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| Saddam's WMD's are in Syria | ||
| 2004-06-29 | ||
Perhaps more worrisome, there are indications these weapons are not under the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Rather, in a potentially catastrophic palace intrigue, his sister, Bushra, and her husband, Gen. Assaf Shawkat, the No. 2 in Syria's military intelligence organization, the Mukhabarat, are said to have made the storage arrangements with Saddam as part of a bid for power. Gal Luft, a former analyst for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, confirmed Iraqi WMDs are hidden in Syria, but not by the regime. "Certain individuals are taking money and hiding weapons," he told UPI on Feb. 7, 2003, but this is "not government-sanctioned." Judith Yaphe, a former senior CIA Middle East analyst, agreed, suggesting the WMD smuggling operation is "palace intrigue." She said in the same UPI report that Bashar Assad's sister, Bushra, "is the brains. She's much smarter and more effective than Bashar, and she was disappointed at being passed over and not seeing her husband elevated."
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| Posted by:doc |
| #9 If I were the king of the forest, I would now await some more Syrian mischief in Fallujah. One of the options of a newly sovereign nation would be to declare war and invade a small portion of Syria as a reprisal. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-29 10:46:51 PM |
| #8 I've been telling you guys where to look since before the war. The Mukhabarat have too free a hand - Bashar is not his old man - and has not gotten a firm grip on the riens there. He's the wrong guy to take over as a strong man. Look at the main road from Baghdad and the Tikrit region. Look where it goes in Syria. Look at the terrain there. Look how close it is to mountains, valley and some very good place to hide truck trailers, barrels, and other things. I cannot say anything more. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-06-29 10:41:35 PM |
| #7 Jules, It wouldn't help. 'There is no one so blind as he who will not see.' They are True Believers over there. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-06-29 7:18:12 PM |
| #6 Any way of getting this page to moveon.org? They are still peddling the "there were no WMDs in Iraq" line... |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-29 3:16:26 PM |
| #5 In fascist states, you don't have to be smart, just vicious. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-29 2:26:07 PM |
| #4 In this case, does Bushra = Hitler? |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-06-29 1:48:48 PM |
| #3 And nobody schemes like a woman who feels she's been wronged. Just talk to any man who's been through a rough divorce; they'll tell you... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-06-29 1:43:17 PM |
| #2 sister, Bushra, and her husband, Gen. Assaf Shawkat Please no making fun of their names. Be nice to the nice. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-29 1:18:02 PM |
| #1 Much has been written about WMD sent to Syria.Some stories even talk of Syria sending WMD to Sudan.Assad must know of these arrangements.So no one in Syria is off the hook yet. |
| Posted by: rich woods 2004-06-29 1:08:49 PM |