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| Yemen missiles were Baghdad-bound... |
| 2002-12-27 |
| Scud missiles seized two weeks ago in the Arabian Sea were destined for Iraq, not Yemen, it was reported yesterday. Israeli analysts say Yemen has no need for Scuds, and the cargo's arrival there was only temporary. A top Israeli defense official told The Post the ground-to-ground missiles were meant for another undisclosed country. The newspaper Haaretz went further and identified Iraq as the Scuds' ultimate destination. U.S. authorities turned a blind eye to the shipment and released the cargo in order to ensure Yemen's support in the ongoing war against al Qaeda, the newspaper said yesterday. Now that they've got them, they'll probably keep them, rather than jump in the poop by sending them on to Sammy. If we'd been sure they were on the way there, though, I'd think we'd have let them be delivered and then had the inspectors pop in and "discover" them. My guess would be that it didn't happen that way either because we weren't sure, or because the administration doesn't trust Blix. Once these things are identified in the pipeline, they can be tracked to their destinations by a variety of means... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Ruprecht: Try to think for yourself, rather than regurgitating spin. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-28 09:38:21 |
| #1 The US wanted to send a clear message to any future buyers of North Korean weapons that we can and will grab them enroute so you might as well not try. We gave the missles to Yemen as cover so as not to further freak out North Korea and as a way to say thanks for the help so far to Yemen. I doubt the missiles have the accuracy to hit anything in the region. I think Saddam probably cancelled the check and that's one reason North Korea is extra crazy lately. They need the cash. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2002-12-27 16:03:33 |