US may seize Arab airports by force to attack Iraq: report

matt drudge ^ | 8/12/2002 | drudge report

[TLBSHOW]

US may seize Arab airports by force to attack Iraq: report

Mon Aug 12 2002 14:19:02 ET

BEIRUT, Aug. 12 (Xinhua)--Lebanon received a report from diplomatic sources saying that the United States would seize by force several airports in Arab states when it launches a war against Iraq, the An Nahar newspaper reported on Monday.

The report said that US President George W. Bush would unleash the military offensive in January 2003 as he has to wait the outcome of the midterm elections of the Congress in November. ``Bush prefers to have Arab support for his war to remove Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and the US forces would have facilities in several neighboring Arab airports,'' the report said.

''At any rate,'' it stressed, ``once zero hour comes, Bush will give the orders to use Arab airports by force for the military operation against Iraq if the need arises.'' Bush argued that without the US interference, the Arab countries, the Arab League and the UN Security Council would not have been able to oust the invading Iraqi troops from Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War.

Meanwhile, the report revealed that the Bush administration has allowed Israel to strike back in the upcoming confrontation against Iraq if the Arab country fires Scud missiles at Israel like it did in 1991.

The report suggested that the Arab world should take the US war preparations against Iraq ``very seriously'' and recommended a diplomatic offensive by Lebanon to consolidate Pan-Arab camp.

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[cmsgop]

I Like it!

But it has a Chi-Com Stank on it!

[Husker24]

Sounds like a load of crap to me, we dont need any other airports, we can take airports in NW Iraq if we want to.

[Jhoffa_]

Sounds like propaganda, look at the source.

Who are these people anyway?

[Glenn]

Drudge! You're losing it, kiddo. This sounds straight from the Debka Magic Machine of News.

[NMFXSTC]

More to the point...WTF is this "waot till Jan. 2003" crap? Seems this is NOT the time or place for political hoopla and more nonsense with this careerist congress and government!

The Al Queida attacked us, Iraq is tied into it, Saddamn is still lounging in splendor...and WE are concerned about congressional elections?

Damn! The term, "ExPat" sounds better and better each passing day!

[TLBSHOW]

I thought matt wrote it.

[Nexus]

I'd love to know what airports this most likely bogus report from Xinhua is referring to. If we seize any airports by force, they're going to be Iraqi. In fact, if you beleive Debka, this has already begun (although there was virtually no resistance).

[JimSEA]

One more piece of propaganda to fan the Hate America fire.

[Principled]

... the report revealed that the Bush administration has allowed Israel to strike back in the upcoming confrontation against Iraq if the Arab country fires Scud missiles at Israel like it did in 1991.

Holy Moly! This is the catalyst. If true, this will make things happen. It really changes things.

[The Turbanator]

"Laura, these dang Arrabs burn my britches. That's it we'll just take over the world." GWB

[Grampa Dave]

SEIZE THEIR AIRPORTS! KICK THEIR A$$ES! TAKE THEIR OIL!

[cmsgop]

No Dude (Xinhua) wrote it.

Matt picked up on it.....

[Mixer]

Sounds like dis-info to me. First they were reporting that an attack would come soon, now they are saying 2003. I think they are just trying to make Saddam dizzy so when the attack does come he will have no idea when or from where.

[FITZ]

It wasn't Arab ingenuity anyhow that built those airports.

[Dog Gone]

This is a report published in an unreliable Lebanese newspaper which Xinhua picked up. It's BS.

There isn't any way that we would do this, first and foremost because there isn't any need. Our bases in Qatar and Turkey are more than sufficient, and what Saudi Arabia is saying publicly and privately may be two different things.

[Pokey78]

Exactly.

[Nexus]

Bush administration has allowed Israel to strike back

I buy this part, though. In fact, I believe Isreal would strike back regardless of US "permission". I'm sure they've had it, and I sure as hell wouldn't blame them.

[uncbob]

Another racheting up of the propaganda war agsinst iraq

I believe the admin is still hoping the Iraqi military wiil take care of saddam

[Kobyashi1942]

SEIZE THEIR AIRPORTS! KICK THEIR A$$ES! TAKE THEIR OIL!

And people wonder why we are hated throughout the world.