Monday March 5, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Al Hayat has reported that the Hamas military base in Damascus is closed.

And the large and respected Arabic paper called Asharq al Awsat quotes Turkish sources saying that Israeli drones are flying in Syria. The paper speculates about why.

The best explanation is that the Russians are using the drones and launching them from their carrier group outside the port of Tarsus. The drones are remote control and Russia has purchased a significant number of them.

The drones would be of great use to the Assad regime enabling real time intelligence on movements and communication.

The paper suggested that that Israel was aiding the Assad regime.
There is nothing further from the realm of possible than that statement.

This is a major lesson in understanding and interpreting Arabic news sources and analysis. To even think that Israel would be helping Assad or that Assad would accept assistance from Israel is theatre of the absurd. To print and publish it in twelve different Arabic countries is way beyond absurd.

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