Sunday, January 25, 2009

US Navy intercepts Iranian Arms bound for Gaza Strip

The best thing that could happen for Iran is if the fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip fails. The sooner it fails - the better off they are. Fortunately for Israel and the residents of Gaza the US Navy is offering our support.

From WND --
The U.S. Navy is conducting covert operations aimed at intercepting Iranian ships carrying weapons to rearm Hamas in the Gaza Strip, informed defense officials told WND.

The U.S. Navy refused to comment, but informed sources said the U.S. last week intercepted an Iranian-owned vessel found to be carrying weapons, including rockets, mortar and artillery shells. It is suspected the ship was attempting to reach the Egyptian Sinai area. If successful, the delivery would have represented a major escalation by providing Hamas with artillery, something the terrorist organization is not thought to possess.

Last week, WND broke the story of Egyptian troops undergoing training in Texas on the use of American military technology to uncover Hamas' weapons smuggling tunnels. A top Egyptian intelligence official told WND the Egyptian troops arrived in Texas in recent days, where they have been undergoing private courses on the use of proprietary, secretive U.S. technology that makes use of sonar and certain frequencies to locate underground tunnels along the Egypt-Gaza border. More...

Pretty ironic for how hated our country is by countries in the Middle East - yet they always look for our help.

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