Israeli bombings

By Michael HoffmanWhile I regret that any arms are being sent to ether side in this horrible civil war, since some of the Gulf states that are implicated in advancing Wahabist/Salafist Islamic fundamentalism and the terrorism and anti-Christian repression that it is known for, are also shipping weapons to car-bombers and Christian-hating “Syrian rebels,” with the collusion of NATO, Great Britain and the U.S., it is understandable that Russia wants to protect the Orthodox Christian population of Syria from massacre, and retain its Syrian naval base.The Israelis recently invaded Syrian air sp

"Reports of the attack raised the possibility that Israel, even if merely intending to pursue its own national security goals, could end up providing a psychological and perhaps military assist to Syrian rebels, who over the last several weeks have faced losses in a series of government offensives around Damascus and the city of Homs to the north...Syrian rebels...benefit from the damage to key military structures from the attacks — said by opposition activists to have hit bases of elite troops as well as weapons stores...” --ANNE BARNARD, JODI RUDOREN and ISABEL KERSHNER