Israeli Jets Said To Have Penetrated Syrian Airspace Wednesday Night Escaped By Jamming Russian made Pantsyr-S1 Air Defense Missiles

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September 8, 2007

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Osama Bin Laden presented his much-anticipated videotape today confirming that he is still alive.  At this point, US officials have no reason to believe the tape is not authentic.

Much of the tape blasted US citizens for their inability to bring the war in Iraq to a halt even after voting in a democratic party majority.  He also expressed the vulnerability of the US and alluded to the possibility of new attacks in the near future.

I do not question that there will be new attempts.  If we continue to do what we have done for the last six years the probability of the enemy succeeding will continue to be low.

I think many Americans have forgotten that we have not had one successful terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11.  There's a reason for that...it's certainly no accident!

Another thing that comes to mind is that Osama Bin Laden almost appears to be scolding the American public for its inability to end an unpopular war.  I don't know about you but that only makes me want to do just the opposite of what this terrorist is suggesting.  Of course, this war is ugly and unforgiving...that's what war is!

I realize this is an unpopular war even with many of my readers, but the truth the matter is, we must win this war and the other wars that will follow if we are to survive.  Yes, there will be more wars...the Bible is clear regarding that.  The Islamic Reich will not go away without a fight even if we leave Iraq.  That's just not a part of their mission statement.  This we will learn in the near future.

As many of you know, Israeli fighter jets supposedly wandered into Syrian airspace by error.  If you haven't had a chance to read my headline for Friday it reads as follows: Advanced Russian Air Defense Missile Cannot Protect Syrian And Iranian Skies; Could This Flyover Have Been To Test The Russian Defense System? 

To elaborate further, I don't think there's any possibility that Israeli jets stumbled into Syrian territory by accident.  I think their goal was deliberate and with one purpose in mind...to prove that Syria's dependence on Russian-made antiaircraft missile systems did not level the playing field.  

Israel was not only able to jam Russia's latest and greatest missile system but it is believed that they made several passes over the area verifying its ineffectiveness to provide protection.  

When word got out of the systems failure, Russia immediately announced a press conference and denied that they had ever sold Syria or Iran these missile systems and blasted Israel for not respecting international law.

Even though the US and Israel reserved comment regarding the incident there is no denying that this was a very important development for both countries.  This is what Debkafile, a Middle East intelligence online newspaper, said of its importance:

Western intelligence circles stress that information on Russian missile consignments to Syria or Iran is vital to any US calculation of whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program. They assume that the “absolute jamming immunity” which the Russian manufactures promised for the improved Pantsyr missiles was immobilized by superior electronic capabilities exercised by the jets before they were “forced to leave.”

Western intelligence circles maintain that it is vital for the US and Israel to establish the location and gauge the effectiveness of Pantsyr-S1E air defenses in Syrian and Iranian hands, as well as discovering how many each received.

They estimate that at least three or four batteries of the first batch of ten were shipped to Iran to boost its air defense arsenal; another 50 are thought to be on the way, of which Syria will keep 36.

The purported Israeli air force flights over the Pantsyr-S1E site established that the new Russian missiles, activated for the first time in the Middle East, are effective and dangerous but can be disarmed. Western military sources attribute to those Israeli or other air force planes superior electronics for jamming the Russian missile systems, but stress nonetheless that they were extremely lucky to get away unharmed, or at worst, with damage minor enough for a safe return to base.  http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1301

Essentially, this puts Israel back in the driver's seat regarding Middle East air supremacy and could provide vital information for a future US/Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. 

After Israeli intelligence studies the data gathered from this mission, it will be interesting to find out what the true capabilities of this Russian system are and if it can truly be beat.

Yesterday, Jordan's King Abdullah II told a top US official that it was imperative that they [US] "must work hard to guarantee the success of an international peace conference scheduled for November." http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/901847.html

He stressed that US officials must work hard to tackle the core issues that have plagued the Middle East for so many years before the summit date.

I have to believe that this was nothing more than a pressure tactic on the US to exert more pressure on Israel to agree to unreasonable core issues by the November deadline.  

Unfortunately, I believe that the US will eventually fall into the trap of the Islamic world forcing Israel to agree to dangerous concessions.  I also see the US, the EU or both promising Israel security in exchange for peace concessions.  They (US & EU) just don't know how high the Bible says the stakes will get.  In the end, they will turn their back on Israel leaving them to the mercy of the invading armies.

Are you ready to meet the Lord?  If not, your time is running out!

Terry Malone

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