Les USA annulent une livraison de munitions en Israël
WASHINGTON - Les Etats-Unis ont dû annuler la livraison prévue de munitions dans un entrepôt américain en Israël depuis un port grec, face aux objections d’Athènes, a indiqué mardi un porte-parole du Pentagone.
MALGRE LE REVIREMENT DU PENTAGONE MANIFESTATIONS MAINTENUES EN GRECE JEUDI :
Protests planned in Greece over US arms to Israel, despite change in shipment route
Staff
AP News
Jan 13, 2009 16:18 EST
Left-wing opposition parties said Tuesday they will go ahead with a protest at a Greek port despite the U.S. decision not to use the facility for an arms shipment to Israel.
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said plans for shipping U.S. arms to Israel had been changed to avoid Greece.
"I think the Greek government had some issue with the off-loading of some of that shipment in their country, and so we are finding alternative means of getting that entire shipment to its proper destination in Israel," Morrell said.
He declined to say what kind of arms were included in the shipment.
Greek opposition parties maintained the government objected to the shipment only after the issue was revealed in the local media, because it feared public opinion in Greece, which is broadly opposed to ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza.
Protests at the western Greek port of Astakos are planned for Wednesday and Thursday.
Les USA annulent une livraison de munitions en Israël
WASHINGTON - Les Etats-Unis ont dû annuler la livraison prévue de munitions dans un entrepôt américain en Israël depuis un port grec, face aux objections d’Athènes, a indiqué mardi un porte-parole du Pentagone.
13 janvier 2009 18h33
http://www.romandie.com/infos/News2/090113173305.rtu95ylh.asp
MALGRE LE REVIREMENT DU PENTAGONE MANIFESTATIONS MAINTENUES EN GRECE JEUDI :
Protests planned in Greece over US arms to Israel, despite change in shipment route
Staff
AP News
Jan 13, 2009 16:18 EST
Left-wing opposition parties said Tuesday they will go ahead with a protest at a Greek port despite the U.S. decision not to use the facility for an arms shipment to Israel.
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said plans for shipping U.S. arms to Israel had been changed to avoid Greece.
"I think the Greek government had some issue with the off-loading of some of that shipment in their country, and so we are finding alternative means of getting that entire shipment to its proper destination in Israel," Morrell said.
He declined to say what kind of arms were included in the shipment.
Greek opposition parties maintained the government objected to the shipment only after the issue was revealed in the local media, because it feared public opinion in Greece, which is broadly opposed to ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza.
Protests at the western Greek port of Astakos are planned for Wednesday and Thursday.
Source : AP News
http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/01/13/greece-protests-planned-over-us-arms-to-israel/