Sajjad
09-21-2007, 11:58 AM
US provided Israel with intelligence before Syria raid
21/09/2007
Citing U.S. government sources, the Washington post revealed that Israel's decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing what was claimed to be a nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with North Korea, came after Israel shared intelligence with President Bush this summer indicating that North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria.
The post added that the White House opted against an immediate response because of concerns it would undermine long-running negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. Ultimately, however, the United States is believed to have provided Israel with some corroboration of the original intelligence before Israel proceeded with the raid.
The Bush administration has not commented on the Israeli raid or the underlying intelligence, according to the daily.
A Middle East expert who interviewed one of the pilots involved said they operated under such strict operational security that the airmen flying air cover for the attack aircraft did not know the details of the mission. The pilots who conducted the attack were briefed only after they were in the air, he said. Syrian authorities said there were no casualties.
http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=25224&language=en
21/09/2007
Citing U.S. government sources, the Washington post revealed that Israel's decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing what was claimed to be a nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with North Korea, came after Israel shared intelligence with President Bush this summer indicating that North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria.
The post added that the White House opted against an immediate response because of concerns it would undermine long-running negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. Ultimately, however, the United States is believed to have provided Israel with some corroboration of the original intelligence before Israel proceeded with the raid.
The Bush administration has not commented on the Israeli raid or the underlying intelligence, according to the daily.
A Middle East expert who interviewed one of the pilots involved said they operated under such strict operational security that the airmen flying air cover for the attack aircraft did not know the details of the mission. The pilots who conducted the attack were briefed only after they were in the air, he said. Syrian authorities said there were no casualties.
http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=25224&language=en