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Syrian VP Farouk al-Shara (R) welcoming his Iraqi counterpart Adel Abdul-Mahdi to Damascus on Thursday. (Reuters)
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Syria: Israel is spreading false reports in order to justify war
By Reuters

Syria accused Israel on Saturday of making excuses for war by spreading false reports that an alleged Israel Air Force strike earlier this month targeted a nuclear facility.

Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara said his country did not want war "in the distant or near future."

"They (Israel) are making up things to justify an aggression in the future. They are playing on public opinion to mislead it," he said, describing the reports as fabrications.
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"Everything reported about this raid is wrong and is part of a psychological warfare that will not fool Syria," Shara told reporters after meeting his Iraqi counterpart Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

Damascus says Israel launched the air raid on September 6, bombing an empty area after air defense systems confronted the aircraft. According to reports in the foreign press, however, the air strike apparently destroyed a nuclear reactor built under the auspices of North Korea.

Damascus and North Korea have denied any nuclear cooperation.

Shara said the raid was also aimed at boosting the morale of the Israel Defense Forces in the wake of the Second Lebanon War.

"They want to rehabilitate the Israeli army after the Lebanese resistance broke it," he said. "But what Israel needs is to rehabilitate the Israeli mind, only then will a real opportunity for genuine peace be created."

The United States, Israel's chief ally, has said it would invite Syria to an international conference in November to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

Shara said the meeting would not succeed without pressure on Israel to withdraw from all the Arab land it occupied in 1967 in exchange for peace, including the Golan.

"Anything else and the meeting will be worthless," he said "We don't need more photo opportunities."

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  1.   Syria is correct! 14:51  |  Harad 29/09/07
  2.   True,this is all israel`s attempt to create a casus belli,to 14:57  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  3.   That`s Their Story and They`re Sticking to It 15:06  |  Jane 29/09/07
  4.   Sounds sound 15:14  |  Jonathan S 29/09/07
  5.   LOL! 15:20  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  6.   Typical Arabian tactic... 15:29  |  Avi 29/09/07
  7.   Ha! 15:40  |  Isa 29/09/07
  8.   If Israel "is spreading lies", why North Korea is so concerned? 16:07  |  Vittorio 29/09/07
  9.   Liar Liar Pants on Fire 16:08  |  Jane 29/09/07
  10.   WAKE UP ISRAEL 16:19  |  indrajaya 29/09/07
  11.   Syria is a Liar, Prefers Using A Proxy, Its Time To Face Off 16:25  |  Tal 29/09/07
  12.   Israel spreading lies in order to justiy war? 16:27  |  David Nigel Braham 29/09/07
  13.   Israel has the right idea, but the wrong timing 16:43  |  Natallie Durson 29/09/07
  14.   Israel never spreads lies 16:47  |  Harold 29/09/07
  15.   # 10 indrajay "WAKE UP ISRAEL" 16:51  |  17 29/09/07
  16.   Harad: Syria is Correct... 16:51  |  John Stewart 29/09/07
  17.   it took them 23 days to come up with that? 16:59  |  q 29/09/07
  18.   Why hasn`t Syria asked the UN Security Council to condemn Israel? 16:59  |  Yonatan 29/09/07
  19.   Radiation Track 17:06  |  Pedro 29/09/07
  20.   syria... is soreding lies. 17:08  |  ljf-canada 29/09/07
  21.   Indrajaya 17:09  |  George Kaplan 29/09/07
  22.   And The Truth Is 17:11  |  Kipperraes 29/09/07
  23.   Israel lying? Never.... 17:19  |  Derek 29/09/07
  24.   WE DON`T NEED LIES TO JUSTIFY WAR. 17:45  |  SM 29/09/07
  25.   what ells is new!! 17:49  |  wh 29/09/07
  26.   And The truth Is Part 2 17:51  |  Kipperraes 29/09/07
  27.   And The Truth Is part 3 17:52  |  kipperraes 29/09/07
  28.   And The Truth Is Part 4 17:53  |  Kipperraes 29/09/07
  29.   Yawn.................boring 18:04  |  Dave from Chicago 29/09/07
  30.   When? Where did Israel say this? 18:16  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 29/09/07
  31.   Syria oh Syria..... 18:18  |  Esther 29/09/07
  32.   13Natalie D. there are fine articles by Jonathan Cook et al,in 18:23  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  33.   Ever Syria.... 18:29  |  Esther 29/09/07
  34.   Syria is doomed, no escape 18:31  |  mehmet 29/09/07
  35.   Derek lies and darn lies 18:35  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  36.   Why the Syrians kept so uncharacteristically quiet about this 18:39  |  Dan 29/09/07
  37.   Syria 18:40  |  P. J. Casey 29/09/07
  38.   Believe me.. 18:43  |  Fawaz 29/09/07
  39.   Provide proof! 19:01  |  Paul 29/09/07
  40.   only fools make excuses (see Syria as example) 19:01  |  Richard S 29/09/07
  41.   Yonatan No. 18 19:05  |  Steve 29/09/07
  42.   Foreign news 19:05  |  Paul 29/09/07
  43.   Iraq`s reactor 19:08  |  Paul 29/09/07
  44.   No. 21 Kaplan 19:09  |  Steve 29/09/07
  45.   Syria has a blind double 19:11  |  Paul 29/09/07
  46.   Iran will help 19:31  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  47.   21 George Kaplan 19:37  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  48.   Kipperraes:excellent analysis!!!! 19:48  |  Salomoni 29/09/07
  49.   Show us the evidence then 19:48  |  b`galil 29/09/07
  50.   34mehmet,israel-america want to first deal with syria & hezbollah 20:01  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  51.   # 15 20:13  |  666 29/09/07
  52.   I see whom you serve! 20:17  |  Paul 29/09/07
  53.   Study why people lie 20:19  |  Paul 29/09/07
  54.   Photogenic 20:21  |  Paul 29/09/07
  55.   # 37 Syria 20:32  |  Dan 29/09/07
  56.   #10 indrajaya 20:43  |  ljf-canada 29/09/07
  57.   USA & Israel are a serious threat to Humanity!!! 20:50  |  Moise 29/09/07
  58.   mehmet on Syria 20:52  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  59.   I believe the SYRIANS more than I can believe the lies of others. 20:54  |  Becky 29/09/07
  60.   Israel Satisfied with Syrian Regime !!! 20:55  |  Koleho 29/09/07
  61.   #8.vitoriro, show us some EVIDENCE that NK is so concerned. 21:00  |  David Divad 29/09/07
  62.   Our IAF 21:00  |  Shemo 29/09/07
  63.   War with Syria suits very well Israel`s agenda. 21:04  |  Dutch Dirk 29/09/07
  64.   #9 dear Janey.Mind your little language about 21:07  |  The Arabian Knights. 29/09/07
  65.   #47 Lakshmi 21:09  |  George Kaplan 29/09/07
  66.   #26.Kipperas.Do read about PROVOCATIONS by Gen MOSHE DAYAN 21:19  |  Sallaudin 29/09/07
  67.   #26/7/8, Kipperraes, Nice comical stories, good imaginations. 21:25  |  Stateless as K 29/09/07
  68.   #30. NO No Margie,it is not Syria that should show the picture bu 21:36  |  Wallace 29/09/07
  69.   Re lakshimi #47 21:40  |  Esther 29/09/07
  70.   My guess: Bush said return Golan 21:43  |  justiceseeker 29/09/07
  71.   Translation: Syria Scared 22:11  |  Yoram 29/09/07
  72.   Invite the UN to survey the site 22:13  |  * BEN JABO 29/09/07
  73.   34 Mehmet - worry about Jewish money in Turkey 22:20  |  Michael H. 29/09/07
  74.   Spreading manure is more like it. 22:26  |  Mike 29/09/07
  75.   "Israel to withdraw from all the Arab land it occupied in 1967"? 23:02  |  des coughlan 29/09/07
  76.   #46 is lacking a real person or a out of control robot? 23:05  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  77.   Why has Syria refused to let the UN view the "targets"?? 23:05  |  Ryan 29/09/07
  78.   46&47 Fake Lakshmi Posts! 23:12  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  79.   "46 Lakshmi 23:18  |  Labhras 29/09/07
  80.   Kipperaes,interesting scenario,but quite without foundation,since 23:22  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  81.   It`s an evil game 23:28  |  Paul 29/09/07
  82.   59 lakshmi </