[NormsRevenge]

... a senior US State Department official, said Syria might have obtained nuclear equipment from “secret suppliers”, and added that there were a “number of foreign technicians” in the country.

Asked if they could be North Korean, he replied: “There are North Korean people there. There’s no question about that.” He said a network run by AQ Khan, the disgraced creator of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, could be involved.

But why would nuclear material be in Syria? Known to have chemical weapons, was it seeking to bolster its arsenal with something even more deadly?

Alternatively, could it be hiding equipment for North Korea, enabling Kim Jong-il to pretend to be giving up his nuclear programme in exchange for economic aid? Or was the material bound for Iran, as some authorities in America suggest?

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why would nuclear material be in Syria, indeed.

Hmmm.. I know the Middle East is notorious as a trading market,, but..

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

From what I read elsewhere, NK and Iran have shifted their enrichment programs to Syria. NK and Iran are being watched closely, Syria not as much so. NK and Iran can announce they’re stopping their programs, look good to the world, hope to be watched less closely, however, they’ve just moved their shops to Syria, where the work continues with less scrutiny.

Thank God for Israel. This is what we should have done to Iran. Eff world opinion, eff the midget’s reaction.