Posted on 10/08/2012 4:24:37 PM PDT by Jean S
Israeli officials have deployed a Patriot surface-to-air anti-missile battery to northern Israel Monday, in an apparent response to the appearance of a mysterious drone in Israeli airspace over the weekend.
On Saturday, an Israel Air Force jet shot down an unmanned aerial drone over the Negev desert in southern Israel. Israeli officials said they believed the craft had originated in Lebanon and was controlled by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
According to the Israel Defense Force, the drone entered Israel from Mediterranean, flying over the Gaza Strip and then over the Negev. It was shot down south of the West Bank.
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Israeli news showed guncam video of the shot being taken from a fixed wing. I expect next time they won’t waste a bullet-—just give the POS some wing wash and pick it up in a basket. This time they might have been curious whether it was armed.
Obama did not gift wrap anything - ‘cause Clinton used up all the WH gift wrapping, leaving only some out of date Chinese greeting cards...
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