tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post115329095067544785..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: un-clean breakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153349775998694672006-07-20T08:56:00.000+10:002006-07-20T08:56:00.000+10:00thnx for that. you are a welath of information.i d...thnx for that. you are a welath of information.<BR/><BR/>i didnt know india was playing that game as well. i thought it was mostly israel-chinalukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153311406437277462006-07-19T22:16:00.000+10:002006-07-19T22:16:00.000+10:00From said WikiPedia article on the Arrow missile:I...From said WikiPedia article on the <I>Arrow missile</I>:<BR/><BR/><I>Israel is in negotiations with India to sell the system to them, but the US arms control regimen has blocked the sale of the actual missiles, though the Green Pine [tracking] radar system has already apparently been sold to India and installed. Discussions have also take place between Israel and Turkey, with which Israel has a strategic defense partnership, but the outcome is unknown.</I><BR/><BR/>One wonders where the negotiations with India are at with the rejuvenated relations with the US, although they did get 3 <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalcon" REL="nofollow">Phalcon airborne radar systems</A> for $1.1 billion (to be fitted to Russian transports).<BR/><BR/>Nice to see Turkey get a shout out, too, where they're one of the Israeli defence industry's biggest customers.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909379290909753137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153310737330607752006-07-19T22:05:00.000+10:002006-07-19T22:05:00.000+10:00Talk about tying threads together...Rooting around...Talk about tying threads together...<BR/><BR/>Rooting around on the web for info on a second anti-missile system, the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barak_%28missile%29" REL="nofollow">Barak SAM</A>, that the <I>Hanit</I> would have used (if it wasn't turned off, too) I run across a reference to Israel signing a $100 million missile technology deal with India back in '03 <A HREF="http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/missile_systems/sea_missiles/barak/Barak.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> (it's down near the bottom). Discussed are the sale of SAMs, the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalcon" REL="nofollow">Phalcon AWACS</A> system, and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_missile" REL="nofollow">Arrow-2 anti-ballistic missiles</A> "<I>as part of India's defence against ballistic missiles</I>," one would assume from Pakistan or China.<BR/><BR/>Busy little beavers, aren't they?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909379290909753137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153304364483294882006-07-19T20:19:00.000+10:002006-07-19T20:19:00.000+10:00don - it's so fucking disheartening. as i wrote ea...don - it's so fucking disheartening. <BR/><BR/>as i wrote earlier today, the media deserves to be charged with rico crimeslukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153303683835432112006-07-19T20:08:00.000+10:002006-07-19T20:08:00.000+10:00It's a safe bet that the dots are being connected ...It's a safe bet that the dots are being connected in several places, on and offline, but once dots are connected, how long will the story stay on the shelf?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909379290909753137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153303246869178052006-07-19T20:00:00.000+10:002006-07-19T20:00:00.000+10:00thnx don - post updated.sometimes i just wanna 'zi...thnx don - post updated.<BR/><BR/>sometimes i just wanna 'zidane' my computer screen.<BR/><BR/>as Noise noted earlier, we can presume that the NYT is connecting the dots in the background somewhere...lukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1153297660054721702006-07-19T18:27:00.000+10:002006-07-19T18:27:00.000+10:00If one considers that Israel (through IAI, Elta, a...If one considers that Israel (through IAI, Elta, and a handful of other companies) supplies technology and assistance to a number of nations on the 'other side', it gets a little clearer. For example, Israel deals with China and Pakistan, China deals with Pakistan and Iran, Iran deals with Hezbollah and Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Everyone's dealers of death & destruction make money while the world goes to hell.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909379290909753137noreply@blogger.com