I Leaned Out And Saw The Abyss

It was also the most serious assault claimed by the pro-Iranian Islamic Holy War since the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon. A communique issued in Beirut said the attack was “a gift” to the family of former Hizbullah (Party of God) leader Sheik Abbas Musawi, killed by Israeli commandos in Lebanon on Feb. 16.

Why Argentina? It has a large Jewish population, nearly 300,000. And President Carlos Saul Menem, himself of Syrian descent, has labored to win Jewish support; he sent two frigates to the Persian Gulf and recently opened the files of Nazis harbored by Juan Peron. But the most compelling reason may have been not motive but opportunity. Argentine security is notoriously lax; smugglers move everything from drugs to detonating devices. The Israeli Embassy was vulnerable despite constant monitoring by cameras and security agents. A renovation project enabled workers to haul material inside the mission–and park cars outside-without being searched.

As rescue workers were still pulling out victims, Israeli, Argentine, European and U.S. intelligence agents sifted through the rubble for evidence. They disagreed about the method of detonation and even the agents of destruction: an anonymous phone call minutes before the blast, warning a nearby church to evacuate, may well have been the work of a group other than Islamic Holy War. Meanwhile, U.S. intelligence sources told NEWSWEEK, the Israeli Air Force has stepped up pilot training for airstrikes and midair refueling-preparation, perhaps, for retaliation against Hizbullah.

title: " I Leaned Out And Saw The Abyss " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Stacy Burt”

It was also the most serious assault claimed by the pro-Iranian Islamic Holy War since the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon. A communique issued in Beirut said the attack was “a gift” to the family of former Hizbullah (Party of God) leader Sheik Abbas Musawi, killed by Israeli commandos in Lebanon on Feb. 16.

Why Argentina? It has a large Jewish population, nearly 300,000. And President Carlos Saul Menem, himself of Syrian descent, has labored to win Jewish support; he sent two frigates to the Persian Gulf and recently opened the files of Nazis harbored by Juan Peron. But the most compelling reason may have been not motive but opportunity. Argentine security is notoriously lax; smugglers move everything from drugs to detonating devices. The Israeli Embassy was vulnerable despite constant monitoring by cameras and security agents. A renovation project enabled workers to haul material inside the mission–and park cars outside-without being searched.

As rescue workers were still pulling out victims, Israeli, Argentine, European and U.S. intelligence agents sifted through the rubble for evidence. They disagreed about the method of detonation and even the agents of destruction: an anonymous phone call minutes before the blast, warning a nearby church to evacuate, may well have been the work of a group other than Islamic Holy War. Meanwhile, U.S. intelligence sources told NEWSWEEK, the Israeli Air Force has stepped up pilot training for airstrikes and midair refueling-preparation, perhaps, for retaliation against Hizbullah.