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Egyptian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Reported in Sinai
israelnationalnews.com ^ | 8/20/2012 | Gil Ronen

Posted on 08/20/2012 1:43:43 AM PDT by Bobalu

According to a report on Voice of Israel government-sponsored radio, Egypt has moved anti-aircraft missiles into the Sinai Peninsula.

The radio station's Arab affairs analyst, Eran Zinger, reported Saturday that Egypt has deployed both anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles near Israel’s border in the Egyptian Sinai, without Israel’s permission.

Such equipment is prohibited in Sinai by the Egypt-Israel peace treaty. “Egypt is trying to change the situation in Sinai,” Zinger said.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; israel; morsi; sinai
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To: Quickgun
by the US not offering any support

Even if the schmuck, as president, had visited... even ONCE, there would be a somewhat different atmosphere in the area. You'd think that the marxist would try to balance things at least on the surface, after a MAD DASH to Egypt in his first few weeks in office with an Israel visit SOMETIME in 3 1/2 years, but no... true "Islamic Prayer Sweetest in the World" schmuck to the core.

21 posted on 08/20/2012 5:48:37 AM PDT by C210N ("ask not what the candidate can do for you, ask what you can do for the candidate" (Breitbart, 2012))
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To: Bobalu

Remember those are AMERICAN anti-aircraft weapons, the most advanced kind, given to Egypt by Obama over Congressional and Israeli objections.


22 posted on 08/20/2012 6:19:17 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Captain Rhino
knowing that military action in the Sinai would probably provide Morsi with the excuse needed to abrogate the peace treaty.

seems the peace treaty is a dead letter already...

Isreal simply needs to highlight the document and declare to egypt to 'move em or lose em' and act accordingly...

23 posted on 08/20/2012 6:23:18 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Netz
If things get really bad, Israel can always take out the Aswan High Dam...

That would kill more than 20 million people.

24 posted on 08/20/2012 6:25:32 AM PDT by montag813
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To: edpc
It would seem these batteries are intended to at least track, if not fire upon any Israeli aircraft going East. Morsi is meeting with Ahmadinejad in Tehran on the 30th.

Von Ribbentrop went to Moscow on Aug 23, 1939 to sign the German-Soviet Non-Aggression pact. The Nazis invaded Poland 9 days later.

25 posted on 08/20/2012 6:29:13 AM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

(hence the “If things get really bad,” qualifier...)


26 posted on 08/20/2012 6:39:27 AM PDT by Teacher317 ('Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.)
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To: Bobalu
Whatever happened to the MFO?
27 posted on 08/20/2012 7:43:51 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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To: Teacher317
(hence the “If things get really bad,” qualifier...)

Theoretically, up to 80 million people could be killed, as 97% of Egyptians live within a region that would be flooded with between 8 and 11 feet of water within 1-2 hours.

28 posted on 08/20/2012 9:34:12 AM PDT by montag813
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To: C210N

You are right about that, and with NO support from our pres, Russia, who likes Iranian oil a LOT, is more apt to be involved.Don’t know where they would draw the line, but they have enough rusty cold war junk around to cover Israel three layers deep, and never miss it off inventory. Or, worse case, if Israel bombs Iranian facilities, and kills some Russkie scientists and destroys stuff that Russia thinks is theirs,Russia might give Iran a couple of nukes. Probably be hard to tell where they came from after they’ve been used.


29 posted on 08/20/2012 9:40:11 AM PDT by Quickgun (Second Amendment. The only one you can put your hands on.)
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To: montag813

“Theoretically, up to 80 million people could be killed, as 97% of Egyptians live within a region that would be flooded with between 8 and 11 feet of water within 1-2 hours.”

Then it would behoove Egypt not to start a war with Israel. Pharoah’s army’s bath in the Red Sea would be insignificant compared to this.


30 posted on 08/20/2012 10:29:28 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: RaceBannon

War to come soon—Only question of when—My bet—before November election. Egypt knows there White House Friend will do nothing if Egypt attacks. The Israel of today isn’t the Israel of 1968 or 1972. they Egyptians will roll right over Gaza and into the south of Israel like a knife into butter. the IAF is the only thing to delay them. the war will cerement the Brotherhood in power—unite the Egyptians with a few victories until —— Cairo glows and Egypt is occupied by the Jews. i think it will be early October 2012—and last til November 5th. Just my estimate. What do you think?


31 posted on 08/20/2012 10:42:36 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Psalm 73

A lot of the Egyptian hardware looks bad but it’s not the same as ours. For instance they have about 700 Abrams tanks. But they have a license to manufacture their own so what they have is mostly “homemade” and that in turn means they don’t have the neat stuff like, oh, say shoot-on-the-run capability. their whole bleeping army is like that and most of them have forgotten how they got their clocks cleaned in 1967 when they quit patrols for morning coffee.-———————and remember this: The leadership in Egypt has been an inbred bunch since the pharoah’s started banging each other. And this time they don’t have Syria and Jordan to split the Israeli forces should they decide to repeat “stupid”.


33 posted on 08/20/2012 1:14:42 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: montag813

Your math is about right and another reason for the Egypts to be a little humble and polite with exposure like that. 90% of the population lives in the flood zone. But again, we’re talking about a bunch of inbred Pharoah’s who are probably not capable of rational thought.


34 posted on 08/20/2012 1:25:50 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: cherokee1
"...they have about 700 Abrams tanks."

And I read an article a while back about those tanks - written by a US Army armor maintenance instructor - most are in deplorable condition and certainly not battle-ready, but they can look nice on parade....

35 posted on 08/20/2012 1:32:22 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

I think it will be short and vulgar, high death content, and it will bring about the signing of the 7 year treaty with the anti-Christ...

but that war that leads to that must come!


36 posted on 08/20/2012 3:52:36 PM PDT by RaceBannon (I wont vote for a gay marriage marxist gun grabber, or vote for Obama, either)
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To: Captain Rhino
Watched about an hour of the new movie Conquest 1453 last night. About the conquest of Constantinople. Done by a Turkish company so the movie is slanted towards Islam. The movie however was very well done. Hope to watch the rest soon. It is 2 1/2 hours. Very similar situation to today. They have been trying to remove Israel for years, just like they tried over and over again to conquer Constantinople. Eventually they succeeded and what helped them bring that about, is very interesting and somewhat similar to current times regarding Israel. The more things change, the more Muslims refuse to change.

Conquest 1453

Conquest 1453 Official Trailer

37 posted on 08/20/2012 5:21:03 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Gilbo_3
Isreal simply needs to highlight the document and declare to egypt to 'move em or lose em' and act accordingly...

Doing that requires Israel going to the United Nations and having the various permanent and rotating members of the Security Council discuss, propose, investigate, report, proclaim, denounce, etc. in what amounts to the diplomatic equivalent of "Rope-a-Dope." In the meantime, the Egyptians would continue to move prohibited military arms and personnel into the Sinai...

Better to warn once now, immediately act decisively if the provocation/violation continues, and explain in the UN afterwards.

If they go this route, I just hope they will not talk themselves into taking half measures expecting to get some credit for showing restraint. Second only to a nuclear-armed Iran, the Egyptian Army - especially one that feels itself no longer constrained by the peace treaty - is an immediate existential threat to Israel. Israel should treat it accordingly.

38 posted on 08/20/2012 5:53:36 PM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined Effort is the hammer that Human Will uses to forge Tomorrow on the anvil of Today.)
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To: Captain Rhino
Better to warn once now, immediately act decisively if the provocation/violation continues, and explain in the UN afterwards.

thats what i meant Capt...

Israel calls a press conference, highlights the agreement to have the area demilitarized, then announces that the bombing will start in 24 hrs, or anytime thereafter at their choosing, and everything in the zone will be smoking rubble...

then DO IT !!!

39 posted on 08/20/2012 6:46:08 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Netz

I wonder if many Egyptians can swim..


40 posted on 08/20/2012 9:36:24 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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