U.S. Officials Say Israeli Warplanes Bombed Convoy of Trucks in Sudan

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Source: International Herald Tribune

WASHINGTON: Israeli warplanes bombed a convoy of trucks in Sudan in January that was believed to be carrying arms to be smuggled into Gaza, American officials say.

An Israeli government spokesman, Mark Regev, said Israel would not comment, The Associated Press reported. But the departing prime minister, Ehud Olmert, hinted that Israel had carried out the strikes. ‘‘We operate everywhere where we can hit terror infrastructure,’’ he said in a speech Thursday, without directly mentioning Sudan.

Reuters reported Friday that Sudan now believed Israel was behind two attacks on convoys that killed up to 40 people in the remote north of the country in January and February.

‘‘The first thought is that it was the Americans that did it,’’ said a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ali al-Sadig, according to Reuters. ‘‘We contacted the Americans and they categorically denied they were involved. We are still trying to verify it. Most probably it involved Israel.’’

Intelligence analysts noted that the strike was consistent with other measures Israel has taken to secure its borders. U.S. officials said the airstrike took place as Israel sought to stop the flow of weapons to Gaza during the weeks it was fighting a war with Hamas there.

more: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/27/mideast/sudan.php

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1. thats not to bad of a force projection..

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2. Fuck sovereignty, those are just black people in the Sudan anyway.

:sarcasm: <-if needed

[tekisui]

3. It really is something. Israel can just decree that a convoy

has weapons destined for Gaza.

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4. USA doing the same in Pakistan, unfortunately. n/t