And who was in the King David hotel? British headquarters or Radisson Cruise Line passengers departing the next morning for the Greek Isles? And who called the Brits and warned them of the impending bombing (as you know, John, the objective was the destruction of British records)? A hint, it wasn't a travel agent for Radisson. A couple of the British officers in the bar took it seriously and left. They lived. The British commander screwed up, he considered it a joke, maybe even the tooth fairy.
It was clearly a military target.