Posted on 08/09/2008 9:39:49 AM PDT by Fennie
TEL AVIV -- Israel and the United States have submitted a plan to tighten security on the notoriously porous border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
On the eve of the visit by an Israeli visit to discuss the proposal, Egypt reported the discovery of 20 tunnels to the Gaza Strip as well as the seizure of thousands of gallons of fuel. Four smugglers, said to be laying an 800-meter underground pipe to transfer fuel from Sinai to Gaza, were also arrested by Egyptian police on Aug. 7.
Under the proposal, Egypt would build an advanced technology barrier that would contain several components. Officials said the security system in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula would be able to withstand bombings, and tunnel infiltration.
"The proposal was based on the Israeli and U.S. experience in border security systems," an official said.
In 2008, Egypt placed concrete slabs and barbed wire along the 14-kilometer Gaza-Sinai border. But officials said the barrier remains vulnerable to both infiltration and Hamas attack...
It is a wonder that the entire middle east hasn’t collapsed from all the tunnels they have.
They are like a bunch of gophers over there.
It seems like Saddam built a stink country under a country. Every time you turned around there was another story about bunkers, tunnels and munitions.
The US experience must be the "how not to do it" component.
Why not take over the pipeline covertly and pump in fuel added with a corosive mixture to f*** up all their military vehicles? Sheesh! Instead they go running to the media to claim a small victory?
The tunnels are how the Edwan brothers got their shirts in past the blockade. You know the Edwan Brothers who gave Obama 31,338 in legal donations.....
BTTT!
Does everyone here see something wrong with this? The US government cares about the territorial integrity of every people on earth -- except its own.
Contaminate fuel in the pipeline, and let them ruin their military vehicles?
Devious, and Fun.
As you can tell by my screen name, I’m conspiratorial, by nature. :o) /h
I remember all of the stories about Iraq building an underground city
that once it was built, they covered if over with water to appear like a lake.
Wonder what ever happened with that deal?
Under the proposal, Egypt would build an advanced technology barrier that would contain several components. Officials said the security system in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula would be able to withstand bombings, and tunnel infiltration.Exsqueeze me?!?!"The proposal was based on the Israeli and U.S. experience in border security systems," an official said.
(((((( crickets ))))))
Less than 9 miles!
Should be a piece of cake if they really want to shut down all forms of "flow" of traffic.
When they do, maybe they can start on ours.
Made me think if that scene from Paint Your Wagon when all of the tunnels collapse and the preacher sees Lee Marvin who tells him “Welcome to hell preacher”.
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