Here’s an article I came across while searching for more info on the violence in Gaza. Palestinian propaganda or fact? Not that I see anything wrong with supplying someone with the means to take out a common enemy, I just find it interesting and would like to hear other opinions.


Israel to use US aid to buy 'bunker busters' from US

http://www.fromoccupiedpalestine.org/node.php?id=1424

The U.S. Defense Department has announced that it is moving ahead with plans to supply 5,000 "smart bombs," including 500 "bunker busters," to the Israeli Air Force.

A Pentagon spokesman told the Newhouse News Service that Congress had not objected to the deal, which was reported to it on June 1. The deal, reported in Haaretz last week, was widely discussed in the international media, which linked the supply of the advanced weaponry to a possible Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. When asked about the possibility of an Israeli attack, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the focus was on diplomacy, although other options were always on the table.

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The bombs will be purchased with $319 million of U.S. aid money.