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2008-08-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Top Syrian general assassinated: reports

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Posted by Steve White 2008-08-03 17:27|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Wow! Sounds like Syria may be on the "Special 6-month Jewish Plan". Let us hope. I've seen a few speculations that Assad could turn. This might be just an incentive for that to occur.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-08-03 19:09|| 2008-08-03 19:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe he's hoping he can "dump the burqua" at home and step up into an islamic Carla Bruni who can get him a photo shoot in Vanity Fair.
Hey, look at the transition from Jacque Chirac to Nick and Carla, amd maybe Bebe Assad sees the potential to star in "Flip My Regime"

Posted by Capsu78 2008-08-03 19:23|| 2008-08-03 19:23|| Front Page Top

#3 So, maybe someone at CIA still knows how to get his hands dirty. Promote him!

Posted by Iblis 2008-08-03 19:24|| 2008-08-03 19:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I am gonna guess palace politics at work.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-03 21:13|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-03 21:13|| Front Page Top

#5 this man visited Lebanon regularly. If CIA or Mossad were gonna get him, it would have been much easier to do so in Lebanon (some may believe CIA and/or Mossad have good networks inside Syria, I know of no reason to believe that). So I will agree with ZF, probably an inside job.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-03 21:19|| 2008-08-03 21:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Possibly. Though if the Israelis really want to worry Assad, then whack his boys while they're 'safe' within Syria. Heh.

Posted by Steve White 2008-08-03 21:31|| 2008-08-03 21:31|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree with Mr. White and also believe it looks like a chess move by a pretty good player to create future chaos 'in the ranks'.

One one hand, it creates internal distrust in the Assad regime (possible defection candidates?). It creates suspicion on Hezbo's part on who is 'safe' and who isn't. It really gets Nasrallah's (and Hama's, too) boys living in Syria so 'edgy' that they may want to come home very soon, making Iran's 'direction' a little tougher. Lastly making the Persian 'emissaries' in Assad-Land think twice before going outdoors or turning on a light.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2008-08-03 22:45|| 2008-08-03 22:45|| Front Page Top

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