There is a lot going on with Syria
recently. An assassination attempt was made on Prime Minister Wael
al-Halki. One of al-Halki's companions was killed along with five
bystanders in the bomb attack. The bombing took place in the Mezze
district of central Damascus. I shows that the Rebels have the
ability to strike even in rather secure areas of the government
strongholds.
There are many reports that the Israeli
military bombed a chemical plant near Damascus on Saturday April 27.
The bombing was reported by people in the Free Syrian Army but has
not been confirmed by any official sources.
The Free Syrian Army says Israeli air
force jets flew over President Bashar Assad's palace and bombed a
chemical weapons site near Damascus, Maariv reported.
The report said Israeli jets entered
Syrian airspace close to 6 a.m Saturday and flew over Assad's palace
in Damascus and other security facilities before striking a chemical
weapons compound near the city. The Hebrew language daily said a Syrian
army air defense battery positioned in the city fired at the Israeli
jets, but the aircraft left Syrian airspace unscathed. FSA rebels
posted a video showing smoke rising from the headquarters for
chemical weapons. There were no reports of the extent of
damage or casualties.
Neither Damascus nor Jerusalem
responded to the report.
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| Hezbollah Fighters |
The Israelis are becoming very
concerned about the situation in Syria. Ron Prossor, the Israeli
Ambassador to the UN warned the security council that Hezbollah was
near to getting control of Syria's chemical weapons. Member of the
Knesset Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Stated that Hezbollah was already
receiving chemical weapons from Syria. Hezbollah is now saying that
they may intervene in Syria in support of Assad. It is actually an
open secret that Hezbollah members have been fighting in Syria for
some time.
It is these things that may have
prompted Iran to warn Israel that they would be “wiped out” if
they attack Hezbollah.
A top general in the Iranian
Revolutionary Guards Corps on Sunday warned Israel that any military
action against Lebanon and the Hezbollah terror group would result in
Israel’s destruction.
In an address in the southwestern
Iranian city of Shahrekord, Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Sepehr
claimed that Iran now extends all the way to the Mediterranean coast,
presumably an allusion to Tehran’s influence in Lebanon and Syria
via its proxy Hezbollah.
Today, Israel called up its reserves
for a military exercise on its northern border. The call up will
continue until Sunday May 5 when the drill begins. All of this
activity has tensions very high. It was set off by reports that
chemical weapons have been used in Syria. President Obama has
previously stated that the use of chemical weapons represents the
“red line” that if crossed would trigger American Military
intervention in Syria. Obama has not yet committed to military in
Syria, but he seems to be gathering the support of America's allies
and examining poll results to counter what is likely to be rather
unpopular with the American public. The U. S. went to war in Iraq
over intelligence reports of weapons of mass destruction. The
similarities of Iraq with the current situation in Syria are obvious to
anyone who is paying attention. I wonder where Barack Obama keeps
his Nobel Peace Prize. Do you think he just keeps it in his dresser
drawer?
Then like the cherry on top of a
chaotic sundae, somebody shot a couple of missiles at a Russian
passenger jet in flight on its way from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to the
Russian city of Kazan. The pilots took evasive action and the plane
was not hit by the missiles. Russia has now asked its airlines to no
longer fly over war zones. I think that is a smart move.
The past few weeks we have seen a lot of things coming to what appears to be a critical point with Syria. Israel has tried to stay out of any involvement in the civil war. They were not friends with Assad, but he was not openly aggressive toward them. Israel may be seeing an end coming to the Assad regime and is trying to position itself for defense against whatever may take the place of the Syrian government. They fear Hezbollah getting control of the chemical weapons and I don't think we have yet seen the extent to which Israel is willing to go to prevent that from happening.
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