Posted on 12/20/2005 10:47:51 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
Syria has signed a pledge to store Iranian nuclear weapons and missiles.
The London-based Jane's Defence Weekly reported that Iran and Syria signed a strategic accord meant to protect either country from international pressure regarding their weapons programs. The magazine, citing diplomatic sources, said Syria agreed to store Iranian materials and weapons should Teheran come under United Nations sanctions.
Iran also pledged to grant haven to any Syrian intelligence officer indicted by the UN or Lebanon. Five Syrian officers have been questioned by the UN regarding the Hariri assassination, Middle East Newsline reported. "The sensitive chapter in the accord includes Syria's commitment to allow Iran to safely store weapons, sensitive equipment or even hazardous materials on Syrian soil should Iran need such help in a time of crisis," Jane's said.
The accord also obligated Syria to continue to supply the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah with weapons, ammunition and communications. Iran has been the leading weapons supplier to Hizbullah, with about 15,000 missiles and rockets along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The accord, negotiations of which began in 2004, was signed on Nov. 14 and meant to prepare for economic sanctions imposed on either Iran or Syria. Under the accord, Jane's said, Iran would relay financial aid to Syria in an effort to ease Western sanctions in wake of the UN determination that Damascus was responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Iran also pledged to supply a range of military aid to Syria. Jane's cited technology for weapons of mass destruction as well as conventional arms, ammunition and training of Syrian military.
Teheran would seek to upgrade Syrian ballistic missiles and chemical weapons systems. Under the accord, Iran would also be prepared to operate "advanced weapon systems in Syria during a military confrontation." Jane's said.
"The new strategic accord is based on the existing military MoUs, with the addition of the sensitive chapter dealing with cooperation in times of international sanctions or military conflict," Jane's reported.
Appeasers are enemies.
LOL seeing as how onlt YOUR comments were removed I have to say you are in denial that YOU got it moved. Follow your own advice and grow up, ben zona.
nope.
You did it by advocating having people being nuked.
And you are a troll.
genocidal maniancs are enemies and I am not an appeaser.
BTW the FReepmails I am getting are completely against you.
His neighbor on the sugar run.
Your fixation on "MOMMY" can be cured. You'll have to let her take the top though.
is that all you have troll?
I think you and your boyfriend Osama need to get a room.
Time to take out the troll, he's starting to smell up the place.
HAHA good one! You got that right.
Yep I agree.
I am with you on that one.
LOL
How do you know when a troll is losing an argument? When it starts insulting and whining. LOL!
What you smell is your upper lip.
what you smell is ozone.
trolls and arguments are an oxymoron :) Trolls cannot argue. They can only whine hehe :)
Everyone, knock it off!
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