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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 12:54 PM Mar 2013

Why Is The US Spending Hundreds Of Millions On These Secret Israeli Bunkers?

Why Is The US Spending Hundreds Of Millions On These Secret Israeli Bunkers?

Last year it was announced the U.S. was looking to build a secret underground complex in Israel. On February 13 a contract was awarded to Conti Corp Federal Services in Edison, NJ to complete the project.

Their bid of almost $63 million came in well below the possible $100 million set aside for the project.

Conti's bid went toward building five underground levels and six above ground buildings that they have 900 days from February 13 to complete.

The U.S. government then issued another request for proposal December 28 to construct Site 81 Phase II. Also in Israel, also partially underground, this project calls for up to $100,000,000 to refinish six underground facilities and some currently occupied surface buildings.

Walter Pincus from the Washington Post fleshed out the original Proposal construction project, called Site 911 in November.

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Pincus also found this detailed description of the mezuzahs that will adorn every door in the facility:

These mezuzas, notes the [US Army] Corps, “shall be written in in-erasable ink, on .?.?. un-coated leather parchment” and be handwritten by a scribe “holding a written authorization according to Jewish law.” The writing may be “Ashkenazik or Sepharadik” but “not a mixture” and “must be uniform.”

Also, “The Mezuzahs shall be proof-read by a computer at an authorized institution for Mezuzah inspection, as well as manually proof-read for the form of the letters by a proof-reader authorized by the Chief Rabbinate.” The mezuza shall be supplied with an aluminum housing with holes so it can be connected to the door frame or opening. Finally, “All Mezuzahs for the facility shall be affixed by the Base’s Rabbi or his appointed representative and not by the contractor staff.”


http://www.businessinsider.com/us-site-y-911-phase-ii-tel-aviv-israel-2013-3#ixzz2MmNxYki8


Note to hosts - this is not about I/P but more about our government and their spending

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Why Is The US Spending Hundreds Of Millions On These Secret Israeli Bunkers? (Original Post) The Straight Story Mar 2013 OP
Probably to house the Holy Sepulcher formercia Mar 2013 #1
Press mentioned this a few months back dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #2
Something bizarre, that seems likely. bemildred Mar 2013 #3
Because Israel doesn't have inordinate influence on our foreign policy? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #4
"All Mezuzahs for the facility shall be affixed by the Base’s Rabbi or his appointed representative" R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #5
Maybe they found the Ark Of the Covent...and the Holy spear..gotta have a cool place to store them Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #6
I remember reading somewhere that every year the military gets a certain budget darkangel218 Mar 2013 #7
Warehouse 14 nykym Mar 2013 #8
Representative government, my ass. nt woo me with science Mar 2013 #9

formercia

(18,479 posts)
1. Probably to house the Holy Sepulcher
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:06 PM
Mar 2013

whenever they find it.

I thought that painting Blood on the doors would protect their first-born.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
5. "All Mezuzahs for the facility shall be affixed by the Base’s Rabbi or his appointed representative"
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:22 PM
Mar 2013

At least they are not outsourcing that part.
 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
7. I remember reading somewhere that every year the military gets a certain budget
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:50 PM
Mar 2013

And if they don't spend it by the end of the year , they scramble and find ways to spend the money anyway, because otherwise they won't be able to request the full allowed amount from the congress. Something like that.

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