August 29, 2002
Germany intercepts Israeli arms bound for Iran
by AP in Berlin
German authorities today returned to Israel a consigment of Israeli-manufactured military equipment that they insist was bound for Iran.
The cargo of tank tracks and treads were found on board an Israeli vessel earlier this month by German customs officers after they discovered the equipment was being secretly shipped to Iran.
The Israeli goverment had authorised a private Israeli company to ship the equipment to Thailand and not Iran. Both Germany and Israel prohbits the sale of arms to Iran.
The Israeli Defence Ministry has confirmed that the shipment by a private Israeli company - named on Israel TV as Piad and headed by Aviel Weinstein - was being held in Germany.
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the firm received permission from the Israeli authoirities on the basis that the cargo's final destination was Thailand - not Iran.
The statement said: "The Defence Ministry forbids sale of military equipment, spare parts and weapons of any kind to Iran," adding that it was turning the matter over to Israeli police.
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Source please? And preferrably one that doesn't also offer proof of little green men in U.F.O.s...PsychoSword said:According to media reports pieces of one of their missiles landed there a couple years ago.
Ah, yes! I seem to recall you saying something about your having read a book on the subject once.So you see that war is a racket.
You're right, there was nothing suspicious going on. It was all just an "accident". And they "screwed up". Nothing to see here folks, keep moving.
Wouldn't conspirators capable of installing world leaders into positions of power - at a whim - be able to save a hell of a lot of money by simply planting a few broken missle parts in a remote area of Alaska, rather than spending the time and energy "giving" N. Korea actual missles?They seem to have the capability to hit Alaska now. According to media reports pieces of one of their missiles landed there a couple years ago.
Given that the folks at Fox News haven't written a column like "The News We Kept To Ourselves", yeah, they do suit me better. I have no use for inveterate liars and their employees.Fred Hansen,
perhaps these will suit you better: