Posted on 09/24/2007 12:39:51 PM PDT by SmithL
The alleged September 6 air strike on a Syrian facility has destroyed any chances for peace between Syria and Israel, senior Syrian officials said Monday.
The officials in question told Reuters that Damascus had been cautious about responding to the alleged IAF attack because of Israel's military superiority and the fact that other Arab nations "did not support Syria."
Furthermore, they said, while Syria's troops were "on alert," Syria would not initiate an attack.
Earlier Monday, Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal denied a report in Britain's Sunday Times that IDF special forces had collected material from a suspected Syrian nuclear site shortly before the strike.
"These are sick delusions, intended to raise the morale of the IDF, which was defeated in Lebanon last year. They're intended only to cause fear among the Arabs," Bilal told Asharq alawsat.
According to the Times, the alleged IAF attack was sanctioned by the US after the Americans were given proof that the material was indeed nuclear-related.
The sources confirmed that the materials were tested after they were taken from Syria and were found to be of North Korean origin, which raised concerns that Syria may have been trying to come into the possession of nuclear arms.
The commandos, who, according to the report, belonged to the legendary General Staff's Reconnaissance Unit (Sayeret Matkal), may have been disguised in Syrian army uniforms. It was also stated that Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who used to head the unit, personally oversaw the operation.
Israeli sources admitted that special forces had been accruing intelligence in Syria for several months, the report said, adding that evidence of North Korean activity at the installation was presented to President George Bush during the summer.
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You can only have peace when one party wins and the other party loses.
Taqiyah!!!
What is one to make of the jet’s return flight? A warning to Turkey?
Oh darn and they were so close. /s
We don't know what went on...could have been US B-2 bombers that did the deed.
Afterall, reports of the F-15 drop tanks found by Turkey say they don't look 'dropped', lol. (Maybe they were planted?)
Diplomatic translation: "The alleged September 6 air strike on a Syrian facility has destroyed any."..chance...for Syria to think it had the means to blackmail Israel into accepting Syrian demands for..."peace between Syria and Israel"; for now. (Of course, the Syrians hope the lack of those means is only temporary).
What I make of it is that they didn’t want to come out the same way they went in.
Off Topic but has anyone been over to DEBKA.Com today, it looks hacked or something.
That speaks volumes about the Syrian vision of "peace".
I bet the Israeli’s are off Syrians’ Ramadahn card list, too.
No, the Turkish military gave the IAF permission to overfly Turkish territory during the strike, neglecting to inform the country’s Islamic government that it had done so. Nice!
Au contraire mi amigo.... the new course is peace through war. We win, you lose, peace results.
That’s my take, too. The Israelis are masters of planting confusion amongst their opponents.
Agreed
Peace is attained through war.
Ping.
An assistant to Bibi says he knows what happened and we'll all be stunned when we find out.
...exactly backwards IMHO. the strike was well executed and most likely will make Ahmanutjob and best butt buddy Assad rethink their plans for the sequel 'Lebanon Summer 2006 - Part Deux'
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