
Call me paranoid, but image 2 does not, in my eyes, display clear-cut evidence of bomb damage. All we know is that a square-ish building was razed. Judging from the shadows, I'd say that it was about five stories tall. (Of course, mine is a purely amateur opinion, and I'd love to hear from those with better expertise.)
Perhaps we should remind ourselves of the great satellite photo imbroglio of 2005, in which the same image, released by the government to CNN, was held to depict nuke facilities in Iran and in Korea:


When you think about it, if the Syrians had any reason to fear an Israeli aerial attack -- and obviously, they did -- they would have been smart to go underground.
Which means that whatever the Syrians were doing there, they may still be doing it.
The red arrows point to what appear to be hints of new construction. I'm uncertain as to the significance of this.
David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, told the Washington Post that the photos indicate that the Syrians were abandoning the site. Maybe so. Maybe no.
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