Israel's Battle in Fallujah

moghrabi

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Israel's Battle in Fallujah
Rashid Khashana Al-Hayat 2004/11/22

It has become clear that Israel played a major role in the battle for Fallujah, despite the American concern to conceal this fact. What news leaked of officers, soldiers, and even rabbis of dual citizenships that took part in the battles, some of which were killed by the resistance's bullets, is only the tip of the iceberg. The killing of an Israeli officer in Fallujah exposed the existence of a large number officers, snipers, and paratroopers in Iraq. Based on Israeli press statistics, Israel currently has no fewer than 1,000 officers and soldiers scattered around the American units working in Iraq. In addition, 37 rabbis are operating within the American troops, which leads to believe that the real number is greater; since Ha'aretz admitted that others are concealing their Jewish identities, which makes them self-driven Israeli citizens. Currently, there is a recruitment campaign coinciding with the escalation of the operations in Iraq, which seeks to send further assistance there. Amongst these campaigns is the incitement of Rabbi Irving Elson in his latest speech given in New York to allocate further "Fighting Rabbis" and encourage them to enlist in the American forces, in addition to another rabbi's advisory stating that those killed in Fallujah are "martyrs."

America needs the Israelis' experience in gang wars in order to manage the battles in the Iraqi cities; given that two generations of its armed forces lack this experience since the end of the Vietnam War. However, the Israeli role is neither technical nor complementary to the American plan. Rather, it is part of the vision established by its military and political leadership prior to the launching of the war, which aims at annulling any regional role for Iraq and eliminating any threat it might cause to its future. The Israeli plan became clear due to various headlines, most prominent of which is dispatching Mossad operatives to establish offices and networks in the north, south, eliminate the Iraqi scientists and intensify the real estate purchase of property and land in the north; specifically in Arbil, Kirkuk and Mosul. This comes as a completion of the previous project, launched ten years prior to the fall of Baghdad, through Jewish Turks.

Israel encourages the Kurdish leaderships to decentralize from Baghdad in administering their regions but at the same time, it aims at having the Kurdish parties play a pivotal role in the post-war Iraq due to the historical relations that it had established with the Kurds. More likely, Israel has advanced in developing the plan announced previously by the minister of infrastructure Joseph Paritzky that aims at laying oil pipelines from Iraq to Israel passing through Jordan; since a Turkish security report recently published by Jumhuriyet confirmed Israel's attempts to activate the line towards Haifa as soon as possible. Based on this vision, the Israelis believe that the American forces are incapable of imposing security and stability in Iraq. This obliged the Israelis to develop their own channels with the local powers beginning at the fulcrum point in the north and advancing in the implementation plan, which they had prepared prior to the fall of the former regime. However, they are now avoiding a confrontation with Turkey, which is worried from their expansion in the north.

In this course, Israel incites the Iraqi Jews to the forefront in order to head the bridge of organizing the relations with the new government and specifically intensify the trade initiatives with Iraq through Jordan. It also wants it to have a word in Iraq's destiny through the indirect influence at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, which infuriated both Syria and Turkey. The vast and unexpected expansion of the Israeli role in various fields in Iraq, confirms that Israel is the major beneficiary in the continuity of the war, same as it is the first beneficiary from the American escalation with Iran regarding its nuclear file. Iraq is not Russia, and Iran is not China, hence they cause no threat to the U.S., nevertheless, they both represent a threat to the Hebrew state. In conclusion, it is possible to say that the Likudniks, who control decision-making posts in America, are using Bush's campaign against terrorism as a cover-up to accomplish Israel's objectives in Iraq. Hence, the purpose of the Fallujah battle is to break the backbone of the resistance and pave the way for the completion of the Israeli plan.

http://english.daralhayat.com/opini...1bf698-c0a8-10ed-002f-992445bfcb5c/story.html
 

Paranoid Dot Calm

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The most God fearing and peaceful nation on earth will need almost 2 billion bullets next year! (And, that's small arms bullets and for the Army only)


Army Told Not to Use Israeli Bullets in Iraq

Israeli-made bullets bought by the U.S. Army to
plug a shortfall should be used for training only, not to fight Muslim
guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers told Army generals
on Thursday.

Since the Army has other stockpiled ammunition, "by no means, under
any circumstances should a round (from Israel) be utilized," said Rep.
Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, the top Democrat on a House of
Representatives Armed Services subcommittee with jurisdiction over
land forces.

The Army contracted with Israel Military Industries Ltd. in December
for $70 million in small-caliber ammunition.

The Israeli firm was one of only two worldwide that could meet U.S.
technical specifications and delivery needs, said Brig. Gen. Paul
Izzo, the Army's program executive officer for ammunition. The other
was East Alton, Illinois-based Winchester Ammunition, which also
received a $70 million contract.

Although the Army should not have to worry about "political
correctness," Abercrombie was making a valid point about the
propaganda pitfalls of using Israeli rounds in the U.S.-declared war
on terror, said Rep. Curt Weldon, the Pennsylvania Republican who
chairs the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces.

"There's a sensitivity that I think all of us recognize," Weldon told
the Army witnesses, including Maj. Gen. Buford Blount, who led the
U.S. Third Infantry Division that captured Baghdad in April 2003.

Blount, now the Army's assistant deputy chief of staff, said the Army
had sufficient small caliber ammunition -- 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50
caliber -- to conduct current operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and
elsewhere.

But taken together with training needs, the United States had strained
its production facilities, he testified.

"To fight a major combat operation in another theater will require the
Army to impose restrictions on training expenditures and to focus
current inventory and new production on combat operations," Blount
said.

As a result, he said the Army hoped to stretch U.S. supplies to
supplement the capacity of the government-owned Lake City plant in
Independence, Missouri, that currently makes more than 90 percent of
U.S. small caliber ammunition.

The Lake City factory, operated by Alliant Techsystems Inc., has
nearly quadrupled its production in the past four years. This year, it
will produce more than 1.2 billion rounds, Karen Davies, president of
the ATK arm that runs it, told the panel. Lake City provided more than
2 billion rounds a year during World War II and Vietnam, she said.

The Army's needs will grow to about 1.5 billion to 1.7 billion rounds
a year in coming years, Blount said.


"In the near-term, balancing training requirements with current
operational needs is a manageable risk-mitigation strategy," he said.

The Army does not want to repeat its history of building capacity
during wartime "only to dismantle it in peacetime," Blount added.
 

Rick van Opbergen

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Based on Israeli press statistics, Israel currently has no fewer than 1,000 officers and soldiers scattered around the American units working in Iraq. In addition, 37 rabbis are operating within the American troops, which leads to believe that the real number is greater; since Ha'aretz admitted that others are concealing their Jewish identities, which makes them self-driven Israeli citizens.
Again the same mistake. If you read carefully, the author says that Jews equal Israelis. Not true. Not every Jew is supporting Israel, and even if they are, does that not make them any sort of Israeli spies. *sigh*

... eliminate the Iraqi scientists and intensify the real estate purchase of property and land in the north; specifically in Arbil, Kirkuk and Mosul. This comes as a completion of the previous project, launched ten years prior to the fall of Baghdad, through Jewish Turks.
Although you are not the one who wrote this piece, moghrabi, do you know whether this is true?

In conclusion, it is possible to say that the Likudniks, who control decision-making posts in America, ...
Again, is this based on something or just a popular myth?
 

moghrabi

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This article is the sole opinion of the writer. I would have changed few things in it but not much.
 

moghrabi

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If I don't agree with it, I would not have posted it. I replied that I would have changed few things but not much.