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America's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff Winds Up Israel Visit

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, ended a two-day visit as the personal guest of the IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday. During his visit Mullen toured the northern border and met with senior military commanders and toured the southern border with Gaza where he also received an update on the situation. It was Admiral Mullen's second visit to Israel since December. While Israel insisted that Mullen's visit had been arranged in advance and was part of routine contacts between the two allies, his visit fueled speculation among foreign media networks that it was possibly in preparation for an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. HIs visit coincided with a Sunday Times report that Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets, in response to a large scale Israeli exercise earlier this month in which the air force flew over the Mediterranean Sea in an apparent rehearsal for an attack on Iran;s nuclear instillations.06/30/08

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