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IAEA: Syria site bombed by Israel bore features of nuclear reactor
By Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters
Tags: Syria, Israel News, IAEA




A Syrian complex bombed by Israel bore features that would resemble those of an undeclared nuclear reactor and Syria must cooperate more with UN inspectors to let them draw conclusions, a watchdog report said on Wednesday.
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According to the report, nuclear inspectors took samples from the site, which was bombed by Israel Air Force jets in September 2007, on their lone visit in June 2008. Lab results showed traces of uranium, according to the report, which stressed that the traces had undergone chemical processes.

The report states that the high number of water pumping installations was sufficient to serve a nuclear facility that would be built near the Euphrates River.

The International Atomic Energy Agency report stresses that Syria refuses to produce documents in relation to the site as it is required to do. The report accuses Syria of denying access for further inspections to the site as well as three other locations believed to be tied to the construction of the suspected reactor.

The report explicitly states the site was bombed by Israel even though Israel has never confirmed this publicly. An American intelligence report, which was released earlier this year and cited photographs which suggested the building resembled a North Korean nuclear reactor, also did not mention Israel as the party which carried out the bombing.

Obtained by Reuters, the report said "significant" amounts of uranium particles were found at the site by inspectors who checked it in June but it was not enough to prove a reactor was there and further investigation was needed.

"While it cannot be excluded that the building in question was intended for non-nuclear use, the features of the building, along with the connectivity of the site to adequate pumping capacity of cooling water, are similar to what may be found in connection with a reactor site," the IAEA stated in the report.

"Syria has not yet provided the requested documentation in support of its declarations concerning the nature or function of the destroyed building, nor agreed to a visit to the three other locations which the Agency has requested to visit," the report said.

The confidential IAEA report said the UN watchdog would ask Syria to show debris and equipment it whisked away from the site after the September 2007 Israeli air raid. Washington says the target was a nascent reactor meant to produce plutonium for atomic bombs. Syria denies this.

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      1.   "...site bombed by IAF bore features of nuclear reactor." Really? 19:42  |  another physicist 19/11/08
      2.   Syrian Israeli Peace? I hope not, for Israel`s sake 23:03  |  Slappy 19/11/08
      3.   A Nuclear Reactor? It can`t be, Mark Lincoln said so 23:04  |  Jacob Blues 19/11/08
      4.   Good Job 23:26  |  An American 19/11/08
      5.   Syrians are liars 23:32  |  Peter Williams 19/11/08
      6.   another phycist North Koreas humanitarian record is known 23:45  |  PETER SM 19/11/08
      7.   ....and the bombs bore features of a warmongering nuclear Israel 23:47  |  X-Files 19/11/08
      8.   Traces of uranium... 23:50  |  Realist 19/11/08
      9.   Uranium? Israel got plenty of it. 23:53  |  ME goes nuclear 19/11/08
      10.   No wonder nobody is protesting in the streets 00:01  |  Joe Sittizen 20/11/08
      11.   How can that be? 00:06  |  leo 20/11/08
      12.   The IAEA Begins To Wake Up From Its Long Nap 00:44  |  Jeff Northridge 20/11/08
      13.   nuclear 01:00  |  marya 20/11/08
      14.   Israel, thank you for securing the ME once more 01:04  |  Dan 20/11/08
      15.   So . . . Mark Lincoln . . . 01:07  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      16.   Assad caught red handed! 01:13  |  Avi 20/11/08
      17.   One year later 01:14  |  Arie 20/11/08
      18.   `If you want something done properly`... 01:44  |  Johnnymac 20/11/08
      19.   SYRIAN 7& LIBYAN NUKES IN BIBLE CODE 02:19  |  Barry S. Roffman 20/11/08
      20.   Omitted from Haaretz 02:23  |  Mark Lincoln 20/11/08
      21.   Mark Lincoln quoting reuters 03:16  |  Arie 20/11/08
      22.   Barry S. Roffman # 9 Bible Codes 03:35  |  Jeff Northridge 20/11/08
      23.   lincoln,haaretz knew you would pick up the slack when it comes to 04:22  |  terrornator 20/11/08
      24.   Here`s a copy of the report 04:43  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      25.   A good one, terronator. The reason for Mark Lincoln’s remarks is 05:30  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 20/11/08
      26.   Haha, Embarressment for Clickfool and Indrajaya 05:31  |  Craig 20/11/08
      27.   # 13 Mark Lincoln .... an apology 05:58  |  allang 20/11/08
      28.   What the report says...... 06:23  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      29.   #4 Joe Sittizen - but there are protests 06:24  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      30.   Lincoln and reality 07:19  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      31.   Thanks Johnboy... 07:33  |  BBSNews 20/11/08
      32.   Making baby formula you can trust us 07:46  |  Ilan 20/11/08
      33.   Good for you allang! 07:54  |  BBSNews 20/11/08
      34.   In Mark`s Original Analysis, He Questioned that... 08:02  |  Reader 20/11/08
      35.   BBS News,you better wait for official IAEA report since Johnboy 08:28  |  ME 20/11/08
      36.   #24 BBSNews 08:35  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      37.   Clickfool is slapped by reality 08:52  |  Theodor 20/11/08
      38.   #5, PETER SM, who lies the most? 08:54  |  VIPER 20/11/08
      39.   Too true Johnboy... 09:01  |  BBSNews 20/11/08
      40.   You are infuriating Johnboy 09:29  |  Peter Williams 20/11/08
      41.   BBS News & JohnBoy 09:34  |  Joe 20/11/08
      42.   For Theodor # 37 09:35  |  Clickfool 20/11/08
      43.   "..bore features of nuclear reactor" and scales and fins look 09:46  |  Way Beyond 20/11/08
      44.   What`s all the fuss about 10:14  |  Natallie Durson 20/11/08
      45.   #41, JOE, on documentation and transparency 10:53  |  VIPER 20/11/08
      46.   An invitation to use your powers of logic 11:02  |  Clickfool 20/11/08
      47.   VIPER can you tell the difference between # 5 and #6? 11:30  |  PETER SM 20/11/08
      48.   JOHNBOY the report says Syria must cooperate more with UN 11:33  |  PETER SM 20/11/08
      49.   #41, Joe, johnboy and his dirt road 12:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/11/08
      50.   BS BBS News 12:26  |  ThePlainTruth 20/11/08
      51.   Johnboy if it feels, looks and smells like a nuke reactor 12:39  |  Joe Frazier 20/11/08
      52.   #13 mark lincoln`s OMISSIONS (retry) 12:53  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      53.   #45 viper RATTLES his HEAD 14:26  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      54.   allang - I can be a bit testy and snide 14:53  |  Mark Lincoln 20/11/08
      55.   #45 VIPER 15:02  |  Joe 20/11/08
      56.   johnboy SLOBBERS on while bbs LAPS it all UP 15:10  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      57.   Reader - pumping station 15:20  |  Mark Lincoln 20/11/08
      58.   Pointing out, for those who haven`t read the report... 15:25  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      59.   CK Tan - my purpose 15:28  |  Mark Lincoln 20/11/08
      60.   #40 Peter Williams 15:33  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      61.   #48 I think you better read the report PETER SM 15:47  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      62.   Endless censorship of my key question 15:48  |  Clickfool 20/11/08
      63.   Mark Lincoln - my response 15:49  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      64.   #49 You are kidding, right, Cipora? 15:52  |  Johnboy 20/11/08
      65.   # 58 Johnboy, the difference between diehard and plain stupid is 16:57  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 20/11/08
      66.   Mark Lincoln # 59 17:56  |  zaz 20/11/08
      67.   #58 johnboy LOVES his SIDEKICK job 18:13  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      68.   Mark Lincoln - my response 18:16  |  CK Tan 20/11/08
      69.   Re: Johnboy # 60 18:24  |  Angel 20/11/08
      70.   Re: Natalie Durson # 44 18:32  |  Angel 20/11/08
      71.   LIES! 18:49  |  Bertram 20/11/08
      72.   Johnboy 21:14  |  Peter Williams 20/11/08
      73.   Mark Lincoln 21:26  |  Peter Williams 20/11/08
      74.   Mark Lincoln on cooling water 21:45  |  Peter Williams 20/11/08
      75.   Syria`s dishonesty 22:06  |  Peter Williams 20/11/08
      76.   Poor johnboy -- the guy`s so far out to lunch 22:43  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      77.   BSNews and facts 22:45  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      78.   Johnboy the apologist 22:47  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      79.   Mark Lincoln and "what`s still missing" 22:55  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      80.   Johnboy and anthropogenisis 23:06  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      81.   I believe Johnboy is bombed 23:08  |  SDHD 20/11/08
      82.   Your all missing the point 23:13  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/11/08
      83.   If Facility was Innocuous, Why NO Official Arab Protest? 23:22  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 20/11/08
      84.   #59 Lincoln: "someone is pursuing a propaganda effort" 23:27  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 20/11/08
      85.   #21 Arie Reuters who had fabricated photos of the fake 00:05  |  KATHY 21/11/08
      86.   #61 Well, GOSH!, Peter Williams 00:21  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      87.   Johnboy # 58, the difference between diehard and plain stupid is 00:24  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 21/11/08
      88.   #62 Peter Williams to Mark Lincoln 00:29  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      89.   #70 These are MILITARY SITES, Peter Williams 00:49  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      90.   #3, Jacob, Mark Lincoln injects a lot of 00:55  |  Gary 21/11/08
      91.   #87 Darth Zader, go look in the mirror 01:00  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      92.   #69 You do know, don`t you, Angel..... 01:12  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      93.   To Johnboy,Mark Lincoln and Others..You are wrong. 01:19  |  Nuclear Physicist 21/11/08
      94.   JOHNBOY"Because Syria gave them the run of the place"?IAEA accuse 01:25  |  PETER SM 21/11/08
      95.   Peter Williams - then why? 01:52  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      96.   Peter Williams 02:01  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      97.   What johnboy does, and doesn`t understand 02:07  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      98.   Johnboy 02:13  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      99.   #22 - Jeff. Pay close attention to the Maps 02:13  |  B. Roffman 21/11/08
      100.   SDHD - What`s Missing? 02:13  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      101.   #89 The report makes no such allegation, PSM 02:15  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      102.   #93 I see, Nuclear Physicist 02:22  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      103.   Mark Lincoln cooling tower 02:26  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      104.   Wrong Gary 02:30  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      105.   #98 Where you make your error, Peter Williams 02:40  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      106.   Mark Lincoln pump station 02:45  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      107.   What Mark Lincoln is missing 02:49  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      108.   JOHNBOY"The IAEA report stresses that Syria refuses to produce-" 03:07  |  PETER SM 21/11/08
      109.   JOHNBOY When in a hole,stop digging. 03:27  |  PETER SM 21/11/08
      110.   Lincoln -- proud of his websites (including wiki) 03:29  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      111.   Lincoln sticks by "what`s missing" 03:38  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      112.   Johnboy and inconsequential observations 03:40  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      113.   #49 Madam You seem to understand some of the points.and. 03:58  |  Nuclear Pysicist 21/11/08
      114.   #55, JOE, o.k, let me say this 04:12  |  VIPER 21/11/08
      115.   #102 Excuse me,but I am not here to instruct you In Nuclear.. 04:17  |  Nuclear Physicist 21/11/08
      116.   Peter SM - Syria, the IAEA, and the site 04:18  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      117.   #93, NUCLEAR PHYSICIST, says so..lol 04:19  |  VIPER 21/11/08
      118.   For Jeff Northridge on the Bible Code 04:20  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 21/11/08
      119.   #101 johnboy NOW says IAEA is LYING 04:20  |  CK Tan 21/11/08
      120.   I understand Peter Williams 04:21  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      121.   Johnboy do you need glasses? No.105 04:22  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      122.   Peter SM - johnboy (#101) is right, you know 04:24  |  CK Tan 21/11/08
      123.   SDHD - I can have intelligent converstations with Peter WIllams 04:26  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      124.   SDHD - So do I 04:29  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      125.   SDHD - did you look at the pictures? 04:38  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      126.   #108 PETER SM, the difference between you and me... 04:40  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      127.   Lincoln tries to put the pieces which fit into a void 04:41  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      128.   Lincoln`s able to have conversations 04:48  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      129.   The Talkback Problem 04:49  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      130.   Lincoln`s 64 years of human engineering 04:50  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      131.   Peter SM - we don`t know what is in the IAEA report 04:56  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      132.   #119 What are you talking about, CK TAN? 05:04  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      133.   Lincoln doesn`t get the point 05:33  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      134.   Lincoln answers with non-answers 05:38  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      135.   #131 Ahem, Mark Lincoln 05:38  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      136.   How the IAEA morphed 05:38  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      137.   Lincoln`s fallacies 05:39  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      138.   What Lincoln claims he is trying to argue 05:42  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      139.   SDHD - Ok Tell Us 05:58  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      140.   Thank you Haaretz 06:06  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      141.   Johnboy this is the latest actually from the IAEA 06:09  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      142.   As per the `report` as provided by Johnboy 06:14  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      143.   So Damn Hyper Delusionional 06:16  |  Mark Lincoln 21/11/08
      144.   JIHNBOY the difference between you&me is Syria has refused entry 06:26  |  PETER SM 21/11/08
      145.   JOHNBOYReport"19. The Director General has called on Syria to pro 06:36  |  PETER SM 21/11/08
      146.   #89, johnboy, "they were military sites" 06:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/11/08
      147.   #101, johnny, we are not talking of August 24th 06:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/11/08
      148.   #141 Ratta-tat-tat on that thick ol` skull of yours, PETER SM 06:57  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      149.   Lincoln missing such a BASIC POINT 07:08  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      150.   #145 Look, PETER SM, I`ll try the short version 07:10  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      151.   Lincoln`s basic facts and scientific arguments 07:10  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      152.   #141, 142 You want to wait, Mark Lincoln? 07:43  |  Johnboy 21/11/08
      153.   SDHD, The Other Day When I Jumped to... 07:45  |  Reader 21/11/08
      154.   #28:Johnboy and the fabricated report 08:20  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 21/11/08
      155.   Cippy, page two, section six... - 1st try 08:33  |  BBSNews 21/11/08
      156.   Cippy, page two, section six... - 1st try 08:33  |  BBSNews 21/11/08
      157.   Johnboy 08:56  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      158.   #113, Nuclear Physicist 08:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/11/08
      159.   Very good point CJK 09:01  |  Peter Williams 21/11/08
      160.   Haaretz, pl put out my post to #113, Nuclear physicist 10:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/11/08
      161.   SDHD, The Other Day When I Jumped to...(2) 16:27  |  Reader 21/11/08
      162.   Wrong Cipora... 20:54  |  BBSNews 21/11/08
      163.   #152 Second Try To Remind Johnboy..... 21:44  |  Kathy 21/11/08
      164.   #132 johnboy now CONFIRMS he LIES to Peter SM (retry) 02:08  |  CK Tan 22/11/08
      165.   #157 You beggar belief, Peter Williams 02:26  |  Johnboy 22/11/08
      166.   #162 bbs OUT-KEYSTONE everyone else 02:34  |  CK Tan 22/11/08
      167.   #163 Kathy, who swallows the propaganda whole 02:38  |  Johnboy 22/11/08
      168.   #164 CK You see what he does,when being corrected.He Just Runs 03:25  |  K 22/11/08
      169.   Latest word from Syria Nov. 21, 2008 03:25  |  * BEN JABO 22/11/08
      170.   #168 The propaganda machine is exactly what you are an expert On! 04:30  |  Kathy 22/11/08
      171.   #165, johnny, you are too smart for your own good 05:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      172.   #159, Peter Williams 07:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      173.   Johnboy 01:15  |  Peter Williams 23/11/08
      174.   Johnboy 01:36  |  Peter Williams 23/11/08
      175.   #173 & #174 Peter Williams..When JB cannot.. 19:12  |  KATHY 23/11/08
      176.   #171 Yaaaaawn, Cipora tries the ol` sleight-of-hand 06:06  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      177.   #173 Peter Williams 06:28  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      178.   #174 Peter Williams 06:35  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      179.   #175 KATHY, let me congratulate you.... 06:47  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      180.   Johnboy 12:21  |  Peter Williams 24/11/08
      181.   #180 You do know, don`t you, Peter Williams 14:13  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      182.   #179 (FIFTH TRY)Thanks for the Congrats` your Sarcasm Astounds 19:41  |  KATHY 24/11/08
      183.   #182 KATHY the astounding! 23:26  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      184.   Johnboy 23:34  |  Peter Williams 24/11/08
      185.   #184 Simply untrue, Peter Williams 00:08  |  Johnboy 25/11/08
      186.   Johnboy you are sooo full of it 03:18  |  Peter Williams 25/11/08
      187.   #186 Peter Williams and his faith-based knowledge 06:03  |  Johnboy 25/11/08
      188.   Johnboy 07:51  |  Peter Williams 25/11/08
      189.   #188 Yeah, Peter Williams, let`s talk hypothetically 11:20  |  Johnboy 25/11/08
      190.   Johnboy, no 21:25  |  Peter Williams 25/11/08
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