IAEA chastises U.S., Israel over Syrian reactor

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Source: Associated Press

Lack of information sharing, unilateral attack anger nuclear watchdog

The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency on Friday criticized the United States for not giving his organization intelligence information sooner on what Washington says was a nuclear reactor in Syria being built secretly by North Korea.

IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei also chastised Israel for bombing the site seven months ago, in a statement whose strong language reflected his anger at being kept out of the picture for so long.

The White House broke its silence about the issue on Thursday, just hours after top U.S. legislators — members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee — were briefed on the alleged reactor. U.S. intelligence officials said evidence included dozens of photographs taken from ground level as well as footage of the interior of the building taken by spy satellites after the Israeli strike.

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"The director general deplores the fact that this information was not provided to the agency in a timely manner, in accordance with the agency's responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to enable it to verify its veracity and establish the facts," the statement said.

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IAEA's ElBaradei criticizes US on Syria bombing
The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency angrily criticized Israel on Friday for bombing an alleged Syrian nuclear facility, and chastised the U.S. for withholding information on the site.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080425/ap_on_re_eu/nuclear_syria

[maddezmom]

1. IAEA's ElBaradei criticizes US on Syria bombing

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4723028

[annabanana]

2. They didn't give the IAEA any "intelligence" on it because

THERE ISN'T ANY...

Anything that they could have given him would have been false

[FarCenter]

14. Actually there is

But it has taken them 8 months to create it.

[LynnTheDem]

3. USA once again violates the NPT. Gee what a surprise.

Not.

[Joanne98]

4. They didn't tell them cause it isn't true! DUH!!!!!!!!!!!

[rooboy]

5. Mohamed ElBaradei obviously knows nothing about Photoshop...

or how hard it is to find a good graphics designer these days. You can't just cook up intel overnight like in the good old days. :)

[UpInArms]

11. here's what passed before the UNSC in 2003

and it was bullshit then, too

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6. IAEA to probe U.S. report of Syrian atom reactor

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on Friday to investigate what he called serious U.S. accusations that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean help.

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Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the allegations by U.S. intelligence against Syria would be investigated with due vigor.

"The Agency will treat this information with the seriousness it deserves and will investigate the veracity of the information," ElBaradei said in a statement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080425/wl_nm/korea_north_usa_dc

[go west young man]

7. U.S. government equals lying sacks a shit these days.

The world knows it. The only ones in denial are people in the U.S.

[peacetalksforall]

8. Israel for bombing and the U.S. for withholding. Guess who I

believe. Yes, the UN. What arrogance for 'acting' alone. So how did they get North Korea to back this up or is NK going to back this up?

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. We need higher fuel profits....... crank up the war propaganda

What a bunch of crap.

[Winterblues]

10. in accordance with the agency's responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,

Treaty..."We don't need no stinkin' Treaty"

[lovuian]

12. US and Israel were testing the russian radar to see if it

could be shut down

and they did it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJW_hLM1pWI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jUUqa3YpHT0

Israel made a point of saying US came with us

remember this was just after the invasion of Lebanon

Syria still didn't retaliate

http://youtube.com/watch?v=frg76RAPJ3A

The Russians believe US particpated much more than what has been said

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BrqdTzzqhwU

US & Israel refuse to work with IAEA

A few week there was a Black out of Power in Damascus
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6EWfGQzjP8M

Then Syria was bombed

[ToughLuck]

13. Cheney ,THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE

My God, can you believe this?? Right up to the last day he will try and screw the world.