Posted on 09/18/2007 11:56:25 AM PDT by mojito
Edited on 09/19/2007 5:42:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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.
BTTT
Jane’s Defense Weekly has been a highly reputable source on military matters for decades.
interesting....
Janes is a very respected military mag...
Imagine him in a turtleneck sweater.
Ah yes, I do recall that now. Thanks for the reminders.
There’s this teen rag....well, never mind.
Naaaahhhhh, it's too hot, besides allah will protect us...
Bush’s fault!
Interesting. Bookmark.
Warm, fuzzy feeling ping.
Expect the Boy President to start having lots of unexplained "work accidents" whenever the Iranians show up.
This alliance will start to get real uncomfortable, real fast. Condi Rice is going to show up in Damascus offering to trade him back the Golan in return for getting out of Lebanon and burning the Iranians.
Once the Persians are isolated, they'll become a lot more amenable to a settlement.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Good to see you around again Chris. I hope you are right about the Persians backing down real soon and wrong about Condi sticking her nose in the Golan Heights. Israel should never relinguish the heights, imho, especially as long as Hezbollah remains in Lebanon.
Nice to see you around Chris...
Karma
Israel is turning up the heat.
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.
hold ma hookah
I’d love to read the 90% of this story that’s not reported in the open.
I'm not here, don't look at me
Even better, would be to see the CIA version, the DIA version, the Mossad version, and the Turkish intelligence version. Since we’re wishing.
Most interesting and under reported story of the day.
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