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| Israel prepares for Iraqi strike 'at any moment' |
| 2002-08-12 |
| From WorldTribune.com, not the most reliable source... Israel has determined that Iraq is preparing a missile strike that could be launched at any time. Officials said the government has prepared a series of plans to defend against and retaliate for any Iraqi missile attack on Israel. They said the plans were discussed and endorsed by the United States. "Israel should be prepared to face an Iraqi attack at any moment," Israeli Science Minister Matan Vilnai said. Israel's plans include the deployment of additional assets to defend against any Iraqi missile attack. Officials said Israel wants to deploy two Arrow-2 missile defense batteries, Middle East Newsline reported. One Arrow-2 battery has been operational at an air force base in southwestern Israel. A second Arrow-2 battery is meant for deployment at Ein Shemer, east of the coastal city of Hadera. A missile attack on Israel might win Sammy points in the Arab street, but so far the Arab street has yet to send troops to one of these little hoe-downs. When the press gangs go out and round them up, they show a distressing tendency to go home as soon as possible, rather than fight to the death for whoever the current dictator is — be it Sammy in the last Gulf War or Mullah Omar. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Such an attack won't win him any points if the IDF shoots it down over Jordan. |
| Posted by: Tom Roberts 2002-08-12 12:07:08 |