According to a report in the London-based Arabic al-Shark al-Awsat newspaper, the United States warned Sudanese officials in January ahead of the reported Israeli air strike against a Hamas weapons supply train.
High-ranking Sudanese officials were contacted by an official in the Obama administration, explaining the route being taken by the weapons supply train was being monitored by a “third party”. Sudan was urged to halt immediate and abandon the route. America was reportedly told the message would be delivered to senior government officials in Khartoum.
The newspaper goes on to report that the fact the aerial strike against the trucks carrying the Hamas weaponry too place shortly following the warning led Sudanese officials to believe America was behind the attack but as was reported earlier, America pointed the finger at Israel, announcing the raid was carried out by the IAF.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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America needs to stand with Israel! America needs to make its declaration and then back it up with what it does! You can tell me all you want, but its what you DO that reveals your true stance. Nothing is hidden to Hashem, and in the end, all will be EXPOSED AND REVEALED. We will have to answer to What did you do with My people and My Land? I pray we will not “come up short.” Dani’el 5:27.
Typical Obama.
1. This is a dubious source (and it is interesting that the mainstream press isn’t reporting it quite this way).
2. From the above, it seems that the US was telling Sudan to stay out of the way and to refrain from helping Hamas. Normally, when a country violates one’s airspace, it is an act of war and you are allowed to defend. If Sudan (as well as Egypt and Saudi Arabia) were in effect helping Israel but letting Israeli planes fly where they aren’t allowed, it suggests that Hamas (and Iran) are deeply unpopular among the Arab countries, which would be significant if Israel is planning to launch an attack against Iran.
3. If the Israelis knew about a ship coming from Iran, there are easier ways of disposing of it other than taking tremendous risks in waiting until it is unloaded in Sudan. The above account should be taken with a very large grain of salt.