---------- From: James Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: UK: 'No plans for British forces to join US deployment' - Ananova [WWW.STOPNATO Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- 'No plans for British forces to join US deployment' - Ananova ========================================== British defence officials say its joint exercise with Oman in the Persian Gulf region will continue as planned, despite the deployment of US combat aircraft to the area. The UK has substantial forces in the region as part of the long-planned joint exercise. British assets include an aircraft carrier, four frigates, two destroyers, a helicopter carrier, assault craft, four minehunters, an armoured division and more than 50 aircraft and helicopters. A defence spokeswoman said there had been "no discussions" about any of the British forces joining the US deployment, called Operation Infinite Justice. "The exercises in Oman are continuing exactly as planned," the spokeswoman said. According to the ministry, 8,500 personnel, 24 ships - the first of which left for the region last month - and two nuclear submarines are taking part in the exercise, called Saif Sareea II. The Pentagon has ordered fighter and bombers to begin moving to the Persian Gulf area, the first concrete sign of preparations to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_403114.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
