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IDF ready to remove Arafat - IAF buzzed Assadâs palace in August
EFLThe IDF is ready to carry out the cabinetâs decision to remove Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat the moment the orders are given, a senior military source told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday. "We have presented plans showing the risks and the chances of the operation itself, including the options to remove him alive or not," he said. "The government has to make a decision to allow the army to act. The army is ready. The army always plans for all possibilities," he said. I can say no more! Oh, wait, he does... "Iâm not worried. The battalions are strong and have high standards and are working well. Every four months, new soldiers are added to the fighting and officers are rotated. The standing army can keep this up for years," he said. He added that the current conflict will not end with a major military measure. "We can stage a major operation again, like Defensive Shield. We can do one in the Gaza Strip," he said. "But this conflict is one of stamina between the Palestinian and Israeli societies. What concerns me is the resilience and stamina of the Israeli society," he added. Yeah, thatâs a problem over here, too. In a first acknowledgment by an IDF officer of the August report an IAF fighter buzzed Assadâs palace, he described what transpired. "Imagine this F-15 flying 50 meters above Assadâs palace at 1 a.m., with all of is thrusters directed exactly over the palace and no one even detected it until it was over the palace. This is embarrassing not to mention unpleasant," he said with a chuckle. Posted by: Pete Stanley 2003-10-23 |
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