Israel, U.S. plan to release details on Syria attack

[Nitrogenica]

Source: Haaretz

Israel and the United States are coordinating the release of details on the air force strike in Syria last September, which foreign reports claim targeted a nuclear installation Syria was constructing with North Korean assistance. American officials may reveal details of the strike later this month during congressional hearings.

Even though the defense establishment in Israel is opposed to any publication of details of the attack, the Prime Minister's Bureau and U.S. President George W. Bush's administration are of the opinion that it is now possible to reveal details because there is little chance of a conflagration as a result of a Syrian decision to avenge the attack.

Details of the attack are likely to be revealed by senior Bush administration officials during hearings before Congress. Advisers to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Yoram Turbowicz and Shalom Turjeman, discussed the issue last week in Washington with senior U.S. intelligence officials, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley. During the meetings, the two sides agreed on which details of the attack to make public and which details could have negative implications. According to foreign reports, Israel transfered to the U.S. detailed intelligence on the installation attacked, and the two sides agreed not to reveal any details without prior coordination.

The view in Washington and in Jerusalem is that publishing details of the attack will bolster Israel's deterrence and may even lead Syria to cool its close ties with Iran and North Korea. According to the American assessments, the revelations about the attack will also bolster its hand in negotiations with North Korea on dismantling its nuclear arms.


Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/971914.html

[bahrbearian]

1. Does Isreal attack its Neighbors or Not?

Does Syria and Iran have the right to deter Isreals nuclear ambitions?

[Purveyor]

2. Oh, ok. A report being released by 'liars and even bigger liars'. Sip your drink, then believe...

[sutz12]

3. Wash, rinse, spin dry.....took them long enough to formulate their 'facts' nt

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Took 'em long enough to photo-shop and coordinate their lies.

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And even IF it was a nuclear facility - - so WHAT?

USA has thousands of nukes, armed and ready to fly.

Developing a nuke is one thing, a delivery system (silos) is another.

WTF is the USA so scared of any country having a nuke or two?

AHHHHHHHHHH!

Light came on

USA just needs any excuse to make war on another country

That's gotta be it . .

[Amonester]

5. bingo

(and especially in a region where billions of barrel$ abound)
(and where colored skinned people's lives R not "worth" much)