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2007-10-24 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Getting briefed on World War III - more about that Syria raid

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Posted by Sherry 2007-10-24 17:12|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Yawn. North Korea lied. Our government went along with it. Call me when there's news.

Posted by Iblis 2007-10-24 18:06|| 2007-10-24 18:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Besides the alleged "reactor", there is also on-going Net speculat that Israel may had also targeted a possible nuclear bomb prototype = workable bomb design..

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-24 18:50|| 2007-10-24 18:50|| Front Page Top

#3 In other words, if the Koreans are there, it might not be nuclear, and if its nuclear, the Koreans might not be there.

The point is that the administration is subtly attempting to cast doubt on any reported link between North Korea and the Syrian reactor

So, what gives? Bush had the courage to label Iran, Syria and North Korea as being the "Axis of Evil". Is this another casesimilar to the Palestinian issuewhereby too much political capital has been invested in making progress with North Korea whereby the Bush administration is willing to abandon the importance of outing Kim's treachery in favor of some meager showing with respect to the six party talks? Does Bush really think that such a pitiful display of "progress" with North Korea will buy the republicans any advantage in 2008?

Third, there is at least some significant evidence for direct North Korean transfer of fissile material perhaps even a nuclear warhead to Syria and/or Iran. That, of course, would constitute the most serious possible violation of the six-party agreement, and would be a grave threat to the security of the United States and the world.

All indications point towards this being the case. Otherwise, the USA would never have so tacitly green-lighted Israel's pre-emptive strike in such a conspicuous manner. Even the most remote possibility of Iran being able to short-circuit the lengthy development cycle for producing versus procuring a nuclear weapon should have set off all sorts of klaxons and alarms at the NSA, CIA and the Pentagon.

This would represent the last button on the coat in terms of initiating military intervention in Iran. Albeit, there is no way to know if there is reliable reconnaisance that precludes any successful transfer of a functional warhead or even bulk fissile material to Iran. However, the simple possibility of such a transshipment represents such a dire breach of national security that any lack of immediate reaction seems idiotic at best and suicidal at worst.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-24 20:38|| 2007-10-24 20:38|| Front Page Top

#4 TOPIX/WORLDNEWS/VARIOUS > SYRIAN REACTOR CLOSELY RESEMBLES NORTH KOREAN REACTOR.* JPOST > SYRIA WAS PREPARING FOR ISRAELI ATTACK. Jpost/Article Sources claim Syria received intel about pending = preemptive? Israeli attack.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-24 20:54|| 2007-10-24 20:54|| Front Page Top

#5 I was just struck by a crazy thought... My take: Plain evidence of axis-style alliance between NKor and Iran/Syria Islamists. Could the big secret be they found Russian fingerprints all over the NKor nuke transfer!?!? A Russ/Nkor/Iran axis of evil would be a BIG change in the geopolitical equation, one that plenty of powerful people might want to keep secret....

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2007-10-24 21:53|| 2007-10-24 21:53|| Front Page Top

#6 P.S. Could the "Syrian" reactor actually have been owned an operated by Iran? I can see A-madman-ejad talking Assad into letting them put it in Syria so Iran can say "Reactor? What reactor? We ain't got no stinkin' reactors!"

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2007-10-24 21:58|| 2007-10-24 21:58|| Front Page Top

#7 ....the Israelis destroyed a nuclear-related facility and caused North Korean casualties at the site

I see no downside here.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-24 21:59|| 2007-10-24 21:59|| Front Page Top

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