Korean Nuke Link in Paragraph Seven of NYT Syria Airstrike Story

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James Joyner of Outside the Beltway complains that the New York Times buried the lede with an article about an Israeli airstrike in Syria. Turns out there's reason to believe that North Korea may be smuggling "nuclear material" to terror-sponsoring states Iran and Syria:

Talk about burying your lede. This is seven “paragraphs” down in the story (I use scarce quotes because newspaper style favors incredibly short paragraphs and breaks even when the subject has not changed for ease of editing). It’s wise to be wary of assertions from unnamed officials about this sort of thing, especially when the target is those perennial bogeymen Iran and Syria but it’s hardly inconceivable that the DPRK would sell nuclear materials to our adversaries.


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North Korea, Iran and Syria party?

 

North Korea may be smuggling "nuclear material" to terror-sponsoring states Iran and Syria

 

If this is true, at least someone is paying attention. BTW has anyone heard Syria responded about this? Also considering how many sanctions these countries have against them, I am a bit suprized we let them trade amongst themselves unpoliced?

Compare this to the rants

Compare this to the rants we get from the media if Israel defends itself fom rocket attacks. So I guess if Arabs have nukes, then that's OK.

Incredible.

Common Knowledge

Everyone (MSM) knows that nukes in the hands of our (suicidal) enemies only affect the political aspirations of Republicans. So, essentially they are harmless to everyone else.

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