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From: berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Israel/Iran/arms
Message-ID: <1992@psuvax1.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 15:32:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 15:32:59 1986
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> Subject: Israel/Iran/arms/influence/terrorists/foolishness
>
> oaf@mit-vax.UUCP (Oded Feingold) writes:
> >    Grant, for an instant, that Iran receives some supplies from Israel.
> > Are   they   lethal?   Offensive?   Defensive?   Usable  by  terrorists?
> > Hand-held?  Mobile?  Useful for attacking civilian targets?   Let's  get
> > specific, please.
>
> None of this changes the point I have argued; that Israel has given military
> support to a regime which in turn supports terrorism and I have already
> elaborated on that. The distinction you are trying to make is a side issue.
>
>    Farzin Mokhtarian
>
As it was pointed out, Israel's military support is not convincing: the
allegations in mass media (there were some) were talking about aircraft
parts, but other reports were telling that almost no Iranian aircraft can
fly.  What we got is help which is undocummented, uncertain and at best
minuscule.

Even more, Israel is alleged not to help "terrorists", but the helpers,
additionally, is alleged to help the helpers doing something else than
helping terrorist.

What about those links: Western powers providing economical help to
Brasil with large docummented military trade with Iran.

Eastern powers (both USSR and China) supporting North Korea, which is
another major Iranian supplier.

What about anybody who supported (or traded with) Libia, Syria, Iraq
etc.?   We got entire NATO, Warsaw Pact, Arab Ligue, India etc. etc.

Why single Israel out?  It is nearly as arbitrary as an Arab oil
embargo which was affecting Netherlands and (here, here!) Denmark.
I am sure that if you would dig for a while, Danish government would
be exposed to be as 'hideus' as Israel.

Piotr Berman