Claude Salhani, editor of the Middle East Times, offered additional thoughts in a Washington Times editorial today-
A Death in Damascus-Washington Times
Mr. Salhani is thinking along the same terms as myself-
"Indeed, knowing the grip Syrian intelligence services maintain on all foreign operatives in the country, it is hard to imagine such an operation could have been pulled off without the knowledge, if not the outright cooperation, of the country's security services."
-at least about the Syrian gov't's inability to assure Mughniyeh's security. He speculates further,
"If there is any truth to that theory, what is Damascus to gain in return? A deal on the Hariri affair? A greater say in Lebanese affairs with the blessing of Washington and Paris? The possibilities are as many as they are mind-boggling."