Nuclear scientists killed on morning commute in Syria
The Associated Press reports that four nuclear scientists were killed in an ambush on their bus this morning and the Syrian government is blaming al Qaeda;
A pro-government Syrian newspaper and a monitoring group say that militants opened fire on a bus carrying nuclear scientists and engineers near Damascus, killing at least four men.
The Watan newspaper said on Monday that the men were heading to work at the Scientific Research Center near the Syrian capital when they were attacked Sunday.
The newspaper says the four victims were Syrian nationals, and suggested al-Qaida-linked militants were responsible for the attack.
Other government reports say that one of the victims is Iranian and that there were five killed. I wouldn’t rule out Israel, though, they attacked another nuclear research facility near Damascus last year.
So should we be cheering for al Qaeda because they hindered the Syrian nuclear research? The Iranians are fighting ISIS, al Qaeda is fighting ISIS, the Syrian government is fighting al Qaeda and ISIS, Hezbollah is fighting Israel and ISIS and our troops are going into the middle of a 360 degree ambush.
Thanks to Andy11M for the link.
Category: Terror War
At this point, I would view ANY information as to the identity of the perps as likely misinformation.
Under another administration, I might be inclined to agree that we should “grasp the nettle,” but even Obama’s supporters concede that all he is doing is setting this situation up for a punt to the next administration. I view this decision as yet another sign of the carelessness he and his subordinates have for the lives of real people.
I only hope that those much lower down in the chain of command have the means to gain some useful objective and mitigate the damage, much along the lines of Dwight David Eisenhower under Woodrow Wilson.
I don’t think AQ would attack nuclear scientists; it’d be more to their advantage to have nuclear weapons, not prevent them.
My money is on Mossad.
Me,too.
The most hazardous job in the middle east must be bus driver. Nobody dislikes you but somebody always wants to blow you up.
Nuclear research by scientists in any region hostile to Israel is a dangerous occupation on many levels.
I’d like to say I’m sorry to hear about their untimely demise, but I’d be lying. Frankly that part of the world is making it increasingly clear the best way to deal with the governments is to reduce them to rubble and let the residents kill each other over the hard scrabble remains.
Veritas Omnia Vincit…I agree. Don’t know who did it but I’m glad it’s done. By the way, reading Jonn’s who’s who of militants and fighters in the region, I don’t think I could keep them straight even if I bought the $20 game program.
Much as I dislike seeing anyone killed, I think I can make several exceptions for ME nuke scientists. So, for today, I think I will shed no tears and keep my face dry (at least as concerns these putzes).
“and suggested al-Qaida-linked militants were responsible for the attack.”
Well then it must have been militants of some sort. Because you can’t dress and act like a militant unless you’re a militant. There’s rules against that, right? 🙂
If I were a betting man…
…maybe they were Tel Aviv-linked militants?
😉
Anyone remember the Osirak nuclear reactor Iraq had in the early 80s? My money is on the same guys who pulled that operation off.
or their children!
Could use more info – was this a dedicated work bus? Shooting up buses is reprehensible but dead Mideast nuclear scientists can’t be a bad thing. At least they didn’t blow it and 100 innocent bystanders up.
‘The bus’ tends not to be how I expect super-scientists to commute to work.
So Syria is going nuclear under Ovomit’s watch too?
Nuke Scientists Killed!
I would blame Israel!
And if I was Israel I would say, “what … us, no way”.
SMILE!
ME Nuke Scientists, one of them an Iranian? Call me insensitive, but my Giveadamnometer registers ZERO for them! Oh well, time for another beer!
See, my Giveafuckometer actually has “0” in the middle and goes negative on the left. Suffice it to say, it is pegged to the left.
can we just drop a nuke on the ME and be done with the madness once and for all?
Nuke(s)–Plural.
Mossad, duh
…a 360 degree ambush? Best option there is to just lie flat and hope they all shoot each other over your head.