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To: michael97123 who wrote (94)	3/20/2006 10:24:31 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14758

Time to Strike Syria? January 12, 2005 According to UPI, a former senior U.S. intelligence official said: "I don't usually find myself in sympathy with the Bush neo-cons, but I think there is enough fire under this smoke to justify such action." Referring to the escalating attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq by foreign insurgents, he added, "Syria is complicit in the (anti-U.S.) insurgency up to its eyeballs." "Syria is the No. 1 crossing point for guerrillas entering Iraq," adds Gary Gambill, editor of the Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. He added that Damascus "does nothing about it." It has been reported by western and Arab news media that Syria has training camps in which Syrians and Iraqis are training jihad fighters for the insurgency. If Special Operations Forces will not be an option, there are many targets that could be hit by U.S. air strikes. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., senior U.S. commander in Iraq, said that senior Ba’ath Party officials from Iraq are operating from Syria where they provide financing and direction to the cells of Iraqi insurgents killing Americans. UPI has also reported that “U.S. officials” state that money, direction, weapons, and personnel are flowing into Iraq from Syria, ending up in Iraqi cities such as Iskanderiya, Baqouba, Latafiya, and Fallujah. These same “officials” say that Damascus is also home to associates of the top insurgency commander now affiliated with al-Qaida, Jordanian Abu Musab Zarqawi. It has long been known that Damascus is the key center of finance for former Saddam Hussein officials who are involved the insurgency, with sizeable amounts of Iraqi cash that could run as high as $3 billion, which is in the Syrian banking system. There has been no convincing evidence that the Bush administration has applied pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to halt the activities of Ba’athist and jihad groups inside Syria, and to arrest and extradite former Saddam Hussein officials who are the leading financiers. So far there has been no response from Syria. This may be a clear indication of the weakness of Assad to act against these militant groups. It is hard to believe that Bashar's inner circle of key advisers consisting of “reformist and smart young technocrats" would be urging Bashar to yield to U.S. pressure and shut down some of the anti-U.S. activity. military.com * * *