captain

Who cares who did it!!

They have still got work to do though and the one that should have been whacked ages ago is Hezbollah chief and resident Mullah madman, Hassan Nasrallah.

The air would be a lot cleaner without him polluting and stealing it.

Cheers.

Stan187

Nasrallah is Hizballah's political leader, while Mughniyeh was their main mastermind for operations. He's a lot less replaceble, and therefore was a more important target.

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citanon

Well, so far it's worked to rouse another round of anti-Israel saber rattling from Iran and Hezbollah. It may also make Hezbollah more dependent on Syrian planning and intelligence now that one of their key tactical thinkers are gone.

Finally, the Syrians have a far closer view of the internal workings of Hezbollah and other terror groups in the region than outside observers like us. They could be maneuvering for reasons that are not apparent due to our ignorance.

Stan187

Why remove someone who is so successful? It doesn't add up, if they wanted a casus belli for some saber rattling, they already got plenty of it, it doesn't take much. Even if they wanted to kill someone to do this, why not kill someone who is less useful? They won't go that far to fool anyone, in a cost benefit analysis, they are not going to waste their best operational commander over having an excuses to slightly increase tensions. Hizballah doesn't barely use Syrian planning and intelligence in comparison to what they get from the Iranians. Syrian sponsorship brings no technical expertise. It is in fact the other way around, considering the Syrians tried as best they could to integrate lessons learned from Hizballah. He was an operational thinking more so than a tactical one.

I'll believe they're maneuvering around forces and dynamics we've completely missed when someone brings some proof of that. There also COULD be aliens at Area 51, there COULD be a lot of things, but we have to with the given.

thunderous

The beauty of this hit was that he was taken out in the very country that supported him using the very method he extensively used. This should be a double whammy for the Syrians. A perfect message - I hope they take it seriously.

Truly a job very well done. I am in awe of the planners of this hit.

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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."

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ColSherman82

Mossad was responsible. A fantastic operation.

Stan187

I wish we could all be as sure as you are.