Real reason Syrian base was wiped off the map

The Telegraph ^ | 4/25/08 | Con Coughlin

[Dog]

No leaks from the briefing yesterday...I thought for sure someone would run to their favorite NY Times reporter and spill the beans...:-)

[RatRipper]

“No leaks from the briefing yesterday...I thought for sure someone would run to their favorite NY Times reporter and spill the beans...:-)”

Maybe the Israelies would have an answer to that, too. Imagine NY Slime “journalist”/operative getting knocked off by an Israeli intelligence officer just to make a point. The RATS would hyper-ventilate.

[Rudder]

Schure.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Re your scenario about a NYT reporter being knocked off by Mossad, that would make a good script for a movie. File it under “Non-fiction”.

I nominate Sy Hersh. Anyone want to add to this list?

The Old Gray Lady should be called the Old Red Lady since its editor hates America. And the feeling is mutual.

[Calvin Locke]

Mohammed ElBaradei is whining that the IAEA was not informed.

Really? What did Syria and NK say in response?

[Straight Vermonter]

Saving it for the Sunday papers.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Very interesting....

[elhombrelibre]

I'd like to think Israel could take out Iran's nuclear facilities in one quick raid, but I don't. The reason being that Iran's facilities are very diversified. It will likely take a series of raids (sorties), and it will take raids to knock out their ballistic missiles as well. There is only one country with the strategic power that could conduct a sustained bombing campaign if we consider the logistics, the full complement of weaponry needed, and the motive. Obviously, that's the US. I mean, maybe Russia could do some types of strikes, but they wouldn't harm their own market for nuclear material.

[txhurl]

bump

[2ndDivisionVet]

"Wow. Looking at those before and after photos, not only did the Israeli aircraft destroy the site, they also cleared the rubble and bulldozed it."

That's the new Caterpillar bomb we sold them last year. It's yellow and has a bulldozer blade in front.

[MarkL]

I LOVE this line!

the first that the Syrians knew of the attack was when their Turkish neighbours reported that the bombers had returned safely to their base in northern Israel.

I think that's a good description for a successful military operation! Just short of perfect. The only crowning moment would have been if Israel never even acknowledged that they did the raid... "Who, us?"

Mark

[SunkenCiv]

To carry out the attack undetected, the fighter-bombers had to be fitted with equipment that extended their bombing range, while the pilots also had to contend with the challenge of penetrating Syria's state-of-the-art, Russian-built air defence systems. The mission was so successful that the first that the Syrians knew of the attack was when their Turkish neighbours reported that the bombers had returned safely to their base in northern Israel. The last thing the Israelis want is for the tactical details of their audacious raid to become public, particularly as they may need to use the same techniques again in the not-too-distant future.

[phone rings in Damascus] "Hello, Asshat? Oh, sorry, Assad? Israel's bombing raid on your 'top secret' nuclear weapons plant was a success, and all their planes have returned to their base." [click]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest.

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