-Caveat Lector- >From http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=206088&contrassID= 1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
Thursday, September 12, 2002 Tishrei 6, 5763 Israel Time: 00:13 (GMT+3) Back Home Last update - 02:43 09/09/2002 Military shipment bound for Iran returns to Israel By Avi Shmoul, Ha'aretz Correspondent The ship Pelican, which was suspected of heading for Iran with a cargo of caterpillar tracks for armored personnel carriers, returned to Israel Sunday after changing its name. The cargo, packed in two sealed containers, was discovered two weeks ago by the German tax authorities on a ship called Zim Antwerp, which arrived at Hamburg port the following day. Last Friday, immediately after docking at Limassol in Cyprus, the name Zim Antwerp was erased from the ship's prow and changed to Pelican. Shipping sources said changing the ship's name is not unusual and may take place after a naval collision, changing insurance companies or, as it appears in this case, simply to avert the evil eye. The ship is owned by the Ofer Brothers. Some of the ships hundreds of containers will be unloaded in Ashdod on Monday. The ship will sail to Haifa on Tuesday and on Wednesday other containers, including the two with the tracks, are due to be unloaded. Only then will the Defense Ministry and police be able to examine the cargo. "The law requires me to return the cargo to its original owners and that's what I intend to do," Reuven Zuk, director of the Alaluf company via which the cargo was sent, told Ha'aretz. "I cannot say with complete certainty that it's the same cargo, since the containers have been changed. However, it is clear the police can get a court order to make me open the containers.The law also permits the customs authorities to confiscate any cargo arriving in Israel." Ha'aretz found that the cargo, manufactured in the Tagel plant in Haifa, was loaded on a ship named Zim Hamburg at Haifa on August 1 last. The ship's route included Britain, Belgium, Holland, and Hamburg port in Germany on August 15. According to the cargo documents, the containers carried machine parts. The cargo received the approval of the Defense Ministry's security aid unit in advance, after the exporter Avihai Weinstein asked to export it to Thailand. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; I don't believe everything I read or send (but that doesn't stop me from considering it; obviously SOMEBODY thinks it's important) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
