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Syrian Army Base Rocked Again By Overnight Explosions, Israel Implicated
The last time major explosions were reported near Damascus, it was in May when Israel and its air force did everything in their power to provoke the Assad regime to escalate military operations both domestically and abroad. It almost succeeded when three months later Obama nearly led a falseflag-driven "liberation" force facilitating Saudi and Qatari energy interests in the region and their pipeline ambitions below Syria. Since then Israel had been largely dormant, seething in its (and Saudi) disappointment that it was unable to play Obama like a fiddle.
The unstable detente changed again overnight, when as Haaretz reports "a large explosion was heard at a Syrian army missile base in Latakia. Eye witnesses told the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights that the explosion took place near Snobar Jableh, south of the city. It was not yet clear whether anyone was wounded in the strike." And not surprisingly, it is once again Israel' that was implicated in the latest regional provocation because as Haaretz adds, the "strike follows Lebanese media reports that Israeli aircraft circled above southern Lebanon."
"The official Lebanese news agency reported that Israeli aircrafts were sighted on multiple occasions Wednesday in the south of the country. According to the report, which was based on a press statement by the Lebanese army, the airplanes entered Lebanese airspace at around 1:40 P.M. and circled over various places before leaving over the Mediterranean Sea near Tripoli and Naqoura at 5 P.M."
From Haaretz:
A Facebook page run by Syrian rebels claimed that the strike occurred at around 7 P.M. According to the page, a missile was fired from the sea and struck the Syrian base but did not result in any casualties. Israeli sources declined to comment on the reports.
Last week, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida reported that Israeli fighter planes had bombed a shipment of missiles in the border area between Lebanon and Syria. The report, which according to the paper was based on sources in Jerusalem, has no confirmation from any other source.
The source told the newspaper that the missiles that were destroyed were of an advanced model and were designated for Hezbollah, as part of the strengthening of the organization's missile system. It is not clear whether the attack was carried out on Lebanese territory or on Syrian territory.
Israel refused to comment officially on the publication in the Kuwaiti newspaper, whose reliability is questionable.
While hardly surprising if Israel is confirmed as the offending party, a far bigger question is what are next steps: because unlike before, Putin has now very officially made Syria his protectorate, even as the US protective influence over both Syria and the region in general was waned substantially in the past few months. But perhaps more surprising is the desperation with which Israel is once again trying to destabilize the region. One thing that is clear: while such provocative actions may have yielded results as recently as half a year ago, Israel will need to put far more energy into comparable actions in the future, whether they target Syria or Iran, as the public opinion's threshold for unwarranted Israel offensive action has dropped substantially since the bundled US foreign policy escapade in Syria which was an unmitigated disaster for the US-Saudi-Qatar-Israel axis.
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that looks like an act of war
What a stupid thing to do ! And just in time to make fuel prices spike for the heating season. And this on top of spiking health insurance costs from Obozocare!
Just fucking great, huh!
when the house of rothchild profits are threatned they must shoot some weapons, maybe
is-ra-el is getting desperate... its plans to trick the american cattle into attacking and destroying the countries that stand in its way have failed. running out of time... the entire planet now aware what they are up to...
calling the prince-saultins of swing-you doin da finger job?
how happy are you today-little oily problem brewin?
so ya want a pipeline or NOT?
who are ya talkin to-putin-thinking not lately...
@ john39,
Yup, the jig is up, Criminals are out in the open for all the world to see. Please be advised that these Meglomanics do have The Sampson option.
>>sampson option
and are insane enough to do it... and yet, is-ra-el claims that Iran's nuclear energy program is the big threat to world peace. projection?
As Putin says with a Clint Eastwood squint.
Go ahead. Make our Day.
the entire planet now aware what they are up to...
These stupid fucks will be dealt with.
Gog and Magog, they're getting impatient.
I'm afraid Obama's JFK moment may have been when he handed the Syria decision over to congress.
I've been waiting for the OTHER JFK moment for Obomba.
That's what I meant.. I don't think they'll forgive him for letting go of Syria.
Some 40+ years ago we all saw Israel as a proxy for CIA, aka big oil adventure, ... funny that now we see Israel as the tail that wags the dog,
My guess is truth lays closer to the earlier view,...
The UK created Israel post WWII, and bailed, and tossed the BATON to the USA, who has not exactly been supportive of the 'chosen', ... so the 'chosen' took themselves via AIPAC to take over the USA electorate and set priority's, ... so fucking what? Does anybody care?
Israel is NOT 'desperate' israel is exactly like the USA, that israel only exists to 'steal' palestinian land, that the USA only exists to enslave ex-penal colony offspring, ... so fucking what?
OT "house of rothchild" - I have tootaches today so I'm quite picky and venomous. It's House of Rothschild. it does not mean Child of Roth. in one of the bouts of "Order! Order!" that we had here in europe we forced all jews that were happily using their patronyms like "Joshua ben David", i.e. Joshua son of David since ever to adopt european-style family names
the Rothschilds had a house in Frankfurt that had a green shield on it (like an address-cum-advertisement), which for some reasons became red. so they choose Roth (=old German for rot, i.e. red) and Schild (=shield), ergo Rothschild as a family name
in Old German that "h" is silent (and was later dropped by Imperial Decree), so they spelled it like Rot-Shi-Ld
later, the jewry of all europe was constantly begging the hyperrich Rothschilds to help them, including offering them to become the Kings of the future Israel. they kindly refused
calling today's Israelis with "house of rothschild" is wrong on several levels, misleading and... boring. Today's Rothschilds are muppets, in the world of finance. their various branches/funds can't even decide if they feel safer in London or Paris, in the last years
today's financial world belongs to the megabanks, not to "Old Money"
and no zionist humans are involved... nope, none at all. nice hasbara.
sorry about the bad spelling, feel better from tooth
I hope you're not actually trying to convince any of the tinfoil hatter crowd to give up their naive assumptions of the functioning of high finance and the identities of its functionaries.
Although in fairness to what's left of their favorite boogeymen's influence, it did appear to be enough to convince Gordon Brown to bail out their bankrupt asses with taxpayer funds, although the alternative would not have bode well for either the LBMA or the BoE much less the City's somewhat "central" role in the big flow & skim game.
I have to admit I'm slightly fascinated by the "tinfoil hatter crowd". I've met lots of Americans here (including lots of military ones) and I've visited a few times the US long time ago - yet I have never met one of them
and in all fairness you have also to admit that they have some reason to feel vindicated. Big Brother is watching us all - as some of them always warned
yes, the Rothschilds (some of them, it's a damn huge tribe, by now) still pull some weight. Sir Evelyn comes to mind
I think the some is certainly key. When you have open membership, and are playing with professionals who specialize in the manipulation and dissemination of information and misinformation on so many levels -- simply enforcing proper use of is and may is impossible, and coupled with well-meaning theorists (who lack MIC experience and/or intellectual discipline), discrediting anyone remotely associated with such thinking becomes relatively easy, and dissuades people who might otherwise be inclined from sharing their experience.
Oddly enough, the US military actually issues tinfoil hats to its own troops... as an infrared reducing helmet cover is a tinfoil hat with a tacti-cool fabric job to hide the tinfoil while scaring the observer... (although now that the regular troops are issued N/IR signature reducing gear they might use something more mass production that less resembles tinfoil). So many levels of irony in the rabbit hole...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVNhDhtR8uQ
there was also an incident the other night....it was reported on rt and dahboo77.....than within hours it was wiped off the news....big explosion, city darkened...said forces were invading...had video...than gone...
that could be an al-quida offensive and they were pushed back, now the rothchilds are giving them direct air cover.
heart warming. the bronze age brutal feudal monarchy of saudi arabia can rely on the rogue nuclear apartheid state of occupied palestine to be their allies. pays to have friends who hate human rights as much as you do.
@ the not so migh...
""that looks like an act of war"
It is.
There's also news that the strike was actually carried out by an Israeli boat offshore who launched a missile.
I hope they realize that both the Moskva and the Varyag carry nuclear missiles, so it's not wise to tempt the Russians to move them to Tartus, particularly during any dates when there might be a Russian cargo ship ship unloading conventional S-300s...
The last thing anyone other than the warmongers needs is more mobile nuclear launchpads in the bathtub.
gold skyrockets down on geopolitical fears
Don't worry, when things cool down it will explode downwards.
lets make some noise in Syria; maybe people will stop talking about 0-care
I thought it was North Korea thats supposed to be next. Then after another shooting in the states (and subsequent gun control "battle")it goes back to Syria/Iran.
Maybe they are skipping some steps.
Those devils have not yet given up on starting WW3 -
Looks like the grand show down of mankind is close. Good Bye to you friends and foes, see you nowhere. This is the end, maybe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36668.htm
Yeah. Attacking another country's Military base seems awfully like an act a war.
It's not like Israel is a rogue nation or anything. I mean, they have tons of friends.
The line between the axis of evil and the axis of virtue is a very thin one to some people.
Well Bibi called Obama at midnight on Tuesday... so me thinks it was about this...
The Kenyan's still trying to figure out who called and asked for Hugh Jass on the red phone.
This is like "Deja Vu all over again." YB
It's a mad, mad, mad world...
More like Deja Jew amirite????
http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Oh+Jew.+Not+mine.+stole+it+from+the+int...
Syria is non event,
Iran will be
Israel will do anything in its power to prevent Assad to get reelected, a rapproachement betweeen the West and Iran, that is the dirty glue that keep Israel and the Medieval Sharia, butcher and prostitution ring known as the House of Saud joined at the hip, with Bandar Bush Ibn Israel as one of its main pimps.
It is clear that this is desperation by Israel and so, perhaps, Russia might step in to convince Israel not to do that again. Then there is the matter of the recent bombing near the site of the coming Winter Olympics. I'm sure Putin will not let that slide. The next few days ought to be interesting.
The IDF is rarely desparate. EVERYTHING is calculated.
Wonder how good Russian intelligence is within Israel.
They didn't calculate those long range anti tank weapons last time they sent their Merkava tanks into Lebanon. You did see them being toweed out didn't you?
Crash the dollar and then we won't be able to afford to give them all these war machines.
pods
p.s. FUCK ISRAEL!
"p.s. FUCK the LIKUD and NUTTY 'N YAHOO." There, fixed it for you.
In case you (and others here) didn't know, there are PLENTY of Israeli Jews who hate his stinking guts every bit as much -- if not more -- than many here. I know some of them PERSONALLY.
Just like you can't put all Americans under the "Fuck USA!" umbrella, so too you cannot legitimately say "Fuck Israel". It is more diverse than most realize. Their gov't and media is also run by Neocon/Globalist Elite. And, like in the USA, the number of rational, sensible and fair-minded (libertarian) people is in a minority. And, like here, they are also not in positions of great power, that can steer a vastly different course. Thus their influence is limited and seldom gets out to the MSM. And even when their dissenting and rational/moderate views do get out and discussed, they NEVER EVER make it into the US MSM. This might explain why most 'Mericans view the entire country as homogeneous. Which might be convenient and efficient (for dogmatic purposes), but is hardly accurate.
BTW, the rational, fair-minded and decent people Israelis and Arabs have gotten along just fine (for centuries) before the colonial Brits and the serpentine Rothschild "Zionists" came along. "Zionism" is a FLAG OF CONVENIENCE (for Anglo-American Central Banksters), and is used to rally a segment of the Jewish and 'Christian' population around it. They are the crystallizing point of the Neo-Feudal system that is emerging after 100 years. It is this slimy Neo-Feudal scum who propagate "Zionism", and who are the pinnacle of the Pyramid Capstone, don't give a shit about ANYONE who is not part of them. Communism, Socialism and Fascism are useful tools, that dovetail their world-view of trans-generational ownership that is Feudalism: "the 'divine' right of kings". "Be not deceived. By their fruits shall ye know them." - Jesus
Given that it's Halloween today, it is useful to use the Vampire and their Familiar(s), where the powerful but vulnerable master needs protection and services from weak, dumb 'humans' to protect them from the deadly light of days and the Day Walkers (Truth Seekers of all faiths), and these willing servants get security and lifestyle they would otherwise not have. Up to a point, this symbiotic relationship (the many weak serving the few strong) holds true. Happy Trick Or Treating.
Therefore... FUCK YOU, GLOBAL NEO-FEUDALISTS!
Chemical weapons destroyed, now lets start bombing them...
You know what? It's time for an honest dialogue in this country. And I don't mean passively listening to the idiot box telling people what to think.
It's time to start realizing some shit about Israel. Because let's BE HONEST, if you even TALK ABOUT ISRAEL you get labelled as anti-semite.
Forget about reaching any conclusions, just talkking about it gets you in trouble.
That's the honest dialogue America needs right now????? Have you noticed everything else going on in this country the last five years and to you, Israel stacks up problem #1???? Maybe that's why people would label someone bringing that up now as anti-semitic.
Well without going this far as to flirt this anti semitic mantra, it would not arm to remind people in US and elsewhere that the Licoud is an extremely far right party.
That speaks for it-self without bringing into the discussion ethnicities, religions, plot theory, etc.
Frostfan
I understand you may be sensitive to this issue. But before you get hysterical, I am not anti Jew. If I was I would just say so. I have friends who are jewish and I cherish them.
What I am saying is that we need honesty here-a REAL dialogue.
I don't want discussion quashed because people are afraid to be labeled as bigots. I think that when you see America being dragged into war after war it's ok to have an honest debate about the postures of all the nations involved. Israel has issues, America has issues, the warmongering needs to STOP.
Have you noticed everything else going on in this country the last five years and to you, Israel stacks up problem #1????...
Are you suggesting the US economic malaise, attacks on US Constitutional freedoms and the running of virtually every important committee, subcommittee in the legislative branch, not to mention the bought and paid for judiciary has nothing to do with individuals that claim to be the offspring of Isaac’s deceiver?
Are Zionists (not ordinary Jews) and their enablers part of the problem of the last twelve (you seem to be forgetting the neocon wars for Israel under the previous administration) years? Of course. But be careful of easy scapegoats, none this could have happened without the legions of useful idiots who've been fed a solid "American Exceptionalism" and "Israel is our only true ally in the Middle East".
And who the hell is "Issac's deceiver"? The Abrahamic religions have nothing to do with my ancestors (other than being forced on them) so I care not at all for who deceived who in their holy book(s).
I care not at all for who deceived who in their holy book(s)...
You may not care, but you may not get the full enjoyment of watching the game if you don't know the players. Jacob, (the deciever) aka the "wrestler with God", (Israel), was a second generation to Abraham, with the offspring of his uncle Ishmael and twin brother Esau both resenting what he and his mother did to steal the family jewels from a blind and aging patriarch.
Again, you may not care, but rest assurred, these folks know the story and are dead set and determined to continue in the roles they believe their ancestors bequeathed on them. They make the Hatfields and McCoys look like pikers.
Distinctions need to be drawn. The American People need to be educated on the ideology of Zionism.
1. "Zionism" is a secular ideology posing as a religious one. And fooling the uninformed, weak and malleable into "useful tools".
2. "Zionism" is a Rothschild-funded ideology, co-created with a few "visionary" Rabbis who convinced the Rothschild of this.
3. "Zionism" is not accepted by Orthodox Jews, who do not see it as God's creation, but man's. The former see it as "doing God's work" (Bankfine @ GS), the latter see it as doing Satan's work.
Ironically, even though they (the Orthodox Israeli Jews) bemoan the modern state of Israel as being "man's creation, not God's", it is not stopping many of the diaspora Orthodox Jews from living in modern Israel under the protection of the Zionist-controlled Israeli gov't. Perhaps they are willing to "compromise", console themselves that the stage is being set for the arrival of the "Annointed One", their "Messiah" -- who will create "God's version of Israel". By which point Salomon's Temple will be rebuilt, and blood sacrifices can resume.
4. The 'Christian' Zionists are all Protestants -- of one denomination or another. They are not Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Christians. Regardless of the diverging views of the Zionist and Orthodox Jews above, these "Latter Day" types are willing to ignore this, because all they see is the "End of Days" as foretold in the Book of Revelation of the Modern Testament. They are so "high" on getting the Ultimate Promotion (Incorruptible bodies!), that they can't see straight. This is the ultimate Kool-Aid that they are drinking: Heavenly Bodies. "Move over, Thor. We now got an immortal body like you."
And ANYTHING that accelerates the arrival of 'Armageddon' is great for them. They are therefore perfectly happy to Aid & Abet Jewish Zionists, even though they believe that such Zionist (who have not accepted Jesus as their personal Savior") are doomed. That's how fucked up these Latter-Day Jones-town clowns are. "There's a snake-oil salesman in every crowd", I say.
5. ANYONE who is not a "Zionist" is not seen as "Us". They are seen as "Them": Useful Fools, Useful Tools, Infidels. Sheep. "You're either with us, or against us!" Willing agents and shills of 'Zionism", who have not been fully vetted and actually converted, are like "glorified house pets": You treat them well, etc, but they are not "flesh & blood family". Former "Christians" and "cafeteria Catholics" like Madonna, who have converted are now "family" and treated as such: Can do NO wrong. As long as they don't "pull a Madoff".
6. Anglo and American Central Banksters (and their Shareholders) are all ZIONISTS. In spite of pretenses to the contrary. As is the majority of MSM, Hollywood, and Fortune 100 companies. Dem & GOP leadership is either crypto- or open Zionists (Bushes, Clintons, Obamas), or under their thumb. Obama's staff is laden with ex-Goldmanite alum -- who were or are "doing God's work". "Their" God/god, not yours!
7. These Neo-Feudal Globalists/"Zionists" plan to use Central Banks as the super-weapon to take over the global leadership. Through the power, influence and tools of the private & global cartel of Central Banksters, political leaders (and through them Gov't and Military leaders) are being positioned and prepared for the official unrolling of the NWO. While its completion is nearing and still WIP, all the "Safety precautions" are being taken for this "Construction site".
I just think it is fair to say that Israel is not an ally. It is an enormously costly, burdensome parasite.
I would wish for the Russians to rid us of this parasite, but then our American and many Euro forces would light 'em up. Then there would be very little to realistically wish for.
The only plausibly effective target of attack are those foundational cultural institutions by which westerners and many others are fed the narratives by which we enslave ourselves - media and education. Problem is, the family and religious institutions have already been profoundly corrupted or overthrown altogether, so what is there to re-build from?
You NAZI!
Oh sorry that was just my programming kicking in.
Israel is testing/probing Syrian (Russian supplied) air defense systems. If the Israeli's think they can fool these systems to a high degree they will head for Iran next.
I sit here wondering if the Syrians have been asked/told to stand down such that Israel gets a nasty surprise later.
Netanyahu says to Obomba, "if you're not going to do it, I WILL."
Either Russia didn't give them those cool AA missiles, or they aren't as cool as everyone made out.
Adds up to the same thing I guess.
Or they are holding them in reserve for the real attack.
Standard Russian military doctrine.
Fun Fact: Google Maps says it's a 13 hours 42 mins drive from Gyumri, Armenia to Qom, Iran.
Did they allow for the 5mph that the road condition permits.
Any faster and you get concussion from your brain rattling around inside your skull.
I have heard they have not improved at all since I drove on them 30+ years ago.
I don't think Google Maps is calibrated for TELs transporting ballistic missiles, or that the Russians would use a Turkish highway with their off-road capable trucks.
But it also seems to me that the last the time we went through this-- when Uncle Sam was trying to oust that murderous dictator Castro, the US wasn't selling Jupiter missiles to Turkey and the Russians weren't asking for fiat from Fidel. I'm not sure why the press and the (non)think tanks seem to believe that is there is no threat to world stability unless the bankers are involved, since that is at odds with the historical precedent of the same parties' MO.
If CSTO becomes CSTO+1 the existing geopolitical calculus goes out the window with a simple prime parking space masquerading as an overseas base, and since there is no transfer of technology or materials involved, there are no legal methods of intervening.
Fuck Isreal! They are just pissed because we won't bomb Iran and actually want to stay out of another war. Fight your own battles fuckers!
I wouldn't jump to conclusions about this, there have been other alleged air attacks by Israel that either did not happen at all, or else Israel was not directly involved in. As for the Israeli aircraft over Lebanon, when are they not routinely invading and dominating Lebanese airspace anytime they feel like it? Correlation and causation ... doesn't necessarily follow.
I thought we were arming the rebels so they could do this.....oh thats right our pussy in chief got told by Putin....lol
Tyler(s), whatever you might personally believe happened, it's wrong of you to continually report as if the chemical weapons attack was a US false flag operation, because it lends legitimacy to what is still likely more tin-foil hat thinking than not. In fact, I don't recall ever hearing Syria explicitly deny that they were behind the attack. Saddam Hussein, by contrast, was quick to insist that he had no weapons of mass destruction.
It's okay to make those "black is white" comments about Goldman Sachs and Dennis Gartman, because, heck, lack of respect for either of those "institutions" is doing the world a public service. One (Gartman) is a joke, and we've already been provided with plenty of legitimate evidence about how the other has self-servingly made the world a worse place. But our relationship with our government is more complicated and important than our relationship with Goldman Sachs, and I think it's more important there to to try to get an accurate picture of what's going on, instead of just continuously lobbing snide assertions as fact...
Let's revisit the timeline as I've read in the newspapers.
Syria invites Chemical Weapons inspectors into the country.
Days after their arrival a chemical weapons attack is carried out and the "Rebels" AlCiada blame the Syrian regeme
Barry and Kerry ramp up the "protect the civilians" meme
Assad's a Muslim thug, a shiite thug but no less a thug than the Sunni thugs around the ME. Assad's not on the right Muslim team. A chemical weapon attack took place but the Rebels carried it out. I can infer who carried out the attack by the anger of SA in failing to draw the US into a bombing campaign.
Just to check...you meant the FSA right?
People aren't crazy for raising legitimate concerns and asking honest questions.
Whether it regards smart meters being forcibly installed in homes or lies about 9/11, it is a sign of heath, rather than of mental illness that people are awake, aware and asking.
Only sheeple take Soma. And that is the real illness.
Don't worry guys, I read in the Talmud that Jews can never tell a lie!
.....to other jews.
Lying to Gentiles is not only recommenced, but encouraged. In fact it's pretty much defacto policy.
I'm like most American's, I support Israel, but not this Israeli government; just as we all love our country, but we absolutely despise our government. electanewcongress.com Serfs Up America!
Let Hezbollah get rockets that reach deep into Israel?
Ain't never gonna happen. They'll bomb whoever tries to make that happen. They aren't suicidal.
Your post is empty-headed belligerence. Both Israel and Hezbollah have rockets that can do severe damage to both. A good reason for neither to use them.
Isreal can not let the chemical weapons agreement be fulfilled. This is to drive out the UN so they can say Syria cheated.
It's a start. But all big battles and wars are fought & won by Intangibles: MSM PR, Deception, Misdirection, Poker-games, Magician's Tricks, Hollywood/Vegas effects.
These act not only as "camouflage" for strategic intent and operational activities, but increase the SNR (Signal/Noise Ratio). Which increase the need for more Bandwidth in resources, tech and personnel of the opponent. Classic Fifth Column stuff.
Problem is, the Anglo-American CB alliance and their minions (Hollywood, Madison Ave, PysOps and Think-Tanks) are amazingly good at these games. Beware of IT Infiltration and Decryption games, for which this Alliance has a better (proven!) track record than anyone else.
E.g. some decades back, an Israeli agent (I forgot his name) worked his way up the Syrian hierarchy -- with the sole purpose of planting the "poison pill": Convince the Syrian Mil to plant trees to provide "natural shade" (in the relentless sun & heat) for the key Observation and Defense posts. During the subsequent Yom Kippur war, all the Israeli planes had to do, was to target and bomb these trees. What a "Mind Fuck"! And these people are better at "Mind Fucks" than anyone in this Solar System. 6,000 yrs of history should be of some use to pass on "tribal knowledge", after all.
That's why anyone who thinks about engaging such an enemy (Best weapons & systems, CCCI (Command, Control, Comm, Intel) and Mind-Fuck-Think-Tanks) had better Match, Raise or See them with a better "Hand" of their own. Otherwise they better be more than just best chess players. They also need to be the best Poker players!
Looks like the grand show down of mankind is close. Good Bye to you friends and foes, see you nowhere. This is the end, maybe. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36668.htm
Time for Russia to knock down a few Israeli war planes.
So much for those ultra advanced S-300 missile batteries that Russia delivered. Either somebody forgot to plug them in or Russian military hardware is junk and doesn't work for sh*t.
Road Hazard, don't underestimate the Russians so fast.
See http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-31/syrian-army-missle-base-rocked-...
I think that's much more likely.