Assad : 'If NATO attacks Syria, we'll fire missiles at Tel Aviv'

[stockholmer]

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=240519&R=R1



Syrian President Bashar Assad warned western countries on Tuesday that if Syria comes under NATO attack it would fire missiles at Tel Aviv, Iranian semi-official news agency FARS reported.

During a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmad Davutoglu Assad allegedly threatened: "If a crazy measure is taken against Damascus, I will need not more than 6 hours to transfer hundreds of rockets and missiles to the Golan Heights to fire them at Tel Aviv."

According to the report, Assad also reiterated that Damascus will call on Hezbollah to launch such an intensive rocket and missile attack on Israel.

"All these events will happen in three hours, and in the following three hours, Iran will attack the US warships in the Persian Gulf and the US and European interests will be targeted simultaneously," Assad said, according to FARS.


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[teddy51]

1. I would not rule any of these nut cases out.... If this scenerio were to play out

obviously all hell would break loose in the ME and probably the world.

[Lint Head]

2. This will not end well.

[TheWraith]

3. Farts. Hot air blowing out of an asshole.

Trying to direct attention away his own internal uprising and cry "imperialism."

Not to mention the fact that if he did launch such a missile attack, he'd draw down the wrath of the Israelis too, who are rather less reserved than NATO is in their military operations.

[Hugabear]

5. You back someone into a corner, expect them to lash out

If Assad feels that he's going down anyways, he might just decide to take everyone with him.

[lonestarnot]

4. Eek. Meggido. Armageddon. Threats.

[msanthrope]

6. I'm so glad Chavez is showing his support for Assad--

Hugo Chavez sends solidarity to Gaddafi, Syria

CARACAS | Sat Oct 1, 2011 8:23pm EDT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he was praying for Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi and also sent a message of solidarity to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against "Yankee" aggression.

SNIP

"I spoke yesterday with the president of Syria, our brother President Bashar al-Assad," Chavez said in a televised ceremony to present low-cost household appliances for Venezuelans.

"From here, we send our solidarity to the Syrian people, to President Bashar. They are resisting imperial aggression, the attacks of the Yankee empire and its European allies."

CAPITALISM "SINKING WORLD"

Latin America's ALBA block of leftist nations would soon send a mediation team to Syria to try and help promote a negotiated solution to the unrest, Chavez added. "This warlike madness is intended by (U.S.) President (Barack) Obama and his imperial allies to destroy the Syrian people," he said.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/02/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSTRE7901QW20111002

[geek tragedy]

7. Chavez is a pathetic self-parody at this point.

I wonder if he's suffering from dementia.

[Arctic Dave]

8. Anyone other then the J Post reporting this?

Sounds like another complete bullshit story. Kind of like the murdered girl story. That lasted all of a day before it was totally debunked.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. That would be enjoyable for some.

[AverageJoe90]

10. Meanwhile, if Assad really does go crazy..........

Russia would be wise to stay out of any major conflict which would blow up over there.

[Bloke 32]

11. He knows his enemy

And their client state.

[Behind the Aegis]

12. Yes, makes perfect sense.

If one group attacks, then attack a bystander....sounds like Bush!

:eyes:

[Major Hogwash]

13. Headlines from Tomorrow: Assad moves into cave, sharing space with Khadaffi.

Saying it is a little cramped, former President Assad said he was happy to have his own rock to sleep on now that Khadaffi has moved his belongings to the Western end of the cave.
"Still, it is hard to get used to the cold nights, without electric heating", said the former President of Syria, "But the view is nice."

[pinboy3niner]

15. Assad will have to follow the new dress code...

:)

[pampango]

14. NATO's not attacking without UN authorization which China and Russia will prevent.

It didn't do it in Libya and are even more unlikely to do so in Syria.

From a military perspective Assad needs to worry more about Turkey. Until recently Turkish PM Erdogan was Assad's best buddy but no more.

"Meanwhile, Turkey said it would begin military maneuvers along its border with Syria this week. Though previously announced, the location of the exercise near the border seemed a move by an increasingly assertive Turkey to bring more pressure on Damascus.

“Now they’re really banging the gavel,” an Obama administration official said of the Turkish announcement. “They’re suddenly moving very fast.”

"Turkey remains a wild card in the developments in Syria. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once one of Mr. Assad’s closest allies, has said he will no longer communicate with the Syrian president, after Mr. Assad repeatedly misled Mr. Erdogan and other Turkish officials about his intentions. Turkish officials have said they will impose sanctions soon, possibly by this week, potentially deepening Syria’s economic woes. Particularly in Aleppo, near the Turkish border, Turkey has fostered economic ties."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/world/middleeast/syria-revokes-ban-on-imports.html

"The Syrian government on Tuesday revoked a recent decision to ban imports of most consumer goods, a move that had sent prices soaring and provoked outrage among a business elite that has until now backed the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad in his nearly seven-month contest with anti-government activists.""Analysts said that the ban imposed last week on imported merchandise, which included cars, household appliances and even food items, underscored a deep sense of anxiety among the authorities as Syria faces some of its most dangerous political unrest in four decades of dictatorship. Officials said it was needed to protect foreign currency reserves.

Analysts said the ban had been ordered without any study of the potential effects on the Syrian market or on Syria’s trade agreements with neighboring countries. Some economists in Syria said the import ban and its reversal were indicators that the Syrian leadership remained uncertain in the face of the uprising and its ramifications for the Syrian economy."

[FarCenter]

16. Jpost is an Israeli propagand organ