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Syria

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
According to The New York Times, "Israel's air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear reactor, apparently modeled on one North Korea had used to create its stockpile of nuclear weapons fuel, according to American and foreign officials with access to the intelligence reports" (Oct. 14, 2007).
  • by Cecil Maranville
Unless you have been living in a cave for the past few weeks, you undoubtedly have heard of the cartoon riots. Come to think of it, even those fellows hiding in caves probably have heard of this. Who would believe that a dozen rather unimpressive caricatures of a religious figure would ignite riots around the world?
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  • by Cecil Maranville
World opinion is that Syria appears to have gone one step too far in its deadly game of sponsoring terrorism. The assassination of Rafiq Hariri will have far-reaching consequences for Syria, as well as for the entire Middle East.
  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
The Sunday Times reported that "investigators tracking the spread of nuclear technology and know-how through the clandestine sales network of the Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan believe that Syria might have acquired centrifuges that can purify uranium for use in nuclear bombs" (July 4).
  • by Cecil Maranville
Is a chemical bomb the next weapon of choice that al-Qaeda groups will use on the United States, the United Kingdom and continental Europe? There are strong indications that it is! Specialized al-Qaeda training camps turned out multiple hundreds of terrorists capable of producing such bombs. These people in turn trained even more in the chemistry of killing.