By Abraham Rabinovich
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 29, 2005

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli arms specialist suggested yesterday that the proposed sale by the U.S. to Israel of 100 bunker-busting bombs, announced in Washington this week, was intended primarily as a warning to Iran because Israel already produces such bombs.
    Yitzhak Ben-Israel of Tel Aviv University, a retired general who formerly led the Israel Defense Ministry's research and development branch, told Israel Radio that the purchase of the bombs had no operational significance because Israel manufactured very similar bombs.
    'Perhaps there was a symbolic reason for the sale, perhaps a signal to Iran,? he said on Israel Radio. 'We already have the capability.'? Mr. Ben-Israel did not suggest whether the signal might have been initiated by Israel or the U.S.
    The Pentagon notified Congress on Tuesday of a proposed sale to Israel of 100 laser-guided GBU-28 bombs that are capable of penetrating 90 feet below ground and destroying a bunker encased in 30 feet of concrete.

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By Caroline B. Glick     
 
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | So it looks like the EU's constitution might have run up against an iceberg. According to a report from Paris in The Weekly Standard, French President Jacques Chirac may have overplayed his EU card by allowing the French people to decide by referendum whether or not they wish to ratify the French-authored, 448-article EU constitution. Opinion polls taken in mid-April indicate that 56 percent of French voters now oppose the constitution which they are set to vote on in late May.

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By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
The Financial Times announced yesterday in a front-page article that the Pentagon has notified Congress of the pending sale to Israel of 100 "bunker-buster" bombs that could be used to attack Iran's secret underground nuclear facilities, such as their uranium-enrichment farm at Natanz. Congress has only 30 days to object. If the liberal Democrats decide to pass on raising a fuss, Lockheed Martin will proceed to deliver the 5,000-pound GBU-28 bombs to the Israeli Defense Force, marking the first time Lockheed Martin has ever sold a "bunker-buster" to a foreign nation.

No matter how much Prime Minister Sharon objects that Israel has no current plans to attack Iran, the mullahs are sure to worry.

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The US government is proposing a $30m deal selling up to 100 laser-guided bunker-busting bombs to Israel.
The GBU-28 is a 2,000-kg conventional weapon with a powerful warhead that can burrow through six metres (20 feet) of concrete or 30 metres of earth.
The sale has gone ahead despite concern that Israel might use the weapon for a unilateral attack against Iran.

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