US refuses to give Israel bombs fearing Iran strike: report

AFP
Thursday, September 11, 2008

The United States has turned down an Israeli request for “bunker buster” bombs and mid-air refuelling planes for fear they could be used to attack Iran, the Haaretz newspaper said.
The US administration also refused to give permission for Israeli fighter jets to fly over Iraq — the quickest route to Iran, it said.

Israel, the region’s sole if undeclared nuclear armed state, considers Iran its main strategic threat because of its own atomic programme, which Israel and its main US ally suspect is aimed at developing weapons.

Iran has repeatedly denied the allegations, insisting it wants only to provide electricity for its growing population when its fossil fuels run out.

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Military experts believe the GBU-28 “bunker busters” Israel had requested could be effective against Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility at Natanz in central Iran.

The GBU-28 is a 2.2-tonne, laser-guided, conventional munition equipped with a powerful warhead that can burrow through more than six metres (20 feet) of concrete and up to 30.5 metres (100 feet) of hard ground.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said after a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last month that the United States “do not want, for the time being, any (military) action against Iran” but that Israel kept all options open.

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8 Responses to “US refuses to give Israel bombs fearing Iran strike: report”

Howard Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Ha, ha, ha!!! I didn’t know this was the Comedy Channel. That’s a good one, ha, ha, ha!!!
jimd3100 Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Yea, well…guess what? They were already sold they have had them for a couple of years now, or am I supposed to ignore this?…..

“The U.S. Defense Department has announced that it is moving ahead with plans to supply 5,000 “smart bombs,” including 500 “bunker busters,” to the Israeli Air Force.”
http://www.fromoccupiedpalestine.org/node/1424

“The Bush administration has authorized the sale of as many as 100 large bunker-buster bombs to Israel. One expert said the move should serve as a warning to Iranians with nuclear ambitions.

The proposed deal, worth as much as $30 million, would provide Israel with the capability to drop 5,000-pound bombs that can penetrate bunkers and other buried structures. The GBU-28 bombs can be dropped from Israel’s American-made F-15 fighters.”
http://www.globalsecurity.org/.....israel.htm

“The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against targets in Lebanon will result in additional radioactive and chemical toxic contamination with consequent adverse health and environmental effects throughout the middle east. Israeli tank gunners are also using depleted uranium tank rounds as photographs verify.”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/i.....cleId=3748

“Officials said the Bush administration approved an Israeli request for bunker-buster weapons days after the outbreak of the Hizbullah war on July 12.
“The administration and Congress already approved the PGM sale,” an official said. “We’re talking about accelerated deliveries.”
http://www.worldtribune.com/wo.....22222.html

“JERUSALEM – The United States plans to sell Israel $319 million worth of air-launched bombs, including 500 “bunker busters” able to penetrate Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, Israeli security sources said on Tuesday.
The Haaretz newspaper quoted a Pentagon report as saying the planned procurement sought “to maintain Israel’s qualitative advantage and advance U.S. strategic and tactical interests.”
http://www.commondreams.org/he.....921-20.htm

“Report: US sends Israel bunker-busters

But an arms-sale package approved last year provides authority for Israel to purchase from the United States as many as 100 GBU-28’s, which are 5,000-pound laser-guided bombs intended to destroy concrete bunkers. The package also provides for selling satellite-guided munitions.

According to a Pentagon document, “The Israeli Air Force will use these GBU-28’s on their F-15 aircraft,” the Times reported.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/S.....3291970805

“U. S. Expediting Delivery of Bunker Busters to Israel – Israeli Tanks Cross Southern Border”
http://www.newshounds.us/2006/.....border.php

“Congress approves $1.2 billion worth of US-funded Israeli arms purchases, including 50 huge GBU-28 guided bunker busters”
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=4641

“The Sunday London Times is reporting that Israel has drawn up secret plans to use tactical nuclear weapons to destroy uranium-enrichment sites in Iran.
Two Israeli air force squadrons have been training for a mission against an enrichment plant in Natanz using low-yield nuclear “bunker busters,” Israeli military sources told the Times.”
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/n.....E_ID=53661
neon Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.....keIran.jpg

Advertisement from the 1970s by American nuclear-power companies.

The text reads as follows:

GUESS WHO’S BUILDING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.

The Shah of Iran is sitting on top of one the largest reservoirs of oil in the world.

Yet he’s building two nuclear plants and planning two more to provide electricity for his country.

He knows the oil is running out–and time with it.

But he wouldn’t build the plants now if he doubted their safety. He’d wait. As many Americans want to do.

The Shah knows that nuclear energy is not only economical, it has enjoyed a remarkable 30-year safety record. A record that was good enough for the citizens of Plymouth, Massachusetts, too. They’ve approved their second nuclear power plant by a vote of almost 4 to 1. Which shows you don’t have to go as far as Iran for an endorsement of nuclear power.

NUCLEAR ENERGY. TODAY’S ANSWER.

BOSTON EDISON, EASTERN UTILITIES ASSOCIATES, NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW ENGLAND GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES.

From wiki:

A civil nuclear co-operation program was established under the U.S. Atoms for Peace program. In 1967, the Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) was established, run by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). The TNRC was equipped with a U.S.-supplied, 5-megawatt nuclear research reactor, which became operational in 1967 and was fueled by highly enriched uranium.[26] Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968 and ratified it in 1970. With the establishment of Iran’s atomic agency and the NPT in place, the Shah approved plans to construct, with U.S. help, up to 23 nuclear power stations by the year 2000.

The Atoms For Peace posters come in many colors and languages.
All have “General Dynamics” written on them in big black letters.

Nothing to see here folks…..
jonny Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
LOL RIGHT
Billy Boggs Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Hey George, you better give those bombs to Israel. The last one to say no to Israel was President Kennedy, and you know what happened to him.

On second thought…………..
CB Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
lol. They don’t want any military action against IRAN now. But if Obama gets elected, then Bush will probably secretly hand Israel the weapons needed as a gesture of “kindness.”

It sad that these homicidal perpetrators don’t even know they, themselves are tools of the NWO, and can and will be disposed of whenever it is thought to be necessary by the NWO, no matter what sacrifices or limited power they were give. . Like a cartel or a mafia, no one is safe in the long run.
Thomas Jefferson Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Who are you kidding? McCain has said and has every intention of going to war with Iran if he gets elected. McCain sings,”Bomb, bomb, bomb……….bomb, bomb Iran”
Nancy Says:
September 12th, 2008 at 1:20 am
These parasitical Zionist religious fanatics are completely insane and out of control given the fact that their free ride and meal ticket is over given that they have bankrupted the USA and Russia threw their Usury committing assess out. The only thing that these genocidal maniacs have left is taking the world down with them as they go down. These genocide committing jews have plenty of weapons and this is nothing but a smoke screen. Make no mistakes about it. If the world does not disarm these monsters, they will start WW3.