[Marxism] The U.S. does think it runs the world

[dean tuckerman <deanosor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

See section i put in blue below.

U.S. watching for Iranian arms to Gaza
GAZA (UPI) -- U.S. Navy ships in the Gulf of Aden have been ordered  
to be on the lookout for Iranian arms shipments heading for  
Palestinian militants in Gaza, sources say.

Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, The Sunday Times of London  
reported the Navy's Combined Task Force 151, which is patrolling  
against pirates off the coast of Somalia, has also been instructed to  
track Iranian arms shipments bound for the Red Sea.

As part of that effort, the newspaper said the amphibious transport  
dockship USS San Antonio, which serves as the command and control  
center for the taskforce, last week boarded a Cypriot-flagged cargo  
vessel, searched it an Egyptian port and, citing unconfirmed reports,  
said weapons were found aboard.

The U.S. Navy moves come as Israeli officials are expressing  
disillusionment over what was achieved during their 22-day assault on  
Hamas militants in Gaza, in which more than 1,300 Palestinians, most  
said to be civilians, were killed, The Sunday Times reported.

The newspaper said Israel is clamping down on Iranian arms smuggling,  
with a document circulating among ministers last week suggesting that  
despite the Gaza incursion, Iran is moving ahead with a huge arms re- 
supply program for the region.



Copyright 2009 by United Press International

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