Posted on 09/23/2007 11:42:45 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
ISRAELI commandos from the elite Sayeret Matkal unit almost certainly dressed in Syrian uniforms made their way stealthily towards a secret military compound near Dayr az-Zawr in northern Syria. They were looking for proof that Syria and North Korea were collaborating on a nuclear programme.
Israel had been surveying the site for months, according to Washington and Israeli sources. President George W Bush was told during the summer that Israeli intelligence suggested North Korean personnel and nuclear-related material were at the Syrian site.
Israel was determined not to take any chances with its neighbour. Following the example set by its raid on an Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak 1981, it drew up plans to bomb the Syrian compound.
But Washington was not satisfied. It demanded clear evidence of nuclear-related activities before giving the operation its blessing. The task of the commandos was to provide it.
Today the site near Dayr az-Zawr lies in ruins after it was pounded by Israeli F15Is on September 6. Before the Israelis issued the order to strike, the commandos had secretly seized samples of nuclear material and taken them back into Israel for examination by scientists, the sources say. A laboratory confirmed that the unspecified material was North Korean in origin. America approved an attack.
News of the secret ground raid is the latest piece of the jigsaw to emerge about the mysterious Israeli airstrike. Israel has imposed a news blackout, but has not disguised its satisfaction with the mission. The incident also reveals the extent of the cooperation between America and Israel over nuclear-related security issues in the Middle East. The attack on what Israeli defence sources now call the North Korean project appears to be part of a wider, secret war against the nonconventional weapons ambitions of Syria and North Korea
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
I wonder if this is how it felt in 1939-40.
I cant imagine Jews in the US hoping for a DemocRAT victory.
So.....our weenies are demanding Israel prove Syra desires them dead and is busily acquiring the materials to do just that!!!
What BS coming from these cowards inside our Defense, State AND Itelligence Depts!
Do they suffer self hatred?
One of the weaknesses of the military dictatorship. Everyone is terrified of people in military uniforms walking around.
Because authority is determined by personal agendas rather than a reliable chain of command, even other military can be intimidated by people dressed in uniforms giving the "don't you know who we are" vibe.
Presumably, by now, any evidence gathered would have been presented to the world-complete with videos of the successful raid.
With all due respect to Israel, the IDF, and any other special forces they might use , I think the story given to (invented by ?) The Times is disinformation - pure and simple.
Set aside emotional responses for a few moments, and imagine you are the S-3 officer who has to plan this raid.
Get yourself a good map, a lot of Google photos, some basic grasp of what forces are defending your objective, etc., and come up with a workable plan.
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I don't...something serious, perhaps even stunning did happen.
"Meanwhile, Newsweek quoted Binyamin Netanyahu adviser Uzi Arad as saying, "I do know what happened, and when it comes out it will stun everyone."
Did the US first ask Pelosi’s and Reid’s and Kucinich’s and Rockefeller’s permission before passing it on to the Israelis? Bwahahahaha, democraps haven’t got a darn clue what a dangerous place the Middle East is! God have mercy upon US if we allow these bastards to hold all three branches of the government.
I think there were B2’s with super penetrators involved.
Today the site near Dayr az-Zawr lies in ruins after it was pounded by Israeli F15Is on September 6. Before the Israelis issued the order to strike, the commandos had secretly seized samples of nuclear material and taken them back into Israel for examination by scientists, the sources say. A laboratory confirmed that the unspecified material was North Korean in origin. America approved an attack.Dhimmicrats in Congress are demanding a new intelligence assessment on Dayr az-Zawr.
I’ll wait for the movie, thanks !
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more:
Israel, U.S. shared data on suspected nuclear site: report
Reuters | Fri Sep 21 | Reuters
Posted on 09/21/2007 8:13:27 AM EDT by indcons
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900044/posts
Kodos to them, the only ally who we can allways count on.
After the WMD fiasco in Iraq, everyone will have to have a glowing hot sample with NK stamped on it to make a hit anywhere.
I'm sure, in time, the proof will be plopped on a table right before the "shock and awe" begins. That way we won't have to prove nuttin when the dust settles.
Can you souce that?
I have not heard anything about the USAF being a player - just F15(I) Strike Eagles - more than enough to do the job.
THX
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