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Malcom Lagauche
On May 18, 2007, I read the following headline on the Al-Jazeera News website: "U.S. Plans Israel Missile Shield." I was quite surprised because I had not yet heard of such a project. The article stated: The measure, part of a $504 billion defense spending bill passed on Thursday, would redirect $205 million in defense department funds toward projects already underway in Israel. The key words are "already underway." In other words, this was a done deal with no debate or public announcement of the program to build a missile shield for Israel. Before I went any further, I thought, "This smells of Duncan Hunter." Sure enough, the article continued: The move was spearheaded by Duncan Hunter of California, the senior Republican member of the House of Representatives on the House Armed Services Committee and a candidate for his party’s 2008 presidential nomination...
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