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South African intelligence: Mossad tried to dry up Nile
2015-02-27
[Ynet] Another batch of leaks by al-Jazeera and the Guardian cites report that Israel tried to cause drought in Egypt, following previous claims about Mossad machinations.
Three week growth of Kosher Kudzu on river bridge.
Of course it's kosher! Note that it eats neither meat nor carrion, though it will not object if the soil is fertilized by the decaying carcasses of critters caught in the undergrowth, and thus is of the category of plants that are kosher. Venus fly traps, on the other hand...
A paper on Mossad reportedly drafted by the South African State Security Agency (SSA) claims that Israel for decades worked to artificially create a drought in Egypt, by draining the River Nile with a water-absorbing plant.

The report comes as Al-Jazeera and the Guardian continued Wednesday to release purported spy cables, which again raised startling claims about Israeli intelligence.
"We were just testing to confirm the theoretical upper limit of gulliblity, Captain Ari, really! David has to go back to write his thesis, and this seemed a perfect test case."
"Upper limits of credibility"...? The presidential races of 2008 and 2012 dispelled the notion of upper limits.
"Towards this end Israel's Ministry of Science and Technology conducted extensive experiments, and eventually created a type of plant that flourishes on the surface or the banks of the Nile and that absorbs such large quantities of water as to significantly reduce the volume of water that reaches Egypt," the Guardian quoted. The newspaper noted that the allegation could be false and South Africa "guilty of naivety", but if true, "then Mossad is guilty of reprehensible tactics".
Or of discovering an inexpensive way to drain malaria swamps throughout the world, incidentally providing the locals with a source of clean drinking water... once Mossad's scientists figure out how to get the water out.
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  What next? Blood matzahs?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2015-02-27 16:21  

#9  More evidence to my theory that Mossad gave silly info to South Africa hoping to spot a leaker.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-02-27 14:35  

#8  That's nothing you should see what giant reed, an invasive species, does to the lower Colorado River - that shit be nasty.
Posted by: Jiggs White1864   2015-02-27 13:10  

#7  They also turned him into a newt.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2015-02-27 12:09  

#6  Wait, Elvis was spotted in Tel Aviv!
Posted by: jvalentour   2015-02-27 11:04  

#5  Here is your story Mike
Posted by: Grusotch the Florid7905   2015-02-27 10:21  

#4  ..."Up next: 'Bush stole my dentures'!".....

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2015-02-27 10:14  

#3  Second thought: Kramer and Zondi are alive (it's exactly the kind of prank they'd pull on a journo)!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-27 03:28  

#2  And the Guardian printed it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-27 03:24  

#1  "then Mossad is guilty of reprehensible tactics".

Dudes, you've been pwned. The Juices are just messing with you. Walk away.

But for those of you who like this sort of thing, tune in next week when the Secret Jew-Base on the Moon is revealed. Yeah, all this time we thought it was Nazis.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-02-27 01:23  

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