In the N.y. Times web version (in two places), of course:
"U.S. Official Says Syria May Have Nuclear Ties" by MARK MAZZETTI and HELENE COOPER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 — A State Department official said Friday that the United States had concerns about Syria’s involvement in illicit nuclear activities and suggested that North Korea might be aiding the Syrians in their efforts.
Andrew Semmel, a top official on countering the spread of nuclear weapons, said that Syria may have a number of “secret suppliers” for a covert nuclear program, and that North Korean technicians were currently operating inside Syria.
His comments, in an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, came in response to questions about an Israeli airstrike inside Syria last week. Neither Israel nor the United States has confirmed what targets the Israeli jets hit, and the government in Jerusalem has imposed a blanket restriction on the Israeli news media from reporting details about the raid.
[This is such bullshit Zionist propaganda, I'm about ready to choke!]
American officials have been similarly tight-lipped, and officials who ordinarily see intelligence reports on such issues say their access has been restricted.
[WTF? I guess ISRAEL REALLY DOES RUN OUR GOVERNMENT, huh?
American intelligence officials being RESTRICTED in their ACCESS!!!!!????
This is an OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!]
Mr. Semmel did not specify whether the technicians in Syria were specialists in nuclear technology; North Korea has long supplied Syria with missile technology. Some weapons experts said they were skeptical that Syria was in league with North Korea to build a secret program.
Damascus is not thought to have made serious efforts in the past to develop nuclear weapons, and those experts said it was unlikely that the Syrians could afford such a program or had the technical expertise to sustain it.
[Yup, but BULLSHIT ISRAELI PROPAGANDA is the HEADLINE!]
The speculation about possible North Korean activities inside Syria is heightening the Bush administration’s concern about the future of its diplomatic efforts to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear program.
[Of course, if North Korea does what we want by shutting down their program, well, they MUST be moving the stuff to Iran and Syria.
After all, it's only logical -- in a WAR-MONGERING, NaZionist's rectum, that is!!!]
A Bush administration official said earlier this week that over the past several weeks, Israel had conducted several aerial surveillance flights over Syria to take pictures of what Israeli officials were said to believe could be possible nuclear development installations.
[Yup, so that fucking shitstink state can VIOLATE AIR SPACE, and no biggie!!!
But STINK FUCKING ISRAEL DON'T RUN NUTHIN,' though!
At least, that's what the STINK ZIONIST-CONTROLLED PRESS TELLS ME!]
North Korea’s government took the unusual step of publicly condemning the Israeli strike. The Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua cited a North Korean Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday as calling the Israeli strike “a very dangerous provocation, little short of wantonly violating the sovereignty of Syria and seriously harassing the regional peace and security.”
Some who advocate a hard-line stance toward North Korea, including former top Bush administration officials, said that possible intelligence about North Korea’s efforts to aid Syria should halt diplomatic talks with Pyongyang.
[Oh, and CUI BONO, 'eh, reader?
NEO-CON SHITS, and HERE IS ONE NOW!]
“It would be a big mistake for the State Department to push ahead with the six-party process without this being resolved,” said John R. Bolton, a former United States ambassador to the United Nations, referring to the diplomatic talks with North Korea. “They are rushing to finish this and declare victory, which could be a catastrophe for the president.”
[What would be a catastrophe is if the U.S. continues to serve that lying, land-stealing, genocidal little shitstink state!
That's what is a catastrophe!
Unless it leads to that shitstink state vanishing from the pages of time, like the Soviet Union!
Then it's all o.k., as long as that little shitstink state goes away!!!!]
"Syria gets N. Korea visitors, US says; Nuclear supplier possibly contacted" by Nicole Winfield/Associated Press September 15, 2007
ROME - A senior US nuclear arms official said yesterday that North Koreans were in Syria and that Damascus may have had contacts with "secret suppliers" to obtain nuclear equipment.
Andrew Semmel, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for nuclear nonproliferation policy, did not identify the suppliers, but said North Koreans were in the country and that he could not exclude that the network run by the disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan may have been involved.
[Yup, do more of Israel's bidding by mentioning Pakistan!
What SHIT!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!]
He said it was not known whether the contacts had produced any results. "Whether anything transpired remains to be seen," he said.
[But the SHIT PAPERS will HEADLINE IT for you!]
Syria has never commented publicly on its nuclear program. It has a small research nuclear reactor, as do several other countries in the region, including Egypt. While Israel and the United States have expressed concerns in the past, Damascus has not been known to make a serious push to develop a nuclear energy or weapons program.
Proliferation analysts have said that Syria's weak economy would make it hard-pressed to afford nuclear technology, and that Damascus - which is believed to have some chemical weapons stocks - may have taken the position that it does not also need nuclear weapons.
[So, WHY is this SHITHOLE ZIONIST LIE being spilled across my "newspapers?"]
Semmel was responding to questions about an Israeli air strike in northern Syria last week. Neither side has explained what exactly happened, but a US government official confirmed that Israeli warplanes were targeting weapons from Iran and destined for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
[After lying all the time, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, shitter!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The Washington Post reported Thursday that Israel had gathered satellite imagery showing possible North Korean cooperation with Syria on a nuclear facility.
North Korea, which has a longstanding alliance with Syria, condemned the Israeli air incursion. Israeli analysts say North Korea and Iran both have been major suppliers of Syria's missile stock.
Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal told the Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on Thursday that the accusations of North Korean nuclear help were a "new American spin to cover up" for Israel.
[Oh, those Arabs are SO SMART!!!!
While the Amurkn public digest Zionist diarrhea drivel, the Arabs and Muslims SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT!!
How come Arabs and Muslims are smarter than Amurkns, reader?]
Semmel, who is in Italy for a meeting today on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, said Syria was on the US "watch list."
[Oh, Syria is on the "watch list."
Guess they won't be able to board their flight, huh, reader?
See now why I am SICK of this SHIT ZIONIST SPEW after a year?]
Meanwhile, as a usual afterthought, I find this at the tail end of a piece on the very back page of the front section of the Globe (Times didn't even cover):
"An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car carrying militants from the Islamic Jihad group but they escaped unharmed, residents said.
An Israeli army spokesman confirmed the strike and said the militants were traveling to a launching ground to fire another salvo of rockets into Israel. He added that at least 10 mortar shells had been fired into the Jewish state yesterday.
Earlier, a small Israeli ground force entered the southern Gaza Strip but there were no reports of injuries or damage, the army and local residents said. Israeli forces frequently carry out operations in border areas."
Yup, ISRAEL FREQUENTLY CARRIES OUT BORDER OPERATIONS, and we RARELY HEAR ABOUT THAT HERE IN AMERIKA!!!!
Pffffffffffttttttt!!!!!!!!!
