September 23, 2007
SUFFICIENT PRETEXT:
Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid (Uzi Mahnaimi and Sarah Baxter, 9/23/07, Times of London)
Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem.Posted by Orrin Judd at September 23, 2007 8:50 AMThe attack was launched with American approval on September 6 after Washington was shown evidence the material was nuclear related, the well-placed sources say.
They confirmed that samples taken from Syria for testing had been identified as North Korean. [...]
Diplomats in North Korea and China believe a number of North Koreans were killed in the strike, based on reports reaching Asian governments about conversations between Chinese and North Korean officials.
Syrian officials flew to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, last week, reinforcing the view that the two nations were coordinating their response.
Coordinated Response: The Syrians will cutoff shipments of suicide bombers to Iraq and Israel. North Korea will stop sending aid to South Korea.
I still think the facility merited a small nuclear strike that looked like an "accident". If Israel can get commandos in there, it should be no problem to make it look like an accident.
Posted by: Randall Voth at September 23, 2007 11:25 PM