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Topic started on 8-4-2008 @ 08:14 AM by MegaCurious

Syria strike details to be released


www.channel4.com
Israel and the US are co-ordinating the release of details of a mysterious Israeli air force strike in Syria, according to reports.
The Haaretz newspaper says US officials might disclose details of the Sept 6 strike later this month during congressional hearings.
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reply posted on 8-4-2008 @ 01:40 PM by Ste2652
Now this will be interesting... there must have been something important there for a number of reasons:

1) Something critical was required for the Israelis to bother risking an attack in the first place... this could have sparked off something much bigger, so the benefits of destroying this facility must have outweighed the risks of undertaking the raid.
2) Due to the secrecy surrounding the entire operation. According to the Sunday Times, the Israelis sent in a team of commandos prior to the raid to scout the site to convince the US to give their blessing - see this article. Why risk commandos, and why the emphasis on US support, if it was only a minor facility?
3) Due to the speed in which the Syrians removed the remnants of the site after the attack. Why clean it up so quickly if it wasn't very important?

In addition, Syria has recently called up reservists. Something is clearly going on in the Middle East, but none of the nations involved feel that revealing exactly what is to their advantage. Let's face it, if the site that the Israelis bombed didn't contain something the Syrians wanted to keep quiet they'd be shouting and screaming about it... and if Israel hadn't got something else planned, they might similarly be more open about what they did and why they did it.
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