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| Greece: U.S. arms shipment to Israel postponed |
| 2009-01-14 |
| A U.S. military plan to ship munitions from a Greek port to a U.S. stockpile in Israel has been canceled due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Pentagon said on Monday. The United States Navy's Military Sealift Command issued a tender on December 31st for a ship to deliver 325 standard 20-foot containers of ammunition on two separate journeys from the Greek port of Astakos to the Israeli port of Ashdod in mid-to-late January. Air Force Lt. Col. Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said, "I can confirm that the U.S. munition shipment has been delayed and that EUCOM (U.S. European Command) is developing an appropriate course of action to deliver the items to the U.S. stockpile in Israel." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Well now we know what we can expect out of Greece in the future. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-14 16:38 |