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To: Alighieri who wrote (297118)	7/28/2006 3:41:49 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573695

Israeli bomb flights scandal in UK Has the United States been using a Scottish airport as a staging post for transporting bombs to Israel? That is the question is at the centre of a scandal putting strains on the special relationship between Britain and the US. British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett has complained to Washington amid reports that two cargo planes loaded with weapons stopped for refuelling at Glasgow's Prestwick Airport. "I have already let the United States know that this is an issue that appears to be seriously at fault, that we will be making a formal protest if it appears that that is what has happened," she said. "We are still looking into the facts but I have already notified the United States that we are not happy about it." Britain is concerned over whether correct procedures were followed. It is claimed the aircraft were delivering bunker-busting bombs for use in Israel's offensive in Lebanon. The scandal threatens to overshadow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to the US today. Some reports, meanwhile, suggest London will allow more US aircraft carrying arms to Israel to stop over on British soil. euronews.net

To: Alighieri who wrote (297118)	7/28/2006 7:32:48 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573695

re: The commanders in Baghdad and the Pentagon are "looking at the big picture all the time, but for us, we don't see no big picture, it's just always another bomb out here," said Spec. Joshua Steffey, 24, of Asheville, N.C. I think that's wishful "big picture" thinking. We never should have done Iraq. If we did Iraq, we should have gotten out right after we toppled Hussein, and told them "OK it's yours to govern but if you put in another Saddam we'll be back". That might have "worked". But since we didn't do that, we should have gotten out when the "insurgency" started, what, 3 years ago. Should have recognized that the US doesn't do unpopular occupations. But we didn't. So what now? We have created the worst hell hole on the face of the planet. If we stay it just going to be more of the same, getting slightly worse week by week. Until we leave. If we leave now, I'm getting convinced that the carnage is going to be massive. And in the end we'll have the worst fundamentalist theocratic terrorist producing state in the world. The Neo's have painted us into the worst corner imaginable. They've squandered our wealth and our soldiers, our world wide respect and moral standing. And left us with no decisions that don't have horrific results. Iraq will go down as one of the worst policy mistakes in world history. John