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| Time magazine: Israeli special forces operating in Western Iraq |
| 2002-11-25 |
| Israeli special forces have been operating inside the area of Iraq's western desert on reconnaissance and training missions, according to the Time magazine's website. Heard this one before. According to the report, U.S. and Israeli officials said that the Israeli forces are surveying some 50,000 square kilometers of territory for sites where Iraq might have hidden missiles and launchers it kept after the last Gulf War. They have a special interest in finding them, since they are aimed at their families. "You sniff around in the western desert and try to get an idea about those hardened concrete bunkers that Saddam has created to put his Scuds in," the report quotes one U.S. official as saying. Additionally, the magazine cited sources as saying that if a war gets underway with Iraq, Israel will request that the U.S. allow it to contribute a few three-man teams to help in the search for missiles in the area. Only fair, it is their neighborhood. |
| Posted by:Steve |