{"id":15839,"date":"2012-10-08T13:23:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T17:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15839"},"modified":"2012-10-08T13:23:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T17:23:01","slug":"while-we-are-in-the-silly-season-of-american-politics-the-middle-east-is-preparing-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15839","title":{"rendered":"While We Are In The Silly Season Of American Politics, The Middle East Is Preparing For War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/israeli-air-force-shoots-down-small-unpiloted-aircraft-131440054.html\">Yahoo News<\/a> reported that the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Israeli Air Force\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli_Air_Force\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli air force<\/a> shot down a drone in Southern <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Israel\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=31.7833333333,35.2166666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=31.7833333333,35.2166666667 (Israel)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_5_1_23_1349692120277_220\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The drone was first spotted above the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mediterranean Sea\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=35.0,18.0&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=35.0,18.0 (Mediterranean%20Sea)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Mediterranean<\/a> in the area of the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Hamas\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hamas\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">Hamas<\/a>-ruled <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Gaza Strip\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=31.4166666667,34.3333333333&amp;spn=0.3,0.3&amp;q=31.4166666667,34.3333333333 (Gaza%20Strip)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Gaza Strip<\/a> to the west of Israel, said military <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Spokesperson\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spokesperson\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">spokeswoman<\/a> Avital Leibovich.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_5_1_23_1349692120277_325\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>It was kept under surveillance and followed by Israeli air force jets before it was shot down above a forest in an unpopulated area near the border with the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"West Bank\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=32.0,35.3833333333&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=32.0,35.3833333333 (West%20Bank)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">occupied West Bank<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was reported that the drone was not carrying any explosives. Security sources have stated that it is unlikely that the drone came from the Gaza Strip. Defense officials were also not confirming a statement made by Israeli parliament member Miri Regev, a former chief spokesman of the military, that the drone was an &#8220;Iranian drone launched by Hezbollah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=40f07538-5237-46d8-bb6b-107365d39c3b\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo News reported that the Israeli air force shot down a drone in Southern Israel on Saturday. 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