Why did Israel bomb a Syrian “military installation” on Sept 6th?
It is probable that the Israeli had collected enough information about it to assume that this installation was an unacceptable danger for their own national security. “Operation Orchard was an Israeli airstrike on a target in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria carried out just after midnight on September 6, 2007. According to news reports, the raid was carried out by the Israeli Air Force’s 69th Squadron of F-15Is, F-16s, and an ELINT aircraft; a total of as many as eight aircraft. The fighters were equipped with AGM-65 Maverick missiles, 500lb bombs, and external fuel tanks. One report indicated that a team of IAF Shaldag commandos arrived at the site the day before so that they could highlight the target with laser beams.” “ABC News reported that Mossad “managed to either co-opt one of the facility’s workers or to insert a spy posing as an employee” at the suspected Syrian nuclear site, and through this was able to get pictures of the target from on the ground. According to The Sunday T
It is very interesting that both sides are keeping very, very quiet about it. Depending upon what it was, you would expect one side or the other to be shouting about it – Israel at having destroyed something very naughty or Syria at the invasion of its sovereignty. The rumour is that it was some piece of nuclear technology, originally purchased by Syria from North Korea, and nobody wants to rock the nuclear boat at this particular moment.
They’ve both been very, very tight-lipped about it. My personal guess would be that Syria was building what appeared to be a SAM site, but it looks much more intriguing to me, almost collusion. Interesting snippet from Jerusalem post that may be related: Oct 4, 2007 18:28 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257225822&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull “President George W. Bush warned Syria Thursday against interfering in Lebanon’s presidential elections, and said he is sending the US’s top military commander in the Middle East to Beirut to see how Washington could do more to help Lebanon fight extremists. “The United States strongly supports the success of democracy in Lebanon,” Bush said after meeting with Saad Hariri, leader of the anti-Syrian majority in Lebanon’s parliament. “The United States is more than just an admirer.
