Officials from the US and the European Union today demanded that Syria “disprove” Western allegations that they have a covert nuclear program, and slammed Syria’s refusal to grant the IAEA additional access beyond what it was legally obliged to give.
The allegations continue to focus on the discovery of trivial amounts of uranium particles foud in the Syrian desert, at the site of a 2007 Israeli attack. The US and Israel claimed, nearly a year after the attack, that the site was secretly constructing a gas-graphite nuclear reactor.
Syria has had no explanation for where the particles came from, though previously it had been suggested the IAEA inspectors may have tracked it in themselves. Today Syria’s ambassador noted that Israeli planes dropped “things and material” on the site, drawing mocking from the US.
Former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei noted repeatedly that the organization was unable to gather sufficient evidence to draw any conclusions, noting that if Israel had given them evidence in 2007 instead of blowing up the building, they could have resolved the question within 24 hours. Syria allowed a 2008 inspection of the site, but has declined future access to the empty desert, as well as assorted military bases the US has since demanded by opened up, citing its lack of obligation to do so.
"Officials from the US and the European Union today demanded that Syria “disprove” Western allegations that they have a covert nuclear program"
"Western allegations"? Is that like the "Western allegations" that Iraq is about to blow up the planet with its "WMD's" and its "drones"?
Are we living in the "West"? or in a lunatic asylum? I wonder what sane people living on the outside think of our "Officials" and their pompous, absurd "Demands". What farce!
"The West"! — our little clique of deranged war-addicted rulers presume to constitute half of the planet! The term "The West" presupposes a planet divided — a planet perpetually at war with itself.
Don't our gangsters and banksters also style themselves the "International Community"? — never mind that 99.9999% of the human race is not a part of this elite "Community" of war-criminals!
We need to stop using these grandiose terms to sugar-coat our dysfunctional, amoral, inhuman regimes. Call them what they are: Thugs.
thugs indeed…
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-thugs-of-india
start a war so i can make some money
Demand that Israel open up its nuclear facilities for inspection
Those countries around Israel would be absolutely stupid not to look for nuclear weapons, since they are facing Israel with at least 200 nuclear rockets, and probably even more.
Only a military balance warranties freedom, as the status quo (Russia and the US) did so for many years, otherwise the nuclear country can do any aggression to its neighbor as it pleases to do.
We have seen that in the past. So, if you don't like to have a nuclear Syria, you better force Israel to get rid of their nuclear weapons.
The new Western way is that everyone is a terrorist and must prove their innocence. When is and where will the suspicion of Western nations (in direct response to Israelis paranoia) going to end. It has created a massive security business around the world operated by those with ins to the specific governments. What a way to bring up our children. Don't trust a damn soul since they may out to get you. If the USA would address the Israel/Palestinian situation with equity, all this nonsensen and wasted monies would be over. Until then, the American debt will continue to grow until the country is bankrupt and our children will thank us for our stupidity.
Why aren't they all demanding that Israel allow IAEA access throughout ISRAEL???