Israel Making Money off Iraq War
by Jeff Davis
A recent news article reports “Pilotless planes small enough for a single soldier to carry and operate are gathering intelligence for U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Afghanistan….Elbit Systems, one of Israel’s leading defense electronics companies, said its little Skylark can cover an area within a range of 6 miles day or night. It is about 7 feet long with a wingspan of nearly 8 feet…[a spokesman] said the Skylark, one of several items of Israeli defense hardware deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, would be unveiled to the public at the March 20-25 Australian International Airshow. ”
The article goes on to say “Earlier this month, state-owned arms-maker Rafael said it had won a contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with state-of the-art armored vehicles, and military analysts said Israeli firms had long been supplying and maintaining equipment for American ground and naval forces in Iraq, although both buyers and sellers generally preferred to keep a low profile.”
Apparently we have no arms manufacturers or defense contractors in the United States, who can keep our military supplied with the equipment it needs, which I am sure will come as a shock to many. (more…)