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Report: North Korea developed nukes for Iran at bombed Syrian facility
By DPA
Tags: nuclear program, Syria, Iran 

Experts believe North Korea provided assistance to Iran at the Syrian facility believed bombed by Israel Air Force in September 2007, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.

The weekly said the Syrian site at al-Kibar was used to produce nuclear material the Iranian regime needed to make a bomb.

North Korean scientists worked alongside Syrians and Iranians at the site, where a reactor was being built to produce weapons-grade plutonium, Der Spiegel quoted the intelligence reports as saying.
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The report said Iranian scientists had made progress in enriching uranium but had no experience with plutonium and sought the help of the North Koreans.

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, are due to travel to Syria on Sunday to investigate whether the country was building an undeclared reactor.

Syria maintains the site, which satellite images show has since been razed, was a military installation and not a nuclear facility.

Iran says its nuclear programme is not geared towards making weapons but to generating electricity for its growing population. Tehran's decision to begin enriching uranium in 2006 triggered Western sanctions.

Der Spiegel, which did not elaborate on Assad's reported change of heart, also said Iran, Syria and North Korea had apparently been cooperating in the production of chemical weapons.

It cited an explosion near the Syrian city of Aleppo in July 2007, during which many were reported to have died when quantities of mustard gas and the nerve agent Sarin escaped.

In addition to 15 Syrian military officials, dozens of Iranian "rocket scientists" and three North Koreans were among those killed, the magazine said.

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      1.   How does Syria Help Iran build Nuke Program?????????????????????? 00:40  |  MOE 22/06/08
      2.   Hot dogs, iced tea and my sympathy 01:31  |  Ramius 22/06/08
      3.   harmonious cooperation of the forces of progress 01:31  |  Leon Rosgarten 22/06/08
      4.   THIS CAN NOT BE TRUE 01:31  |  indrajaya 22/06/08
      5.   facility 01:52  |  Shmuelshachor 22/06/08
      6.   Too bad Israel destroyed ALL the evidence. 01:57  |  POP 22/06/08
      7.   Incredible! 02:05  |  Mark Lincoln 22/06/08
      8.   ANOTHER piece of the jigsaw for the apology machine to deny 02:08  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      9.   Venezuela plan 02:17  |  zarebin 22/06/08
      10.   Credible 02:38  |  Mark Lincoln 22/06/08
      11.   How Did Der Spiegle Get Ahold Of That? 03:53  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      12.   #4 Indrajaya 03:56  |  Bobby 22/06/08
      13.   How? 04:14  |  Mick 22/06/08
      14.   POP # 6 Correction 04:15  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      15.   Our Western ignorance: "others can`t to do things we can" 04:33  |  anti-racist 22/06/08
      16.   Poppycock #6 04:52  |  Free Gilad Shalit 22/06/08
      17.   For zarebin (# 9) on the Venezuela plan 05:21  |  Fortuna Benmayor 22/06/08
      18.   Don`t lose your time and energy, Mark Lincoln. 05:23  |  Fortuna Benmayor 22/06/08
      19.   POP Too stupid! Even for you 05:37  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      20.   Indrajaya`s views 05:43  |  Sam C 22/06/08
      21.   The Iranians have nothing to fear from Livni the defeatist 05:50  |  Henry 22/06/08
      22.   #8 It`s all over the place, PETER SM 06:01  |  Johnboy 22/06/08
      23.   #9, So what? 06:03  |  Persian CAT 22/06/08
      24.   #17. Google this. 06:09  |  ManintheMiddle 22/06/08
      25.   More BS 08:16  |  Abe Snaque 22/06/08
      26.   iraq WMDs 09:22  |  vik 22/06/08
      27.   POP, only if you had less POOP in your brain 09:23  |  Dan 22/06/08
      28.   #4 indrajaya 10:33  |  FLUFFY 22/06/08
      29.   More painfully obvious Israeli propaganda 10:55  |  Clickfool 22/06/08
      30.   #23. I`ll tell you what 11:06  |  zarebin 22/06/08
      31.   JOHNNBOY The boy who repeatedly denied Israel bombed anything 11:46  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      32.   Stop Leading Goats 11:48  |  Moshe 22/06/08
      33.   CFOOL More painful for you! Der Spiegel is not a conspiracy rag 11:51  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      34.   Iran moves their nuclear sites to Israels border? 12:12  |  Natallie Durson 22/06/08
      35.   Is G.W. Bush a contributor at haaretz now? 12:49  |  ad 22/06/08
      36.   Syrian and NK help. 12:51  |  Charles Smyth 22/06/08
      37.   natallie durson the idea is as simple as the arabs 12:54  |  yaheskel 22/06/08
      38.   JOHNBOY even more ignorant than I thought 13:01  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      39.   Pop # 6. 13:02  |  David Nigel Braham 22/06/08
      40.   For Peter SM on Der Spiegel # 33 13:42  |  Clickfool 22/06/08
      41.   US Sources CANNOT be Trusted 13:45  |  Non-American 22/06/08
      42.   Syria`s peachy clean image 13:58  |  allang 22/06/08
      43.   #40 Clicky....I seriously doubt that 14:08  |  Lynn 22/06/08
      44.   # 4 Indy.....the International Community 14:16  |  Lynn 22/06/08
      45.   # 41 US sources? 14:20  |  Lynn 22/06/08
      46.   CFOOL How do YOU know their sources? Your evidence being? 14:41  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      47.   For Lynn # 43 14:46  |  Clickfool 22/06/08
      48.   For Peter SM # 46 15:05  |  Clickfool 22/06/08
      49.   CFOOL Stern is not Spiegel & Trevor Roper "respected historian" 15:19  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      50.   #38 PETER SM wouldn`t know a point even if it drew blood. 15:27  |  Johnboy 22/06/08
      51.   # 47 Clicky.....Who do you think helped 15:44  |  Lynn 22/06/08
      52.   I Would Like To See Israel Bomb Iran 15:51  |  Matt 22/06/08
      53.   #22 Johnboy....the really "odd" thing is Syria 15:54  |  Lynn 22/06/08
      54.   JOHNBOY Your point loud&clear.Israel did NOT attack Syrian site 16:00  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      55.   # 40 clickfool Re:Der Spiegel,show us some proof,links,anything, 16:07  |  terrornator 22/06/08
      56.   Clickfool # 47 How Do You Know? 16:19  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      57.   CFOOL JUST evidence not CFOOL"logic" eg Johnstones kidnappers 16:22  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      58.   Iran, The Professional Proxy Puppeteer, Trying In Vain To Hide .. 17:04  |  Lavi 22/06/08
      59.   #54 Don;t know why I have to point this out to a Jew, PETER SM 17:08  |  Johnboy 22/06/08
      60.   The least reasonable explanation of the mystery (due to bombing) 17:11  |  Tosefta 22/06/08
      61.   How Olmert will apologize for not informing the IAEA 17:13  |  Tosefta 22/06/08
      62.   North Korea, Syria and Iran Nuclear Weapons 17:19  |  Randy 22/06/08
      63.   #53 Lynn has apparently not read a thing.... 17:20  |  Johnboy 22/06/08
      64.   #56 Don`t verbal me, Jeff Northridge 17:24  |  Johnboy 22/06/08
      65.   Johnboy # 50 Maybe The Syrians Didn`t Sign 17:42  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      66.   Zionist rug Der Spiegel lies to (mentally) oppressed 18:06  |  17 22/06/08
      67.   #23 Persian Cat: Maybe Chavez Doesn`t Want Venezuela To Become 18:12  |  Lavi 22/06/08
      68.   The least reasonable explanation of the mystery (due to bombing) 18:26  |  Tosefta 22/06/08
      69.   Iran, The Professional Proxy Puppeteer, Trying In Vain To Hide .. 18:45  |  Lavi 22/06/08
      70.   Let`s recall what Johnboy said... 18:46  |  JES 22/06/08
      71.   So Iran builds it CLOSER to Israel ? LOL, Crap Story 19:10  |  whatever 22/06/08
      72.   #62. Since the US and Israel don`t stick to their ... 19:15  |  ManintheMiddle 22/06/08
      73.   Johnboy # 61 I`ll "Verbal" You! 19:20  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      74.   Is it true? Lets wait and see. 20:02  |  Paul Easton 22/06/08
      75.   #9 zarebin 20:05  |  Paul Easton 22/06/08
      76.   #11 Jeff Northridge 20:11  |  Paul Easton 22/06/08
      77.   Tosefta # 58 No Apologies Are Necessary 20:36  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      78.   Stan C`s name calling 20:47  |  Saila 22/06/08
      79.   Lynn, the article says "experts" 21:03  |  Mark B. 22/06/08
      80.   Rhe spin-people in the intelligence community 21:07  |  Mark B. 22/06/08
      81.   ad in sf, brain dead liberal knuckleheads blame Bush for 21:10  |  Avram 22/06/08
      82.   JEWISH-OWNED DER SPIEGEL TELLING USUAL ISRAELI PROPAGANDA 21:16  |  JACKAL 22/06/08
      83.   Israel is now showing to the ignorants people 21:29  |  JP 22/06/08
      84.   hey Jeff , C`mon you`re pickin on...... 21:36  |  Rob 22/06/08
      85.   #61 Tosefta, no apologies necessary 21:46  |  FOX 22/06/08
      86.   Apologies due to... (Jeff Northridge #77) 21:48  |  Tosefta 22/06/08
      87.   JACKALSS, run away, we will own you soon too 21:58  |  Dan 22/06/08
      88.   Creepfool, how come you never doubt your sources? 21:59  |  Dan 22/06/08
      89.   How Tosefta will apologize for saying the Syria 22:06  |  Metternich the wise 22/06/08
      90.   Rabid Fox on the loose #85 23:06  |  Tosefta 22/06/08
      91.   Tosefta # 86 You Remind Me Of One Of My Exes 23:22  |  Jeff Northridge 22/06/08
      92.   JACKAL JEWISH WHAT SPIEGEL ??The Secret Immam told you,right? 23:40  |  PETER SM 22/06/08
      93.   Worldly wisdom for Jeff Northridge #91 23:57  |  Gepetto 22/06/08
      94.   Tosefta 00:36  |  TonyL 23/06/08
      95.   The "dry run" for Iran being covered up 01:14  |  Bertrahm Hill 23/06/08
      96.   JOHNBOY I didn`t know I had to explain this to an Arab apologists 01:32  |  PETER SM 23/06/08
      97.   Gepetto # 93 I Win Again! 01:35  |  Jeff Northridge 23/06/08
      98.   # 55 terrornator...."grasping at straws" 02:06  |  Lynn 23/06/08
      99.   # 63 Johnboy...Sure as hell isn`t cement!!! 02:07  |  Lynn 23/06/08
      100.   #66 "17"...... yes, ALL the theories poppped out 02:10  |  Lynn 23/06/08
      101.   tosefta i can only be mystified why you 02:12  |  harzion 23/06/08
      102.   # 79 Mark B....Agree with whom you wish 02:19  |  Lynn 23/06/08
      103.   MARK B how do you know it was Israeli& US intelligence? 02:28  |  PETER SM 23/06/08
      104.   # 7 Mark Lincoln..With All your Knowledge,You Were Led Up .. 03:02  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      105.   # 10 Mark Lincoln..Videre Est Credere.It Hapened. 03:05  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      106.   # 11 Jeff Northridge How Did Der Spiegle Get Ahold Of That? 03:10  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      107.   # 22 Johnboy..Geez Stop Manipulating and Put You Mony where Your 03:14  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      108.   # 40 Clickfiool And his conspiracy theories.Wake Up! 03:18  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      109.   # 59 Johnboy Than Why do it.By smearing the Jew Hatred you Show 03:23  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      110.   # 63 Johnboy to Lynn being Disrespectful,So I say Fuck You! 03:28  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      111.   N Korea posted the first protest 03:30  |  TOMY 23/06/08
      112.   # 98 harzion..Tosefta is a TOSSER.. 03:34  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      113.   #65 Hallelujah!!! Jeff sees the light!!! 04:08  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      114.   #73 Jeff left his thinking cap at home.... 04:33  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      115.   #63 Whiiiizzzzzzz goes the point, way over Lynn`s head 04:46  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      116.   Jeff Northridge #96 05:10  |  Gepetto 23/06/08
      117.   JOHNBOY Spiegel article is totally consistent with known facts 06:32  |  PETER SM 23/06/08
      118.   #113, Tosefta 08:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 23/06/08
      119.   Johnoby playing in the mud 10:15  |  FOX 23/06/08
      120.   #118 CJK, I am not Tosefta. 10:32  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      121.   #117 Care to examine *this* article, PETER SM? 10:47  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      122.   #119 A wonderfully paranoid spray, FOX 11:40  |  Johnboy 23/06/08
      123.   #2 Ramius..OooPs There Goes the Sarin! 18:08  |  KATHY 23/06/08
      124.   #22 Johnboy..You say,and you prevaricate.I say: 18:13  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      125.   # 115 Johnboy To Lynn.Then Johnboy Tell Us Exactly What It Realty 18:34  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      126.   # 121 Johnboy to Peter SM..Just a quick rebuttal 18:40  |  anonymous 23/06/08
      127.   Johnboy, you are so shallow mate #122 21:53  |  FOX 23/06/08
      128.   Oh Johnboy, how is occupation going? 22:00  |  FOX 23/06/08
      129.   #4 IndraJaya 23:04  |  Ramesh 23/06/08
      130.   #124-#128 And I`m supposed to that those posts seriously? 01:04  |  Johnboy 24/06/08
      131.   DPA or DOPE 01:59  |  P. J. Casey 24/06/08
      132.   Johnboy, don`t be a coward Mate #130 14:44  |  FOX 24/06/08
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