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Hillary Clinton says she supports 'apparent' IAF action in Syria
By Haaretz Service

New York Senator Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday evening that she supports what she said was the Israel Air Force's "apparent" action against a nuclear facility in Syria.

Clinton spoke during a televised debate for the leading candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president.

The candidates largely evaded questions on the incident, on which foreign media has speculated but Israel remains quiet. The moderator of the debate, Tim Russert of NBC, raised the issue of Syria when asking whether the candidates would support an Israeli strike on Iran, should it acquire nuclear capabilities.

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Clinton called the question "hypothetical," and told Russert, "That's better not addressed at this time," despite Russert's repeated attempts to extract an answer on whether a nuclear Iran would warrant an Israeli attack.

However, she went on to say, "We don't have as much information as we wish we did. But what we think we know is that with North Korean help, both financial and technical and material, the Syrians apparently were putting together, and perhaps over some period of years, a nuclear facility, and the Israelis took it out. I strongly support that."

The senator from New York also backed up reports, first exposed by The Washington Post two weeks ago, that that the IAF targeted a North Korean shipment of nuclear material that arrived in Syria three days before the strike.

"There was evidence of a North Korea freighter coming in with supplies. There was intelligence and other kinds of verification," Clinton said.

She went on to emphasize that she had no other information on the incident because of its "highly classified" nature.

Obama and Edwards were less forthcoming in their responses. On Syria, Obama said only, "We don't know exactly what happened." He said that the United States is a "stalwart ally of Israel," but added only that diplomatic means must be pursued to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear capability. Edwards did not mention Israel, but spoke vehemently against authorizing U.S. President Bush to pursue nuclear action in Iran.
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  1.   Airhead 12:17  |  Natallie Durson 27/09/07
  2.   PITIFUL THAT US PRES. CANDIDATES FEEL NEED TO SUPPORT TO ISRAEL 12:21  |  TrippleJump 27/09/07
  3.   Hillary is in the pockets of the Jewish Lobby,this is well known; 12:52  |  lakshmi 27/09/07
  4.   To Natalie and TrippleJunk 13:23  |  Realist 27/09/07
  5.   To #3 Hillary is in alot of pockets. 13:24  |  Realist 27/09/07
  6.   no. 1 Natalie 13:34  |  steve 27/09/07
  7.   For Lakshmi and the Mossad 13:35  |  Jonathan S 27/09/07
  8.   To Not-So-Realist#4: THE FACTS SAY OTHERWISE 14:06  |  TrippleJump 27/09/07
  9.   debate is not for `tit-for-tat` exchanges 14:10  |  arete 27/09/07
  10.   Steve in Minneapolis 14:11  |  rich 27/09/07
  11.   Clinton 14:17  |  Aradin 27/09/07
  12.   What hillary should be worried about 14:58  |  marc 27/09/07
  13.   OBVIOUSLY Everyone Supports it Except Iransyria 15:10  |  Jane 27/09/07
  14.   So Very Pitiful 15:16  |  Johnboy 27/09/07
  15.   TrippleJump on attacking civilians 15:19  |  Yonatan 27/09/07
  16.   To Jonathon S. 15:19  |  Arlosoroff 27/09/07
  17.   #11 Aradin 15:21  |  Yonatan 27/09/07
  18.   #1, Natalie Durson - Whose bread you eat whose song you sing 15:22  |  Anton 27/09/07
  19.   #2tripple and his ailment anti semitism ! 15:23  |  victor hardman 27/09/07
  20.   to TrippleJump#8 15:28  |  Ilya 27/09/07
  21.   The message is laud and clear 15:39  |  ManInTheMiddle 27/09/07
  22.   #4. You and Ahmadinejad must be... 15:44  |  ManInTheMiddle 27/09/07
  23.   Clinton just won my vote! 15:50  |  don 27/09/07
  24.   No. 10 Rich 15:57  |  steve 27/09/07
  25.   This is why Hillary is NOT getting my vote 16:02  |  spyguy 27/09/07
  26.   Slightly foolish Hillary outdone by idiots here 16:05  |  Chick 27/09/07
  27.   Yes, We Jews Rule the World and They`re All in Our Pockets 16:07  |  Jane 27/09/07
  28.   9arete,you sound like a nice reasonable guy/gal,but perhaps it is 16:17  |  lakshmi 27/09/07
  29.   Lakshmi, you and your ilk are in the pockets of the Arab lobby 17:06  |  Jake 27/09/07
  30.   Lakshmi 17:18  |  ChanahS 27/09/07
  31.   It`s obvious 17:19  |  Paul 27/09/07
  32.   spyguy 20 - you said it! 17:24  |  ChanahS 27/09/07
  33.   #10 Steve 17:29  |  Mark Condon 27/09/07
  34.   Kind of pathetic 17:33  |  Colin Wright 27/09/07
  35.   #1 And why not, analyst, Fatmah.... 17:40  |  Misha 27/09/07
  36.   25chanah S,the repubs. are split into the old guard Baker style 18:02  |  lakshmi 27/09/07
  37.   Hillary Clinton a Liar 18:24  |  Gary 27/09/07
  38.   # 13 Anton, Are you suggesting that classification of funding for 18:26  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 27/09/07
  39.   Ahmadinejad better look out for Pres. Hilary 18:47  |  Voice of Reason 27/09/07
  40.   Israel owns US politics 18:49  |  Harold 27/09/07
  41.   It is not about Quantity is about Quality 18:50  |  Alfred Brodner 27/09/07
  42.   Jane, you will not like the democracies 18:57  |  spyguy 27/09/07
  43.   Tripple jump you must be a cook 19:02  |  Jasmine Murphy 27/09/07
  44.   FYI SPYGUY 19:06  |  Alfred Brodner 27/09/07
  45.   spybug 19:07  |  Israeli 27/09/07
  46.   #3 Lakshmi 19:17  |  Kevin 27/09/07
  47.   Kissing jewish butts. 19:32  |  Disgusted American 27/09/07
  48.   #27 Jane 19:36  |  Kevin 27/09/07
  49.   no. 33--Mark 19:37  |  steve 27/09/07
  50.   Lakshmi # 36- What are ethnic Jews? 19:41  |  ChanahS 27/09/07
  51.   Answer to #34 19:43  |  Arlosoroff 27/09/07
  52.   Harold # 38 19:43  |  ChanahS 27/09/07
  53.   #2 Tripplejump 19:45  |  Maewhite 27/09/07
  54.   Man in the Middle 19:53  |  Maewhite 27/09/07
  55.   #36 Lakshmi 20:05  |  Kevin 27/09/07
  56.   LOL Hilary doesn`t know what Israel`s done but she supports it! 20:05  |  Michael 27/09/07
  57.   Disgusted American #45 20:06  |  Alfred Brodner 27/09/07
  58.   Who Are You to Say spyguy? 20:10  |  Jane 27/09/07
  59.   radical Islam and Democracy are Incompatable 20:13  |  Jane 27/09/07
  60.   #2 and #3...you answer the question for us! 20:14  |  DR 27/09/07
  61.   # 4 Realist 20:17  |  Realistic Arab 27/09/07
  62.   Why Kevin! why didnt you say? you`re a white supremacist 21:38  |  Jasmine Murphy 27/09/07
  63.   clinton knows were the money is 21:43  |  Billy Jack 27/09/07
  64.   #56 michael gets the picture at last !! 22:33  |  victor hardman 27/09/07
  65.   #51 22:42  |  Neal 27/09/07
  66.   No Friend 23:16  |  Abe 27/09/07
  67.   Hillary we have not forgotten your actions 23:24  |  Shepherd 27/09/07
  68.   Hillary with war criminal Ariel Sharon,a picture says a thousand 23:26  |  lakshmi 27/09/07
  69.   55 Kevin,yes she did cavort around,and there is a picture of her 23:41  |  lakshmi 27/09/07
  70.   You`re a silly man Victor 23:44  |  Michael 27/09/07
  71.   Jasmine Murphy re KKKevin 00:34  |  ChanahS 28/09/07
  72.   Democracts & Republicans: United in support of Israeli crimes 00:54  |  peacelover 28/09/07
  73.   supports 01:01  |  Shmuelshachor 28/09/07
  74.   no friend 01:26  |  abe 28/09/07
  75.   50Chanah S. not the honourary ones! 01:29  |  lakshmi 28/09/07
  76.   # 56 Just the opposite, very,very settling... 01:36  |  Misha 28/09/07
  77.   # to ALL OF JANES RESPONSES Part1 01:51  |  Wally 28/09/07
  78.   god help 01:57  |  wh 28/09/07
  79.   michael in uk ...you know why, she`s supporting israel. 02:00  |  maria 28/09/07
  80.   # TO JANE 02:14  |  Wally 28/09/07
  81.   Hillary is then my candidate 02:41  |  Fortuna Benmayor 28/09/07
  82.   To Jane, # 13 02:44  |  Fortuna Benmayor 28/09/07
  83.   Michael and Clinton`s ignorance 03:20  |  Truth 28/09/07
  84.   HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 03:31  |  joebhed 28/09/07
  85.   Hilary Clinton is tied hand and foot to... 03:55  |  Maureen Ann 28/09/07
  86.   Good & Evil 04:12  |  Alex 28/09/07
  87.   To Half-Truth 04:38  |  Bruce 28/09/07
  88.   I will never vote for any American that supports Israel 04:38  |  Murray of Montreal 28/09/07
  89.   HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! LEGAL CONSTRAINTS 04:46  |  Bruce 28/09/07
  90.   # 3 Kakshmi; The Jewish Lobby 04:49  |  Murray of Montreal 28/09/07
  91.   I agree Jane 04:57  |  Mark Lincoln 28/09/07
  92.   She`s a liar 04:58  |  Avram 28/09/07
  93.   Of Course Hillary Knows What Happened 05:09  |  Alan 28/09/07
  94.   Murray of Montreal is old Clickfool # 88 05:29  |  Correct Term 28/09/07
  95.   #70 michael is open to argument he says ? 06:14  |  victor hardman 28/09/07
  96.   ISRAEL LOBBY IS ALREADY IN TOTAL CONTROL ON THE US POLITICS 06:33  |  indrajaya 28/09/07
  97.   Pandering Clinton 07:57  |  Dan Wandjammer 28/09/07
  98.   Indra of Indon 08:03  |  Billy Joe 28/09/07
  99.   To # 96 indrajaya 08:22  |  Danny 28/09/07
  100.   Nuttily Duhhhson #1 09:09  |  Ari ben Yisrael 28/09/07
  101.   Spyguy`s logic flawed 09:14  |  Noothen Dragwater 28/09/07
  102.   Victor Hardlyaman LOL 95 09:27  |  Michael 28/09/07
  103.   79 You saying only Arabs lie Maria? 09:35  |  Michael 28/09/07
  104.   Mark Lincoln #91 10:01  |  TonyL 28/09/07
  105.   No surprises here = PANDERERS 10:27  |  Steve the Pals. 28/09/07
  106.   If I were a Zionist 10:45  |  Steve the Pals. 28/09/07
  107.   Wally 11:09  |  Hannah 28/09/07
  108.   #102 and what do you do now michael except write crap to haaretz 11:16  |  victor hardman 28/09/07
  109.   #97 dan whoever you vote for nothing will change ! 11:31  |  victor hardman 28/09/07
  110.   108 Come on then Victor, I`m interested 11:45  |  Michael 28/09/07
  111.   The American people have no `democratic` choice 11:46  |  Hannah 28/09/07
  112.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #107 11:52  |  Hannah 28/09/07
  113.   Hannah wanting American economic collapse 12:22  |  Psychologist 28/09/07
  114.   #8 12:28  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  115.   #47 12:39  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  116.   #84 he! he! he! 12:49  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  117.   #111 12:52  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  118.   #111, Moshe 13:09  |  Hannah 28/09/07
  119.   #4 Realist. Nuclear threat? 14:20  |  Hubal 28/09/07
  120.   # 113 "Psychologist" 14:53  |  Kevin 28/09/07
  121.   #118 taking on hannahs argument the usa is still the worlds larg 15:08  |  victor hardman 28/09/07
  122.   Don`t you love it when Hillary is not good enough 15:37  |  The Equalizer 28/09/07
  123.   maureen ann,i do know shit !!! 17:50  |  terrornator 28/09/07
  124.   realistic arab,when in war,you use what you got,its just a shame 18:05  |  terrornator 28/09/07
  125.   ballestic,you should throw your hat into the political arena 18:18  |  terrornator 28/09/07
  126.   #121 18:27  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  127.   Votes, Votes,Votes 19:37  |  warmapril 28/09/07
  128.   Votes, Votes,Votes 19:54  |  warmapril 28/09/07
  129.   #68 21:10  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  130.   #68 21:10  |  Moshe 28/09/07
  131.   VOTES? You Bet! 22:19  |  fastfalcon 28/09/07
  132.   Oh well...and Hillary was looking good... 03:47  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  133.   Hillary a Liar 05:49  |  Gary 30/09/07
  134.   #116, Moshe... 09:05  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
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