There is a “1 percent” risk that Iraq will lash out at Israel in response to a U.S. military strike on Baghdad, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said. Speaking Wednesday at the opening of a special Cabinet session to discuss Israel’s level of preparedness, Sharon said Israel had taken steps to provide the answer to “100 percent of the dangers.”
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