The secret raid and successful Israel's attack on the Syria's nuclear installation in al Bikar, on 6 September, 2007 was never reported in the world's media. The Syria's secret site for nuclear development shapes like a box and hence the nicknamed "Enigmatic Box".
Why the silence from both Syria and Israel?
On the part of Syria, it would only confirm that they were carrying out unsanctioned nuclear programme (apparently supported by the North Koreans).In the case of Israel, there is no point publicising it if there is no acknowledgment from the targeted country. This was just as well, and had averted a potential regional conflict in which the Syria would be forced to retaliate (if the news breaks) probably joined by the allied Islamic states like Iran, Pakistan would have rendered their chemical or nuclear weapons to teach Israel a lesson. And inevitably Israel to counter the "existential threat" from its neighbours, would fight back and that could lead to a global involvement.
The US ODNI (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) in April 2008 was made available in the public domain, in which the Israel's attack on Syria's Enigmatic Box was detailed.
Why made public now?
This is to pressure the International Communities to look at Iran's current nuclear programme seriously enough, to prevent a similar preemptive strike by Israel on Iran. This time around, the attack will not be kept secret as there has been so much publicity of Iran's plan to enrich their nucler capability. Any sudden silencing of this will be difficult to explain to the Iranians and politically an untenable situation for the Iranian regime. That will be mutual retaliation from both the Arab world and Israel and its allies.
This revelation is in itself a preemptive move to prevent the unthinkable.
"History teaches us that over-reaction is preferable to under-reaction" - Shimon Peres (2009) former PM of Israel.
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