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Israel Gets Ready To Strike At Iran's Nuclear Sites - Media
RIA Novosti ^ | March 29, 2010

Posted on 03/28/2010 6:37:43 PM PDT by Strategy

Israeli air force have practiced simulated strikes at Iran's nuclear facilities using airspace of at least two unidentified Arab countries, a newspaper published in east Jerusalem reported.

According to Al Manar paper, several Israeli combat jets carried out in late February bombing drills "targeting" known Iranian nuclear sites "in two Arab countries in the Persian Gulf, which are close territorially with the Islamic republic and cooperate with Israel on this issue."

Al Manar said Israel had received the permission to use the airspace from the top leadership of these countries and Washington "gave a blessing" to Tel Aviv to conduct these exercises.

(Excerpt) Read more at en.rian.ru ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; bho44; iran; iraniannukes; iranwar; islam; israel; obama; persiangulf
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To: Strategy

This is all publicity and hype. Since when do simulated exercises require Washington’s “blessings”. Since when is a simulated exercise newsworthy. Nothing of the kind is about to happen any time soon. El Manar is reporting a press release as fact.


41 posted on 03/29/2010 1:20:34 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ( Two-state solution: A bad idea whose time has gone.)
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To: Walvoord
Yes, that's the F-15I Ra'am (Hebrew = thunder), an Israeli variant of the Strike Eagle.

It has 2 CFTs and can carry three 600 gal drop tanks and up to ~17000 lb of ordnance, twice that of the B-24 Liberator.

42 posted on 03/29/2010 4:48:09 AM PDT by myknowledge (B.H. Obama's just a frontman. A frontman for who? The globalist elite, stupid!)
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To: mkjessup

That is a neat picture. Are those silo-based missiles or someting else?


43 posted on 03/29/2010 6:40:25 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You’re right about that.


44 posted on 03/29/2010 6:55:03 AM PDT by unkus
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To: Anti-Hillary
And when that happens, look up my friend. That text specifically says Israel lives off the spoils of that war for 7 years.. What??? Seven??? YES!!! Seven! Where have I heard about that specific number before?????

I'm ready.
45 posted on 03/29/2010 7:26:58 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Hilarious! Scary but Hillary-ous!


46 posted on 03/29/2010 8:11:15 AM PDT by Terry Mross ("God, please send Pat Leahy to Murtha's house.")
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To: ctdonath2

First of all, we can expect a huge increase in crude oil
prices and the stock market will probably tank briefly.


47 posted on 03/29/2010 9:51:38 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: patriot preacher

Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait


48 posted on 03/29/2010 9:54:55 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

It will be the IAF supported by the Royal Saudi and Qatari airforces


49 posted on 03/29/2010 9:57:29 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: myknowledge
That's one hefty load to get off the ground.

I remember in a documentary film about the bombing of the Baghdad reactor that the Israeli F-16s were so loaded down with fuel and two large bombs apiece, that they used virtually the entire runway just to take off with little to spare.

Given the greater distance to Iran, the F-15I, and presumably the F-16I, would shed a lot of weight as well as their drop tanks, before entering hostile airspace.

Too bad Israel doesn't have and B-1Bs. Would make things a bit easier.

50 posted on 03/30/2010 8:17:26 PM PDT by Walvoord
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To: Strategy

Would anyone expect them to have not practiced? The actual time and place of the real attack - no-one will know until it gets reported.


51 posted on 03/30/2010 8:21:09 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: Moe Tzadik

Obama will open Alaskan and eastcoast oil fields for exploration.


52 posted on 03/30/2010 8:31:37 PM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: Strategy

GOD BE WITH THEM AND US.


53 posted on 03/30/2010 8:39:48 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: Walvoord
Don't worry, all nine KC-707 tankers will be airborne, refueling the strike and escort packages to and from Iran.


54 posted on 03/31/2010 1:07:44 AM PDT by myknowledge (B.H. Obama's just a frontman. A frontman for who? The globalist elite, stupid!)
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