07/08
      225.   YOUR FIGHTS BECOME MY DAILY PROBLEM 21:11  |  maybe not 10/07/08
      226.   YOUR FIGHTS KEPT ME FAR FROM ME ! 21:12  |  YES IT IS. 10/07/08
      227.   I WONT LET THIS WAR HAPPENS. 21:13  |  ... 10/07/08
      228.   MOST OF ISRAELIS TRULY LIVE IN POVERTY 21:14  |  THIS I KNOW. 10/07/08
      229.   For Gil # 205 21:14  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
      230.   For Cipora # 208 21:16  |  Clickfool 10/07/08
      231.   Such a long post of Tosefta #205 about nothing! 21:17  |  S 10/07/08
      232.   # 188 Gray Stuck In The Twilight Zone..Same old,same old. 21:18  |  KATHY 10/07/08
      233.   #205, Tosefta, ok, the entire world has rockets 21:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/07/08
      234.   IRAN can fire North Korean missiles!But has gas rationing 21:21  |  PETER SM 10/07/08
      235.   Clickfool 21:23  |  Jane 10/07/08
      236.   # 201 The fool..Coal Is Also used For many Other Things than Cars 21:28  |  KATHY 10/07/08
      237.   Rice 21:30  |  William 10/07/08
      238.   Clickfool 21:33  |  Ramius 10/07/08
      239.   # 172 Pamela.Petrol in Israel 21:35  |  KATHY 10/07/08
      240.   #194..axel 21:35  |  Malone 10/07/08
      241.   The new plane 21:37  |  Tosefta 10/07/08
      242.   Arabs should worry about Muslims in IRAN 21:40  |  Rachel in USA 10/07/08
      243.   to BBC news #196 Balestinian Broadcasting News 21:49  |  JP 10/07/08
      244.   #192 Say Frenz 21:55  |  ballistic 10/07/08
      245.   TOSEFTA (#180) what a childish undeveloped child you are 21:56  |  Gil 10/07/08
      246.   MAY 10. IS MY BIRTH DAY. BUT ON BOOKS ITS 09.10. 21:58  |  ... 10/07/08
      247.   Clickfool not to worry your little head about it 21:58  |  RW 10/07/08
      248.   AN EAGLE IS NOT AN SHEEP. 21:59  |  ... 10/07/08
      249.   MY WAR IS WITH ALL BAD GUYS. ALL. ALL. IN ALL RELIGIONS. 22:00  |  ... 10/07/08
      250.   GRAY.So why does Egypt get so much advanced weaponry & training 22:07  |  PETER SM 10/07/08
      251.   Clickfool # 182 The Chagos Archepelago 22:17  |  Jeff Northridge 10/07/08
      252.   Appears that Iranian missiles failed 22:24  |  Baruch Gold 10/07/08
      253.   "Joe Fraiser" in Philly 22:33  |  Gray 10/07/08
      254.   no 171 , to Brinda 22:43  |  sohel saheen 10/07/08
      255.   # 210 22:48  |  Axel 10/07/08
      256.   iranian boy, indrajaya - Listen to Egypt and other Arab countries 22:53  |  RW 10/07/08
      257.   Barak`s confidence is understandable 23:02  |  Realist 10/07/08
      258.   Iraniana boy - you are 23:11  |  maliuc 10/07/08
      259.   Dimona150Nukes 23:15  |  I-HaveThemOthersCant 10/07/08
      260.   # 218 Say Everybody..ballistic`s needle has got stuck! 23:17  |  KATHY 10/07/08
      261.   If Israel isn?t afraid to attack Iran 23:22  |  American in NY 10/07/08
      262.   No rocket scientist (S #231) 23:28  |  Tosefta 10/07/08
      263.   255 axel 23:28  |  Malone 10/07/08
      264.   Petersm Re: Aid Disparity 23:31  |  Gray 10/07/08
      265.   #230, clicky 23:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/07/08
      266.   # 257 realist 23:32  |  Axel 10/07/08
      267.   #167 US couldn`t do much with Iraq either 23:34  |  ballistic 10/07/08
      268.   Any Iranian who can, should leave Iran Immediately - The Country 23:46  |  A.J. Myers 10/07/08
      269.   #5--but they have to minitiaurize their nuclear warheads 23:46  |  Paul Freedman 10/07/08
      270.   You Know Guys I`m Reading The News... 23:48  |  Yosemite 10/07/08
      271.   #241, Tosefta, expert on all matters 23:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/07/08
      272.   Iranian Boy 23:50  |  Jane 10/07/08
      273.   Childish Gil #245 23:52  |  Tosefta 10/07/08
      274.   ballistic; I`m proud to share... 00:16  |  Gray 11/07/08
      275.   GRAY Try answering the question.Why give Egypt all those advanced 00:23  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      276.   @259 Have you been to Dimona and counted? 00:26  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      277.   #261 00:29  |  Jane 11/07/08
      278.   Gray - Choke On IT!! 00:37  |  WYSIWYG 11/07/08
      279.   attack is useless, Israel knows it 00:41  |  mehmet 11/07/08
      280.   Iran Missile Launches As Hype 00:54  |  Gary 11/07/08
      281.   KUDOS to North Korea.Iran has managed to fire their missiles 01:00  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      282.   #147 `Pastor` Joseph, not only puts himself in Moses seat... 01:00  |  Maureen Ann 11/07/08
      283.   Iran`s nuclear program 01:05  |  Dave Duncan 11/07/08
      284.   JP, look below at the name field, learn to read, rinse, repeat... 01:05  |  BBSNews 11/07/08
      285.   This isn`t a question of how fearless Israel can be 01:14  |  Dutch 11/07/08
      286.   I-HaveThemOthersCant # 259 It`s A Matter Of The NPT 01:21  |  Jeff Northridge 11/07/08
      287.   very well, then, proceed. 01:22  |  frenz 11/07/08
      288.   American in N.Y. Israel`s attacks 01:25  |  Gray 11/07/08
      289.   Part 3 of the disinformation cycle: trying to scare the US 01:26  |  Chanalau, Tova 11/07/08
      290.   stop pussyfooting around 01:49  |  hani 11/07/08
      291.   Jonathan 202, before beating your drums you should 01:50  |  Jew- and Bookburner 11/07/08
      292.   #271 WSY/WSG 01:52  |  ballistic 11/07/08
      293.   arak "all talk" 01:55  |  Zion 11/07/08
      294.   We must neither underestimate nor fear Iran. 01:57  |  Chaim 11/07/08
      295.   #70 Ya Ghareeb. These great fighters couldn`t beat Saddam`s far 02:04  |  Chaim 11/07/08
      296.   ...and Peter 234, some of the Holocaust survivers 02:10  |  Jew- and Bookburner 11/07/08
      297.   #132 Chris. Basic economics: Strong currency is not a bad thing! 02:13  |  Chaim 11/07/08
      298.   The fall & fall of the Israeli Left. 02:16  |  Akram Zekaria 11/07/08
      299.   Chimpanzee`s sounding off 02:18  |  Mark Lincoln 11/07/08
      300.   Des Mns Dave; "American blood and money" 02:20  |  Gray 11/07/08
      301.   Dear WYSG.& letters) Re: "Choke On It" Thanks 02:34  |  Gray 11/07/08
      302.   Another Prediction 03:06  |  future1 11/07/08
      303.   #292 gray 03:08  |  Nemesis 11/07/08
      304.   #273 No KUDOS to Israel: Strong economy and currency however... 03:10  |  Highlander 11/07/08
      305.   Peter Sm and evidence 03:12  |  Truth 11/07/08
      306.   291# Mr Lincoln: Can you tell us with your 03:39  |  Akram Zekaria 11/07/08
      307.   Mr Barak 03:41  |  proud Iranian 11/07/08
      308.   Tosefta # 262 03:58  |  American in NY 11/07/08
      309.   Gray re USS liberty 04:01  |  american in NY 11/07/08
      310.   Des Mns Dave; "American blood and money" 04:12  |  Gray 11/07/08
      311.   ballistic; Lotsa $ for Israel 04:20  |  Gray 11/07/08
      312.   Hello Mark Lincoln 04:25  |  Jane 11/07/08
      313.   Peter Sm and abuse 04:56  |  Truth 11/07/08
      314.   #9, and all that warmongering 05:16  |  benham 11/07/08
      315.   Iran isn`t afraid to take major retaliation against Israel 05:33  |  Aounist 11/07/08
      316.   AM.in NY How do you know what Israels red lines are? 05:40  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      317.   GRAY the avoider! Why does Egypt get so much advanced weaponry 05:44  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      318.   #155 You are such a laugh, Probability 05:47  |  Johnboy 11/07/08
      319.   #16, how about Israel 05:51  |  Benham 11/07/08
      320.   TRUTH so why aren`t YOU fighting the good fight 06:04  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      321.   A modest proposal 06:33  |  Morris Valentine 11/07/08
      322.   #299, MV 07:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/07/08
      323.   Mehmet Istanbul? Pls also read # 256 07:10  |  RW 11/07/08
      324.   #94 Persian Hero.....do you honestly think 07:14  |  Lynn 11/07/08
      325.   BENHAM Howabout Iran stop threatening to wipe Israel 07:15  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      326.   BENHAM whathave you got to say now about brothers"broken ribs"? 07:21  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      327.   Amen ! Give money to Israel 07:28  |  Rachel in USA 11/07/08
      328.   #194 Axel and the German war 07:30  |  MR 11/07/08
      329.   Peter sm; Please see #264 to you concerning your ? 07:36  |  Gray 11/07/08
      330.   Cippora: Your response.... 07:45  |  Gray 11/07/08
      331.   Iran`s mega-suicide bomb 08:19  |  ScotGuy 11/07/08
      332.   ISRAEL haters Israel didn`t need you in 1948,1967,1973 Entebbe 08:26  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      333.   ISRAEL NOT AFRAID TO KILL MILLION S OF PERSIANS ? 08:30  |  PhiloEvraios 11/07/08
      334.   stephen #62 08:30  |  kelly 11/07/08
      335.   #119 08:45  |  kelly 11/07/08
      336.   #148 08:50  |  kelly 11/07/08
      337.   GRAY I did see your non answer& tangential attempt at distraction 08:52  |  PETER SM 11/07/08
      338.   #184 i agree 08:55  |  kelly 11/07/08
      339.   For all the Israel haters here 08:58  |  x-ray 11/07/08
      340.   #264 - Gray, I`ll answer you 10:25  |  JES 11/07/08
      341.   Johnboy 10:38  |  Probability 11/07/08
      342.   #184 - My, my Gray 10:44  |  JES 11/07/08
      343.   One more thing Gray 11:05  |  JES 11/07/08
      344.   RW most of your analysis is wrong and irrational 12:47  |  mehmet 11/07/08
      345.   Tosefta #262 Typical Tosefta non-answer 13:10  |  S 11/07/08
      346.   To CJK (#322) 14:44  |  Morris Valentine 11/07/08
      347.   confess the reality 15:10  |  Hussain 11/07/08
      348.   #346 Morris Valentine 15:42  |  Probability 11/07/08
      349.   #348, Probability