Return address of Israeli bombs

Incredible shame for America


This is not self-defense: South Beirut after Israeli bombardment

New York Times headline July 22:

U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis

The US-Israel axis just can't kill fast enough. What is said in this article is just outrageous. More GBU-28 bunker busters are on their way ahead of schedule:

WASHINGTON, July 21 ­ The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday....The munitions that the United States is sending to Israel are part of a multimillion-dollar arms sale package approved last year that Israel is able to draw on as needed, the officials said. But Israel’s request for expedited delivery of the satellite and laser-guided bombs was described as unusual by some military officers, and as an indication that Israel still had a long list of targets in Lebanon to strike....American officials said that once a weapons purchase is approved, it is up to the buyer nation to set up a timetable. But one American official said normal procedures usually do not include rushing deliveries within days of a request. That was done because Israel is a close ally in the midst of hostilities, the official said....Israel said its air force had dropped 23 tons of explosives Wednesday night alone in Beirut, in an effort to penetrate what was believed to be a bunker used by senior Hezbollah officials....

This amazing tidbit is also included in the story: The Saudis have been assuaged with a new $6 billion weapons deal of their own.