"Analysts say Syria may be on defensive; 'Signs of trouble' in Lebanon, Iraq" by Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times | September 29, 2008
BEIRUT - When Syria deployed thousands of soldiers along its frontier with northern Lebanon this month, some in Beirut feared that the Syrians were preparing to retake a country their military had dominated until it was pushed out in 2005.
But now, after a bombing that was the deadliest in Syria since 1986, analysts are wondering if the troops were defensive - meant to stop an imminent attack from Lebanon-based Sunni militants inspired by Al Qaeda and sometimes trained in Iraq.
Yeah, "Al-CIA-Duh," right!
While diplomats all over the world, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the US State Department, condemned the Saturday car bomb explosion, Saudi Arabia, Damascus's biggest Arab rival, remained silent.
Sort of a clue, huh?
Syrian officials and pundits throughout the Middle East have publicly suggested that groups in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia or Israel could have been behind the blast. But authorities investigating the explosion have been mum.
"You can always round up the usual suspects," Sami Moubayed, a political analyst in Damascus, said. "It's too early to blame any particular group or organization." --more--"
Not for me!! Look north (or south) and then turn west (or east) and you will see her.
