Thursday, April 22, 2010

US Official: "We don't think Scuds of any shape or size have been moved to Lebanon,"

Reuters/ here
"...While the United States suspects some kind of transfer may have occurred in Syria, two U.S. officials said there were "no indications" any Scud rockets were transported into Lebanon, which would sharply escalate the risk of a conflict.

"We don't think Scuds of any shape or size have been moved to Lebanon,..... in this case, surely they (the Syrians) realize that transferring this kind of weapons system to Hezbollah -- and especially to Hezbollah in Lebanon -- could lead to serious consequences," the official added....

U.S. officials voiced confidence that Scuds crossing the Syrian-Lebanese border would be detected. The large rockets cannot be readily broken down into small parts for transport, the officials said..."

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