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Israeli air strike on Syria raises new and troubling questions
Christian Science Monitor ^ | September 14, 2007

Posted on 09/26/2007 11:41:58 AM PDT by DBCJR

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CNN reported that the attack, which took place in northern Syria overnight between Sept. 5 and 6, may have targeted weapons shipments from Iran en route to Hizbullah guerrillas in Lebanon. The news network added that its sources suggested that the strike included Israeli ground forces, which helped the aircraft pinpoint a strike that left behind "a large hole in the desert." ... Syria denies reports that the Israeli infiltration was aimed at weapons shipments destined for Lebanon, reports Iran's Fars News Agency. A Syrian military source said the media reports were leaked by Israel in an effort to sow dissension in Lebanon and to threaten Iran.

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The attack is also focusing attention on Syria's relationship with North Korea. The New York Times quoted a Bush administration official who said that Israel has carried out spy sorties over Syria to photograph suspected nuclear installations that rely on material supplied by North Korea.

The administration official said Israeli officials believed that North Korea might be unloading some of its nuclear material on Syria.

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Citing intelligence provided to the US by Israel, The Washington Post reports that the fear of Syrian-North Korean nuclear cooperation is based on information collected over the past six months.

"The evidence … includes dramatic satellite imagery that led some U.S. officials to believe that the facility could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons.

... Some cautioned that initial reports of suspicious activity are frequently reevaluated over time and were skeptical that North Korea and Syria, which have cooperated on missile technology, would have a joint venture in the nuclear arena.

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(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; korea; sept62007; syria
So, Iran has joint ventures in missile technology with Syria, and there is the possibility of the importation of nuclear materials from North Korea to Syria. If there HAD been WMDs in Iraq, as the CIA under Clinton & Bush indicated, that were gone when we got to Bagdad, I wonder where they would have gone? Syria????????????
1 posted on 09/26/2007 11:42:02 AM PDT by DBCJR
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No need to worry; Pelosi and her gaggle of Liberal anti-American, anti-military fools will solve the world’s problems. They’ve ordered a boxcar of white flags to be used for any and every problem in the world; don’t ya know! Now, don’t you “feel” good about yourself, our security, our freedom?? You can thank a Liberal for making your day.


2 posted on 09/26/2007 11:48:31 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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"If there HAD been WMDs in Iraq, as the CIA under Clinton & Bush indicated, that were gone when we got to Bagdad, I wonder where they would have gone? Syria????????????

That's where all those convoys of trucks were heading...

3 posted on 09/26/2007 11:51:09 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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But which trucks carried Oil for Food billions and which carried WMDs? Sadam fights on!


4 posted on 09/26/2007 11:54:15 AM PDT by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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Get some, Israel. Let the big dog eat.


5 posted on 09/26/2007 12:16:39 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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I like the part that describes "A large hole in the desert"....

Hmmm.....wonder if Israel got to try out some of those MOABS.

6 posted on 09/26/2007 1:40:31 PM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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Syria, the dumping ground of WMD’s.


7 posted on 09/27/2007 10:26:57 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it- Aristotle)
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