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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Italy wants to sell AA missiles to Leb
2006-10-17
Israeli aircraft monitor illegal Hizballah movements and arms smuggling - in the absence of any Lebanese army and UNIFIL preventive action to implement UN Resolution 1701.

According to DEBKAfileÂ’s Rome sources, Ayatollah prime minister Romano Prodi has instructed his defense ministry to negotiate with the Fouad Siniora government the quick sale of an Aster 15 battery, the only Western surface-to-air missile with an active guidance system capable of last-minute corrections of targeting at the moment of interception.
When asked what will happen if the missiles will be used against NATO aircraft in case of war, Mr. Prodi briskly replied "apres moi-le Deluge!"
As a joint Franco-Italian product, the sale also needed - and obtained - approval from French president Jacques Chirac.
Prodi knew he could definately count on Jacques's approval
Our sources report the Aster 15 will be accompanied by Italian instructors to guide Lebanese troops in their use. Since 50% of those officers are Shiites loyal to Hizballah or Amal, the Shiite terrorists are looking forward to gaining access for the first time to top-of-the-line Western anti-air missile technology.
The Shiites and especially Hizbolla are true frieds of the Italians - didn't they recently kidnap an Italian Journalist ?
On Oct. 13, Lebanese chief of staff General Michel Suleiman informed his officers posted on the Lebanese-Israeli border of the Beirut government’s “indefatigable efforts” to obtain anti-air missiles to hit patrolling Israeli aircraft. He added that very soon, Lebanon would also acquire long-range anti-tank rockets to prevent Israeli tanks again crossing the border.
The rift between the Frenchoid nations of Old Europe and the free democratic western states is growing by leaps and bounds. I swear, if this is true (Debka's credibility and all)and if in the next war (which is no doubt coming soon) we have to destroy any Unifil units (preferably french and Italian soldiers) to reach the Hizbollah I would have no regrets about it
Commanders of the French UNIFIL contingent have threatened to fire on Israeli warplanes in Lebanese skies, according to Israel defense minister Amir Peretz in a briefing to a Knesset panel Monday, Oct. 16.

Israel has so far refrained from protesting to Rome against the Aster 15 sale - any more than it has to Washington, the UN Security Council or UNIFIL over illegal Hizballah movements and arms-smuggling.

The Aster 15 is manufactured by France’s Aerospatiale and Thompson-CSF; its guidance system by the Alenia/Finmeccanica of Italy. Launched from seaborne or land bases, it is designed to hit “maneuverable targets” - aircraft, helicopters, drones or missiles. With a warhead of 3.20 kilos of explosives, the missile has a range of up to 30 km and a maximum speed of 3,600 kph. Aster 15’s two stages are a solid propellant booster and a “dart” equipped with a seeker, a sustainer motor, a proximity fuse and a blast fragmentation warhead.
My name is Inigo Montoya, you sold my enemies missiles, prepare to die !
Posted by:Elder of Zion

#14  Fine...but YOU have to eat him. I'm not. Eventually of course, America takes over the world and makes everyone states, and we invade space;)
Posted by: Silentbrick   2006-10-17 19:05  

#13  Bolton should be touting this on the news shows. Publicly shame the bastards. Demand they do the task they went there for - disarming Hezbollah, or get out of Lebanon - and NATO
Posted by: Frank G   2006-10-17 18:48  

#12  Oh, SURE Silentbrick! What then?

Fillet Mikey Moore?
Posted by: Bobby   2006-10-17 18:21  

#11  Tell Italy, if they sell the weapons to Leb, then we kick them out of nato, blockade their ports, shoot down any and all air traffic in and out of Italy and napalm their food production. When they cry about it, vaporize a handy Italian government building with FAE. If France whines about it, nuke Paris.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2006-10-17 18:10  

#10  Europe's flagrant anti-Semitism is becoming more than a little tiresome. Quite obviously, the lessons of WWII have completely escaped them. Some profound suffering is in store for these conniving wankers.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-17 17:54  

#9  Just suprised they don't even try to cover up their real alliances anymore.

I bet Fallaci would have a thing to say about Italy now :(.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-10-17 17:11  

#8  Pull US troops out of Italy. Open a base in Israel.
Posted by: ed   2006-10-17 16:41  

#7  Eurabia to the rescue. France knows that riots will return on their soil if they don't comply to the demands of Syria. We see considerable weapons build- up in the areas around Israel at the moment with Syria arming the Hamas with advanced weapon systems.
Tension is building and the French and Italians wont be able to keep "the peace". The clock is ticking...
Posted by: Jutle Whinetle6518   2006-10-17 16:02  

#6  Not surprising, I guess. But still apalling.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-10-17 15:33  

#5  Not surprised, are you, CF?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-10-17 14:27  

#4  Let me get this right. France & Italy are not disarming Hizbollah - in fact they are giving selling them advance weapon systems and trying to prevent Israel from defending itself.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-10-17 13:25  

#3  Scum!
Posted by: 3dc   2006-10-17 13:06  

#2  "French UNIFIL contingent have threatened to fire on Israeli warplanes"

What will they do when Israel warplanes fire back? Or rather, how fast will they do it (withdraw to France)?
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-10-17 13:01  

#1  I do not think the word 'ally' means what you think it means.
Posted by: Inigo   2006-10-17 10:10  

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