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Afghanistan
Israel seeks more involvement in Afghan war
2010-01-23
[Iran Press TV Latest] Foreign forces in Afghanistan will use unmanned Israeli drones more extensively in the US-led war, an Israeli paper said, citing the regime's desire to be more involved in the war.
No, no, dear journalist! In a democratic country like Israel it's called a government. It's only in a totalitarian country like Iran or North Korea -- or Venezuela -- that it's a regime. But you get points for the propaganda try.
The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday that Germany will become the fifth country whose troops in Afghanistan will operate Israeli drones as of next week.
That doesn't make Israel involved, it just makes Israel a vendor.
A successful vendor. D'you think the drones are sending video to Israel as well as the purchaser?
The German military is expected to take delivery of an undisclosed number of Israeli made surveillance-geared Heron unmanned drones, the newspaper said.

Another Israeli daily, Ha'aretz, wrote in March that Israeli-built drones have been flying in Iraqi and Afghan skies for the last three years.
If the drones haven't been sending images to Israel, too, they've been wasting the opportunity.
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