Syria is Source of Illegal Iraqi Weapons

Drudge Report ^ | 12-29-03

[RWR8189]

According to recently uncovered documents in Iraq, a Syrian trading company with close ties to the ruling regime smuggled weapons and military hardware to Saddam Hussein between 2000 and 2003, establishing Syria as the main channel for illegal transfers to Baghdad during the U.N. embargo, the LOS ANGELES TIMES will report in Tuesday papers... Developing...

[jolie560]

Here comes the truth...

[RoseofTexas]

AHHHHHHHHH YEAH BABY!! Bring it on!! VINDICTION is sweet!

[prairiebreeze]

Assad is having custom spider holes dug by the dozen.

Prairie

[Paladin2]

Illegal transfers from WHERE(FRANCE!)?

[umgud]

The Syrians probably bought the weapons from the French.

[Jewels1091]

And this is a surprise???

[Bonaparte]

And why not? The French never fire them.

[2111USMC]

I thought France was the source of illegal Iraqi weapons..?

[sheik yerbouty]

Isaiah 17:1.

[McGavin999]

Say goodnight Basar.

[Cindy]

A look back...

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/28/222732.shtml

Stepping back in time...

"Syria Threatens U.S. With Military Retaliation"
Stewart Stogel
Saturday, March 29, 2003

ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""NEW YORK – UNITED NATIONS – Syria's U.N. ambassador has said that Syria will retaliate if U.S. forces attack."

The heated rhetoric came late Friday after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned Syria to desist from aiding Iraq.

"I have seen photos of arms and military supplies crossing the border from Syria into Iraq," Rumsfeld said to reporters at the Pentagon.

"If this does not stop, we will consider it hostile," Rumsfeld said."

[Jim Noble]

Hey Bashir: I don't mind a parasite, I object to a cut-rate one.

Say night-night, Bashir.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Behold the burden of Dascus.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Make that Damascus

[SandRat]

Uh oh! Sounds like another minor mob boss doing the cut out work to keep the big bosses hands clean is about to take a fall. Don't think he'll be silent for very long under interrogation before he rolls over on big boss and his buddies to cut a deal.

Nervous yet France?

[ovrtaxt]

establishing Syria as the main channel

With France as the ultimate source, I'll bet.

[don'tbedenied]

I'm shocked, shocked to find gambling in this establishment.

[sarasmom]

Interesting.yawn.
Now how long will it take for the media to "discover" arms smuggling works in either direction?

[Stonewall Jackson]

FOR SALE: French assault rifles, never fired, only dropped once.