'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment' (WMD Iran-Syria)

Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/18/2007 | Staff

[mojito]

Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane's Magazine report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.

According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas.

Reports of the accident were circulated at the time, however, no details were released by the Syrian government, and there were no hints of an Iranian connection.

The report comes on the heels of criticism leveled by the Syrains at the United States, accusing it of spreading "false" claims of Syrian nuclear activity and cooperation with North Korea to excuse an alleged Israeli air incursion over the country this month.

According to Global Security.org, Syria is not a signatory of either the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), - an international agreement banning the production, stockpiling or use of chemical weapons, or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Syria began developing chemical weapons in 1973, just before the Yom Kipper War. Global Security.org cites the country as having one of the most advanced chemical weapons programs in the Middle East.

[pissant]

Maybe Mossad had a helping hand in it. LOL

[Enterprise]

Awwww

[WakeUpAndVote]

Saddam’s stash is still going to get used?

[nuconvert]

pong

[Dog]

The plot thickens...

[Our man in washington]

It will be interesting to see how the left blames this on Bush. This one will be a challenge for them, but I’m sure they will rise to the occasion.

[dusttoyou]

I would not bet my money against your speculation.

[Hoodlum91]

Shhhhhh.....

Don’t you know that Syria and Iran are just innocent countries being wrongly harrassed by the US and Israel?

[brannon]

hilarious. “He who digs a pit will fall into it.” -proverbs

[AliVeritas]

I question the timing ping

When was Nancy there?

What were the dates Kucinch went?

Who went with them?

Where’s Rockefeller?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Whoopsie!

Gotta love those Arab work accidents.

[monday]

“According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas. “

Idiots

[bigfootbob]

There’s a lot more we don’t know about concerning those Israeli flights into Syria last week.

[wildbill]

You don’t load nerve gas, even binary forms, into a missle unless you are planning to use it in the near future.

These guys need to be taken out.

[FreedomPoster]

I love a story with a happy ending.

[Diogenesis]

The "green light" must have come from the Highest level.

[Hornet19]

Syria just couldn’t help themselves...they just had to play with all those toys Sadaam shipped them just prior to the invasion.

[mkmensinger]

So just where did Syria get weapons of mass destruction? (Answer not required. We all know where they came from.)

[RetiredArmy]

Do they still get to have the 32.5 virgins and 64.7 old used up hags?

[SmithL]

I hate it when that happens

[AU72]

So President Bush invaded the only country in the region that did not have WMDs?

[csvset]

...dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed...

Hello, Tehran Times? I'd like to place an help wanted ad for some weapons engineers...

[onedoug]

And they’re allowed to do this, eh?

[gridlock]

Gotta love those “Work Accidents”...

At least Saddam’s WMDs are killing bad guys, for the moment.

[jaydubya2]

Sheik Your Booty?

[RightWhale]

I don’t know if this will lead to war but it definitely doesn’t lead away from war. In any case this seems like the best thread of many low-quality threads to post my updated tagline.

[boomop1]

Homer “where’s the anykey”.

[freedomson]

Allah is laughing with delight!

[Bulldawg Fan]

This will be the lead story on CNN and NBC tonight????? Right??? Wrong.

[SJackson]

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[SE Mom]

Interesting...

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

GWB should be ashamed.

Bush’s fault

[evets]

... priceless

[gridlock]

Do they still get to have the 32.5 virgins and 64.7 old used up hags?

Well, since we are talking about Iranian engineers and junior Syrian army officer, of the 86 killed, only 64 of them were virgins. They will have to wait until another 9 jihadi virgins are killed, before they can be shipped off to Paradise in the standard 73-virgin block. That way each jihadi has the requisite 72 virgin companions.

[lilylangtree]

I’m waiting to hear “It’s all Bush’s fault”.

[Berlin_Freeper]

They were building it for peaceful civilian use.

[3AngelaD]

That is exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

[steel_resolve]

July 23 is my birthday - I can’t think of a more fitting present than wiping out a bunch of evil scientists. Does that make me bad?

[DigitalVideoDude]

“Here’s your sign.”

[Froufrou]

They’re talking THIS July 23? Really?

Oh. I guess Brittney’s divorce was more important.

[McGruff]

Probably just another one of these.

[OB1kNOb]

According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas.

"Don't you just hate it when that happens?

[Cap Huff]

It is kind of interesting that Janes is the conduit for this bit of information, and it just happens to come on the heals of the “sumthin happened -— dunnoh know what” news fragments from the last week.

Also France and Germany start to sound tough on Iran and who knows what . . . .

[Westlander]

Another Urban Legend. Just like the truck convoys before the war from Iraq to Syria that's available online in video format. Pelosi and Kucinich says so.

[Centurion2000]

Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane's Magazine report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that NO ONE was wearing MOPP4 level protection that should be worn when working with nerve gas.

[Dog]

Looks like there is more breaking news...I’m about to post it.

[stm]

We know Saddam’s chemical weapons are buried in Syria, we just don’t know where. There are now declassified satellite photos of an entire Russian BN moving them across the Iraq/Syrian border in the dead of night, weeks before the war started.

Could it be that Syria is digging them up with the intent of using them against Israel? Very bad move on their part if they do.

[ErnBatavia]

"Flathead" apparently had a nanny in infancy that let him lie flat on his back for too many hours at a time...

[Califelephant]

1) We invaded Iraq because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, and there was a well-founded concern that he might provide WMDs to terrorists or use them to blackmail the West.

2) Iran and Syria have weapons of mass destruction, and there is a well-founded concern that they will distribute these WMDs to terrorists or use them to blackmail the West.

3) What are we waiting for?