TOLD YOU SO.... On the Byzantine Alliance (EU-Russia-Israel)'s cunning ploy to pit the US against Arab wannabes (*):
Russia uses her "nukes tutorial" as a laser-designator to guide the American missile onto the Arab target/sucker...
Russia in talks to build Syrian nuclear reactor
By Andrew Jack in Moscow, Stephen Fidler and Roula Khalaf in London
Published: January 15 2003 20:21 | Last Updated: January 15 2003
Russia is in negotiations to build a nuclear power plant in Syria, risking damage to its tighter relationship forged with the West in recent months and triggering fresh concerns over the spread of nuclear weapons.
Moscow's ministry of atomic energy (Minatom) confirmed the discussions on Wednesday. It said "Syria wants" the project and that "Russia in principle" could supply it, while stressing that "an agreement is not ready".
The development is likely to be a fresh source of irritation to the US. Washington has long been critic of Russia's contract to build the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, which Russia is seeking to expand, as well as Russian agreements to build reactors in other countries. Gary Milhollin, director of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control in Washington, said: "This is a relationship breaker between the US and Russia."
In an unclassified report released this month, the US Central Intelligence Agency mentioned the existence of a "draft co-operative programme" between Russia and Syria on civil nuclear power. "In principle, broader access to Russian expertise provides opportunities for Syria to expand its indigenous capabilities, should it decide to pursue nuclear weapons," it said.
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Russia's timeliness is excellent: Israel needs a pretext to launch her escalation warfare against Lebanon/Syria before any move against Iraq....
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