Posted on 02/16/2006 2:31:35 PM PST by Grzegorz 246
Chief of the Russian General Staff Yuri Baluyevsky Russian government may sign arms deal with Hamas during scheduled visit by terror group’s leaders to Moscow in March; Palestinians express their willingness to purchase two M-17 helicopters, some 50 armored vehicles
The Russian government may sign an arms deal with Hamas during a scheduled visit by the terror group’s leaders to Moscow, according to Chief of the Russian General Staff Yuri Baluyevsky.
The Hamas delegation, headed by Khaled Mashaal, is set to visit Russia sometime next month.
“The decision to sell arms to Hamas must be reached through the cooperation of both sides,” the general said.“We will have to wait and see what the meetings in Russia will produce.”
Baluyevsky added that Russia is considering selling Hamas, among other things, of “two unarmed helicopters that would be used for transporting Palestinian leaders, in addition to armed vehicles to help preserve stability.”
The Palestinians have expressed their willingness to purchase two M-17 helicopters and some 50 armored vehicles. However, the Palestinians will not be able to receive the equipment without Israeli consent.
'We welcome the visit of a delegation of our brothers'
In a move that stirred Israeli ire, Russia extended to Hamas leaders on Thursday an official invitation to visit Moscow at the beginning of March.
On Wednesday Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the invitation to Hamas is a realistic way to foster future peacemaking after the Islamic terrorists won the Palestinian elections.
Jordan, which has moderated its stance towards Palestinian terror group Hamas since its election win, said on Wednesday it invited Hamas leaders to make their first visit since the kingdom expelled them in 1999.
The visit to the pro-U.S. country would be part of a regional tour by Hamas to garner financial and political support in the face of Western threats to cut Palestinian aid.
“We welcome the visit of a delegation of our brothers the leaders of Hamas in their capacity as Palestinians,” Prime Minister Marouf Bakheet told a parliamentary session.
Hamas has begun declaring a series of appointments ahead of taking the reigns of the Palestinian Authority, such as the nomination of Dr. Abdel Aziz Duaik to the position of Palestinian parliament chairman.
According to Palestinian law, the chairman of the parliament would replace the PA chairman in case the latter dies, falls ill, or resigns.
Well, even Palestinians rather aren't stupid enough to attack Israelis with Mi-17.
Russian Helicopters + PA Maintenance = Crash, Boom, Bang!!
They will probably buy them with Russian pilots and technicians.
I was just thinking. (I know, dangerous)
Don't they need 'pilots' to fly them?
Gonna be kinda hard to find a flight school that teaches them landings as well as 'banking and crashing'.
Where would Palestine get the money?
Let Hamas buy their junk, Israelis will destroy their crap at will, and the cycle will go on.
I did like this comment though....
"The Russian government may sign an arms deal with Hamas during a scheduled visit by the terror group’s leaders to Moscow,..."
Imagine that, a "terror group" running a potential independent state.
i had the same reaction!
i thought PA was gonna some black helos from russia and cause all kinds of problems.
the russians just better remember to glue some of those yellow triangles on the back of the helos, or there will be
HELL TO PAY!!!!!!
Well, one good thing about this is that if they are armed and make any kind of move on Israel, Israel can wipe them all off the planet.
Those ought to last all of ten minutes.
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