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Assad threatens Israel with war if US supports rebels
 Debka, so salt heavily. I can see this scenario play out though...In Damascus, Bashar Assad's close confidante Rami Makhlouf threatened that Syria would go to war against Israel in reprisal for US and Europe backing for the uprising. Only if they have a death wish... Makhlouf, an international business tycoon, is on the US and EU sanctions lists. In an interview with the New York Times Wednesday, May 11, he said: "If there is no stability here, there's no way there will be stability in Israel. No way, and nobody can guarantee what will happen after, God forbid, anything happens to this regime." He advised the US and Europe not to "put a lot of pressure on the president, don't push Syria to do anything it is not happy to do." The Syrian president is examining two strategic options, he said: "Going to war against Israel, and/or sending weapons shipments to the West Bank and to Israeli Arabs for use in terrorist attacks against Israel. Posted by: DarthVader 2011-05-12 |
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