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January 06, 2004
Those missing WMD
The most specific allegation yet, on WorldNet Daily, that Iraq's missing WMD are buried in Syria: 'A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party. The weapons were smuggled in large wooden crates and barrels by Zu Alhema al-Shaleesh, known for moving arms into Iraq in violation of U.N. resolutions and for sending recruits to fight coalition forces, said the U.S.-based Reform Party of Syria. The party, based in Potomac, Md., regards itself as a secular body comprised of Syrians who want to see the country embrace "real democratic and economic reforms." 'One weapons-cache location identified by the sources is a mountain tunnel near the village of al-Baidah in northwest Syria, the report said. The tunnel is known to house a branch of the Assad regime's national security apparatus. Two other arms supplies are reported to be in west-central Syria. One is hidden at a factory operated by the Syrian Air Force, near the village of Tal Snan, between the cities of Hama and Salmiyeh. The third location is tunnels beneath the small town of Shinshar, which belongs to the 661 battalion of the Syrian Air Force. 'The nephew of Zu Alhema al-Shaleesh, Assef al-Shaleesh, runs Al Bashair Trading Co., a front for the Assad family involved prior to the war in oil smuggling from Iraq and arms smuggling into the country. Al-Bashair has offices in Damascus, Beirut and Baghdad.' True? Who knows. But it fits with what we know about Syria; and it fits also with a story in last week's Los Angeles Times which reported: 'Al Bashair Trading Co. participated in the smuggling of millions of dollars worth of sophisticated arms and equipment to Saddam Hussein for three years prior to the Iraqi leader's overthrow. Al Bashair executives met with North Korean firms before the war began, according to the Los Angeles daily. The paper's three-month investigation included the translation of 800 signed contracts found in the Al Bashair Trading Co. office shortly before U.S. troops entered Baghdad. 'Just prior to the U.S.-led effort to oust Hussein, SES International Corp. signed at least 50 contracts to supply weapons and gear to Iraq, the Times said, including 1,000 heavy machine guns and up to 20 million rounds for assault rifles. Not all the weapons were delivered, but some may still be in use by terrorists battling the U.S. occupation forces, the newspaper said.' Maybe we'll only find Saddam's WMD when -- if --Bashar Assad's regime is no more.
Posted by melanie at January 6, 2004
Comments
And this is a surprise exactly how? Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at January 7, 2004 02:06 PMhahahhahaha what an funny article melanie, even The Onion would be hard pressed to top this. Posted by: bernie at January 7, 2004 03:08 PMIt wouldn't really surprise me if Saddam's WMDs are in Syria (especially in light of L'il Assad's Telegraph interview, in which he basically admits Syria has a WMD arsenal of its own). That said, I've been burned by WorldNet Daily on more than one occasion, and I won't put much stock in this until I see it in a more reputable source. Posted by: Damian P. at January 8, 2004 01:58 AMGiven that Syria have allowed terrorists into Iraq to kill our boys, and have supported the baddies with night vision goggles e.t.c why donesn't America(or/and Israel) exercise its right to self defence and go in and get those WMD? While their at it they could destroy the various facilitys of Hamas/Islamic Jihad e.t.c. It seems to me the coalition has missed a golden opportunity to deal with Syria. Posted by: Richard at January 8, 2004 12:52 PMBernie again weighs in with insightful commentary. . . Posted by: Susan at January 8, 2004 05:00 PMThe war on terror is a failure, and the invasion of Iraq doubly so. The United States has no credible evidence that Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria early last year before the U.S.-led war that drove Saddam Hussein from power, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said Friday. Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_syria&cid=540&ncid=1473 Posted by: bernie at January 10, 2004 03:12 PM'A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party. The weapons were smuggled in large wooden crates and barrels by Zu Alhema al-Shaleesh, known for moving arms into Iraq in violation of U.N. resolutions and for sending recruits to fight coalition forces, said the U.S.-based Reform Party of Syria. The party, based in Potomac, Md., regards itself as a secular body comprised of Syrians who want to see the country embrace "real democratic and economic reforms." 'One weapons-cache location identified by the sources is a mountain tunnel near the village of al-Baidah in northwest Syria, the report said. The tunnel is known to house a branch of the Assad regime's national security apparatus. Two other arms supplies are reported to be in west-central Syria. One is hidden at a factory operated by the Syrian Air Force, near the village of Tal Snan, between the cities of Hama and Salmiyeh. The third location is tunnels beneath the small town of Shinshar, which belongs to the 661 battalion of the Syrian Air Force. Melanie , your losing it! UFO's are next I suppose. Posted by: Frank. at January 13, 2004 11:59 AMThose of you who focus on the missing weapons of mass destruction are foolish. It would seem that you are attempting to overthrow our government, (beware that would be considered treason). President Bush had a decision to make and he made it. His decision was based on the intelligence provided to him. The people we elected provided this information. It’s clear to me, how is it that the media can’t understand this? Is it so hard for the media to submit Praise instead of Disaster. Here’s the point, focusing on why the weapons of mass destruction have not surfaced is not the key. The key is the safety of our Nation. Have you thought to thank President Bush for his action taken to save the possible Secondary target or the possible Third target? No you only criticize and redirect the focal point to a minor discrepancy in the action President Bush took to save our lives, and yes your live, and your loved ones. Well I Say “Thank You President Bush”, and keep up the good work. Steve Holmes Posted by: Steve Holmes at February 1, 2004 04:47 PM |
