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'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment' (WMD Iran-Syria)
Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/18/2007 | Staff

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.


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To: toddlintown
Where do I send flowers?

Straight to hell.

141 posted on 09/19/2007 6:58:02 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: Strategerist
Syria has had it's own extensive and large-scale WMD programs for longer than Iraq did

UNSCOM supervised the destruction of 500,000 liters of chemical agents alone (a fraction of Saddam's arsenal) in the mid 90s. Find one intelligence report that suggests Syria was ever thought to possess anything close to that. In 2002, the CIA estimated the Syrians possessed several hundred liters.

142 posted on 09/19/2007 7:12:48 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: Daryl L.Hunter

You’re good!


143 posted on 09/19/2007 7:12:58 PM PDT by Our man in washington
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To: mojito
That is sure to put a crimp in someones weekend.....
144 posted on 09/19/2007 7:19:05 PM PDT by b4its2late (FOOTBALL REFEREES: Best seat in the house, and we're paid to be there.)
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To: George W. Bush; OrthodoxPresbyterian
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.

Syria and Saddam's Iraq were both led by the Ba'ath Party. They share the same border. Iraq has oil and Syria doesn't.

What's the odds that they didn't cooperate during the so-called "inspections" for WMDs in Iraq?

145 posted on 09/19/2007 7:21:09 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: Califelephant
What are we waiting for?

A-political realities
B-we are stretched very thin militarily
C- "B" is one reason the Democrats have worked so hard to emasculate the military, to limit our ability to wage war.

146 posted on 09/19/2007 7:24:23 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: Diogenesis

Shouldn’t that have been “. . . from the lowest level (of Hell)”?


147 posted on 09/19/2007 8:08:58 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division Soldier fighting terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: mojito
Looks like Ahmadinejad’s summer surprise backfired, eh???
148 posted on 09/19/2007 8:11:13 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (Liberty Rocks Blog: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com -- I'm with Fred!!!)
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To: mojito

149 posted on 09/19/2007 8:16:37 PM PDT by kinghorse
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To: csvset
...dozens of Iranian engineers

GWU grads from the 70's. They cheated remorselessly and I always hoped it would catch up with them. :-)
150 posted on 09/19/2007 8:21:18 PM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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To: Our man in washington

The strategy of the left is to tie us up from doing anything about Syria and Iran, because if we do we win the war and they don’t want us to.


151 posted on 09/19/2007 8:31:31 PM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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To: nedlbndr
You blinded me with science WMD!

You've tidied up struck again and now I can't find anything!

It's poetry in motion:

When you set your sights on me

I can smell the Chemicals

I can hear maCHINery

152 posted on 09/19/2007 8:42:49 PM PDT by txhurl (blinded me with science, science 0000----00000------ SCIENCE!!)
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To: mojito

This was on talk radio (Hugh Hewitt?) last Friday.


153 posted on 09/19/2007 9:01:23 PM PDT by Redbob (WWJBD - "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: monday

Their engineer just aren’t all that good. So sad, too bad.


154 posted on 09/19/2007 9:23:23 PM PDT by khnyny
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To: mojito

bttt


155 posted on 09/19/2007 9:40:54 PM PDT by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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bookmark


156 posted on 09/19/2007 11:04:35 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 ... Go ahead, look it up!)
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To: xzins
Syria and Saddam's Iraq were both led by the Ba'ath Party. They share the same border. Iraq has oil and Syria doesn't. What's the odds that they didn't cooperate during the so-called "inspections" for WMDs in Iraq?

You could say exactly the same for Russia and China during the Cold War. And yet we know that they were far more rivals than allies until the Soviets were approaching their collapse in the Eighties.
157 posted on 09/20/2007 3:43:24 AM PDT by George W. Bush (Apres moi, le deluge.)
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To: George W. Bush; OrthodoxPresbyterian; P-Marlowe

Russia and China are not the point. We were in a cold war with them for years, and no one questions the validity of that cold war against them.

My point is that a trade between Iraq & Syria — oil in exchange for weapons storage — would be absolutely sensible. Not only would Syria be able to handle it with no questions asked, but they would also be able to handle it with proper technology & handling procedures.

And not only “could” handle it; they could have EASILY handled it.


158 posted on 09/20/2007 4:39:33 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: Diogenesis

Crossdressers.

159 posted on 09/20/2007 4:57:36 AM PDT by Eastbound
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To: xzins
Russia and China are not the point. We were in a cold war with them for years, and no one questions the validity of that cold war against them.

My point was that Russian/China being communist was no guarantee of cooperation between the two any more than was the two Ba'athist regimes in Iraq/Syria.

My point is that a trade between Iraq & Syria...

My recollection is that is was the Jordanians who did much more to help evade oil-for-food restrictions on Saddam. And of course Europe and Asia were the customers and trading partners.
160 posted on 09/20/2007 5:14:20 AM PDT by George W. Bush (Apres moi, le deluge.)
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