U.S. Freezes Military Ties, Shipments to Israel

World Tribune.Com ^ | 14 Jun 05 | World Tribune.com

[datura]

The initial complaint dealt with over 100 separate contracted sales of military and dual use technology to the ChiComs. Most or all of the questioned items were developed jointly with US firms, or were ruen-key systems issued to Israel as part of our annual military grants. Thanks, Israel.

Hard to support someone who is selling you out at the same time - with your own equipment. And we're not talking about small time deals here. Israel is the #2 supplier of weapons to China - behind only Russia - so don't play this off as nit picking.

[onedoug]

Agreed. I support Israel on nearly everything. But not this.

[Evolution]

While people rightfully complain about Israel selling weapons to America's Real Big Threat, where is the complaint about our OWN leaders selling our whole freakin economy to China.

Because of all these Free Traitor agreements, China has the US by balls and is slowly squeezing more and more. And Americans who complain about Israel rightfully so should make sure they dont buy any Chinese goods, because where do think China is getting the money to buy these weapons. After all it is just FREE TRADE!

[wingnutx]

Agreed. I support Israel on nearly everything. But not this.

Ditto.

[thoughtomator]

Same, if Israel wants us to be on board, cutting off China militarily has to be a prerequisite.

[B4Ranch]

ping

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Good idea.
We give em $3 billion a year.

[Pro-Bush]

Bump!

[TASMANIANRED]

bump

[Now_is_The_Time]

I trust that Israel (our most important ally) has made the right decision on this. Unfortunately, this may bring some antisemitic fervor to the surface, but the Israelis are used to dealing with that.

[datura]

We don't need to have Israel living near the top of our technology chain if they're going to sell us out. Likewise, I disagree with the provisions of the Camp David Accord which sells Egypt the Abrams tank (much less landed my butt in Sinai for 6 months).

The jury is still out on what Clinton sold the ChiComs - hopefully it was all technically flawed stuff that couldn't be reverse engineered to work, but I doubt that.

Same goes for the P-3 Orion "transfer" at the start of this administration.

Bottom line: US Military procurement MUST come from VERIFIED US Sources ONLY. No front companies, no offshore parents, etc. If that means some of the new conglomerates have to divest some of their new treasures, so be it.

[Guillermo]

Maybe our Gov't should try to resolve the attack on the USS Liberty.

Why did the Navy accept the Israeli version of events with total faith, and reject what the attacked had to say?

Name another major incident at sea involving a US ship that wasn't investigated by Congress.

[JasonC]

Agreed. Straighten up and fly right, the middleman game is over forever.

[Dog Gone]

Cut off Israel entirely if this is true. However, the World Tribune is only slightly ahead of DEBKA in terms of crediility.

If WT is accurate, it's only because they're repeating some other news souce that is accurate.

[Numbers Guy]

I trust that Israel (our most important ally) has made the right decision on this. Unfortunately, this may bring some antisemitic fervor to the surface, but the Israelis are used to dealing with that.

Objecting to Israel selling arms to China is not anti-Semitism.

[FairOpinion]

The problem has been reported in many other papers for some time and it has been going on for years, I read somewhere that there are some 60 incidents, where Israel sold high tech weapons to China, a couple of time the US really got on their case, but apparently they kept right at it, ignoring us.

[mdittmar]

Bulls^it,this is bogus.

[elfman2]

" China has the US by balls and is slowly squeezing more and more."

China’s much more dependent on the US/Taiwan/Japan than visa-versa on a multitude levels. I wouldn’t want to trade places.

Trade with China benefits both the CCP and reformists. Israeli arms shipments only benefit the CCP. That’s the difference.

[doorgunner69]

>>Maybe our Gov't should try to resolve the attack on the USS Liberty.
Why did the Navy accept the Israeli version of events with total faith, and reject what the attacked had to say?
Name another major incident at sea involving a US ship that wasn't investigated by Congress.<<

This is a rhetorical question, right? Israel is sacrosanct, you must not question or risk being branded an anti-semitic.

Flame away...........