Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Does Israel Have A 'Secret' Base In Eritrea?

Israel Using Eritrean Bases To Spy On Iran -- YNet News

Report by US-based strategic analysis firm says Israel maintains 'small but significant presence' in northeastern African nation in an effort to boost intelligence gathering ops on Islamic Republic

Israel is trying to increase its intelligence gathering efforts vis-à-vis Iran and is now using Eritrea to that effect, a new report by Stratfor Global Intelligence said Tuesday.

According to the strategy consultancy firm, Eritrea, which sits on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, has become an arena of operations for both Israel and Iran, as both are trying to bolster their influence on the Horn of Africa.

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My Comment: I was originally skeptical of this report, but n my research for this post, I found out that both Israel and Eritrea have ambassadors in each other countries .... and that their relations are very good. Hmmmm .... there is a probably a grain of truth in this story.

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