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FREEMAN CENTER BROADCAST- November 4, 2009 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest." Isaiah 62. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREEMAN CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES P.O. Box 35661 * Houston, Texas 77235-5661 Phone or Fax: 713-723-6016 * E-mail: bernards@sbcglobal.net OUR WEB SITE (URL): http://www.freeman.org THE MACCABEAN ONLINE: URL:http://www.freeman.org/online.htm Freeman Center Blog http://www.freeman.org/serendipity/ ============= ==================== They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. - Plato "The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand ##########  Ignorance Is Weakness - Know The Truth Self-Inflicted Ignorance Is Suicide The Freeman Center Is A Defense Against Ignorance **********************" THERE IS NO MAGIC CURE FOR CONFLICT ISRAELIS MUST BE PREPARED FOR A CONTINUOUS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL WE CAN NOT RESIGN FROM THIS STRUGGLE WE CAN NOT DEPEND ON ANY OTHER NATION THIS IS OUR BATTLE - AND WE MUST FIGHT IT ALONE WE WILL WIN BECAUSE OF OUR MIGHT AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE ALMIGHTY WILL BE BY OUR SIDE ))))))))))((((((((((  ==========   Navy Intercepts Weapons-Smuggling Ship Off Coast Cheshvan 17, 5770, 04 November 09 10:19 by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (Israelnationalnews.com) The Israeli Navy intercepted a ship Tuesday night carrying camouflaged weapons apparently sent by Iran for Hizbullah terrorists. A special forces unit met no resistance and arrested those on board, approximately 100 miles off the Mediterranean Coast. It is not known if the crewmen on board knew that they were carrying weapons. The vessel was flying the flag of Antigua, an island in the West Indies, and the weapons were hidden in a civilian shipment located in the belly of the  cargo ship. The Navy escorted the boat to the port of Ashdod. The weapons are suspected of having been sent from Iran and destined for Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon. The interception of the ship followed what apparently was detailed intelligence information. Military spokesmen said the special forces and intelligence personnel worked together in the operation. www.IsraelNationalNews.com © Copyright IsraelNationalNews.com   Defense officials say weapons were bound for Syria, Hizbullah Nov. 4, 2009 Yaakov Katz , THE JERUSALEM POST Hundreds of tons of weaponry, ten times the size of the Karine A shipment of 2002, were seized in an overnight raid Tuesday by the Israeli navy, some 100 nautical miles west of Israel. The ship seized was sailing under an Antiguan flag. The transfer of such large amounts of weapons, "is done in order to create a balance of terror with Israel," said Brigadier General Rani Ben-Yehuda, deputy commander of the Israeli navy, at a press conference. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop,, captured near Cyprus, was carrying arms sent by Iran and destined for Syria and Hizbullah. After several days of the Israeli military monitoring the ship, Navy Seals boarded it in the middle of the night. Suspicions were raised after the Seals uncovered certificates within containers that documented Iran as the point of origin for some containers, with Syria as the intended destination. Upon receiving permission from relevant authorities, including the political establishment, the seals commandeered the ship and brought it to Israel. Once on its way to Israeli shores, Israel apprised the government of Antigua and the company that owns the ship of the situation, said the officials. After leaving the Bandar-Abbas Port in Iran, the cargo was shipped through the Suez Canal, unloaded at the Mediterranean Port of Damietta in Egypt and then loaded onto the ship that was captured by the navy. The intended destination was the port Latakia in Syria, with the contents of the shipment to be sent to Hizbullah, they said. The ships' crew was unaware of the weapons on board, as the armaments were disguised as humanitarian aid. "This is the third time this year that Iran is disregarding international law and United Nations National Security resolutions that forbid it to transfer weaponry," Ben-Yehuda said. He went on to say that the Navy regularly conducts operations hundreds of miles from Israel's shores to inspect ships suspected of carrying illegal weapons from Iran being sent to terror proxies like Hizbullah and Hamas. Israel Radio reported that advanced anti-aircraft platforms never before found in the region were also on board. The Francopis currently docked in the Ashdod port, and being unloaded for further inspection. Ben-Yehuda said that there was regular intelligence indicating that Iran was continuing to support terror groups with large amounts of weapons aimed at being used against Israel. Furthermore, it was likely that additional shipments from Iran would be shipped, he said. The shipment included 122-millimeter Katyusha rockets, mortar shells, other rockets and grenades. Ben-Yehuda called it "very advanced weaponry". He added that even though the Iranian containers were loaded at port of Damietta in Egypt, the Egyptians were totally unaware of the ship's contents. This article can also be read at http://www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799087344&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull [ Back to the Article ]