Dinner in Damascus -David Schenker & Matthew Levitt
On Feb. 26, just a week after the U.S. dispatched Undersecretary of State William Burns to Damascus and nominated its first new ambassador in five years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a dinner in Damascus.
During its most recent massive military buildup since the 2006 war with Israel, Hizbullah has procured an estimated 40,000 rockets and - with Syria's help - reportedly improved the quality of its arsenal.
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Iran, Syria and Hizbullah Fear Security Penetration -Samuel Segev
Iran, Syria and Hizbullah are more concerned about the penetration of their security systems by Israel and other intelligence services than they are about the outbreak of war.
To their shock, a former Israeli intelligence source revealed this past weekend that Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah's recent trip to Damascus was "totally monitored."
"Israel could have eliminated Nasrallah on his way to Damascus, but it didn't want to."
No less embarrassing to Syria, Iran and Hizbullah was the revelation that former Hizbullah military chief Imad Mughniyeh's death in a car bomb in Damascus in June 2008 was done with Jordanian intelligence assistance.
(Winnipeg Free Press-Canada)
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On Feb. 26, just a week after the U.S. dispatched Undersecretary of State William Burns to Damascus and nominated its first new ambassador in five years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a dinner in Damascus.
During its most recent massive military buildup since the 2006 war with Israel, Hizbullah has procured an estimated 40,000 rockets and - with Syria's help - reportedly improved the quality of its arsenal.
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Iran, Syria and Hizbullah Fear Security Penetration -Samuel Segev
Iran, Syria and Hizbullah are more concerned about the penetration of their security systems by Israel and other intelligence services than they are about the outbreak of war.
To their shock, a former Israeli intelligence source revealed this past weekend that Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah's recent trip to Damascus was "totally monitored."
"Israel could have eliminated Nasrallah on his way to Damascus, but it didn't want to."
No less embarrassing to Syria, Iran and Hizbullah was the revelation that former Hizbullah military chief Imad Mughniyeh's death in a car bomb in Damascus in June 2008 was done with Jordanian intelligence assistance.
(Winnipeg Free Press-Canada)
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