Monday, December 22, 2003
Israel protests Egyptian spy drones By Douglas Davis
Amid growing military tensions, Israel reportedly threatened to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have been detected in recent weeks over the nuclear research facility at Nahal Sorek and the missile test site at Palmahim, south of Tel Aviv.
The flights contravene the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt and are said to be fuelling the growing distrust between Israel and Egypt over a military build-up.
Jerusalem reportedly asked Washington not to supply Egypt with advanced F-15 jets or "smart" JDAM (joint direct attack munition) bombs. After being shown intelligence which revealed that Israel was the "enemy" in all of Egypt's recent war games, the United States froze Cairo's request.
I have a question. Is there any reason on the Egyptian's part to believe there is a chance of an Israeli invasion? Any serious reason? Yet Israel is still the enemy of Egypt's dreams.
Holy cow, I had no idea this was going on. Unbelievable. What the hell is Egypt worried about?? Israel is not like the other Arab countires surrounding who like to use weapons indiscriminately on their neighbours (not naming names or anything...)