US Admits Growing Doubts on Lebanon-Syria Scuds Allegations
'No Indications' Israeli Allegations Are True
The threats against Syria over their alleged transfer of Scud missiles to Hezbollah continued fast and furious, but US officials are conceding tonight that they have growing doubts about the claim.
“We don’t think Scuds of any shape or size have been moved to Lebanon,” noted one official. The US has been publicly lashing Syria about the transfers all week, despite lacking evidence to support them.
The Israeli government initially made the allegations last week, but didn’t offer anything other than a vague assertion. Syria and Lebanon have both denied the transfer. Israeli officials have been openly talking about invading southern Lebanon for months, and Syria warned it was possibly an Israeli pretext for an attack.
The US is still talking about improving ties with Syria, but it remains to be seen how much damage the State Department has done in summoning envoys and condemning them all week based on such a flimsy allegation.
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US Admits Growing Doubts on Lebanon-Syria Scuds Allegations | Same Old Change
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 pm
[...] threats against Syria over their alleged transfer of Scud missiles to Hezbollah continued fast and f…, but US officials are conceding tonight that they have growing doubts about the [...]
Hacklheber
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:46 am
You don't say! I thought these allegations had been "very, very troubling" slightly earlier. Must have something to do with the easily befuddled brains of officialdom.
Oh well, not to worry. I hear Shakashvilii desires to get his 5 minutes of international attention and war babysitting by emitting loud claims about HEU smuggling. Officials wanting their fix of getting "very troubled" can talk to him.
bruce
April 23rd, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Gee!!!what a surprise??
Intel. form Israel that would pave the way for an attack on yet another Muslim country.
Those doctored documents from Niger showing yellowcake transfers to Iraq also orginated in Israel and passed onto other intelligence services.
US invades Iraq and another surprise,NO WMD's?
Say what?? now IRAN ????
See Israeli actions prior to 1967 Pearl harbor sneak attack on neighbors.
The mantra then was "Arabs wanted to throw Israel into the sea"
Israel was Nuclear armed by 1967………..
JoaoAlfaiate
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
We're an empire. We create our own reality.
mickperry
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:45 pm
And you will be left to study what we do. And that's pretty well it. No protest marches this time round folks. We wake up one morning and find that it's a done deal. If we are still all here next Christmas, I'm going to start believing in Santa Claus.
E. A. Costa
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Look at the puzzle closely–the whole game has changed with Turkey moving to the other side of the line and getting friendly with Iran.
This was a direct consequence of the US invasion of Iraq and subsequent Israeli machinations in Kurdistan.