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From JPOST:

According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas.

The assassination of any and all Iranians, Syrians, and Pakistanis involved in WMD programs is urgently called for. When they pay a personal price, their scientists might think twice before rendering their services to the regime. The fact that AQ Khan is still alive, well, and prosperous is a crime.

I read about this somewhere earlier today.

Omri points out that a Sunday Times article mentions offhandedly "According to Israeli sources, American air force codes were given to the Israeli air force attache in Washington to ensure Israel’s F15Is would not mistakenly attack their US counterparts."

Bush's refusal to give Israel the US's Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) codes - the codes that aircraft broadcast to let allies know not to shoot them down - has long been one of the most obvious reasons that Israel could not get all the way to Iran. There was even a rumor going around at the beginning of the year that Israeli jets heading towards Iran were turned back before they got into Iraqi airspace because they couldn't get the codes. And of course, notoriously, Bush and Baker's refusal to give Israel the Coalition's IFF codes prevented Israel from retaliating for Saddam Hussein's unprovoked SCUD attacks (historically Christian and Muslim nations attack another Muslim nation - and the Jewish State is expected to sit there and get bombed - why not, right?)

Regardless - of all the reasons to believe that the Syrian air strike was a dry run for Iran, Israel's possession of US squawk codes is certainly not the least significant.

The Samson Option is closer than you realize.

You might want to buy extra groceries before the stock market opens on Friday.

I seem to remember your last set of preditions...um, went down in flames...