Monday, June 14, 2010

UPDATED--War and Rumors of War: "Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites"

 UPDATE from Gulf News:
Saudi Arabia denies flight deal against Iran
(Still thinks Ahmadinejad dresses funny)
Original post:
From the Times of London:
Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal.

In the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, defence sources in the Gulf say that Riyadh has agreed to allow Israel to use a narrow corridor of its airspace in the north of the country to shorten the distance for a bombing run on Iran.

To ensure the Israeli bombers pass unmolested, Riyadh has carried out tests to make certain its own jets are not scrambled and missile defence systems not activated. Once the Israelis are through, the kingdom’s air defences will return to full alert....MORE
Previously:
May 20 "War and Rumors of War: "Iranian nuclear power plant will be ready in August, Russia says'"
April 14 War and Rumors of War: "Dow Theorist Richard Russell Predicts Israel Strike On Iran Nuclear Facilities" and Medvedev-"might lead to nuclear conflict"
April 5 Wars and Rumors of Wars: "Israel will attack Iran by Nov: ex-Israeli defence official"
March 15 War and Rumors of War: "They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran"