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| Israeli Navy Intercepts Alleged Weapons Smuggling Ship | |
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| Billposter | Nov 4 2009, 02:22 PM Post #1 |
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Israeli Navy Intercepts Alleged Weapons Smuggling Ship http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,571548,00.html Wednesday, November 04, 2009 ![]() Nov. 4: The ship identified as an arms smuggling vessel seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus is seen in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. Israeli naval commandos on Wednesday seized a ship that defense officials said was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. According to an official statement, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the munitions, on what the military described as an Antiguan-flagged ship boarded boarded by a naval unit 100 miles from the Israeli coast, were earmarked for "the terrorist arena in the north," an apparent reference to Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a separate statement, said the weapons found on the vessel could have "hit Israeli cities," indicating they included missiles The vessel had containers stacked on its deck and was taken to Ashdod port south of Tel Aviv. Israel Radio's military affairs correspondent identified the vessel as the Francop. The pre-dawn seizure near Cyprus was a rare interception by Israel of a suspected arms shipment, which has long accused Iran of arming its enemies. Israel offered no evidence to support its claim that the weapons were meant for Hezbollah. Weapons including anti-tank missiles and Katyusha rockets were stashed on a commercial vessel operating under the guise of an aid boat, captained by a Pole and flying an Antiguan flag, Israeli defense officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the military had not officially released the information. Based on intelligence reports, a naval unit patrolling the area intercepted and boarded the vessel without incident, defense officials said. Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said the crew was not involved in any arms-smuggling effort. The boat was towed to the southern Israeli port of Ashdod, where the weapons were being unloaded. A senior Lebanese army official refused to comment on the report, saying it happened outside Lebanon's national waters. He spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military regulations. Barak called the interception "another success against the relentless attempts to smuggle weapons to bolster terrorist elements threatening Israel's security." The boat was the second major arms ship Israel has seized in its campaign to quash the smuggling of weapons to Palestinian and Lebanese militants. In January 2002, Israeli forces stormed the Karine A freighter on the Red Sea, and confiscated what the military said were 50 tons of missiles, mortars, rifles and ammunition headed for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Authorities from other countries, including the United States last month, have stopped ships suspected of carrying arms in the past. The Lebanon-Israel border has been largely quiet since Israel and Hezbollah fought a fierce war in the summer of 2006. But Israel has long warned that Hezbollah fighters have been rearming and now possess some 40,000 rockets. Gaza militants also have dramatically reduced their rocket attacks on southern Israel since a bruising winter war. But militants continue to smuggle in rockets and components through underground tunnels with Egypt, the Israeli military says. On Tuesday, the head of military intelligence said Gaza's militant Hamas rulers recently test-fired a missile capable of striking Israel's largest urban center, metropolitan Tel Aviv. Hamas and Hezbollah are both proxies of Iran, whose nuclear program, long-range missiles and patronage of militants on Israel's southern and northern flanks make it the Jewish state's most formidable foe. Israel shares the West's fears that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons, despite its assertions to the contrary. Neutralizing the Iranian nuclear threat remains Netanyahu's top priority and Israel has not ruled out a military strike against Tehran's nuclear facilities. The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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| AgeofEnlightenment | Nov 4 2009, 02:26 PM Post #2 |
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Ahh yes, not content with the Somali pirates now we have the Iranian kind at sea with enough armaments to start a small war. Peaceful buggers they are
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"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." Friedrich Nietzsche "All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings." - Denis Diderot. "People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both." - Benjamin Franklin | |
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| Uzi 9mm | Nov 4 2009, 02:58 PM Post #3 |
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Iran really is looking for a bloody nose. And that day is getting very close. |
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“Nobody would give a damn for the Palestinians if the Jews were not involved” - Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish | |
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| AgeofEnlightenment | Nov 4 2009, 03:02 PM Post #4 |
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Well if you follow the works of the brilliant Christopher Hitchens, he has always said that since the Clinton/Blair administrations, that just like Iraq, Iran will be a problem that should be dealt with. That and Pakistan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7g9enxFKY |
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"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." Friedrich Nietzsche "All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings." - Denis Diderot. "People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both." - Benjamin Franklin | |
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| mrst269 | Nov 4 2009, 03:05 PM Post #5 |
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Long may Israel be able to defend its boarders. |
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| charlie | Nov 4 2009, 03:20 PM Post #6 |
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A WAY OUT FOR YOU NAZI SCUM THATS INFILTRATED THE EDL http://www.stormfront.org/ http://www.uaf.org.uk/ http://www.islam4uk.com/ | |
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| charlie | Nov 4 2009, 03:22 PM Post #7 |
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I agree and like all Islamic states they incite war and when they get a bloody nose they cry the whole world is against Islam they make you laugh |
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A WAY OUT FOR YOU NAZI SCUM THATS INFILTRATED THE EDL http://www.stormfront.org/ http://www.uaf.org.uk/ http://www.islam4uk.com/ | |
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| Uzi 9mm | Nov 4 2009, 07:57 PM Post #8 |
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And those borders being where Israel meets arch gimp Jordan - as it should have been. Edited by Uzi 9mm, Nov 4 2009, 07:59 PM.
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“Nobody would give a damn for the Palestinians if the Jews were not involved” - Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish | |
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