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jay wrote:
> HMFIC-1369 wrote:
> 
>>Israel apologizes to U.S. over China arms sale
>>By Megan GoldinSun Jun 19,12:51 PM ET
>>
>>Israel publicly apologized to the United States on Sunday over arms exports
>>to China that have drawn criticism from Washington and strained U.S.-Israeli
>>security ties.
>>
>>"It is impossible to hide the crisis between Israel and the United States
>>with regard to the security industries. We are doing everything possible to
>>put it behind us," Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Israel
>>Radio.
>>
>>The dispute centers on Israel's sale of Harpy attack drones and other
>>advanced technology to China that the Pentagon fears could tilt the balance
>>of power and make it difficult to defend Taiwan, which Beijing deems a
>>renegade province.
>>
>>"If things were done that were not acceptable to the Americans then we are
>>sorry but these things were done with the utmost innocence," Shalom said in
>>comments that coincided with a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
>>
>>"The United States is our biggest ally and none of the things that were done
>>were done with the intention of harming U.S. interests," Shalom added.
>>
>>The dispute has strained security ties between Israel and the United States,
>>its main ally and provider of about $2 billion in annual defense aid, at a
>>time when it seeks U.S. assistance to help implement its planned withdrawal
>>from Gaza.
>>
>>Commenting on the arms dispute ahead of her trip to Israel and the
>>Palestinian territories, Rice said Israel should be "sensitive" to U.S.
>>concerns on arms sales to China particularly given its close defense
>>cooperation with Washington.
>>
>>"We have had some very difficult discussions with the Israelis about this. I
>>think they understand now the seriousness of the matter and we'll continue
>>to have those discussions," Rice said.
>>
>>An Israeli official is negotiating an agreement which would likely enable
>>the United States to supervise Israeli arms sales to countries that
>>Washington deems problematic, including China and India.
>>
>>Washington torpedoed Israel's multi-billion dollar sale of Phalcon strategic
>>airborne radar systems to China in 2000, citing concerns it could upset the
>>regional balance of power.
>>
>>U.S. displeasure over the Harpy deal played a role in a decision in April to
>>suspend Israel from involvement in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project.
> 
> 
> All the fuss is just for show. Bush's nose is buried deep into the
> gigantic butt of Israel's Ariel Sharon.

Yeah, but it's not just Bush. Organizations like AIPAC have a broad
reach across Dems, GOP and other powerful entities, including
news and media. The US has to get rid of foreign $$ in it's politics.