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Irony-Challenged Syrians Condemn Damascus Car Bombing Of Hezbollah Thug

Dead Terrorist

This one is particularly special because there was early speculation that the bombing was a retaliation for Syria's car bombing of Hariri. Say what you will about them, they certainly do have a kind of unblinking shamelessness:

Syria's Interior Minister Brig. Gen. Bassam Abdul-Majid confirmed Mughniyeh's death Wednesday, the state-run news agency SANA reported. It was the first official comment from Syria since Tuesday night's explosion in the Damascus neighborhood of Kfar Sousse. The agency quoted Abdul-Majid as saying an investigation into the blast was under way. "The ongoing investigation over the car bomb in the residential Kfar Sousse neighborhood last night has proven that it targeted Lebanese combatant Imad Mughniyeh," SANA said, quoting Abdul-Majid. "Syria condemns this cowardly terrorist act," SANA quoted Abdul-Majid as saying.

Dunno about how cowardly it was. The Mossad is denying any connection, but everything points to a pretty spectacular infiltration of Hezbollah. In any case, we've opened betting on who'll be the first foreign policy expert to declare that Israel is heating up the border after Syria's spent the last two years bragging about how they're going to go to war with Israel.

References:
* Score: Imad Mughniyeh killed by car bomb; Update: Revenge for Hariri? Update: Israeli M.O.? [Hot Air]
* Mere Rhetoric: UN Investigation Concludes Syria Responsible for Hariri Assassination [MR]
* Mughniyeh assassination 'severe blow' to Hizbullah [JPost]
* Syrian-Based Palestinian Terrorist: Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, And Palestinians Prepared To Attack Israel [MR]

Previously:
* Hezbollah to Arab Countries: We're Losing the War. Quick, Someone Impose a Ceasefire.
* Hezbollah Now Threatening To Start War To Protect Drug Dealers, Petty Criminals
* Hezbollah Probably Lost the War, But They May Never Have Been In It To Win

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