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Mon 09 Sep 2007Syrian 'incident' underlines growing threat from IranOpinion: On September 6th, something important happened in northern Syria, writes Charles Krauthammer. Problem is, no one knows exactly what. Except for those few who were involved, and they're not saying.We do know that Israel carried out an air strike. How then do we know it was important? Because in Israel, where leaking is an art form, even the best informed don't have a clue. They tell me they have never seen a better-kept secret.