Rice Sees Evidence Syria-Based Group Behind Bombing (of Tel Aviv niteclub)

[Cooley Hurd]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7776208

LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited what she called "firm evidence" on Tuesday that the Islamic Jihad militant group helped plan last week's Tel Aviv suicide bombing from Syria.
"There is firm evidence that Palestinian Islamic Jihad, sitting in Damascus, not only knew about the attacks, but was involved in the planning," Rice told ABC News in an interview according to an excerpt provided by the U.S. television network.

Friday's bombing outside a Tel Aviv nightclub killed five Israelis, shattering a de facto truce by Palestinian militant groups and casting a shadow over Tuesday's conference in London supporting Palestinian security and government reforms.

Speaking to ABC on the sidelines of the conference, Rice ratcheted up pressure on Syria to cease its alleged support for both Palestinian militant groups and Iraqi insurgents and to withdraw its 14,000 troops from Lebanon.

"There is evidence that Islamic Jihad, headquartered in Syria, was in fact involved with the planning of those attacks in Tel Aviv. And so the Syrians have a lot to answer for," Rice told ABC.
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[mattclearing]

1. Yeah, let me know when they find the yellowcake in Niger.

Fuckers.

[cthrumatrix]

31. Ms Cleo told her it was Syria......

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. .

[htuttle]

3. Fool me once....

[ClassWarrior]

5. Can't get fooled again.

NGU.

[Avalux]

4. Bullshit

"firm evidence"? Wonder what they'll fabricate to blame it on Syria. :eyes:

[ewagner]

13. Firm evidence...ROFLMAO

This is the person who saw a report entitled Bin Laden determined to attack inside the United States and didn't thank THAT was firm evidence.........

this woman wouldn't know "firm evidence" if it bit her.....anywhere...

[IndianaGreen]

46. She is probably referring to Bush's "lump"

as the firm evidence.

[ozymandius]

6. Amazing that they never see bad guys coming out of

Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.

[The Stranger]

43. Pardon me? There's this place called Guantanamo Bay. And they actually

torture and lock up Saudis and Pakistanis for eternity without any reason other than that they are brown and Muslim.

[punpirate]

7. Umm....

... how did the US get this "firm" evidence? Did the Israelis invite in the CIA or the FBI? Or did the US get this evidence from someone else? If so, from whom?

Why does this evidence fit so neatly into the rhetoric being used by the US recently? Given that a group unrelated to Syria has already accepted responsibility for the bombing, what compelling evidence proves otherwise (the assertion that because Islamic Jihad has offices in Syria that they are supported by Syria is hardly a credible one--most countries and groups in the Middle East have offices in Damascus)?

Just asking.

[leftchick]

8. The US has firm evidence

that bush is a MORON....

[Say_What]

9. Like WMD??? Destruction of 4th Third World Country coming right up...

Afghanistan
Iraq
Haiti
soon to be Syria

the planet has to be saying, "who's next"? Is it any wonder that countries are uniting against the USSA?

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

10. In the form of a mushroom cloud???!!!! nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

11. How about the mushroom cloud? The threat isn't complete without

the mushroom cloud. Incompetent is too good a word for that "person".

[Hissyspit]

12. But she did not "see" the 9/11 attacks coming

The most important national security assignment she ever had. She has no credibility in my eyes. Piece o' sh*t.

(NOTE: Censorship of the word 'shit' is my own.)

[LibertyorDeath]

14. Secretary of State & she reads Tea Leaves wow!

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

15. Love the Jon Stewart clip. I saw the 'Blog Cabin Republicans' show...

Too funny.

[LibertyorDeath]

26. The Daily Show one of the few things that helps keep me sane!

:toast:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

27. Same here. Thank you Jon Stewart & Co!!!!! nt

[smoogatz]

16. They're setting up a major Israeli strike on Syria.

Now that Arafat's (mysteriously) dead, Syria has become Israeli public enemy #1. Then Iran. Then we pretty much own the entire Middle East--assuming we have the wherewithal to occupy it for generations. Which, of course, we don't.

[glitch]

23. Well, now we know who didn't do it.

I agree - this is a setup.
Good old Condi out marketing the next PNAC product.

[radfringe]

42. kinda figured that Israel would bomb Iran nukes first

but bombing Syria works too -- either way Iran or Syria will retailiate and then general yee-haawww will have to use the excuse that we have to go to the defense of Israel

originally I thought we wouldn't "liberate" Iran or Syria until next year so it could be used as a stump issue for mid-terms - but now it's looking like it's going to be sooner rather than later

Invade Iran? Ridiculous.....we'll invade Syria first, provoke Iran into aiding Syria and then invade Iran

[fertilizeonarbusto]

17. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure n/t

[fshrink]

18. The Idiot's token

does what she's paid to do. Pave the way to an unstable ME for the greatest profit of the US and to the greatest loss of the EU.
Sometimes, I wonder if any of these people ever said, just once, the truth about anything. And I seriously doubt it.

[Laurab]

50. And if they did tell the truth

I wouldn't believe them. Like the boy who cried wolf, their credibility is zilch, zero, gone. I don't think we need to worry about them telling the truth anytime soon, though, so it doesn't really matter. Right now I'm at the point where if they say it, I believe the opposite.

[Supersedeas]

19. will she make a POWERPOINT presentation to the UN, I wonder...

c-r-e-d-i-b-i-l-i-t-y....she ain't got none.

[Demit]

20. That animation is disturbingly fascinating (the Chimp2Chimp thing)

[fshrink]

22. Maybe we just found the missing link?

[Roland99]

21. She probably sees evidence of Jesus in her breakfast burrito, too

[Walt Starr]

24. Like that's a credible statement

Look at who it's coming from! WMD Dolly Rice!

:eyes:

That must mean that no way in hell can they tie it to Syria, but they'll squawk about it anyway because they want to get another war on!

[Burma Jones]

25. What? Did they find oil in Syria?????

Oh, Yeah, that's right, the PIPELINE has to go through Syria, silly me........

[malaise]

28. So do I

When did she leave that region again? Everything was calm before she arrived. I wonder...?

[peacetalksforall]

30. Syria is the name for the country that will become the PIPELINE LAYING

country. The map tells the story.

I'ts important for the water also.

So how many artifacts will be destroyed this time?

[malaise]

32. Bingo n/t

[peacetalksforall]

29. I will bet that it will be proven to be another lie. How can anyone

believe anything she and they say. BSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSB

Out of the clear blue - Syria enters the country and bombs away?

I don't know about her parents, but mine helped me build a credibility-o-meter.

[leftofcool]

33. Lying bitch! eom

Left of Cool

[Zerex71]

34. Is it the same kind of "firm evidence" they had of WMD?

Or was it the real firm evidence, like say, OBL all but taking out a full-page ad in the Times saying, "We are coming on 9-11. Get ready to rock and roll."? Because it seems to me that these people live in Fantasyland, where they wouldn't know firm evidence if it bit them in the ass.

[spanone]

35. And she KNEW there were WMD's in Iraq. How convenient.

[Massachusetts]

36. Love the boots Condi. Good for kickin ass. (sarcasm)

[ernstbass]

37. Condi - the queen of credibility

[donheld]

38. Rice sees Evidence SAUDI-based groups behind WTC destruction

but somehow that's different. :grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:

[acmavm]

39. I've been home sick today and I had on CNN, something I NEVER do,

and all day they've been doing the Syria did it and the bin Ladin/Zaqahiwi are pen pals thing.

I wanted to see what it was like during the day on CNN, to see if it was as crappy and jingoistic as pre Shock and Awe (which, being as naive and stupid as I am, really didn't believe we'd attack). The old Soviet Union has NOTHING on the bush** propaganda machine. And the media bears no resemblance to a true and honest system to disemminate information.

This has been a joke. I'm glad I had a good book.

edit: I've been trying to figure out all day why, if they can intercept the messages of these two guys, can't they find them? Or why are they trying to tell people that they've intercepted their communications but they can't prove it, don't know where they are, or anything else? Or is it only me that thinks these people are really clumsy and stupid liars?

[ucmike]

40. In Other News: Rice Proclaims Titanic "UNSINKABLE"!!!!

followed by a proclamation that "INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY ARE UNAMERICAN".

whenever she (or any of their cabal) declares something as a fact i immediately get suspicous.

[davidinalameda]

41. gee folks, why the skepticism

its not like she's ever lied before

[jaysunb]

44. More Lies...

nothing more , nothing less.....just more lies from Condiliar Rice.

[SOS]

45. "was involved in the planning"

How much planning does this type of attack require?
Eric Rudolph and Timothy McVeigh managed on their own. Or so they say....

[Mr_Spock]

47. Yeah, like you have any credibility left CondoLIAR

Go crawl in a cave and die Condho.

[burythehatchet]

48. good thing our top diplomat is on the case

[gademocrat7]

49. The Syrians have a lot to answer for???

Condi, you and shrub have MORE to answer for. When will she be held accountable for all the lies?????????????????????? WHEN?????

[rodeodance]

51. fool me once, fool me twice?? (we have short memories)!!!

[LynnTheDem]

52. "There is no doubt"..."We know where they are"..."very good intell"...

"We don't want the smoking gun to be mushroom clouds"...

[YDogg]

53. Hey, I'd rather fight the terrorists ...

... over there than over here.

</sarcasm>

[paineinthearse]

54. This story is strangely familiar.........

Ah yes, same story, just a few details have been changed...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_3975000/3975455.stm

April 15, 1986: US launches air strikes on Libya

At least 100 people have died after USA planes bombed targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region. Around 66 American jets, some of them flying from British bases launched an attack at around 0100hrs on Monday. The White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, has said that the strike was directed at key military sites but reports suggest that missiles also hit Bin Ashur, a densely populated suburb in the capital.

Colonel Muamar Gaddafi residential compound took a direct hit that killed Hanna Gaddafi, the adopted baby daughter of the Libyan leader.
President Reagan has justified the attacks by accusing Libya of direct responsibility for terrorism aimed at America, such as the bombing of La Belle discoteque in West Berlin 10 days ago.

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The Americans hit the harbour's naval academy, the capital's military airport and army barracks. Tripoli's embassy area and residential districts also suffered extensive damage. The Tripoli central hospital and two other medical centres say they have treated hundreds of injured people, including a number of Greeks, Italians and Yugoslavs.

Mobs of angry survivors have taken to the streets shouting: "Down, down USA. Death to all Americans." There are also fears that Britain may be subject to terrorist attacks because some of its involvement in the raids. The Syrian based terrorist group, Arab Revolutionary Cells, has announced on Lebanese radio that it will target both British and American interests.



In Context
President Reagan said he had irrefutable evidence that Libya was responsible for the West Berlin night club bombing on 5 April 1986 which killed two American servicemen and a Turkish woman.
The British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, justified Britain's involvement in the campaign by supporting America's right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

The extremist group Arab Revolutionary Cells said it murdered two British and one American hostage in Lebanon on 17 April 1986, in retaliation for the US attack.

Fifteen years after the air raids, a German court ruled that the Libyan secret service was responsible for the West Berlin bomb attack.

In September 2004, Libya agreed to pay $35m to 150 non-US victims of the 1986 Berlin disco bomb.

Libya said it will not pay for US victims until Washington compensates it for the lives and property lost in the subsequent US air strikes on Libya.

[grumpy old fart]

55. I'm confused. Don't we use Syria for our torture of enemy combatants?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/opinion/28herbert.html?