Posted on 09/14/2006 10:17:26 PM PDT by jmc1969
Senior Syrian government official have accused the US of being behind Tuesday's assault on its own embassy in downtown Damascus.
A Baath party official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told WorldNetDaily, "We in the government are 100 percent sure America was behind this attack, which is not the same as other attacks by Islamic groups."
He explained, "Only the Americans can succeed in carrying out an attack just 200 meters from President [Bashar] Assad's residence in the most heavily guarded section of Syria."
The official charged that Washington had orchestrated the attack to "prove Syria is filled with terrorists and to put us in a weak position" in order to extract political concessions. Following the attack, Bush administration officials said they hoped the incident had convinced Damascus of the dangers of Islamic terror and the need to cooperate with the West against the phenomenon.
The US and several of its European allies have repeatedly demanded over the years that Damascus close down the local offices and training camps of several organizations hostile to Israel and the West.
The identities of those who attacked the US embassy Tuesday have not been revealed. Three of the gunmen were killed by Syrian guards during the assault. A fourth was reportedly captured.
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Even in Syria....it's Bush's Fault! (gagging)
Not that I've read. I think Syria's credibility is such that Americans are united in our distrust and dislike of them, to be honest.
Like the Saudis they don't take "inconvenient" prisoners.
It's Bush's fault! ;-)
Who knows what goes through the minds of the mentally deranged. Hi back. Robert called and left a voice mail at around 2:11am. I missed the actual call (bummer). Good to know he is still okay. I pray for all of them.
Wow,I am so glad he called:)Thanks for telling me.
Thank you. Have a wonderful and Blessed day.
Interesting. WorldNutDaily has contacts with the Syrian Ba'ath Party. Things that make you say "Hmm."
Not even the Syrians who put forth this bullcrap believe it. They are just playing to their audience.
"A Baath party official, speaking on the condition of anonymity"
I'm really tired of this pseudo-journalism of "some guy whispers an anonymous tip so I'll report it as news." I don't like it when some dweeb decides to "report" his fever dreams about the Bush administration as an "anonymous source" and it doesn't carry any additional weight when the supposed leak is Syrian.
Syria can go to h--- but dammit, it's time reporters either dug up some actual facts to report or learned to STFU.
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