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Israel authorizes US to use military bases against Iraq
Israel has authorized the United States to stockpile military hardware at its army bases, in view of a possible U.S.-led offensive against Iraq, the Israeli daily Maariv reported Monday. Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin ben Eliezer has given the green light for the weaponry to be brought in the coming days. Under a strategic cooperation agreement, Israel has placed its bases at the disposal of the United States, and will provide logistic and intelligence aid, although Israel would not be an active player in any military action against Iraq. Maariv added that dozens of U.S. officers and troops were already in Israeli at army bases to prepare for the arms shipments. And Hamas is sitting around nursing a sore tail, with all those Merkins available for booming... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-10 |
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