TOO LATE TO SAVE FACE!
September 17, 2007
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There were many red faces in the Middle East to begin the week: Russia because their magnificent detection system sold to Syria and Iran failed to detect the Israel F-15I intrusion into northern Syria – Syria and Iran because they bought the “pig in a poke” detection system – North Korea because it was acting peaceful with its right hand while dealing off WMD material with its left – and the Syrian military because it suffered an embarrassing defeat by a squadron of Israeli aircraft. However, the usual final opposition answer was supplied – namely, it was all made up of US “lies.”
I am anxiously waiting to see if the U.S. and Israel will take advantage of this sudden awareness by both Syria
and Iran that their military and WMD sites are vulnerable to massive devastating air strikes.
It is quite possible that Iran might temporarily back off from their very aggressive stance toward the United States and the rest of the West, at least long enough to find some detection system that works. There is only one way diplomacy and/or sanctions work against the Islamic mindset – If they are backed up by great force the Arabs and Persians know will be unleashed unless they comply with their adversaries requests.
Begin Khaleej Times Online Article
Khaleej Times Online >> News >> MIDDLE EAST
Syria warns of US “lies” over nuke cooperation
(AFP)
16 September 2007
DAMASCUS – An official Syrian daily warned on Sunday that US “lies” over nuclear cooperation with North Korea could serve as a pretext for an attack on Syria following an Israeli violation of its airspace.
“Members of the choir have started up a new song that is full of hostility, this time about Syrian-Korean nuclear cooperation,” Ath-Thawra said. “This is a big lie… Syria is used to having to put up with such lies.”
The Washington Post reported last Thursday that North Korea may be helping Syria build some kind of nuclear facility, citing unnamed intelligence sources.
Israel’s secret service had relayed the information to the US government, which the Post described as “dramatic.”
“This is nothing new, accusing Syria of things that it has nothing to do with… But what is new is the scope of the new lie and the way it is being peddled,” said Ath-Thawra.
Syria has said its air defences fired on Israeli warplanes, which dropped munitions deep inside its territory in the early hours of September 6, triggering intense media speculation about the action.
Israel has not confirmed the incident and kept up a policy of official silence, with the only details on the mysterious attack coming from foreign media reports citing anonymous officials.
“The United States and Israel need a file… after the recent violation of Syrian airspace by Israeli planes,” Ath-Thawra said. ”The latest accusation could be a prelude to more attacks on Syria.”
Ath-Thawra said “the occupation of Iraq was based on this kind of accusation,” referring to former dictator Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction which were never found after the US-led invasion of 2003.
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