Middle East Politics.Net » North Korea http://middleeastpolitics.net Facts, News, Trends, Analysis Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Syria Requests Aid from IAEA: U.S. Protests http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/24/syria-requests-aid-from-the-iaea-us-protests/ http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/24/syria-requests-aid-from-the-iaea-us-protests/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:00:26 +0000 sanajong http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=2850 The International Atomic Energy Agency has preliminarily agreed to aid Syria in a civilian atomic power project. Syria, however, is still under investigation for allegedly building a reactor with North Korean aid in 2007. While there is no conclusive evidence, they are still under investigation. The United States protests that such aid would be “contradictory” and “almost ironic.”

Do you think that the U.S. has a right to object to such aid? Specially since Syria is requesting it from the UN and not them?

Sade San A Jong

]]> http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/24/syria-requests-aid-from-the-iaea-us-protests/feed/ 0 Is Syria Hiding Anything? Or Completely within Its Rights? http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/21/is-syria-hiding-anything-or-completely-in-its-rights/ http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/21/is-syria-hiding-anything-or-completely-in-its-rights/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:38:51 +0000 sanajong http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=2709 There is an ongoing debate about Syria’s role in the “fight on terror.” There have been repeated disputes about air-strikes in Syria by the US and Israel, and now the UN is claiming it has found low level deposits of uranium at some Syrian sites. Syria’s President Assad continues to assert that Syria is not doing anything wrong or being aided by North Korea.

Sade San A Jong

]]> http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/21/is-syria-hiding-anything-or-completely-in-its-rights/feed/ 0 Uranium Traces Found Near Site in Syria http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/10/uranium-traces-found-near-site-in-syria/ http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/11/10/uranium-traces-found-near-site-in-syria/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:13:35 +0000 Joshua Bark http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=2213 According to The Telegraph (UK), diplomats in Vienna claim that the site of an Israeli attack in Syria, which the U.S. and Israel say was a facility for making nuclear weapons, had traces of man-made uranium.

After the blast, Syria prohibited inspectors at the site, instead dismantling it.  However, traces of uranium were found near the site.  The apparent existence of the program, with ties to North Korea, has angered Iran, which knew nothing about it.

If the story is confirmed, it would appear to further validate the Israeli attack as it backs up the intelligence they used to justify the action.  Of course, others in the region have claimed that Israel’s nuclear arsenal gives them an advantage not allowed to many other Middle East states.

Joshua Bark

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