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| NYT: US Official To Level Charges Against Syria |
| 2003-09-16 |
| A New York Times report says a senior U.S. official is to level charges against Syria during testimony to a House of Representatives hearing Tuesday. The newspaper says John Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control, will say that the Bush administration is concerned about Syria’s continuing support for terrorist groups like Hamas. Bolton again!...I like him more and more as the next Sec’ty of State...he manages to piss off all the right people and for all the right reasons He also is expected to repeat accusations that Syria has an ambitious program to develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Mr. Bolton is testifying in front of the International Relations Subcommittee on the Middle East and Asia. Syria denies that it has unconventional weapons. Lies! All lies! The U.S. Congress is debating a bill that would require economic sanctions to be imposed against Syria unless it ends its reported weapons activities, its support for terrorism and its presence in Lebanon. starting with that oil pipeline On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell accused Syria of not doing enough to end what he termed its support of "terrorist activity," including cross-border infiltration of militants into Iraq. Tensions between Washington and Damascus have flared in recent months, with President Bush accusing Syria of harboring Iraqi officials who fled when Saddam Hussein’s regime collapsed. Syria has denied the allegations. Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters. handle with care - wear gloves |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 If the Seals are ready, They will be looking for Hhigh value units to neutralize. What is in the Bekaa? It's just a ravine full of bad guys, right. It's not a refuge camp, is it? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-16 10:16:11 PM |
| #4 Saw some back here at Coronado...they were reloading |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-16 7:44:29 PM |
| #3 Conventional wisdom says that the US doesn't have the will to do anything about Syria, Iran or NK, currently. Where are the Seals at? Haven't heard from them in a while. Wonder if that makes the unfriendlies nervous. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-16 5:31:45 PM |
| #2 Since no WMD have been found in Iraq making the claim in Syria will not go over well with a lot of people. There is the chance that Iraqi's WMD are in Syria, or the Bakaa valley according to Debka so this could be a double-or-nothing make-or-break issue. The Bush team better be 100% certain they will turn something up this time or the 2004 elections will not be much fun. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-16 11:33:10 AM |
| #1 "All those people driving around Latakia in limos with bodyguards are TOURISTS! I swear!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-16 10:57:42 AM |