newyorker.com - 10/31/2008
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On the night of June 18th, Task Force 20, an American Special Operations team stationed in Iraq, expanded its operations dozens of miles inside Syria. Military intelligence had observed large numbers of cars and trucks speeding toward the border, and senior officers suspected that the vehicles ...
abcnews.go.com - 10/31/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Apparently Gen. David Petraeus does not agree with
the Bush administration that the road to Damascus is...
a dead end. ABC News has learned, Petraeus proposed visiting Syria shortly after taking over as the top U.S. commander for the Middle East. The ...
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Exclusive: Petraeus Wants to Go to Syria; Bush ...
atimes.com - 10/31/2008
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atimes.com —
The United States raid into Syria has upset
every key actor in Iraq. The government, beyond being...
embarrassed at not being consulted, is under even more pressure from Shi'ite parties not to sign a security agreement with the United States. The Sunni ...
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US's Syrian raid sets Iraq on fire
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Strange Strike
Antiwar.com Original —
... with the Americans and Iraqis in working towards stability in Iraq. Moreover, as the Syrians are learning yet again with the recent strike, when it comes to relations with Washington, no good deed goes unpunished. Dashing Hopes for Better Relations I n fact, the October 26 US raid doesn't represent the first time that Special Operations forces in neighboring Iraq have violated Syrian sovereignty, to chase down alleged al-Qaeda linked insurgents. Back in June 2003, as Seymour Hersh reported in The New Yorker , Task Force 20, an American Special Operations team in Iraq, ...
John Feffer: Bombers without Borders
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... It wasn't the first time that the Pentagon crossed the line with Syria. In 2003, Special Ops botched a cross-border operation that left 80 people dead. Syria barely protested the violation of its sovereignty. This time, although Damascus has officially registered its complaints, the media has been ...
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