ISRAEL'S PURCHASE OF JET FUEL TOPS 100 MILLION GALLONS LARGER THAN PREVIOUS ORDER = LARGEST EVER
AUG 29 2010
CLIP FROM SECOND ARTICLE LINKED BELOW--> According to debkafile's military experts, the shelf life of JP-8 jet fuel is not long - no more than six to eight months.
Increasing speculation it may be
preparing for a military assault on Iran or a regional war involving Hezbollah
in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, Israel has placed its
largest order of military
fuel with the United States on record.
The Jewish state, earlier this month, ordered 284
million gallons of JP-8 aviation jet fuel, 100
million gallons of diesel fuel and 60 million
gallons of unleaded gasoline – all suitable for military uses – at an
estimated cost of $2 billion.
(100 MILLION GALLONS MORE JET FUEL
2 TIMES THE DIESEL FUEL
2 TIMES THE UNLEADED) WHY IF NOT FOR WAR ? <- ABBASWATCHMAN.
"It would be inappropriate for us to comment about what actions Israel may
take or how they will use their fuel," Marine Corps Major Chris Perrine, a
public affairs officer at the Department of Defense, told WND. "I would note,
however, that it would take a lot more than fuel to attack a country or wage a
regional war."
Read about the developing drumbeats, in "The Late Great State of Israel"
The sale was detailed in an Aug. 5 notification the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense posted on its website, in
compliance with the requirement to give Congress advance notice of foreign
military sales.
"The proposed sale of the JP-8 aviation fuel will enable Israel to maintain
the operational capability of its aircraft inventory," the notification to
Congress said. "The unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel will be used for ground
forces' vehicles and other equipment used in keeping peace and security in the
region. Israel will have no difficulty absorbing this additional fuel into its
armed forces."
By comparison, the last fuel order Israel placed
with the U.S. was July 15, 2008, when Israel
ordered 186 million gallons of JP-8 aviation jet
fuel, 54 million gallons of diesel fuel and
28 million gallons of unleaded gasoline at an
estimated cost of $1.3 billion.
Prior to that, Israel ordered 90 million gallons of JP-8 aviation jet fuel and
42 million gallons of diesel fuel Aug. 24, 2007, for an estimated cost of $308
million; and an unspecified amount of JP-8 aviation jet fuel July 14, 2006,
for an estimated cost of $210 million.
Israel's last two military operations were the summer 2006 Lebanon War that
last a little over one month and the Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza from Dec.
27, 2008, to Jan. 21, 2009.
Atomic Iran
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated since
Iran made its nuclear power plant at Bushehr operational with the assistance
of Russia earlier this month.
John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., has warned repeatedly that
Bushehr would be much more difficult for Israel to attack after it went
operational, largely because any military strike would release radioactivity
that could be harmful to the civilian population.
Israel's unwillingness to attack the Iranian nuclear power plant at Bushehr
before it went operational has caused considerable controversy within Israel.
Writing in the Jerusalem Post, columnist Caroline Glick observed that from a
military perspective, the longer Israel waits to attack,
the harder it will be for Israel "to accomplish the mission."
Focusing much of the blame on Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barack, Glick
commented, "Barak's strategic ineptitude is legendary."
Still, many signs point to continuing tensions in the Middle East that could
easily escalate into war.
Olli Heinonen, the former head of U.N. nuclear inspections worldwide, claimed
this week that Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium to make one to
two nuclear bombs.
The Jerusalem Post reported Aug. 20 reports are
circulating in the region that Frederick Hoff, assistant to U.S. Middle East
peace envoy George Mitchell, told Lebanese Army chief of staff Jean Kahwaji
that Israel was ready to implement a plan to destroy
within four hours all Lebanese military infrastructure, including army bases
and offices, should another border-fire incident occur between Lebanese
military and the Israel Defense Forces.
Meanwhile, Iran has maintained an aggressive posture after activating Bushehr,
successfully test-firing a third-generation surface-to-surface solid-fuel
Fateh 110 missile with a 150-mile range and unveiling an Iran-manufactured
drone bomber with a flight range of 620 miles.
Nevertheless, the White House cautions that Iran is not on the verge of
developing a nuclear weapon.
Last week, Gary Samone, President Obama's top adviser on nuclear issues, was
quoted as saying it would take one year for Iran to make "a dash" to convert
existing low-enriched uranium to weapons-grade and to develop the nuclear
warhead required for a working weapon.
Moreover, tensions between Israel and the Palestinians appear to be easing on
the eve of resumed peace negotiations.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed an interest in meeting
with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas every two weeks as the two enter into
direct peace talks next week in Washington.
US to sell Israel massive military fuel stocks worth $2 bn - Aug 29
On Aug. 6, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DSCA,
informed Congress of the sale to Israel of 60 million gallons of unleaded
gasoline, 284 million gallons of JP-8 aviation jet fuel and 100 million
gallons of diesel fuel at an estimated cost of two billion dollars. The date
is significant, debkafile's intelligence sources find. Ten days earlier, the
Japanese tanker M.Star was attacked in Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz
with 200,000 tons of oil.
Although American experts who examined the vessel, they never attributed the
damage to sabotage by Iran or al Qaeda, despite the latter's claim of
responsibility on Aug. 4 While Washington did its best to sweep the incident
under the rug, Saudi intelligence were worried enough about the threat inching
dangerously close to the Gulf's oil exporting lifeline to launch an
independent investigation of the incident.
Their investigators discovered it was staged by a Saudi terrorist who operates
out of Iran under the orders of the Revolutionary Guards. To Riyadh, the
episode looked like a blunt warning from Tehran to Washington and its allies
about the consequences - not just of a direct strike against Iran's nuclear
facilities, but the possibility of sanctions upsetting the equilibrium of the
Islamic regime.
Blockage of the Strait of Hormuz would cut off Israel's primary source of
fuel. Therefore, our sources report, a series of accords, some of them secret,
have been transacted to back up America's standing commitment to keep Israel
supplied with its energy needs in the event of armed conflict or crisis on
world fuel markets.
In its request to Congress to approve the sale, the DSCA noted:
"The proposed sale of the JP-B aviation fuel will enable Israel to maintain
the operational capability of its aircraft inventory. The unleaded gasoline
and diesel fuel will be used for ground forces' vehicles and other equipment
used in keeping peace and security in the region. Israel will have no
difficulty absorbing this additional fuel into its armed forces."
debkafile adds: Israel is therefore ready and able to absorb this huge
injection of military-purpose fuels.
Tehran published its response through an item on the Tabanak Website on
Saturday, Aug. 28. It was headlined in large capitals: ISRAEL ORDERS MASSIVE
MLITARY FUEL STOCKS FAR IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS. Our
Iranian sources report that this site belongs to Mohsen Rezaei, ex-commander
of the Revolutionary Guards and much respected in the highest Iranian military
and intelligence circles.
The Iranian site goes on to cite bloggers' comments, the most quoted of which
comes from an anonymous ex-US Air Force officer, who wrote on Aug. 27:
"I explained, as I have in the past, how it would be necessary for the US to
supply the massive amounts of fuel need for such a [-n Israeli] strike. If
Israel were to strike Iran, Israel would only require the massive amounts of
jet fuel and over a billion litres of jet fuel would be more that enough to do
the job in practical terms."
According to debkafile's military experts, the shelf life of JP-8 jet fuel is
not long - no more than six to eight months.
Also Saturday, the Kuwait Al-Rai claimed that Israel is making its last
preparations for an attack on the Hizballah missile stores located in Syria
close to the Lebanese border, for which an IDF armored division has been
called up.
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