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Originally posted by Undertoad
So to sum up the tw AND hermit22 take, for those paying attention, the arms shipments are LEGITIMATE -- and of course the documents that prove the shipments are NOT.
Now for the obvious question: Why would there need to be faked documentation for legitimate arms shipments?
"I didn't shoot that gun! And it wasn't loaded, anyway!"
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First off, they're legitimate only in that they're a natural part of the operations of today's world. But arms shipments != rogue, terrorist nation, even if it is to terrorists (remember, one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter - ie. Nicaraguan Contras).
It would not be past Sharon to fake documentation to justify his own methods. He's been facing increasing opposition at home and abroad for his military interventions. He was facing trial at the ICJ until he had the key witness offed. So it wouldn't take much to have a subordinate write some arms sales documents and then go around claiming they're the real thing.
60 minutes is a pretty reputed news source, however. So who knows. I didn't see the piece, but I'm inclined to trust nothing that comes from Arafat or Sharon's mouth these days.