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March 29th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
An Israeli Air Force F-15I (Ra’am) from the IDF/AF No 69 Hammers Squadron maneuvers away after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. Photo: wiki commons.
One of the most significant logistical challenges facing Israel in her attempt to militarily deter Iran from developing a nuclear weapon no longer exists, according to a piece just published by Foreign Policy Magazine, authored by Mark Perry.
Citing “several high-level sources” inside the United States government, Perry writes that Azerbaijan and Israel have struck an agreement for Israel to make use of at least one abandoned airfield inside Azerbaijan during a mission to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, which eliminates the challenge of refueling aircraft in flight. Given that Azerbaijan borders Iran to the north, the Israeli Air Force could potentially use the Azeri airfield(s) to refuel aircraft on the ground and provide a base for search and rescue teams as well as unmanned aerial vehicles.
“It’s so far into the realm of speculation, it’s hard to give it a grade on the credibility scale,” Seth Crospy, who worked inside the office of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and who is now a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, said about Perry’s piece.
The founder of one of America’s leading think tanks on the Middle East, who requested anonymity, says there’s little reason to trust any information coming out publicly from Israel or the United State vis-a-vis Iran.
“Even if he is reporting something that Netanyahu told him personally, why should I believe that Netanyahu is telling him the truth,” he said.
Crospy said that while Perry’s report itself is difficult to confirm, relations between Azerbaijan and Israel have grown stronger in the past decade.
“The Azaris and the Israelis have been approaching each other more and more closely for the past decade, a little longer than that,” he said.
“The Azari’s are worried about the Iranian brand of Islam and it’s possible extension, they’re right next door.”
The think tank founder stressed to The Algemeiner that there is no way of verifying Perry’s claims but any information coming from government sources on the Iran issue should be examined closely before people assume the reports to be factual.
Leaking information to shape the debate on how best to engage Iran over the country’s nuclear ambitions is an issue that’s received a lot of attention in both Israel and the U.S. recently.
“When we [Netanyahu’s office] were in Washington [in early March], President Obama called publicly for people to tone down the rhetoric,” an Israeli official told ABC News. “The prime minister has called on ministers not to talk. We agree with Obama that loose talk is not doing anyone any favors.”
A piece published in the conservative Israeli publication Ynetnews directly accused the Obama administration of “leaking information to the media in order to avert an Israeli strike in Iran”.
“What we do know is that the Azaris and Israelis have common interests, they’re worried about Iran…their military to military relations and sharing of technology is strong, these are all the signs of a good relationship,” Crospy told The Algemeiner.
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