A fleet of a dozen warships including the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and at least one Israeli vessel have reportedly sailed through the Suez Canal under heavy Egyptian guard. Heading from the Mediterranean Sea toward the Red Sea, the fleet was the largest military armada in years and follows the same route US warships took prior to the attack on Iraq. The London-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi quoted unnamed eyewitnesses saying the Egyptians had closed down the entire canal over the weekend to commercial and civilian traffic and confined Egyptian fishermen to ports in the southern lakes as a security precaution. The Israeli navy declined to comment on the report.
However, it is known that Israeli warships have only recently returned to using the canal after unilaterally avoiding it due to fears of a terror attack on their ships. Joining a US flotilla would certainly be a safer option for them.
Egyptian opposition figures have been quoted as saying the move was in preparation for a possible strike on Iran.
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Iran has promised to retaliate in kind if shipping lanes were to be disturbed in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Iran warns that US bullying postures against Iran and an eventual military confrontation would lead to the start of Third World War.
THANK GOD someone else here is paying attention. Not to slight the crowd but I am here for news and keeping informed. Then sharing. This is a big alert.
ReplyDeleteAlot of firepower moving. Even when Bush had his move to the same area yrs back , they only sent maybe 5 ships. I figure Dubya and Condi Rice talked Cheney down on that offensive. We don't have that now with this administration. Seems to me we have a network of agencies working on their own. U appoint a Czar that was never vetted nor voted in or approved by Congress?
We have enuff trouble with CIA FBI and the 16 odd agencies who can not get along.
YUP. We're looking at something big here.
This does not look like a road to peace.
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