Syrian Civil War
NYT on Chemical Weapons and War in Syria
By Michael McGehee | NYTX | May 6, 2013
“We have been very clear to the Assad regime but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is, we start seeing a whole bunch of weapons moving around or being utilized.” — Obama Threatens Force Against Syria, The New York Times, August 21, 2012
Israel: Strikes in occupied Golan or a play for pity?
Israel does play the pity card regularly. And appears to playing it again today with the arrest of some 93 year old alleged guard.
ISRAEL ATTEMPTS TO PROVOKE HEZBOLLAH
By Damian Lataan | May 05, 2013
It’s clear that Israel’s strategy is to use the Syrian Civil War to deliberately provoke Hezbollah. The provocation is designed to goad Hezbollah into retaliation for over-flying Lebanon while on their way to apparently destroy weapons that the Israelis say are bound for Hezbollah.