A suicide attack struck Tel Aviv Friday night, killing 4 people. However almost instantly Israeli officials have cast blame towards Syria and Islamic Jihad, which is based in Syria, which initially denied responsibility for the attack only for a supposed official of the group to claim responsibility.
While I don't overlook those victims who were killed and wounded, it seems so fortuitous that following Syrian blame for the recent death of a former Lebanese prime minister, now again blame is cast on Syria for the bombing in Israel.
Why the speculation and insinuation? Because I don't think any country would be foolish enough to launch any attacks in another country, especially one that is the regional powerhouse, when there's already heat on it for a previous incident (Rafiri's assassination). If we accept the Israeli's accusations as truth, it's almost as if the Syrians are begging for American/ Israeli armed intervention against them.
This incident seems to have united Lebanese of different religions and ethnicities into a common goal of forcing the removal of Syrian presence in their country and its affairs, as evidenced by angry protests in Beirut, their capital and strong statements made by Lebanese politicians.


Colin Powell criticises the US policy for rebuilding Iraq after invasion for the first time. No doubt that of the key members in GWBush's first administration, he was the least hawkish and most reasonable with respects to world relations though unfortunately this respected and faithful servant lost substantial credibility during his tenure, especially when he presented the US case for invasion in front the United Nations.