it doesn't have that much abilities - it comes down to observing things and / or sinking of ships of any size. It is though quite reliable in both.
Posted on 06/01/2010 10:40:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Dozens of passengers who were aboard the Mavi Marmara Turkish passenger ship are suspected of having connections with global jihad-affiliated terrorist organizations, defense officials said on Tuesday, amid growing concerns that Turkish warships would accompany a future flotilla to the Gaza Strip.
According to the defense officials, the IDF has identified about 50 passengers on the ship who could have terrorist connections with global jihad-affiliated groups.
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During its searches of the Mavi Marmara on Tuesday, the military also discovered a cache of bulletproof vests and night-vision goggles, as well as gas masks. On Monday morning, at least nine foreign activists were killed during the navy’s takeover of the Mavi Marmara, which was trying to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The group of over 50 passengers with possible terror connections have refused to identify themselves and were not carrying passports. Many of them were carrying envelopes packed with thousands of dollars in cash.
The military is working to identify the passengers and is looking into the possibility that some of them have been involved in terror attacks. Some of them are apparently known Islamic extremists.
“This is the group that was behind the violent lynch against the naval commandos,” a defense official said. “They came on board the ship prepared and after they had trained for the expected navy takeover.”
Late Tuesday, there were reports that Issam al-Budur, Jordan’s consul in Israel, reached an agreement with Israel according to which another group of 124 detained flotilla activists would be taken by bus to Jordan and sent from there to their home countries. The detainees are Jordanian, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Kuwaiti, Pakistani, Indonesian and Syrian.
Meanwhile Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Israel not to test Ankara’s patience.
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I warn Erdogan not to test his military leadership's patience. Trying to dispatch Turkish war ships to escort a flotsam flotilla of jihadist scum to Israel might cause the military to once again install new leadership in Turkey.
From Wall Street Journal yesterday:
[”I have to be frank: I am not very happy with the statement from Washington yesterday,” (Turkish foreign minister) Davutoglu said in a meeting with a small group of reporters here. “We expect a clear condemnation.”]
Obama’s anti-Israeli rhetoric for the last year emboldened Erdogan to sponsor this provocation. Now the Turk thinks Obama might have feet of clay.
Actually, the Israeli dolphins can carry cruise missiles with nuclear warheads. And they're stealthy enough to unload unmolested on any coast :).
We should leave Incirlik Air Base(39th Air Base Wing) taking our B-61s and ask Israel for a new base(with our nukes).
... and - as you say - there’s a third ability under discussion that is not mentioned in the manufacturers or owners comments on this system.
Deliver all 50 back to their home countries NOW, in body-bags.
Too bad they didn't move Wheelus to Israel in 1968 or whenever it was. That would have put a knot in Ghadaffi’s hair. Israel would be a good duty station except for periodic rockets.
It would be a great place for those B-61 Nukes
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