On Friday, unnamed US officials confirmed that a recent “explosion” that killed a large number of Syrian troops at a coastal base was caused by an Israeli air strike, the second time in as many months that an attack Israel had seemingly gotten away with was outed by US officials in leaks to the press.
Though Israeli officials insist they’re not mad, they say they are puzzled by the leaks and aren’t clear whether the agenda is pro-intervention or anti-intervention, though they’re sure it’s one or the other.
The “pro” argument is on the belief that officials are hyping the Israeli attacks, and the fact that Israel seems to be able to keep attacking with no real repercussions, as part of a narrative that the US could attack at its leisure and expect to get away with it too.
By contrast, some officials think it might be an “anti-intervention” argument trying to convince the US public that Israel has things well in hand with its own strikes and that the putative need for a US invasion is unwarranted.
Absent in all of this speculation is whether the revelations are an effort to shame Syrian President Bashar Assad, who had previously promised to retaliate against future Israeli attacks and seems reluctant to draw attention to those attacks.
It looks like someone in the US government is seriously off-message. They will be dealt with severely.
If Israel gets entangled in Syria, then it can't attack Iran.
Why not? One thing is for sure, the Israeli terrorists will at least continue to issue their constant terrorist threats of attack.
You can always count on the Empire to try to keep the focus on what is being done by other countries. This is a staple propaganda tactic. Read Glaser's article today about how Obama has just repealed anti propaganda laws. He goes into some of the official propaganda agencies the US has used in the past. Basically what they do is report on things OTHER countries are doing, especially bad things. "Laser-like focus on the crimes of others, while crucially ignoring crimes committed by the imperial country." – Chomsky on Imperial propaganda culture
unnamed US officials?? the don't have names or what:))