From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:53:35 +0000, Adam wrote:
>
>> http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/829673.html
>>
>> Let's hope this is wishful fantasy on behalf of the Israelis.
>>
>> "Israel is negotiating with the United States over permission for an
>> "air corridor" over Iraq should an attack on that
country's nuclear
>> facilities become necessary, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph
>> reported Saturday.
>>
>> Military authorities would need permission from the U.S. Department of
>> Defense for any such operation, the report said.
>>
>> Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh (Labor) denied Saturday that Israel
>> was in negotiations with U.S. authorities on the issue."
>>
>> ""The only way to do this is to fly through
U.S.-controlled air space.
>> If we don't sort these issues out now we could have a situation where
>> American and Israeli war planes start shooting at each
other," he said."
>>
>>
>> Crikey so
>>
>> (A) What is all this wrt "iraqi sovereignty" & the
US being there to
>> "help protect it"
>>
>> (B) Ummm as such what about Iraqi gov permission?
>>
>> (C) Any such event with US OK but no Iraqi OK would mean the total
>> collapse of the US position in Iraq.
>>
>> One hopes the dog will say "oy tail shut it!! I wag you.....".
>>
>
> Damn,  you are posting any rumor now to try to make your point. 



The only route should be over Saudi or round the red sea-Indian Ocean.

Though I can't see Saudi saying yes as any discovery would mean the
effective end of the Al-Sauds.

If round the red sea then frankly that puts the IAF out of the picture.

Adam

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