jpost.com - 2/18/2009
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Syria has been conducting extensive construction work on a chemical weapons facility in the country's northwest, satellite images obtained by the defense analyst group Jane's reveal. The images of a chemical weapons facility identified as al-Safir were taken by several commercial sources from ...
breitbart.com - 2/21/2009
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The United States and
Syria are exploring the possibility of better relations after...
years of tensionbut questions remain over just how much common ground exists between the two. In a sign that President Barack Obama may be ...
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Syria, US explore improving ties as Kerry visits
telegraph.co.uk - 2/19/2009
janes.com - 2/18/2009
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janes.com —
Non-Subscriber Extract Chemical romance - Syria's unconventional affair
develops By Bhupendra Jasani 17 February 2009 Iraq became...
the 186th country to become a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention on 14 January. This may assuage regional concerns ...
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Surprise: Syria's building a chemical weapons plant
Israel Matzav —
Surprise: Syria's building a chemical weapons plant [image] The respected British defense weekly Jane's is reporting that Syria, with whom President Hopenchange is looking to renew relations , is building a chemical weapons plant . Satellite images from several commercial sources gathered from 2005 to 2008 have shed light on activity at the chemical weapons facility identified as Al Safir in northwest Syria. Imagery obtained by DigitalGlobe's WorldView-1 satellite indicates that the site contains not only a number of the defining features of a chemical weapons facility, but that significant levels of construction have taken place at the facility's production ...
Newspaper Roundup for Feb. 18, 2009
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Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Feb. 18, 2009 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Houston Chronicle: Gov. Perry: Texas may turn down billions of stimulus dollars Wary of strings attached New York Times: Obama s War on Terror May Resemble Bush s in Some Areas Jerusalem Post: 'Syria building chemical weapons plant' Jerusalem Post: Iran: We've built a surveillance drone BBC: Marchers block Mexico-US border Los Angeles Times: High school play canceled over possible objections to gay content Washington Times: GOP to hound pro-stimulus Blue Dogs ...
Syria's Chemical Weapons Problem and Ours
A Blog For All —
Jane's Defense Weekly, a highly respected military affairs center, has reported that Syria is furiously working to build a chemical weapons plant . As per the ...
Syria building chemical weapons plant
Jihad Watch —
... "'Syria building chemical weapons plant,'" by Yaakov Katz for the Jerusalem Post, February 17 (thanks to all who sent this in): ...
THE 'GOLDEN HOUR' GIVES WAY TO POLITICAL KUMBAYA
Dr. Sanity —
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a post commenting on Wretchard's "Three Conjectures". Here is part of that post: The reality of the Islamic threat to the world is incredibly sobering. And if you have any doubts about that conclusion, or are tempted to dismiss this discussion as "fearmongering", then I urge you to read this post, and then this post from archives of The Belmont Club. The first link discusses what is called "the strategic issue of our time": Is Islam compatible with a free society. The latter evaluates three conjectures about Islam and terrorism; a discussion that remains all-too relevant ...
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wnd.com 12/19/2008 — "Pastor Warren hailed the religious coexistence, tolerance and stability that the Syrian society is enjoying due to the wise leadership of President al-Assad, asserting that he will convey the true image about Syria to the American people." "Syria ...
Obama Will Send Envoy to Syria, Officials Say
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Reuters: Politics 2/20/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has asked for a meeting with Syria's ambassador to discuss concerns including Damascus's possible nuclear program and support for groups that Washington labels as terrorists, a State Department spokesman said ...
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