An intelligence official in the Middle East, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to disclose information about a secret military operation to the media, confirmed that Israel launched an airstrike in the Syrian capital early Sunday but did not give more precise details about the location.
"The decision to disclose this one conversation while keeping all else secret smacks of a deliberate PR stunt to put the Queen on the right side of public opinion, " the group said.
Many of the names of the investment funds participating in TALF have remained a big secret, but the Federal Reserve is required under new financial reform legislation to disclose all of their identities later this year.