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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Syrian source says regime in bad condition |
| 2008-08-04 |
| Damascus official tells London-based newspaper 'mystery man' assassinated over weekend was in charge of all of country's sensitive security issues; Israeli official denies Israel had anything to do with his death An Israeli official told the UK's Sky News on Monday evening that Israel is not behind the assassination of top Syrian official Mohammed Suleiman, though this still doesn't mean the country is mourning his death. "To the best of my knowledge, we didn't do it," said the source. A Syrian source said Monday that Suleiman the assassinated officer who was considered President Bashar Assad's right hand, was stronger than Syria's defense minister. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 Good grief - with Tartous, it could be anyone. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-08-04 22:39 |
| #9 Could have been one of the wives. The jealous one. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-08-04 20:22 |
| #8 Given Syria, I'd assume France. Birds of a feather... |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-04 20:05 |
| #7 Hm...dogma says the Isrealis don't like to mess with the Assads because they know the alternative is even worse. Given the Syrian intrigue in Lebanon, I wouldn't rule out the French. Capability and deniability. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-08-04 19:47 |
| #6 Of interest, I read somewhere that Osama's mother was an Alawite, visiting his mother's family every summer, exploring the hills and riding horses on the beach. He was her only son, and part of why the other Saudi elitest Wahhabi's didn't accept him. Could Suleiman be the Syrian AQ connection? |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-08-04 17:33 |
| #5 I wonder if they have a gyro stabilization system for 50 cal Barrett's? If they work for a camera it should work for a rifle. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-08-04 16:36 |
| #4 Revenge for even talking about peace with Israel. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-04 16:25 |
| #3 I would be willing to bet that Iran did it. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-08-04 14:57 |
| #2 Hm...dogma says the Isrealis don't like to mess with the Assads because they know the alternative is even worse. On the other hand, firing a sniper rifle from an unstable platform like a boat sounds really difficult, only someone very highly trained could do it. Even in calm seas...doesn't seem like a terrorist/rival operation. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-08-04 14:38 |
| #1 The Syrian source ruled out the possibility that Suleiman was assassinated on the backdrop of political aspirations, due to the fact that he had more strength than any other politician. Yeah, right. All the more reason for somebody there to take him out... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-04 14:38 |