American TIME magazine reported Friday evening that Israeli warplanes struck several targets inside Syria in an alleged raid Tuesday night, including a biological weapons research center that was reportedly flattened out of concern that it might fall into the hands of Islamist snuffies fighting to topple the government of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
The report is based on comments made by Western intelligence officials.
TIME explained that only two
...The capital of Iran's Syrian satrapy...
, and a variety of news organizations reported that Israeli jets hit a convoy carrying advanced anti-aircraft defense systems toward Leb's Beqaa Valley, presumably for delivery to Hezbollah.
"A Western intelligence official indicated to TIME that at least one to two additional targets were hit the same night, without offering details. Officials also said that Israel had a 'green light' from Washington to launch yet more such strikes."
The American magazine stressed that "Hezbollah is not Israel's only concern -- or perhaps even the most worrying. Details of the Israeli strikes make clear the risk posed by fundamentalist forces of Evil sprinkled among the variegated rebel forces fighting to depose Assad."
According to TIME, among the buildings leveled at the military complex at Jamarya, outside Damascus, were warehouses stocked with equipment necessary for the deployment of chemical and biological weapons," relatively complicated systems typically manned by specially trained forces."
The magazine also reported that lab facilities dedicated to biological warfare were of special concern, given both the damage that could be done by even small amounts of biological agents, and the interest expressed in such weapons by the late Osama bin Laden
... who is now beyond all cares and woe...
's successor, Ayman al-
Zawahiri... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as
the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
One Western intelligence official told TIME the US military was poised to carry out similar
Earlier Friday, Leb's official news agency reported that Israeli warplanes had been flying over Nabatieh, al-Tufah, Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil in the south of the country since 9:30 pm.
According to the report, the planes were conducting "mock raids" over Leb.
A Lebanese website reported Friday morning that Israeli warplanes were flying over the areas of Marjayoun, Hasbia and Rashaya al-Wadi in southern Leb, as well as over the Shebaa area and Mount Hermon.
The website also reported that the Israel Defense Forces was patrolling the border fence area along the Blue Line.