I say that because it is not in my printed paper each day as it once was.
"Syria site was a reactor, UN told; Location bombed in ’07 a suspected weapons program" May 25, 2011|By Joby Warrick, Washington Post
WASHINGTON — A UN investigation has formally concluded that Syria was “very likely’’ building a secret nuclear reactor in 2007 when the partially completed project was destroyed by Israeli warplanes, according to a report yesterday that put new pressure on the embattled government of President Bashar al-Assad.
I'm just wondering where they got there "evidence."
Honestly, I'm tired of the U.N. chasing phantom nukes for Israel as the Fukushima disaster is minimized (absent from my printed paper today).
The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency was the first by the watchdog group to officially link Syria to a clandestine nuclear program, a move that opens the door to punitive measures, including a possible referral to the UN Security Council for sanctions.
The United States and its allies have maintained for years that the construction site attacked by Israel on Sept. 6, 2007, was a nuclear reactor intended for making fuel for nuclear bombs, an assertion that Syria has vigorously denied.
Yesterday’s IAEA report essentially ends the debate, citing extensive physical and photographic evidence showing that Syria’s Dair Alzour project had all the hallmarks of a 25-megawatt nuclear reactor....
When the agenda-pushing, war-promoting media uses a word like hallmarks you know they are full of s***. It is a sign they are pushing propaganda again because "terror" attacks sometimes have the "hallmark" of "Al-CIA-Duh."
And what makes them think I'm going to buy forged evidence or believe in them ever again?
The report criticized Syria for stonewalling investigators for much of the past three years by blocking access to key sites and presenting false or misleading information about the destroyed facility....
Of course, when Israel does such things no one raises a peep.
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"Syrian security forces kill at least 8 during mass protests" by Bassem Mroue, Associated Press / May 28, 2011
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on antigovernment demonstrations yesterday, killing at least eight people, as thousands took to the streets despite the near-certainty they would face gunfire, tear gas, and stun guns, human rights activists and witnesses said....
The 10-week protests in Syria have evolved from a disparate movement demanding reforms to a resilient uprising that is now seeking President Bashar Assad’s ouster....
Human rights groups say more than 1,000 people have been killed since the revolt began in mid-March, a death toll that has enraged and motivated protesters.
Related: Who is Behind The Protest Movement?
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition
Saudis blamed for Syrian violence
They are our agents in the region. CIA press does a good job covering that up, too.
Many activists have been opting for nighttime demonstrations and candlelight vigils in recent days, aiming for a time when the security presence has thinned out.
“We refuse to let them sleep,’’ a 28-year-old Dael resident said of the security forces.
“We drive them crazy, as soon as they come to the neighborhood we go quiet and they get lost. And then we start again when they leave,’’ he said.
The resident, an engineer who asked that his name not be used, said the protest started at 2 a.m. and was peaceful until security forces opened fire an hour later. He said three cousins from the same family were killed.
Since then, there has been a curfew in the town.
“I cannot stick my head out the window; if they see a cat they’ll shoot at it,’’ he said.
A witness in Damascus, who asked to be identified only by his nickname, Abu Moustafa, said up to 1,500 people were chanting for the downfall of the regime in the Qaboun neighborhood. More than 20 buses carrying soldiers and security forces arrived on the scene, raising tensions, he said.
At least two other gatherings were reported in the capital.
Another witness in the central city of Homs — the site of some of the largest demonstrations in recent weeks — said thousands of people were chanting for the downfall of the regime.
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My view is the attempted coup is sputtering, thus the receding coverage.
