Mike Brewer

Hey all. Check this article out.

Syrian Blast ‘Linked to Chemical Arms’ (Cairo, Egypt, Middle East Times) “Iranian engineers were among those killed in a blast at a secret Syrian military installation two months ago, defense group Jane’s said, claiming the base was being used to develop chemical weapons,� according to Agence France-Presse. “The July 26 explosion in Aleppo, northern Syria, was reported at the time. The official Sana news agency said 15 Syrian military personnel were killed and 50 people were injured, most of them slightly from flying glass. The agency said only that ‘very explosive products’ blew up after fire broke out at the facility, and that the blaze was not an act of sabotage. But in the September 26 edition of Jane’s Defence Weekly, Syrian defense sources were quoted as saying the explosion happened during tests to weaponize a Scud C missile with mustard gas, which is banned under international law.� [View article]

Sorry about the weird letters and stuff. I got this from an Egyptian paper.

Thai Bri

I hope they have more WMDs than Saddam had. Now that was embarrassing.......

darrianation

I’m sure the world would rather hug them and give them flowers and ask really nicely for them to stop their WMD programs.

HMMMM, that didn’t work against the playground bully, weapons inspections and sanctions hasn’t worked in the past but maybe if we cower and cater to them enough it will work this time.

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Tom Yum

Thank you!

I don't think all Europeans cower and cater to their enemies, but that seems to be the political atmosphere.

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darrianation

US, Israel shared intel before Syria raid: report
Israel reportedly warned the United States that North Korea might be sharing nuclear know-how with Damascus before it carried out an air strike deep inside Syria.

Washington was "deeply troubled" by the Israeli intelligence showing North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria, but US President George W. Bush decided against an immediate response out of concern it could derail delicate talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its own nuclear program, the Washington Post said, citing unnamed US officials.

After Israel shared its intelligence with the Bush administration in recent months, which included satellite imagery, the United States provided Israel with some confirmation of the original information before Israel went ahead with the night air raid on September 6, the Post reported.

The quality of the Israeli intelligence, the nature of North Korea's assistance and the seriousness of Syria's atomic activities remained uncertain, the Post wrote.

President George W. Bush on Thursday declined to comment on the reported Israeli raid against a suspected nuclear site in Syria. The White House on Friday referred reporters back to his position.

"I think I know when to follow the lead of the boss and I think when he says 'no comment' it means 'no comment,'" said spokesman Tony Fratto.
"There are lots of things that we know about and learn about in this building that we don't share with you from this podium," he added.
On Thursday, Bush warned North Korea against supplying nuclear know-how to other countries, saying key multilateral talks with Pyongyang could only succeed if it met all its pledges.

"We expect them to honor their commitment to give up weapons and weapons programs and to the extent that they are proliferating, we expect them to stop their proliferation," Bush told reporters.
He also warned against states sharing "information and/or materials" linked to nuclear weapons.

In a landmark six-nation deal brokered in February, the communist regime in Pyongyang agreed to dismantle all its nuclear facilities and programs in exchange for diplomatic concessions, energy and other aid.
The reported air strike against Syria has been shrouded in secrecy and the Israeli government has kept up a wall of silence.

Israel's media and politicians on Thursday denounced former premier Benjamin Netanyahu for becoming the first official to say Israel was behind the recent air strike deep inside Syria.

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In hills, as well as in villages and cities, hazards and predators find those who walk backwards.- Ezekiel Sanchez