Palestinian Authority fish tale

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: January 10, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Michael Kelly

By MICHAEL KELLY

National Journal

Thursday, January 10, 2002

At 4:45 in the morning on Jan. 3, the 4,000-ton freighter Karine A was cruising in the Red Sea less than 300 miles from Israel. The Karine A's captain, Omar Akawi, an officer in Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority navy, was asleep in his bunk, as was most of the 13-man crew. He heard a noise, he later told Israeli interrogators, and woke up to find himself staring at armed commandos of the Israeli navy.

In the holds of the Karine A, the Israelis discovered more than 50 tons of military ...

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