America as usual<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00abFederal US agents have seized disabled F14 fighter jets from museums in California because of fears that parts would be sold to Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbThe raids reflect the nervousness that is driving policy towards the Islamic republic at a time when the US has stationed two aircraft carriers in the Gulf and is alleging that Iranian Revolutionary Guards are aiding attacks on its soldiers in Iraq. One European diplomat described the raids as evidence of American paranoia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbThe F14 Tomcat fighters, made famous by the film Top Gun,had been sawn in half and welded together before being sold by the Ventura naval base as scrap metal in 2005 for as little as $2,000 (\u00a31,000) apiece. Three ended up in museums at Chino Airport, while a fourth was acquired as a prop by producers of the TV show JAG.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbAlthough there is no evidence that the aircraft had been plundered for parts, US customs conducted a 17-month operation to stop any components from entering the black market. Iran’s ageing squadron of F14s dates to before the 1979 Revolution and Tehran has become increasingly desperate to find spare parts despite a US arms embargo against it.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\tMis en ligne le 9 mars 2007 \u00e0 12H44<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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