http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36463
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Report: Syria hiding Iraqi WMD
Sources say relative of President Assad smuggled arms to 3 places
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Posted: January 6, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of
mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to
intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party.
The weapons were smuggled in large wooden crates and barrels by Zu
Alhema al-Shaleesh, known for moving arms into Iraq in violation of
U.N. resolutions and for sending recruits to fight coalition forces,
said the U.S.-based Reform Party of Syria.
The party, based in Potomac, Md., regards itself as a secular body
comprised of Syrians who want to see the country embrace "real
democratic and economic reforms."
One weapons-cache location identified by the sources is a mountain
tunnel near the village of al-Baidah in northwest Syria, the report
said. The tunnel is known to house a branch of the Assad regime's
national security apparatus.
Two other arms supplies are reported to be in west-central Syria. One
is hidden at a factory operated by the Syrian Air Force, near the
village of Tal Snan, between the cities of Hama and Salmiyeh. The
third location is tunnels beneath the small town of Shinshar, which
belongs to the 661 battalion of the Syrian Air Force.
The nephew of Zu Alhema al-Shaleesh, Assef al-Shaleesh, runs Al
Bashair Trading Co., a front for the Assad family involved prior to
the war in oil smuggling from Iraq and arms smuggling into the
country. Al-Bashair has offices in Damascus, Beirut and Baghdad.
In an exclusive interview yesterday with the London Telegraph, Assad
came close to admitting his country possessed stockpiles of weapons of
mass destruction.
Assad told the London paper Syria rejects American and British demands
for concessions on weapons of mass destruction, insisting Damascus is
entitled to defend itself by acquiring its own chemical and biological
deterrent.
He said Israel must agree to abandon its undeclared nuclear arsenal in
order for Syria to consider any deal with the U.S.
Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported Al Bashair Trading Co.
participated in the smuggling of millions of dollars worth of
sophisticated arms and equipment to Saddam Hussein for three years
prior to the Iraqi leader's overthrow.
Al Bashair executives met with North Korean firms before the war
began, according to the Los Angeles daily. The paper's three-month
investigation included the translation of 800 signed contracts found
in the Al Bashair Trading Co. office shortly before U.S. troops
entered Baghdad.
Just prior to the U.S.-led effort to oust Hussein, SES International
Corp. signed at least 50 contracts to supply weapons and gear to Iraq,
the Times said, including 1,000 heavy machine guns and up to 20
million rounds for assault rifles.
Not all the weapons were delivered, but some may still be in use by
terrorists battling the U.S. occupation forces, the newspaper said.
At least one shipment of arms was completed with the help of the
Syrian government in violation of a U.N. arms embargo.
SES International Corp. denied any wrongdoing, while Syria's foreign
ministry refused to comment to the Times.
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06 Jan 2004 02:41:56 PM |
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"sonya" <tandym@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
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Report: Syria hiding Iraqi WMD
Sources say relative of President Assad smuggled arms to 3 places
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Posted: January 6, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of
mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to
intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party.
....who got the information from Roger Rabbitt, who heard it from the road
runner's uncle bob at
a convention for "Cartoons against dubya's war". Mr. Farrah's G2
"intelligence" gathering network received
the inside information from a source so it's as reliable as all the rest of
Mr. Farrah's WND articles which come
from the same source <nudge nudge wink wink>
WH
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07 Jan 2004 05:01:07 AM |
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: > A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of
: > mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to
: > intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party.
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: ...who got the information from Roger Rabbitt, who heard it from the road
: runner's uncle bob at
: a convention for "Cartoons against dubya's war". Mr. Farrah's G2
: "intelligence" gathering network received
: the inside information from a source so it's as reliable as all the rest
of
: Mr. Farrah's WND articles which come
: from the same source <nudge nudge wink wink>
Further details revealed Yosemite Sam was in charge of organizing the
shipment to Syria, since they felt that if Wile E. Coyote were left to
handle it that the cargo might explode in his face or a large boulder might
fall on it either before or after the explosion.
Bugs Bunny was called in late in an attempt to intercept the shipment before
it crossed into Syrian terrority, but he was unable to burrow fast enough.
Warner Brothers Inc. is still releasing details as they come in.
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06 Jan 2004 02:37:11 PM |
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According to the most current news release from the
PMS -- all three sites were found and vaporized by
space aliens.
The Psychedelick Pope
Saint Isidore of Laytonville
^Ö^ Patron Saint of the Internet ^Ö^
°°^Ö^ °°
http://apple2.org.za/gswv/me/
All I want to do is WOMP WOMP!!
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06 Jan 2004 10:07:57 PM |
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Figures, the only place mentioned is a "WorldNetdDaily exclusive"
WMD in Syria? Why not? The f'in Israeli have 400 nuclear devices in
their arsenal, just across the border.
Either Israel should abandon their nukes, or Syria should buy
some of their own. A lot of them.
Why should Israel's manure smell any better than Syria's?
On 6 Jan 2004 12:02:06 -0800, (sonya) wrote:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36463
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Report: Syria hiding Iraqi WMD
Sources say relative of President Assad smuggled arms to 3 places
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted: January 6, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A relative of Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding Iraqi weapons of
mass destruction in three locations in Syria, according to
intelligence sources cited by an exiled opposition party.
The weapons were smuggled in large wooden crates and barrels by Zu
Alhema al-Shaleesh, known for moving arms into Iraq in violation of
U.N. resolutions and for sending recruits to fight coalition forces,
said the U.S.-based Reform Party of Syria.
The party, based in Potomac, Md., regards itself as a secular body
comprised of Syrians who want to see the country embrace "real
democratic and economic reforms."
One weapons-cache location identified by the sources is a mountain
tunnel near the village of al-Baidah in northwest Syria, the report
said. The tunnel is known to house a branch of the Assad regime's
national security apparatus.
Two other arms supplies are reported to be in west-central Syria. One
is hidden at a factory operated by the Syrian Air Force, near the
village of Tal Snan, between the cities of Hama and Salmiyeh. The
third location is tunnels beneath the small town of Shinshar, which
belongs to the 661 battalion of the Syrian Air Force.
The nephew of Zu Alhema al-Shaleesh, Assef al-Shaleesh, runs Al
Bashair Trading Co., a front for the Assad family involved prior to
the war in oil smuggling from Iraq and arms smuggling into the
country. Al-Bashair has offices in Damascus, Beirut and Baghdad.
In an exclusive interview yesterday with the London Telegraph, Assad
came close to admitting his country possessed stockpiles of weapons of
mass destruction.
Assad told the London paper Syria rejects American and British demands
for concessions on weapons of mass destruction, insisting Damascus is
entitled to defend itself by acquiring its own chemical and biological
deterrent.
He said Israel must agree to abandon its undeclared nuclear arsenal in
order for Syria to consider any deal with the U.S.
Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported Al Bashair Trading Co.
participated in the smuggling of millions of dollars worth of
sophisticated arms and equipment to Saddam Hussein for three years
prior to the Iraqi leader's overthrow.
Al Bashair executives met with North Korean firms before the war
began, according to the Los Angeles daily. The paper's three-month
investigation included the translation of 800 signed contracts found
in the Al Bashair Trading Co. office shortly before U.S. troops
entered Baghdad.
Just prior to the U.S.-led effort to oust Hussein, SES International
Corp. signed at least 50 contracts to supply weapons and gear to Iraq,
the Times said, including 1,000 heavy machine guns and up to 20
million rounds for assault rifles.
Not all the weapons were delivered, but some may still be in use by
terrorists battling the U.S. occupation forces, the newspaper said.
At least one shipment of arms was completed with the help of the
Syrian government in violation of a U.N. arms embargo.
SES International Corp. denied any wrongdoing, while Syria's foreign
ministry refused to comment to the Times.
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