Posted on 10/13/2010 10:16:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The Israeli and Greek Air forces started a joint four-day exercise code-named Minoas 2010 over Crete and the western Peloponnese Peninsula,where as same as Iran coasts, debka file 's military sources report.
Both areas are characterized by long coastal strips and high mountain peaks rising as high a 2,400 meters and extending into the surrounding Ionian and Mediterranean Seas. The chosen area is drawing attention with its similarities with Persian Gulf and strait of Hormuz.
Taking part are 16 Apache and Black Hawk UH-60 assault helicopters - eight Israeli and eight Greek. Over the weekend, the Israeli choppers flew directly from home base to the big Greek Suda air complex on the island of Grete. They were refueled by the Israel air force in flight as part of the exercise.
Greece and Israel began limited military co-operation in 1994, and the first joint maneuvers involving combat aircraft took place in 2008.
(Excerpt) Read more at turkishweekly.net ...
I trust that this is merely a wild rumour. Turkish sources are not altogether trustworthy when talking about Greeks ... for obvious historical reasons.
Debka is sometimes iffy too.
There has been past operations between the Greeks and the Israelis
I do not think there wiil not be any strikes. The Israelis want to use the F-35 in any strike.
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TANKS,Ern,,,
This seems like training for a strike against Lebanon...
IRAN INDIRECTLY SUPPORTED A SECRET MILITARY DRILL BETWEEN THE TURKISH AND CHINESE AIR FORCES THAT TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, SPARKING CONCERNS IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOUR DRILL-BOUND CHINESE SU-27 WARPLANES THAT TOOK OFF FROM BASES IN CHINA REFUELED IN IRAN - THE FIRST TIME THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC HAS EVER ALLOWED FOREIGN WARPLANES TO REFUEL AT ITS AIRBASES.
THE RUSSIAN-MADE SU-27’S USED BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE HAD TO REFUEL IN BOTH PAKISTAN AND IRAN BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMITED 3,500-KILOMETER RANGE.
They won't get the F-35 for several years, and then they have to train on it. That'll be way, way too late for an attack on Iran - it'll long since have produced nukes.
I suspect this has nothing to do directly with an attack on Iran. With The Won turning his back on Israel, and the Turks turn to Islamic fundamentalism, the Israelis are looking for allies in the Med. Greece is a natural.
I think the Israelis and Greeks are doing a contingency plan for a joint op against the Turks. And I have a pretty good idea what that op would be.
I suspect this has nothing to do directly with an attack on Iran. With The Won turning his back on Israel, and the Turks turn to Islamic fundamentalism, the Israelis are looking for allies in the Med. Greece is a natural.
I think the Israelis and Greeks are doing a contingency plan for a joint op against the Turks. And I have a pretty good idea what that op would be.
I think the Israelis and Greeks are doing a contingency plan for a joint op against the Turks. And I have a pretty good idea what that op would be.
DO TELL!
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