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2011-03-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel deploys 'Iron Dome' rocket shield

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ION FREEREPUBLIC > GUNMEN TARGET EGYPT [TO ISRAEL] GAS PIPELINE.

* TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > JORDAN GOVT BLAMES MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [+ Iran] FOR PROTESTS.

Once again, US-NATO/EU, + TEL AVIV?, to Uncle Muammar > "D *** NG IT, MUMMAR, WE LUV YA, MAN"!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-28 02:44|| 2011-03-28 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 As soon as it's proved out, they'll want to set up similar Domes aimed at Hizb'allah and Syria.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-28 12:45|| 2011-03-28 12:45|| Front Page Top

#3 This is all well and good, but they've never explained why they didn't get the relatively cheap, each $15m including radar C-RAM system. They could buy a dozen of those, set them up overnight, and have an effective system of 20mm defense against most low level threats from mortars to rockets.

They would be great to have even as a complement to Iron Dome. The manufacturer even created air burst 20mm rounds, because the Israelis were so wracked with guilt at the idea that their defensive weapons might hurt Palestinians while the Palestinians are trying to kill Israelis.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-28 20:59|| 2011-03-28 20:59|| Front Page Top

#4 why they didn't get the relatively cheap, each $15m including radar C-RAM system.

From a quick browse at Wikipedia (yeah, yeah...), the answer appears to be range. C-RAM sounds like a land based version of the naval CIWS which is a point defense system. IRON DOME has a range of about 40 miles making it more of an area defense. And as tw notes, the end game the Israelis are planning for is the coming war with Hisbollah.

Posted by SteveS 2011-03-28 21:33|| 2011-03-28 21:33|| Front Page Top

#5 IRON DOME has a range of about 40 miles

It's a short range beam rider missile. Its range is a few km at best. The 40 mile range refers to incoming rockets and arty. And it looks to be completely funded by US taxpayers.

Obama seeks $205 million for Israel rocket shield

The $200m system has been deployed to protect Israel's civilian population from rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza militants.

Posted by Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-03-28 21:58|| 2011-03-28 21:58|| Front Page Top

#6 WAFF [long] > CALLS ON FACEBOOK FOR MILYUHNS OF PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THEIR [old = former] HOMES IN ISRAEL ON MAY 15th [2011 = this year].

Lots of activities planned for Paleos.

HMMMM, HMMMMM, MEXICAN CARTEL VIOLENCE TURNS PALEO INTIFADA IN THE MIDEAST? Iff so, methinks the "IRON DOME" BMD Missles are pointing in the wrong vector.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > INDIA'S MUSLIMS MAY FIND INSPIRATION IN EGYPT. Despite routinely high electoral turnouts, India's Muslims are effec failing to progress socio-economically vee secular, democratic statehood.

India's Hindu majority tends to view Muslims as solely desiring a mostly anti-democratic Theocratic State.

IIUC as per the view of INDIAN HINDUS > IT IS ISLAM ITSELF AS A SOCIO-ECON MODEL WHICH IS INHIBITING INDIA'S MUSLIMS???

* SAME > ALL-INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE DEMANDS FOR SEPARATE [national] EELCTORATES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-28 23:31|| 2011-03-28 23:31|| Front Page Top

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