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| US may give Israel Iraq ammo |
| 2010-02-11 |
| Ahead of the United States's planned withdrawal from Iraq, American military teams have visited Israel to consider the possibility of storing some of the equipment and ammunition that is pulled out in special storage centers at various locations here, according to senior defense officials. According to the officials, the Americans plan to leave a significant amount of equipment in Iraq to assist local security forces. Additional equipment, though, would be transferred to Afghanistan as well as possibly to Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. A security agreement between the United States and Iraq calls for withdrawal of all US forces by the end of 2011. The equipment that Israel might receive, one official said, is ammunition, vehicles, and a specially designed rapid cannon – called C-RAM – that can intercept small projectiles such as mortars. “There is talk that some of the equipment will be stored in Israel,' the official said. “If that is the case, in the event of an emergency we may be able to use it.' Last month, Defense News reported that the Pentagon had decided to double the value of emergency military stockpiles it stores in Israel to the value of $800 million. Defense officials said that this was a separate move, not connected to the withdrawal from Iraq. The US already maintains several stockpiles in Israel that include missiles, armored vehicles, aerial munitions and artillery ordnance. The US began stockpiling equipment in Israel in the early 1990s. The new deal, according to Defense News, was signed by Brig.-Gen. Ofer Wolf, head of the IDF's Logistics and Technology Branch and Rear-Adm. Andy Brown, logistics director for the US Military's European Command (EUCOM). “Officially, all of this equipment belongs to the US military,' the official said. “If however, there is a conflict, the IDF can ask for permission to use some of the equipment.' The last time this happened was during the Second Lebanon War in 2006 when the IDF received access to US stockpiles and also received shipments of weaponry, particularly smart bombs from the United States. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #12 Snow? In 'Bama? Nonsense, Jim. You live in the Sunny South.™ Where'd you get a silly idea like that? ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-11 21:35 |
| #11 Thank you one and all, I shall check out these electronic library suggestions tomorrow (Supposed to snow, and much is cancelled for the day) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-11 21:17 |
| #10 Mr Lotp and I have made use of librivox.com ... the recordings are top quality and cost nothing other than the download and, if one so chooses, the cost of several CDs to burn the audio onto. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-02-11 20:06 |
| #9 I would also suggest librivox.com for a different approach to the problem. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-02-11 18:35 |
| #8 RNJ, Check out Benetech Bookshare. These folks never visit the burg, but they are the real deal for helping the visually impaired to gain access to printed material. The founder won a MacArthur genius grant for his work there. I hope your wife finds it of use. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-11 18:17 |
| #7 Redneck Jim, with that many libraries you can probably request just about anything in large print for your wife. I've had luck with all sorts of interesting, out of print books back when I got to my library regularly. There's also Project Gutenberg, which has all sorts of out-of-copyright books available free for downloading. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-02-11 17:17 |
| #6 Besoaker really it's not "A" library, I live just north of Montgomery (Capital) and we have 4 cities within 10 miles or so, so we're very well informed, often I'll go to the Montgomery Library and find School Band members reading and using the computers( About 10 at the main branch) that's very encouraging, plus we have Prattville, Wetumpka, and Millbrook (Smaller where I live and own a small bit of land ,10 acres) all free for the (Minimum ) Price of obtaining a library Card. My wife is near blind, (RP) and enjoys getting Large Print books (All she can see) at all four, very nice people all around with well stocked libraries to boot, I live in a very nice area. and (Usually) not freezing in winter, this year is going down in record books as the coldest in many years, weatherman even predicts Snow today, but only in the Southern Half of the state (Yes the South, and not the North half, odd yes?) We are close to a number of Rivers,(3) Lakes Ponds and other waterways and yes, Fishing is a religion only surpassed by Deer Hunting season, I've had Deer in my Yard frequently and my dog enjoyed meeting them. (Didn't bark at them, did sniff noses) All in all a very nice area I've lived North (St Johns Newfoundland, Norfolk Virginia, Ft, Campbell Kentucky) and would rather live here than anywhere else I have ever been (So far) Got relatives (Staunch Democrats Yuk) in DC snowed in right now, sending pictures of their cars buried in three and four foot snow I don't envy them a bit. See Y'all later, Jim |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-11 14:09 |
| #5 Jokes about Alabama and v.v. are long standing traditions here. Jim's mention yesterday of being at the library was the crux of my comment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-11 14:00 |
| #4 I'm sure if you search hard enough you can find one with the information there in Georgia Besoeker. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-02-11 13:54 |
| #3 Welcome back Jim. Tell me more about that libarary in Alabama. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-11 13:35 |
| #2 I think shooting an enemy with their own ammo is a very pleasing thought. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-11 13:30 |
| #1 It will be interesting to see what happens when Barry & Co. hear about this. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-11 05:16 |