Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

I also consider Vialls somewhat 'off' nevertheless not all should be dismissed.

Whatever this thing is I don't see us giving it to the UN - unless we gain more control over that body.

Another possible use for the Holy Land base would be to station NATO troops in Israel.

The possibility of deploying North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in the Middle East, as they did in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan, has emerged.
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The United States controls NATO – This would be the same as putting U.S. troops in Palestine and Israel.
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“The U.S. campaign in Iraq was perceived [in the Middle East and Washington] as a signal of long-term American commitment to do whatever is required and to ‘stay in the neighborhood’ for as long as needed,” commented Halevy in a lengthy op-ed column carried by the April 24 issue of Ha’aretz. High-ranking U.S. policymakers have “raised the idea of establishing an American trusteeship regime in the areas of the Palestinian Authority, if it should turn out that the Palestinians are not ripe for self-rule. That arrangement would require an American operational military presence along Israel’s border with the Palestinian territories.
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And does any of this have anything to do with Israel building a sea barrier off the coast of northern Gaza?
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Somebody has some very big plans.

The 'base' is on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

-Am