June 28, 2006
Hello?, Bashar al-Assad can you come out to play?
The IDF said the flyover, carried out by four planes flying in a low-altitude pattern, was a part of an overall IDF operation aimed at pressuring the Syrian leadership to expel Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mashaal from Damascus.
According to Israel, Mashaal has been calling the shots out of the Syrian capital and orchestrated the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
Syria responded by saying that its air defenses opened fire on the warplanes, forcing them to flee.
Full Story @ Jerusalem Post
Oh come on Israel, sonic boom fly overs are so last decade, try something new for a change. I suggest a fly by at low speed with a crop duster, however fill it with urine. You could also do parachute drops of bacon all over the country, see how many muslims you could get to eat pork. :-P
That would get Assad's attention. -Ed
If I was Syria, I would shut the planes down.
Posted by: mooseboy84 at June 29, 2006 06:24 PMIf you were Syria, you'd be a country.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at June 29, 2006 07:21 PMSyria tried. (I would have too!) But the Syrians aren't the best trained of guys and the Israeli's...are.
Posted by: skywalker at June 30, 2006 06:51 AM