Syrian VP: We'll Retaliate For Israeli Aggression

[Purveyor]

Source: YNet

"Damascus will retaliate," Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara said Saturday in an interview with Italian newspaper Le Repubblica following Israel's reported violation of Syrian airspace on Thursday.

Asked what the response would be, al-Shara replied, "I cannot reveal the details, as this is an issue of national security. All I can say is that the military and political echelon is looking into a series of responses as we speak. Results are forthcoming."

Al-Shara was visiting Italy for meetings with Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema and Pope Benedict XVI, and spoke to the paper from his hotel in Rome.

The Syrian vice president took advantage of the interview in order to slam the US-sponsored Middle East peace conference scheduled to take place in November.

Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3447331,00.html

[whistle]

1. Oh wow, that makes Dennis Kucinich's meeting with Syria's Pesident a mute point

...should that happen

[ohio2007]

2. Didn't Pelosi meet with Basher?

No matter.

Syria had their chance to shoot down the IAF jets.
..they missed....or were asleep on watch...

That Putin fella has some explaining to do ;)

[Adsos Letter]

3. Retaliate in kind?...

...sooo...they're gonna' overfly Israeli airspace and drop some fuel tanks?

I wouldn't count on Israel to miss...

edit: spelling :dunce:

[Hardrada]

4. Now, now, what's all this then?

Best clear off home the lot of you. This is a quiet neighborhood and let's keep it that way.

[ohio2007]

5. ..." Syria began a large call-up of reserve soldiers in preparation for ...

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The Syrian government said last week that Israeli aircraft entered Syrian airspace from the Mediterranean Sea before dawn Thursday and jettisoned fuel tanks near the Turkish border as they broke the sound barrier.


A Lebanese newspaper reported Sunday that Syria began a large call-up of reserve soldiers in preparation for a possible military confrontation with Israel.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3447555,00.html

means nothing