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U.S.: Evidence mounts of Syrian nuclear cover-up - Haaretz - Israel News
The United States said on Wednesday that United Nations inspectors had found growing evidence of covert nuclear activity in Syria, and European allies said a lack of Syrian transparency demanded utmost scrutiny. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is looking into ...
The Syria Temptation—and Why Obama Must Resist It
commentarymagazine.com — Footnotes 1 The notable exception to these disappointments, cited by Miller, was the “shuttle diplomacy” between Jerusalem... and Damascus of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger following the 1973 Yom Kippur war. In his book, The Much Too Promised Land ... (more) The Syria Temptation—and Why Obama Must Resist It
Syria Talks Signal New Direction for U.S.
Syria Talks Signal New Direction for U.S.
nytimes.com — An understanding with Syria could increase pressure on Iran to respond to the United States’ offer of... direct talks. > (more) Syria Talks Signal New Direction for U.S.
Hillary Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria
timesonline.co.uk — It was a brief but significant gesture: in the hubbub of the Gaza donor s conference in... Egypt, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, shook hands and exchanged a few words yesterday with Walid Mouallem, her Syrian counterpart. In the Middle ... (more) Hillary Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria
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U.S.: Evidence mounts of Syrian nuclear cover-up
Israpundit — Reuters, Haaretz, March 4, 2009 The United States said on Wednesday that United Nations inspectors had found growing evidence of covert nuclear activity in Syria, and European allies said a lack of Syrian transparency demanded utmost scrutiny. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is looking into U.S. intelligence reports that Syria had almost built a North Korean-designed, nuclear reactor meant to yield bomb-grade plutonium before Israel bombed it in 2007. Last month, the IAEA said inspectors had found enough traces of uranium ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/5/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... Middle East: Evidence Mounts of Syrian Nuclear Cover-Up The United States said on Wednesday that United Nations inspectors had found growing evidence of covert nuclear activity in Syria, and European allies said a lack of Syrian transparency demanded utmost scrutiny. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is looking into U.S. intelligence reports that Syria had almost built a North Korean-designed, nuclear reactor meant to yield bomb-grade plutonium before Israel bombed it in ...

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