Jordanian chemical attack plotters came from Syria

[Freemason]

Jordanian chemical attack plotters came from Syria

The officials also said Jordanian investigators have reported that chemicals discovered in a foiled Al Qaeda plot in Jordan had been smuggled in from Syria.

Meanwhile, Jordanian authorities announced Saturday that raids earlier this month uncovered an Al Qaeda cell in Jordan that was planning to detonate a huge chemical bomb at the headquarters of the Jordanian Intelligence Services, the US Embassy, and other targets in Amman. They said the raw materials could have killed as many as 20,000 people in gas attacks.
''There is evidence that it came from Syria into Jordan," Engel said of the chemical materials and explosives. ''The Jordanians believe that and I believe that."

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Remember what I've been saying? The Iraqi WMDs are in Syria.

And in a related story, the US is giving Syria a warning to stop allowing foreign fighters and terrorists from streaming across into Iraq.

It's starting to add up isn't it? Syria is looking more and more like it's #1 on our excrement list. And they have chemical weapons. Maybe even all of them. Spooky isn't it?

 

[IDupedInMyPants]

There are a couple problems before you get too excited. Just because Syria was the last shipment point before the destination doesn't mean they're Syrian. Colombian coke comes up through several different countries, the last one being Mexico, before it hits us. It's not Mexican coke. Unless you can prove Syrian governmental ownership or knowledge of the shipment, the only real available measure is a polite request to tighten up border controls, such as what we've issued. Edit: The term "smuggled" usually denotes a lack of knowledge on the part of the government of the country in question.

Secondly, if you prove Syrian governmental ownership or knowledge of the shipment, you face the same problems again with tying it to Iraq. Syria's been developing its own chemical weapons since the 70's, so I think any conclusion at this point that it's weaponry imported from elsewhere in the middle east would be jumping to conclusions a little too soon.

Terrorist activity out of a country isn't necessarily a reason to invade that country unless the government is supportive of it, as was the case with Afghanistan. Nobody's blaming Morocco for Madrid or America for the AQ cell formerly operating in Buffalo, for example.

And this is just opinion, but I think Syria as a government wants Israel out of the Golan Heights enough that it wouldn't risk the potential of that concession over a terrorist attack with a country they have a more or less decent relation with. AQ might well risk that, but AQ isn't Syria.

 

[DurfBarian]

Hmm, I guess it's time to invade Iran then! </Bush>

 

[Painman]

Just because Hannity says it's so, doesn't mean it is. Lose the tinfoil already. We can read the license plates on vehicles rolling over the Iraq/Syria border if we want to, I think several tons of bio/chemical agents being smuggled out of Iraq would have been noticed.

 

[llad12]

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Remember what I've been saying? The Iraqi WMDs are in Syria.

And in a related story, the US is giving Syria a warning to stop allowing foreign fighters and terrorists from streaming across into Iraq.

It's starting to add up isn't it? Syria is looking more and more like it's #1 on our excrement list. And they have chemical weapons. Maybe even all of them. Spooky isn't it?

Aha Smeg ... it sounds like you are ready to find an excuse to once again expand our American Empire, crush those spineless Muslims in Damascus, and have them lick our imperial boots.

 

[Underseer]

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Remember what I've been saying? The Iraqi WMDs are in Syria.

And in a related story, the US is giving Syria a warning to stop allowing foreign fighters and terrorists from streaming across into Iraq.

It's starting to add up isn't it? Syria is looking more and more like it's #1 on our excrement list. And they have chemical weapons. Maybe even all of them. Spooky isn't it?

I'll assume you just spaced a bit here and forgot what I said the last time on this very subject.

Chemical weapons coming from Syria proves nothing. Syria has had a chemical weapons program of their own for a long time now. In fact their entire national security strategy is built around chemical weapons because they know they can't beat Israel in a stand-up fight.

Your whole argument makes no sense. They have their own chemical weapons program. They can produce just about whatever they want whenever they want in whatever quantity they desire. What possible motivation would they have for risking a U.S. invasion by accepting something they can already make themselves? I seriously doubt Saddam could ever produce chemical weapons in the quantities Syria can.

*sigh* Why do I bother? In another couple of weeks, you will make the same argument again in another way and you'll pretend this conversation never happened, won't you?

At least you're consistent.