The Perfect Purim Gift: Airspace Over Iraq
Report: Israel Wants to Fly Over Iraq | By DAVID STRINGER
LONDON -- Israel opened negotiations to fly through U.S. controlled airspace in Iraq to carry out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Israel's deputy defense minister denied the claim.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper quoted an unnamed Israeli defense official as saying the talks were aimed at planning for all scenarios, including any future decision to target Iran's nuclear program.
Israeli bombers would need a corridor through U.S.-administered airspace in Iraq to carry out any strikes, the official was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Ephraim Sneh, Israel's Deputy Defense Minister, told The Associated Press on Saturday that the report was incorrect. "This is baseless information," Sneh said. "Maybe people like to divert (attention from) the need for immediate economic sanctions (with) stories about imminent Israeli action, which is not on the agenda."
The international community's focus should be on imposing economic sanctions on Iran for defying U.N. Security Council resolutions, he said.
Senior officials of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- Britain, the U.S., France, China and Russia -- and Germany are meeting Monday for an emergency summit in London to discuss measures against Tehran.
The U.S. and its Western allies insist Iran must suspend uranium enrichment before any negotiations over its nuclear program take place and accused Tehran of using a civilian program as a cover to develop weapons.
Iran, has rejected the condition to suspend enrichment and insists that its nuclear program is peaceful.
I have written my congress. I have protested in the street. I suppose I should pray more about this problem.
I heard someone on the radio speaking about "Islamo-fascism" and what a ridiculous term that was. He said that the Muslim culture was very much opposed to fascism. I confess ignorance in these matters, and I know nothing of the Koran. I do know that the US government has a habit of calling other people names that are more applicable to itself.
Someone on this site linked to maps that spelled out the plans of Israel and the US to make pipelines flowing out through Israel. All of this "fear" over Iraq and Iran seems like nothing more than an excuse to steal the oil.
. . . over Iraq and Iran seems like nothing more than an excuse to steal the oil."
It seems like that because that's what it is.
And it's not a coincidence that everything they call others applies to themselves.
In psychology, it's called projection.
The Purim festival celebrates (in part) the massacre of 75,000 Iranians as related in the Bible (Esther 9:16).
Jews will celebrate Purim from March 1 through March 5, 2007. Maybe they'll use those days to try for another 75,000 Iranians.