Posted on 02/28/2011 4:16:57 PM PST by Suvroc10
Iran is taking advantage of chaos in post-Mubarak Egypt to bolster its weapons-smuggling capabilities in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli defense officials say. Tehran's goal is to build a new infrastructure there to enable it to smuggle advanced weaponry into Gaza.
"Iran wants to take advantage of the current anarchy in Egypt and establish a stronger foothold in Gaza," a senior Israeli defense official told the Jerusalem Post. "They are building new capabilities, upgrading smuggling mechanisms and studying the new military presence there to see how it will affect them."
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Israel may need to take it back.
This couldn’t have been the goal all along could it.
I know a couple of ships I wouldn’t mind seeing sunk on the way back to their barnyard either.
Fishies and coral needing to be supported and all.
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