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Report: Syria agrees to hide Iran nukes

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

LONDON — Syria has signed a pledge to store Iranian nuclear weapons and missiles.

The London-based Jane's Defence Weekly reported that Iran and Syria signed a strategic accord meant to protect either country from international pressure regarding their weapons programs. The magazine, citing diplomatic sources, said Syria agreed to store Iranian materials and weapons should Teheran come under United Nations sanctions.

Iran also pledged to grant haven to any Syrian intelligence officer indicted by the UN or Lebanon. Five Syrian officers have been questioned by the UN regarding the Hariri assassination, Middle East Newsline reported.

"The sensitive chapter in the accord includes Syria's commitment to allow Iran to safely store weapons, sensitive equipment or even hazardous materials on Syrian soil should Iran need such help in a time of crisis," Jane's said.

The accord also obligated Syria to continue to supply the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah with weapons, ammunition and communications. Iran has been the leading weapons supplier to Hizbullah, with about 15,000 missiles and rockets along the Israeli-Lebanese border.

The accord, negotiations of which began in 2004, was signed on Nov. 14 and meant to prepare for economic sanctions imposed on either Iran or Syria. Under the accord, Jane's said, Iran would relay financial aid to Syria in an effort to ease Western sanctions in wake of the UN determination that Damascus was responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Iran also pledged to supply a range of military aid to Syria. Jane's cited technology for weapons of mass destruction as well as conventional arms, ammunition and training of Syrian military.

Teheran would seek to upgrade Syrian ballistic missiles and chemical weapons systems. Under the accord, Iran would also be prepared to operate "advanced weapon systems in Syria during a military confrontation." Jane's said.

"The new strategic accord is based on the existing military MoUs, with the addition of the sensitive chapter dealing with cooperation in times of international sanctions or military conflict," Jane's reported.

Syria: for all your WMD storage needs.

"Re-targeting Sir!"

Hey, they're admitting to sheltering WMD program. Start the tanks boys! Time to roll west towards the Med.

This just in, Israel signs a pledge to turn Syria into a glass parking lot

Syria and Iran vs the UN.

Odds are the UN will again prove itself to be spineless and ineffective.

Quoted: Syria and Iran vs the UN. Odds are the UN will again prove itself to be spineless and ineffective.

my monies on syria and iran.

Gee, ya think that all the "non-existant" Iraqi WMDs might be in Syria?????? DUH!

Quoted: "Re-targeting Sir!"

How they going to get them there?  Would be terrible if the MAFIA (not that there is anything like the MAFIA) hijacked the trucks thinking they werre smuggled tax-free cigarettes?

Quoted: Gee, ya think that all the "non-existant" Iraqi WMDs might be in Syria?????? DUH!

do those countries border Iraq?

Closer target for Israel.

That wouldn't be a very smart move at all.  Rolling over Syria's butt would be infinitely easier than invading Iran.

Too bad GWB will not do a damn thing about it.

Damn. Syria is going to have to start evicting some of it's people to make room for all the WMDs if they keep this up.

Not shocking, especially when considering all those semi trucks rolling from Iraq to syria before we invaded.

Quoted: Syria: for all your WMD storage needs.

My thoughts exactly. First Iraq's chem/bio, now Iran's nukes...

Nice to become the region's leading arms holder with no out-of-pocket of your own...

Quoted: Quoted: Gee, ya think that all the "non-existant" Iraqi WMDs might be in Syria?????? DUH! do those countries border Iraq?

yes

= rhetorical.

i've been to the syrian and turkish borders.  
my comment was to point out the obvious conclusion that any country in the area not friendly to the U.S. would be more than happy to welcome any sort of weapon across it's border from Iraq.

Quoted: Closer target for Israel.

.......and they are ready to show some love!

You can SEE Damascus from the Golan Heights.  (I have).  

Why cant we just bomb all the nuclear facilities. Fuck the UN.

Quoted: Syria: for all your WMD storage needs.

+1!

Looks like I found where to store my WMDs.
If they did it for Iraq and Iran.....

Quoted: Why cant we just bomb all the nuclear facilities. Fuck the UN.

lots of anti aircraft weapons, and they did a better job of protecting the facility this time, I think we could but its not as easy as people think.

Let the Israeli's start on one side, we'll start from the other and meet in the middle

Quoted: Too bad GWB will not do a damn thing about it.

He's been too busy securing our borders, come on, give the guy a break.

For you biblical folks, there is a prophecy in the OT about Damascus being utterly destroyed.

I don't see how Iran can move weapons to Syria without tipping us off.  Sound like nothing more than short bus saber rattling by Iran

Quoted: I don't see how Iran can move weapons to Syria without tipping us off.  Sound like nothing more than short bus saber rattling by Iran

Right, because we'd shoot down any plane flying between Iran and Syria.

Quoted: Quoted: Why cant we just bomb all the nuclear facilities. Fuck the UN. lots of anti aircraft weapons, and they did a better job of protecting the facility this time, I think we could but its not as easy as people think.

Isn't that what missiles are for? I'd like to see GWB light up a few Tridents out in gulf...