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In London as in Boston, terrorist-killers were known to security services

One of the Woolwich terrorists after murdering British soldier

DEBKAfile Special Report May 23, 2013, 6:57 PM (IDT)

The two Islamist terrorists who hacked a British soldier to death on a London street Wednesday, May 22, chanting Allahu Akbar, were born in Britain of Nigerian descent and known to British security authorities. Motivated by revenge for Moslem deaths in Afghanistan, they selected as their victim a soldier from the Woolwich barracks who had served there. One terrorist was identified as Michael Adebolajo, 28, a convert to Islam and self-appointed Muslim street preacher from a stand near the barracks and the site of the murder.

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Three Nukes for $5 billion

Tehran shops for North Korean nuclear warheads. Is Iran getting a bargain?

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Entire Al Qaeda-Iraq Migrates to Syria

Snatches its first oil field ever in E. Syria. Counterweight to Hizballah.

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Syria Fires First Shots of War of Attrition on Israel

Tehran okays attacks spreading from Golan to Lebanon and Hizballah.

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Israel’s dithering over Golan strikes gives Assad go-ahead for war of attrition

Lt. Gen.Benny Gantz inspects Syrian Golan positions

DEBKAfile Special Report
May 22, 2013, 12:50 PM (IDT)

Some Israeli defense strategists still refuse to admit that Bashar Assad, Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei are pulling ahead in the Syrian war - contrary to their hopes that defeat would snap their bonds.
By making light of the latest Syrian Golan attack as “a local initiative”, those officials miss recognizing the Syrian ruler’s successes and his resolve to translate them into a war of attrition on Israel.
This divided, uncertain response, possibly under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s guidance, gives Assad and Nasrallah the gift of the initiative at war.

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Gantz: Assad will pay the price for Golan escalation. Syria: We fired on Israeli patrol

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 21, 2013, 6:47 PM (IDT)

Tuesday, May 21, after an exchange of fire on the Golan, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said: “Last night we destroyed a Syrian army position which fired on an Israeli patrol.” Damascus earlier took responsibility for the attack and threatened to strike back for Israeli reprisals. 

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