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| Russia gives 50 armored carriers to Palestine |
| 2010-07-21 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Russia has delivered 50 armored personnel carriers to Jordan where they are now waiting to be transferred to the Palestinian security forces, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. "The official ceremony for the receiving of the special equipment took place on July 19 in Jordan where it was delivered by sea," the foreign ministry said in a statement. "The Russian armored vehicles will be there until the Palestinian and the Israeli sides agree on the time and ways of its transfer to the western bank of the Jordan River," it added. "We consider it important to do it without delay," the statement said. The Palestinians will receive the armored vehicles for free and Russian specialists have already taught Palestinian drivers and mechanics how to operate them, the foreign ministry added. Moscow has friendly relations with the Palestinians dating back to the Soviet era, when it provided support to Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 #2 Nothing is ever "for free." Renowned Russian Reliability! note how the mechanics have already been ...um...er...trained to work on them. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-07-21 18:34 |
| #7 Following on to what Lex said, I think this may be a sign of a tacit Russia-Fatah alliance. These vehicles wouldn't last long against the IDF but could prove formidable when, for example, surrounding a Hamas safe house in the West Bank. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-07-21 14:47 |
| #6 Better hurry. Even tho designed for the Russian Army, they still need a modicum of mLuv. Half will be junk in 3 months, a quarter sold to the Juice. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-07-21 13:25 |
| #5 These are less likely to be used against Israel than they are by one faction of Palestinian thugs against another faction of Palestinian thugs. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-07-21 12:02 |
| #4 Pictures of 50 armored aircraft carriers in the Eisenhower class laying on the sand in Cisjordania. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-07-21 10:24 |
| #3 did they apint bullseyes onn theme? Nope. It's palestinian APCs, so should have red cross/crescent on them. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-07-21 05:05 |
| #2 Nothing is ever "for free." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-07-21 02:02 |
| #1 did they apint bullseyes onn theme? |
| Posted by: chris 2010-07-21 00:48 |