Posted on 11/05/2010 5:31:27 AM PDT by Strategy
http://www.saudinewstoday.com/article/32841__Saudi+-Egyptian+Joint+Exercise+%27Tabuk+2%27+Continues
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1409696&lang=eng_news
I have used Debka tip-offs in the past, verified the true portions and found credible sources to post.
I no longer post Debka articles because they have gotten so out of hand in their hysterics over Iran.
Now I spend more time calming FR readers down over the latest Debka article that gets posted, by fact checking and laying out the truth.
Just last week there was a Debka post saying that the Iwo Jima carrier group was about to attack Yemen, and on the same day there was an article about the Iwo standing by to aid in the coming hurricane Tomas in Haiti.
Debka doesn't even google the talking points in their own articles. They are not a serious news organization and should be restricted to the blog posts on FR.
Agreed on the Iranian military capabilities. It is a real stretch to imagine how Egypt feels threatened by Iran. Any war games between KSA and Egypt would have to be focused on common threats such as al-shabab and Somalia instability.
Their joint games did take place, but the numbers were pretty small. Probably the fact that they held these in Saudi Arabia, rather than Egypt (which is also mostly wasteland) is the only evidence for their raison d’etre.
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