Posted on 08/19/2006 11:45:02 AM PDT by freedom44
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Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States blocked an Iranian cargo plane's flight to Syria last month as it was carrying missiles and launchers to resupply Hezbollah, the USA Today daily newspaper reported on Friday.
The U.S. blocked the plane after intelligence analysts concluded it was carrying sophisticated missiles and launchers to resupply Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Eight days after Hezbollah's war with Israel began, U.S. diplomats persuaded Turkey and Iraq to deny the plane permission to cross their territory to Damascus, a transfer point for arms to Hezbollah, the officials were quoted as saying.
The episode was detailed by one U.S. intelligence official who saw a report on the incident, and was confirmed by a U.S. official from a second intelligence agency and by a diplomat with a foreign government, the newspaper said.
The officials and diplomat's accounts illustrated the quiet support the United States gave Israel during the 34-day war, even enlisting help from Muslim nations where acting on Israel's behalf was politically anathema, it said.
Israel and U.S. President George W. Bush have accused the Shiite-dominated government of Iran of shipping the Shiite militia increasingly sophisticated weapons by way of Syria, the newspaper said. The report also said the Iraqi and Turkish governments would not discuss the incident, Iran's United Nations mission denied trying to send Hezbollah weapons, and claimed that the intelligence officials had not provided reports, satellite photos or other evidence to corroborate the sequence of events.
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It's easy enough to ship stuff from Iran to Syria by ship and then sneak it across the border into Lebanon.
We interdict cargo ships traveling between the two nations...all the time, really pisses off the mullahs and the Syrians...
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So THAT'S why American Jews vote for the Democrat party candidates!
never tell or show state any thing.
Cratering runways is a temporary tactical action. The effect will last only until the hole can be filled and leveled enough to let aircraft pass. That time could be as short as a couple hours if they have a bulldozer or a couple days if they have to get everybody out there with shovels.
Next time we get an Iranian sponserd bomb on American interests or soldier, maybe we see a little payback. Maybe one fat bomb on Amadinjads head.
We need to continue turning up the heat on Iran.
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The U.S. blocked the plane after intelligence analysts concluded it was carrying sophisticated missiles and launchers to resupply Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Wonder how we found out what was on the plane? Someone inside Iran?
/loose lips sink ships
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