POLITICS:Israel's Syrian Airstrike Was Aimed at Iran
Analysis by Gareth Porter* on 19/11/2007 23.43.22 GMT
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (IPS) - Until late October, the accepted explanation about the Sep. 6 Israeli airstrike in Syria, constructed in a series of press leaks from U.S. officials, was that it was prompted by dramatic satellite intelligence that Syria was building a nuclear facility with help from North Korea.... (continue)
POLITICS-MIDEAST:Air Strikes First, Questions Later
on 05/11/2007 20.32.26 GMT
Khody Akhavi
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (IPS) - More than two months after Israeli warplanes conducted a mysterious raid in northeast Syria, there is a growing consensus among U.S. government and independent analysts that the suspicious target was a nuclear facility.... (continue)
MIDEAST:Neocons Tie N. Korea to Israeli Strike on Syria
Analysis by Khody Akhavi on 18/09/2007 14.18.38 GMT
WASHINGTON, Sep 18 (IPS) - Nearly two weeks have passed since Israeli warplanes conducted a mysterious raid against an as yet unidentified target in northeast Syria. Details of the incident have been slow to come, as officials from both countries have remained tight-lipped.... (continue)
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