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The Story of 'Operation Orchard': How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:47:00 +0000

How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor By Erich Follath and Holger Stark In September 2007, Israeli fighter jets destroyed a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert. The incident could have led to war, but it was hushed up by all sides. Was it a nuclear plant and who gave the ...

Israel Matzav found this 6 days ago on spiegel.de

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bound Iran ship carried hundreds of tons of arms

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:14:09 +0000

Israel Navy Chief Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda said Wednesday that an arms ship seized near Cyprus earlier in the day had been carrying hundreds of tons of weapons. Israeli commandos seized the ship before dawn on Wednesday and defense officials said it had been carrying missiles and rockets ...

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 4 days ago on haaretz.com

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From Iran with Gov

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Below John refers to Israel's seizure of weapons from Iran bound for Syria and Hezbollah on board the Francop . The weapons seized on the ship included some 3,000 rockets of various types, as well as 60-millimeter mortars, 7.62-rifle Kalashnikov-ammunition, F-1 grenades and 122-millimeter ...

Commonsense & Wonder found this 3 days ago on powerlineblog.com

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Arms ship: How Iran tried to dupe Israeli intelligence

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:26:47 +0000

Hezbollah-bound vessel carrying vast amounts of weapons, ammunition left Iranian port 10 days ago; cargo was transferred to German ship, seized a few hours after leaving Egyptian port on Tuesday. IDF: Syria planned to transfer arms to Lebanon by land Hanan Greenberg The Hezbollah -bound arms ...

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The New Karine A

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:54:44 +0000

Israeli Navy commandos seized a cargo ship last night en route from Iran to Syria. It contained 10 times the arms that the Karine A attempted to deliver from Iran to the Palestinians in 2002, enough weapons, according to the head of the Israeli Navy, to keep Hezbollah supplied in a hot war for a ...

The Corner on National Review Online found this 4 days ago on commentarymagazine.com

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PM: Ship proves Iran's support for terror organizations

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:05:00 +0000

Hundreds of tons of weaponry, ten times the size of the Karine A shipment of 2002, were seized in an overnight raid Tuesday by the Israeli navy, some 100 nautical miles west of Israel, officials said. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop, intercepted near Cyprus, was carrying arms ...

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NY Times Misses Iranian Connection

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:32:25 +0000

NY Times readers can be forgiven for not believing Iran is connected to arms boat seized en route to Syria. Reporter Myra Noveck writes: News reports quoted the Israeli president, Shimon Peres, and other officials saying the ship had been...

Hyscience found this 3 days ago on backspin.typepad.com

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The Tortured Logic Continues

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:00:03 +0000

By Amy Goodman “Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries November 3, ...

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Second Circuit Rules Against Maher Arar in Kidnap-Torture Suit

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:21:48 +0000

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Maher Arar in his extraordinary rendition and torture lawsuit against the Government. Arar, a Canadian, was detained at JFK, flown to Syria where he was tortured for almost a year, before being returned to Canada. The Canadian government ...

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Destruction of a What?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:08:37 +0000

There’s a fascinating article in Spiegel Online (in English) on “Operation Orchard”, the operation in September 2007 in Syria in which the Israeli air force destroyed what many have termed a “nuclear plant”, what the article calls “Syria’s Al Kibar ...

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3 wanted men nabbed in Wassit

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +0000

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Army forces arrested three wanted men in north of Kut for killing more than 100 persons, commander of the Quick Response Department (QRD) said on Wednesday.“QRD forces in Wassit arrested on Tuesday night (Nov. 3) three wanted men in al-Suwaiyra district. They confessed to ...

Antiwar.com Original found this 4 days ago on en.aswataliraq.info

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