Vital Concerns for the World: Nightmare world

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Nightmare world

The article by Al-Jazeera indicating that it was US planes that bombed Syria last September makes one wonder. Was the US really behind the bombing of Syria? And did they really drop nuclear warheads? This is fast becoming a nightmare world.

RLC

Information Clearing House

USAF Struck Syrian "Nuclear" Site

By Jpost.com Staff

"The September 6 raid over Syria was carried out by the US Air Force, the Al-Jazeera Website reported Friday."

"The sources were quoted as saying that Israeli F-15 and F-16 jets provided cover for the US planes."

"The sources added that each US plane carried one tactical nuclear weapon and that the site was hit by one bomb and was totally destroyed. At the beginning of October, Israel's military censor began to allow the local media to report on the raid without attributing their report to foreign sources. Nevertheless, details of the strike have remained clouded in mystery."

2 comments:

hannah said...: Wait, is this saying that we nuked Syria??; 9:07 PM
Bob said...: Hi Hannah,
That's the way I read it. But as you imply, this is real news. Of course news that if true, is not supposed to get out. RLC; 12:16 PM

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