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September 16, 2007
Nicely done - the Israeli raid on Syrian nuke stuff
The Times Online is claiming the Israelis hit a site with some tasty DPRK nuclear materials. Its no secret Assad Lite and the DPRK have been tossing each other salad for a while now. With the DPRK supposedly shutting down, and being largely very weaselly shits, its not surprising that they might be looking to "double dip" here -- sell off a good chunk of stuff then claim it "got lost" or was "destroyed" before the inspectors had a chance to see that happen. After all, the DPRK and Syria are major sources of counterfeit US currency in the world today, so its not like black bag deals screwing over the US and UN are beyond them ethically. Syria looks like the big loser here (what's new?) cuz you can be sure the DPRK got paid up front for the goodies. Cash strapped as they are, they ain't gonna be taking no checks from the dentist.
That the Syrians are closed lipped and not flooding the zone with "oh poor innocent us" footage and pics of stuffed animals from the site speaks volumes about what got hit. They know there are plenty of experts out there that can tell what is and what isn't from a pile of apparent rubble and scrap iron.
H/T Dan