The Drums of War

The Observer analyses the recent incursion of 8 Israeli planes into Syrian territory, and gives weight to Robert Fisk's article on September 1 that Israel are preparing for another war with Hizbullah in Lebanon.

"(Leaks from US officials) also combined a series of neoconservative foreign policy concerns: that North Korea was not being properly monitored in the deal struck for its nuclear disarmament and was off-loading its material to Iran and Syria, both of which in turn were helping to rearm Hizbollah.

Underlying all the accusations was a suggestion that recalled the bogus intelligence claims that led to the war against Iraq: that the three countries might be collaborating to supply an unconventional weapon to Hizbollah."