Saturday, January 17, 2009

"NATO, which is mentioned in the 'MOU', will not station forces in the Middle East"

... so, as Bergman says, it all depends on Hosni Mubarak! In the NYTimes, here

"....Only the Egyptians can cut it.....What will matter is Egypt’s conduct alone....
The memorandum of understanding signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni this morning is of no real effect. It mentions international bodies that will act against the arms smuggling, but they are unlikely to intervene. For example, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, general secretary of NATO, which is mentioned in the memorandum, told me himself about a month ago that his forces will not be stationed in the Middle
East. Moreover, the U.N. observers stationed in Lebanon since 2006 prevent only some arms smuggling to Hezbollah, and, according to Israeli intelligence, Hezbollah is far better equipped than it was in 2006...."

"God ... this guy looks like Khaled Islambouli.."

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