Trust, But Verify Painful Death.
(At least now he can escape waterboarding,
that terrible fate worse than death.) /sarc.
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Posted on 02/14/2008 9:36:50 AM PST by Nachum
(IsraelNN.com) A Kuwaiti newspaper reports that Hizbullah terrorist chief Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car-bomb attack in Damascus on Tuesday, was in the midst of planning major terrorist attacks in moderate Arab countries when he was killed.
Al-Watan reports that American intelligence had learned that Mughniyeh arrived in Damascus three days earlier with instructions from, and in coordination with, the Iranians. His objective was to meet with Hizbullah leaders and coordinate a mass attack, for which he was to receive help from Syrian intelligence.
The American involvement in the killing is explained as being in retaliation for a recent car bomb attack that targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle; three passersby.
Another Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Siasa, reports that Mughniyeh took part, shortly before he was killed, in a secret meeting in the Iranian School in Damascus. Also participating in the meeting were Syrian Intelligence Chief Gen. Aisaf Shwackath, Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, and an Islamic Jihad representative. On the agenda: planned attacks in Arab countries that refuse to take part in the coming Arab League summit in Damascus. The newspaper entertains the possibility that the meeting was merely a camouflage for Syrian involvement in Mughniye's killing.
US Tightens Sanctions on Syria Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush has ordered stricter economic sanctions against Syria, the White House announced in an executive message to Congress.
The order to freeze the assets of people held responsible for actions that "undermine efforts to stabilize Iraq" came Wednesday, the day before Mughniyeh’s burial.
Economic sanctions against Syria date back to 2004 for Syrian support of the Hizbullah and Hamas terrorist groups.
The United States has charged Syria with being behind former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri’s murder, which occurred three years ago this week. "Syria continues to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty and democracy, imprison democracy activists, curtail human rights, and sponsor and harbor terrorists," the White House said.
Hana Levi Julian contributed to this story
That is why we in the USA security apparatus should be hiring more Mitch Rapps and Jack Bauers and not wussy leftist ACLU surrender appeasers to fight this war against Islamofascism.
Thank you. Good post.
Turks aren’t Arabs. But they are relatively moderate.
Is Kuwait considered moderate, or are they more hardline?
Don’t tell that to Allegra as she works with them every day.
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You're right; they're not. I correct what I said by saying that Turkey is a moderate Muslim country.
Is Kuwait considered moderate, or are they more hardline?
Kuwait isn't as hardline as Saudi Arabia or Iran by a long shot, but they're still more strict than those others I named. Alcohol is forbidden, but women can drive and finally got the right to vote in 2005.
Kuwaiti women don't have to cover up, but I see a good deal more of them covered from head to toe in black there than I do in most of those other countries.
That being said, I don't really feel uncomfortable when I'm in Kuwait. Well, except for when I spent three days there last August and the temps were around 130 F.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“That being said, I don’t really feel uncomfortable when I’m in Kuwait. “
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With two “leaks” from two different Kuwaiti papers on this one story, I’m guessing that visits there have a kind of Prague-like feel to them.
Mugniyeh was a pretty careful guy, yet somebody got all the way inside his operation, plus deep inside two other unfriendly intel services.
If the shooter was the usual suspect, it looks to me like this intel coalition has some real teeth.
Y’all keep up the good work, and watch your six. What comes around...
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Btw that reminds me; yesterday I went to a lecture by the former Iraqi minister of education. He praised Petraeus for working with the tribes in Anbar to fight AQ. He said the military situation was a lot better, and also said “thinking of withdrawal is thinking of defeat.” He also called Saddam a tyrant.
And he’s an Arab.
Hezbollah essentailly promised all out war with Israel.
Again.
I wouldnt give them the chance...too bad we don’t have the guts to dismantle them during their funeral procession in downtown Beirut.
or the Mossad assassination was assisted by Arab intel cooperation given because Arabs were informed that attacks against them were in the works.
As soon as AQ is gone they'll turn their weapons on us.
It's called 'taqiyya'. Look it up.
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...so why did they bother to fight alongside us in the first place then?
Actually, the list is shorter than you think.
1. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are bot Emirates in the United Arab Emirates.
2. Turkey isn't Arab. Turks are Turks, not Arabs. They speak a different language and they are Turanian/Altaic Peoples not Semites.
She may not know,...she is above reality...doncha know....
2. Yes, I know Dubai and Abu Dhabi are emirates.
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