Comments on: The Orchard File: What are North Korea and Syria up to? http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: OneFreeKorea » Links for 12 Oct 07 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54914 OneFreeKorea » Links for 12 Oct 07 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:25:51 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54914 [...] *  Second Thoughts?  If you haven’t yet read Richardson’s post or the NYT story he links, it appears that the Syria story is giving some members of this administration second thoughts about Agreed Framework 2.0.  The NYT story is badly written, and does a generally poor job of laying out the various suspicions and what evidence support each of them.  While the publicly available evidence is in considerable conflict and probably a small part of the picture, I’ve done several posts to lay it all out: here, here, and here.  [...] [...] *  Second Thoughts?  If you haven’t yet read Richardson’s post or the NYT story he links, it appears that the Syria story is giving some members of this administration second thoughts about Agreed Framework 2.0.  The NYT story is badly written, and does a generally poor job of laying out the various suspicions and what evidence support each of them.  While the publicly available evidence is in considerable conflict and probably a small part of the picture, I’ve done several posts to lay it all out: here, here, and here.  [...]

]]> By: DPRK Studies http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54902 DPRK Studies Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:45:45 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54902 <strong>Israeli Intel on Syria, North Korea Sparks Bush Admin Debate...</strong> What Israel hit in Syria, and more importantly the silence from both Israel and Syria, has caused rampant speculation on what the target was. Aside from the prospect of North Korea aiding a nascent Syrian nuclear program – with initial reports indica... Israeli Intel on Syria, North Korea Sparks Bush Admin Debate…

What Israel hit in Syria, and more importantly the silence from both Israel and Syria, has caused rampant speculation on what the target was. Aside from the prospect of North Korea aiding a nascent Syrian nuclear program – with initial reports indica…

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Who Cares About Politicizing Intelligence Now? http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54871 OneFreeKorea » Who Cares About Politicizing Intelligence Now? Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:11:02 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54871 [...] You will recall that I’ve presented several theories about just what the Israelis struck in Syria in September, where, and why.  Some claim it was missiles or missile tech, others claim that it was chemical warfare equipment.  The theories aren’t mutually exclusive, but the preponderance of publicly available evidence suggests that nuclear techology or material was at least one of the targets, no matter how desperately proponents of declawed and neutered diplomacy desperately wish it to be not so (for the benefit of Leon Sigal, who must have been serving on a sequestered jury last month, allow me to link to reports in the New York Times; Washington Post; Washington Post; Sunday Times, London; Haaretz; and Fox News).  [...] [...] You will recall that I’ve presented several theories about just what the Israelis struck in Syria in September, where, and why.  Some claim it was missiles or missile tech, others claim that it was chemical warfare equipment.  The theories aren’t mutually exclusive, but the preponderance of publicly available evidence suggests that nuclear techology or material was at least one of the targets, no matter how desperately proponents of declawed and neutered diplomacy desperately wish it to be not so (for the benefit of Leon Sigal, who must have been serving on a sequestered jury last month, allow me to link to reports in the New York Times; Washington Post; Washington Post; Sunday Times, London; Haaretz; and Fox News).  [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Times of London: Israelis Seized N. Korean ‘Nuclear Material’ in Syria http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54713 OneFreeKorea » Times of London: Israelis Seized N. Korean ‘Nuclear Material’ in Syria Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:44:52 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54713 [...] Previous post on “Orchard” here. [...] [...] Previous post on “Orchard” here. [...]

]]> By: China, Russia, new Mohammed’s cartoon, Islamism in US, Sarko & Merkel, France regarding Turkey in EU and other items « Spanish Pundit http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54233 China, Russia, new Mohammed’s cartoon, Islamism in US, Sarko & Merkel, France regarding Turkey in EU and other items « Spanish Pundit Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:03:23 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54233 [...] About Syrian-North Korean affair, read this entire post by One Free Korea, because it analyses the different theories about the Israeli strike on Syria last week. I’m only reproducing an excerpt which is interesting enough about what we really know: North Korea is believed to be the source of North Korea’s SCUD-C missiles and precursors for its chemical weapons, but the transfer of nuclear weapons, equipment, or technology would be a major escalation of that relationship. Diplomats have noted considerable escalation in the cooperation betweent the two nations recently. Both the Times of London, quoting Israeli sources, and Fox News, quoting American sources, note increased sightings of Syrians moving in and out of North Korea by air and by rail, via China . It wasn’t all whispers and surveillance, either: [...] [...] About Syrian-North Korean affair, read this entire post by One Free Korea, because it analyses the different theories about the Israeli strike on Syria last week. I’m only reproducing an excerpt which is interesting enough about what we really know: North Korea is believed to be the source of North Korea’s SCUD-C missiles and precursors for its chemical weapons, but the transfer of nuclear weapons, equipment, or technology would be a major escalation of that relationship. Diplomats have noted considerable escalation in the cooperation betweent the two nations recently. Both the Times of London, quoting Israeli sources, and Fox News, quoting American sources, note increased sightings of Syrians moving in and out of North Korea by air and by rail, via China . It wasn’t all whispers and surveillance, either: [...]

]]> By: usinkorea http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54216 usinkorea Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:43:56 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54216 I wonder if a nuke going off somewhere would be enough to see a shift - a "watershed" moment - in our (Western) societies?....or would it peter out like 9/11....? I wonder if a nuke going off somewhere would be enough to see a shift – a “watershed” moment – in our (Western) societies?….or would it peter out like 9/11….?

]]> By: DPRK Forum » Some good reads on the Korea blogs http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54191 DPRK Forum » Some good reads on the Korea blogs Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:39:04 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54191 [...] One Free Korea has an excellent post on the current Syria/North Korea connection (See ROK Drop too), and is well worth the read. Also, DPRK Studies has an interesting admission from the DPRK about HEU and a stinging report on the progress. Another good post. I was considering making a post about it, but these fellows make the points much better than I could ever wish to do. [?] Share This [...] [...] One Free Korea has an excellent post on the current Syria/North Korea connection (See ROK Drop too), and is well worth the read. Also, DPRK Studies has an interesting admission from the DPRK about HEU and a stinging report on the progress. Another good post. I was considering making a post about it, but these fellows make the points much better than I could ever wish to do. [?] Share This [...]

]]> By: Nuclear Cooperation between North Korea and Syria at DPRK Studies http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54183 Nuclear Cooperation between North Korea and Syria at DPRK Studies Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:28:55 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54183 [...] The Orchard File: What are North Korea and Syria up to? [...] [...] The Orchard File: What are North Korea and Syria up to? [...]

]]> By: North Korea Blog » The Orchard File: What are North Korea and Syria up to? http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/comment-page-1/#comment-54176 North Korea Blog » The Orchard File: What are North Korea and Syria up to? Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:53:40 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/17/the-orchard-file-what-are-north-korea-and-syria-up-to/#comment-54176 [...] Read more of this story… [...] [...] Read more of this story… [...]

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