U.S. confirms Syria-N. Korea nuke link

World Tribune ^ | Monday, September 17, 2007 | staff

[mamelukesabre]

I was thinking that same thing. There was mention of tripoli somewhere but that’s in africa! I’m confused.

[blam]

Does anyone know why everyone involved with this incident wants to keep it quiet?

This is a very serious event...is there more to come?
Has NK turned on Syria and Iran?
What has France learned that has changed their position on an Iran attack?

[JasonC]

There are two Tripoli's, the one in Libya and the one in Lebanon. It docked in Lebanon. (An aside for the curious - the Carthagians in north Africa, whose center of power is around modern Tunisia, were direct descendents and colonists of the Phoenician merchants of the coast of the levant - today Lebanon. Though the name is later and greek and just means "tri-city area", pretty much...)

As for Syria's own ports, they are north of Lebanon, between the north end of Lebanon and the Turkish border.

The worrying thing about this ship would be if it dropped off goodies at each stop along the way. Because Egypt is where you'd drop something off intended to make it to Hamas in Gaza, and Lebanon is where you'd leave something for Hezbollah. Perhaps the main shipment wasn't the whole shipment...

[blam]

[JasonC]

Israel and the US are not going to broadcast how much they know, because they do not want to give away sources and methods that are still in use. The enemy does not want to broadcast what they are doing, the fact that they got caught, or what they lost.

But the oil price is quite eloquent - a record $81 a barrel today, up $12 in the last month, with oil industry analysts scratching their heads and saying it is "unexplained" (see the weekend's Barron's e.g.). It is explained all right, just read this stuff or listen to the French. It is a war fear premium.

[SierraWasp]

You better keep questioning EVERYTHING, cause nobody's telling the straight dope on ANYTHING right at this particular time.

I don't know about you, but I feel a really peculilar tension building up and this week feels like somethings gonna really POP!!! (but, then again, I could just be full of poop)

[SierraWasp]

Well, Holy Toledo! (America’s only “holy city!”) I thought Lebonnon went all the way up to Turkey and landlocked them crazy Syrians!!! I wuz rong!!!

[printhead]

1700 ton ship delivering cement from halfway around the world?
How cost effective is that? We get bigger loads from across Lake Ontario.

[RightWhale]

It’s on the Mediterranean someplace. Look for the Russian warship.

[mad_as_he$$]

I still think this stinks.

"The official site of Syria's Tartous Port, www.tartousport.com, had reported that Al Hamad, flying a North Korean flag and carrying cement, entered the port on September 3. "

The port's website ONLY lists ships in port or waiting to dock.

The e-ships site returns NO hits for Al Hamad.

[RightWhale]

This nuke story is probably going to be a major motion picture. The novel should be out in a month. Just a guess, but it is major.

[Karliner]

It’s all Pelosi’s fault!!

>>Ha, just had to say that once. Next stop Persia/Iran/ahmadinnerjabberwocky<<

[Delmarksman]

“You better keep questioning EVERYTHING, cause nobody’s telling the straight dope on ANYTHING right at this particular time.
I don’t know about you, but I feel a really peculilar tension building up and this week feels like somethings gonna really POP!!! (but, then again, I could just be full of poop)”

+1

I say that maybe “equipment” was destroyed but no “nukes or material” was blown up. If it had been there would have been Atmospheric residue all over the place and everybody with any type of monitoring equipment would be reporting it.
That has not and is not happening.

Also, there have been multiple/conflicting reports of just what was destroyed.

[snowsislander]

Well, Holy Toledo! (America’s only “holy city!”)

Actually, Charleston's nickname is 'The Holy City.'

[SierraWasp]

Well, not only that, there’s a place called “Holy City” just out of Santa Cruz up in the coastal range that I forgot about.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I am distracted by the Monday Night Football game and I see Blam has blessed us with a map...all I have is more questions about what that ship was hauling....and where it went.....

[SierraWasp]

Well at least you can SEE the game. I have no cable or satelite. In fact, I'm stuck here in my office as the road I commute on (6 miles) is closed by a wreck and the only detour around Folsom Reservoir is to take a 60 mile detour.

My wife is pist because she's go an appointment at 7:PM over here where my office is and her car also blew it's radiator and went to the shop today and I can't get over there to let her use my car because the road is blocked!!!

We've got trouble, right here in river city! Trouble! That starts with "T" which rhymes with "P" which stands for POOL!!! I know... tell my troubles to Jesus, right?(grimace)

[Marine_Uncle]

"...but why wasn’t Syria designated as part of the Axis of Evil from the beginning?"
Perhaps there where real attempts by the State Department to see if the little lion could be pursuaded to mend his ways.
Obviouse to most a failed attempt at diplomacy over some ten years.

[SunkenCiv]

“an Israeli tracer says the ship has not been seen since”

Here’s hoping it was sent to the bottom, and will never be seen again.

[Berosus]

If Syria wants nukes, why go for the North Korean ones, which so far have proven unreliable in tests? The United States can provide nukes, delivered by a B-52.