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Title: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: Battle Monkey of Zardoz on June 12, 2010, 05:30:36 AM
Since we are not supporting them much, they went elsewhere.  Interesting.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/12/saudi-arabia-gives-israel-clear-skies-attack-iranian-nuke-sites/


Saudi Arabia Gives Israel Clear Skies to Attack Iranian Nuke Sites

Published June 12, 2010
| Times of London

  ONDON -- Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defenses to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times of London reported Saturday.

In the week that the U.N. Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, defense sources in the Gulf say that Riyadh has agreed to allow Israel to use a narrow corridor of its airspace in the north of the country to shorten the distance for a bombing run on Iran. To ensure the Israeli bombers pass without hindrance, Riyadh has carried out tests to make certain its own jets are not scrambled and missile defense systems not activated. Once the Israelis are through, the kingdom’s air defenses will return to full alert.

“The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way,” said a U.S. defense source in the area. “They have already done tests to make sure their own jets aren’t scrambled and no one gets shot down. This has all been done with the agreement of the [U.S.] State Department.”

Sources in Saudi Arabia say it is common knowledge within defense circles in the kingdom that an arrangement is in place if Israel decides to launch the raid. Despite the tension between the two governments, they share a mutual loathing of the regime in Tehran and a common fear of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “We all know this. We will let them [the Israelis] through and see nothing,” said one.

The four main targets for any raid on Iran would be the uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz and Qom, the gas storage development at Isfahan and the heavy-water reactor at Arak. Secondary targets include the lightwater reactor at Bushehr, which could produce weapons-grade plutonium when complete.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: vaskidmark on June 12, 2010, 06:17:29 AM
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" and "I see nussingk" have an awful lot in common.

Now if thee were a way for the Saudis to turn off their electronics such that nobody would notice.  Either that or "It's just a flock of geese, Airman."

Tally-ho and good hunting to the Izzys.

stay safe.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: MicroBalrog on June 12, 2010, 09:03:09 AM
Israel has been working with numerous Arab/Muslim countries on a variety of terrorism/national security issues for years now. You just don't see it much in the news.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on June 12, 2010, 09:10:28 AM
yea cooperation can get negative reactions from some proponents of the religion of peace.  ask anwar sadat ... oh  thats right you can't
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: taurusowner on June 12, 2010, 09:23:16 AM
The Saudis can almost always be counted on to do what's best for the Saudis.  Everything else takes a back seat, including even religion at times.  The same can't be said of some other Middle Eastern countries.   For good or ill, the Saudis are at least dependable.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on June 12, 2010, 09:34:55 AM

all countries can almost always be counted on to do what's best for them .  Everything else takes a back seat, including even religion at times. 

ftfy
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: RocketMan on June 12, 2010, 02:22:11 PM
The Saudis can almost always be counted on to do what's best for the Saudis.

...the Saudis are at least dependable.

A pair of mutually exclusive statements.

In any event, I wish Micro's countrymen every success.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: Marnoot on June 12, 2010, 02:23:27 PM
A pair of mutually exclusive statements.

I think maybe he meant "dependable" as in "consistent." That is, we can always predict what they'll do, vs. the psychotic randomness of states like Iran and North Korea.
Title: Re: Strange Bedfellows
Post by: roo_ster on June 12, 2010, 02:50:34 PM
I think maybe he meant "dependable" as in "consistent." That is, we can always predict what they'll do, vs. the psychotic randomness of states like Iran and North Korea.

Ayup.