SCOOP LINK:
By Con Coughlin
The Telegraph UK
Saturday 24 February 2007
See Full Story…
Tel Aviv - Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack
Iran's nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
To conduct surgical air strikes against Iran's nuclear programme, Israeli war planes would need to fly across Iraq. But
to do so the Israeli military authorities in Tel Aviv need permission from the Pentagon.
A senior Israeli defence official said negotiations were now underway between the two countries for the US-led
coalition in Iraq to provide an "air corridor" in the event of the Israeli government deciding on unilateral military
action to prevent Teheran developing nuclear weapons.
… snip….
See Full Story…
ENDS