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2004-04-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2004-04-12 11:36|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Western intelligence sources said the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has been flying shipments of Scud C and Scud D extended-range missiles as well as WMD components to warehouses in Khartoum since at least January 2004. The sources said the Syrian shipments to Khartoum were placed on civilian airliners but authorized and directed by the Defense Ministry.

Spreading the assets around for storage, or making them available for the ~~genocide~~ assault on Darfur?

"There is widespread concern in the Syrian regime that Damascus will be the next to face heavy U.S. and international pressure to open its WMD facilities in the wake of the Libyan example," a senior intelligence source said. "The Syrians have decided that they want to take some of their assets out of the country."

Perhaps we can program a few cruise missiles to hit the right spot in the Sudan this time.

Posted by Steve White 2004-04-12 12:08:16 PM|| 2004-04-12 12:08:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 This one sounds doubtful. Sudan is known for having continually courted teh US and is in the midst of civil unrest - a bad place to store anything yet alone WMD keepsakes that no one is going to believe that the Sudanese made themselves.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-12 6:27:18 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:27:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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