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| IAEA: No evidence for nuclear activity in Syria | ||
| 2004-07-22 | ||
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday denied the existence of any evidence that Syria has been developing banned nuclear weapons. In a statement to Egyptian TV, General-Director of the IAEA Mohammed el-Baradei said "the Agency has no evidence on Syria's attempts to build any nuclear program that violates the Non-Proliferation Treaty."
"Syrian officials are ready to cooperate with the IAEA to prove that an allegation against Syria in this respect is groundless," he added.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 Even the Libyans implicated the Syrians. The IAEA must be getting their instructions (and checks) from Tehran. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-22 10:54:12 PM |
| #11 Hmm. Perhaps they need some evidence planted. "Hey, Mr. Inspector, think that mushroom cloud over there might be an indication of nuclear activity?" I wish that speeding tickets were as easy to avoid as nuclear weapons programs. geesh. |
| Posted by: Brutus 2004-07-22 10:08:24 PM |
| #10 "I see NOTHING! NOTHING!" _________________________Sgt. Schultz |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-07-22 8:17:34 PM |
| #9 That is getting late night food after going out and doing serious drinking. Food is required to soak up the booze. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-07-22 5:21:19 PM |
| #8 There is nothing like an open-outcry purchase of a char-dog and cheddar fries at 3:30am. Is that breakfast or supper? Open-outcry! LOL! The only way to buy anything. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-22 4:19:45 PM |
| #7 #5 al Baredei is a real treat. If forsenic accountants approached their jobs with the same amount of zeal, no embezzelers would ever be found guilty. El Baradei is the Arthur Andersen of Middle East nuclear accountability. Until the IAEA is headed by a non-Islamic individual, all of its findings in that region will be, not just suspect, but irreversibly tainted. The IAEA debacle in Iran is all we can expect to see played out over and over again until el Baradei is removed from office. Not that the UN will ever be able to provide functional investigation of anything more pressing than comparison shopping of Russian caviar brands. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-07-22 3:43:51 PM |
| #6 I do, however, have evidence that there is a hot dog stand in Chicago at Clark and Wrightwood. Go Weiner Circle!! There is nothing like an open-outcry purchase of a char-dog and cheddar fries at 3:30am. Sorry this is waaaay O/T. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-07-22 1:40:21 PM |
| #5 al Baredei is a real treat. If forsenic accountants approached their jobs with the same amount of zeal, no embezzelers would ever be found guilty. |
| Posted by: Michael 2004-07-22 1:17:41 PM |
| #4 "..."the Agency has no evidence on Syria's attempts to build any nuclear program that violates the Non-Proliferation Treaty." TRANSLATION: Somewhere in the desert outside Damascus there is a 1000x1000 neon and searchlight lit sign with a blinking arrow on it that says THIS WAY TO SECRET SYRIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM HEADQUARTERS. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-07-22 12:51:49 PM |
| #3 It like if I was hunting bear, what would I do if I found one? Dan you just need to be prepared, carry binoculars, match box and high quality tweezers. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-22 12:25:38 PM |
| #2 There's no evidence that el-Baradei wanted to find any nukes. It like if I was hunting bear, what would I do if I found one? |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2004-07-22 12:03:53 PM |
| #1 didnt say they dont have them, just that theres NO EVIDENCE they have them. Not the same thing. I have no evidence that theres a hot dog stand at the corner of State and Wabash (or whereever) in downtown Chicago. But then I havent looked. Im sure the city of Chicago would cooperate if I were to go look. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-22 11:49:50 AM |