Israel also has ignored many more UN resolutions than Iraq ever did. This is true despite the fact that the US usually vetos most resolutions concerning Israel. Ken --- Legal Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> isreal is the ONLY country in the middle east that > DOES possess WMD's, > nuclear as well as chem weapons of mass destruction. > They have reperetedly > refused the UN inspection passage and thier Dimona > nuke plank is leaking > like a sieve. > Afghanistan and Iraq were bombed and invaded and > their infrastucture > destroyed, their children slaughtered, air anw water > polulted with depleted > uranium with a shelf life of BILLIONS of yearsw for > a lot less than what > Israel has and is doing, but good thing Congress > keeps taking money from > AIPAC, the center of the new spy scandal, to ensure > that the US continues to > veto any action that might paint Israel is it's true > light. > > Luc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fox mulder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 4:36 AM > Subject: [Biofuel] US to sell 5000 smart bombs to > Israel > > > > > > Source: Al Jazeera > > > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8C117F99-C20E-4738-A15B- > > > > 0BF683A1B21B.htm > > > > > > US to sell Israel 5000 smart bombs > > > > Israel has used US-made bombs to kill several > > Palestinians > > > > The United States will reportedly sell Israel > nearly > > 5000 smart bombs > > in one of the largest weapons deals between the > allies > > in years. > > > > The deal could face political controversy since > Israel > > has used such > > bombs against the Palestinians. > > > > In one such instance in July 2002, a one-tonne > bomb > > meant for a senior > > Palestinian resistance fighter also killed 15 > > civilians in an attack in > > the Gaza Strip. > > > > The deal is worth $319 million and was revealed in > a > > Pentagon report > > made to the US Congress a few weeks ago, Israeli > daily > > Haaretz said on > > Tuesday. > > > > Funding for the sale will come from US military > aid to > > Israel. > > > > The bombs include airborne versions, guidance > units, > > training bombs and > > detonators. These bombs are guided by an existing > > Israeli satellite > > used by the military. > > > > As part of the deal, Israel will receive 500 > one-tonne > > "bunker-buster" > > bombs that can destroy 2m-thick concrete walls, > 2500 > > "regular" > > one-tonne bombs, 1000 half-tonne bombs and 500 > > quarter-tonne bombs, the > > daily said. > > > > > > Bunker bombs > > > > Known by the military designations GBU-27 or > GBU-28, > > "bunker busters" > > are guided by lasers or satellites and can > penetrate > > up to 10 metres of > > earth and concrete. > > > > Israel may already have some of the bombs for its > F-15 > > fighter jets, > > the paper reported. > > > > > > > > "As they are part of the weapon set for the F-15, > I > > would assume them > > to be in place," said Robert Hewson, editor of > Jane's > > Air-Launched > > Weapons. > > > > Acquiring BLU-109s, which are mounted on > > satellite-guided bombs, would > > boost Israel 's capabilities, foreign experts say. > > > > > > "Israel very likely manufactures its own bunker > > busters, but they are > > not as robust as the 2000lb ( 910kg ) BLUs," > Robert > > Hewson, editor of > > Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, said. > > > > > > He said the bombs proved effective in the 1991 > Gulf > > war and the more > > recent US-led invasion of Iraq . > > > > The US embassy in Israel had no comment, referring > > queries to > > Washington .Israel 's Defence Ministry also > declined > > to comment. > > > > The Pentagon wants the deal to maintain Israel's > > military advantages > > and ensure US strategic and tactical interests, > > Haaretz said. > > > > Bombs for neighbours? > > > > Haaretz said Israel sought to obtain the US-made, > > one-tonne > > "bunker-buster" bombs for a possible future strike > > against Iran or > > Syria . > > > > > > A senior Israeli security source confirmed the > Haaretz > > story saying: > > "... bunker busters could serve Israel against > Iran , > > or possibly Syria > > ". > > > > > > "Our response to any invasive measure will be > > massive," Massoud > > Jazairi, spokesman for Iran 's Revolutionary > Guard, > > said in Tehran . > > > > Iran , which does not recognise Israel 's right to > > exist, says its > > nuclear programme has only peaceful purposes to > meet > > its growing energy > > needs. > > > > An Iranian Defence Ministry spokesman said the > > disclosure of a > > US-Israeli deal could be "psychological warfare to > > test us ... This > > relationship has a long history. The United States > has > > given Israel > > more advanced weapons than this." > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW > Yahoo! > Messenger - all new features - even more fun! > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > === message truncated === _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
