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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (14528)	7/30/2006 12:16:38 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 32591

Updated Jul. 30, 2006 16:55 - 2 would-be bombers caught near Nablus By YAAKOV KATZ The Haruv Battalion together with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) operatives caught two Palestinian terrorists in the Nablus area on Sunday, who were armed with an explosives belt and apparently on their way to perpetrate a suicide attack inside Israel. The men were taken for questioning and the belt was detonated. The would-be bombers were caught inside a Palestinian cab just outside of Nablus in the area of the Shavei Shomron settlement. The IDF estimated that the terrorists were affiliated with Fatah and the PFLP movements. The IDF said that Palestinian terrorist groups in the West Bank were working in conjunction with Hizbullah in an effort to carry out attacks in Israel while the IDF was fighting in Lebanon. The terror attack was foiled following a heightened state of alert in the central area after a warning was received that the terrorists had infiltrated from the West Bank. Elsewhere, an elite undercover IDF unit arrested two suspects in Kalkilya on Sunday in connection with the murder of 60-year-old Yakir resident Dr. Daniel Ya'akovi. Ya'akovi's body was found completely burned in the trunk of a car east of Kalkilya on Thursday. The IDF caught the suspected murderer and the operator of the Aksa terror cell that claimed responsibility for the attack. The two men were caught in possession of a gun and a cartridge.

To: Scoobah who wrote (14528)	7/30/2006 1:43:21 PM
From: ILCUL8R	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

Here is what seems to be a thorough and well researched description of Syria's war making and defensive capabilities: atimes.com Here is part of this fairly long article: Of particular interest is Syria's undoubted strength in missiles and in chemical warfare. This ranges from long-range Scuds to a coast-defense brigade deployed to protect Latakia and other naval bases with four battalions of Russian and Iranian anti-ship missiles, such as the SSC-1B Sepal and C802 systems. The latter recently proved its effectiveness by damaging an Israel warship off the coast of Lebanon. However, the real Syrian military threat to Israel is provided by the large number of such weapons now available to the missile command based in Aleppo. It has been suggested by some observers that as many as 1,000 Russian or Iranian modified Scuds are deployed on some 60-70 transporter-erector-launchers (TELs), in numerous well-hidden launch silos or housed within a reported 15 massive tunnel complexes constructed in recent years with the help of Iranian and North Korean engineers. The majority of these missiles are improved Scud-D or Iranian/North Korean versions with ranges of some 700 kilometers with a 500-kilogram warhead. To this can be added some 210 highly mobile Russian SS-21 Scarab short-range missiles. Syria may also have acquired Chinese technology in the form of the M-9 and M-11 missile systems. Syria has two large underground improved Scud-missile production facilities near Aleppo and Hamah built with Iranian, North Korean and Chinese assistance. It is believed by some intelligence sources that between 150 and 200 of the longest-range missiles are equipped with CBW warheads. There is considerable evidence that Sarin nerve agents and HD (mustard gas) are produced at facilities just north of Damascus and near Hamah, while the deadly VX nerve agent is produced at a petrochemical complex just south of Homs. Anthrax has reportedly been produced by the Damascus-based Scientific Research Council.