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To: al baby; Spktyr; y'all
Report: Iran worried over Syrian air defense failure in IAF strike 04/10/2007 (exerpt)

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/909608.html

Iran is concerned over the failure of Syria's air defense systems to detect the Israel Air Force non-stealth aircraft that reportedly carried out an attack inside Syria last month, the American weekly Aviation Week reported on its website on Wednesday.

According to the report, Israel was able to disrupt Syria's radar and air defense systems and render them ineffective during the IAF strike. The website reported that Israel used an electronic device, installed in a plane that circled the area, to disrupt Syria's defenses.

The weekly maintained that Iran is especially concerned over the failure of Syria's Russian-made radar systems. Iran has used similar systems in the past, and is slated to purchase more radar equipment in a future deal worth $750 million. This equipment is apparently designated to protect Iran's nuclear facilities against attacks from the air.

293 posted on 10/04/2007 9:06:09 PM PDT by txhurl (Yes there were WMDs)
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To: txflake
The comments on that article are interesting, too, like this one from a guy in Frankfurt:

There is feverish activity in Iran. The mullahs are stressed. They know now that there is no defence against the upcoming havoc. When the stealth bombers and the cruise missiles will arrive from every direction, the mullahs will even not know what happens to them, nor how to make contact with what used to be their forces.

US President Bush has given them a last warning, it is now up to them to make their choice. At the same time US support at home for action against a nuclear Iran is growing. The Holocaust deniers in Tehran are today in the same situation as the Holocaust perpetrators during the spring of 1944: They know it will happen, but they ignore where and when.

295 posted on 10/04/2007 9:10:11 PM PDT by txhurl (Yes there were WMDs)
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