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  • Syria got N. Korea help for N-facility (Olmert briefed Japanese PM during his visit)

    03/30/2008 9:21:59 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 13 replies · 361+ views
    Asahi Shimbun ^ | 03/31/08 | NANAE KURASHIGE
    Syria got N. Korea help for N-facility 03/31/2008 BY NANAE KURASHIGE THE ASAHI SHIMBUN An Israeli airstrike against Syria last September targeted a nuclear-related facility that was under construction with technical assistance from North Korea, according to Israel's prime minister. Japanese government sources said over the weekend that the Israeli leader, Ehud Olmert, briefed Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda about the attack during summit talks in Tokyo on Feb. 27. It is apparently the first time that the intended target had been disclosed to the head of a foreign government. Previously, Jerusalem had only acknowledged it carried out the Sept. 6,...