Syria has world's biggest chemical arsenal: Israel

[Dat1111]

Syria has the "biggest chemical weapons arsenal in the world," which it could use to threaten the Jewish state, Israel's deputy chief of the general staff has warned.

"Syria has built up the biggest chemical weapons arsenal in the world and has missiles and rockets capable of reaching any part of Israeli territory," Major General Yair Naveh said in remarks delivered Sunday night and carried on Israeli military radio on Monday.

Naveh pointed to the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters being waged by President Bashar al-Assad and his forces, saying it was proof that Syria would show no restraint in any attack on Israel.

"The Syrians who treat their people that way will do the same to us if they have the opportunity," he said.

Israel has been raising the alarm for months over Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, with the head of the army's northern command warning they could end up in the hands of Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shiite militia group.

Israeli military analysts say Syria has spent the past 40 years producing sarin and nerve gas, as well as mustard gas, which can be used in missiles.

And earlier this month, chief of staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz told MPs that the unrest in Syria was affecting stability on the strategic Golan Heights plateau, half of which is held by Syria while the other half is occupied by Israel.

"In the Golan Heights, there is an instability developing that is on the rise, as a result of events in Syria, including in the zone adjacent to the border," Gantz told the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defence.

"The incidents have not reached the level of terror activity, but could get there," he said in remarks quoted by a spokesman.

Israel is still technically at war with Syria, but the armistice line that separates the neighbours has been largely quiet in recent years, leading some observers to suggest that Assad's fall could be bad for the Jewish state.

But in recent months, after initially declining to make public comment, Israeli leaders have condemned Assad's crackdown, saying it is only a matter of time before he is ousted.

Israel is still technically at war with Syria, but the armistice line that separates the neighbours has been largely quiet in recent years, leading some observers to suggest that Assad's fall could be bad for the Jewish state.


http://news.yahoo.com/syria-worlds-b...001621148.html

[Wimbly]

Well it's practically inevitable. Seems unlikely the rebellion will just be crushed. Seems very likely the conflict will continue and yes, therefore become more radicalized and factional. The longer it goes on the weaker the regime, and Assad will become vulnerable to internal coups and the like. Israel better brace herself, or start the foreplay with some 'strange bedfellows'

[ericredbeard]

FFS. The Middle East needs some noodle salad!

[figatova]

Syrian rebels aim to use
chemical weapons, blame
Damascus – report

http://www.rt.com/news/syria-chemical-weapons-plot-532/

U.S. lawmaker warns on
arming Syria rebels,
chemical weapons

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84T0SH20120530

[zwanjuul]

as if propoganda isn't biochemical..

[Dat1111]

Originally Posted by zwanjuul

as if propoganda isn't biochemical..

Indeed.. PR probably is actually just as harmfull or more so if its used in the wrong way.
I will agree.

[zwanjuul]

Originally Posted by Dat1111

Indeed.. PR probably is actually just as harmfull or more so if its used in the wrong way.
I will agree.

what kind of befriending here? i am not korean remember?

[subniggurath]

What's up with the title of this thread?

[Freejay]

Its predicted that Damascus will burn!

[Wimbly]

Originally Posted by Freejay

Its predicted that Damascus will burn!

In the Bible, the Torah, Q'uran? Every city burns sooner or later. How many times has Jerusalem been sacked over the centuries?