U.S. Missile Aid to Isreal, for use in Lebanon

Last month, a stopover at Prestwick of U.S. flights carrying missiles to Israel sparked intense criticism in Britain.

President George W. Bush apologized for the flights' stopping without declaring the cargo they were carrying to Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Tony Blair's office has said.

About 70 protesters, including members of Scotland's Lebanese community, chanted anti-war slogans outside the airport's entrance last week to coincide with the expected arrival of two more weapons flights to Israel.

Instead, two cargo flights bound for Israel landed for refueling at RAF Mildenhall, a U.S. operated base 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of London.

[Associated Press]