Missing Evidence in the U.S. Presentation

The Bush administration this week asserted that an Israeli airstrike in Syria Sept. 6 destroyed a nuclear reactor being constructed with the assistance of North Korea.Intelligence officials said in briefings that they believed the reactor was weeks away from being operational. The intelligence community said it had "high confidence" that the target was a nuclear reactor designed for the production of plutonium, "medium confidence" that North Korea was involved, and "low confidence" that Syria had a related weapons program. A CIA video shown to reporters extensively used computer simulations to press the case against the reactor, while including a few still photos. None showed North Koreans at the site, although intelligence officials said they had visited. The full range of U.S. intelligence information on the site is unclear, but skeptics have pointed to several key uncertainties:

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This Story Accusing N. Korea May Stall Nuclear Pact Article \| The Bush administration gambled this week that its detailed accounting of North Korean assistance to a Syrian nuclear program would help pave the way for a nuclear disarmament agreement with Pyongyang, but the allegations so angered Republican lawmakers that support for a deal may be seriously... Transcript: Syrian Nuclear Plant: Latest Developments U.S. Details Reactor in Syria CIA Report on Syrian Nuclear Reactor CIA Report Excerpt: Reactor Similar to N. Korean's Missing Evidence in the U.S. Presentation		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Newsvine SOURCE: Satellite image by DigitalGlobe annotated by The Washington Post \| The Washington Post - April 26, 2008 ¬es=The Bush administration this week asserted that an Israeli airstrike in Syria Sept. 6 destroyed a nuclear reactor being constructed with the assistance of North Korea.Intelligence officials said in briefings that they believed the reactor was weeks away from being operational. The intelligence community said it had 'high confidence' that the target was a nuclear reactor designed for the production of plutonium, 'medium confidence' that North Korea was involved, and 'low confidence' that Syria had a related weapons program. A CIA video shown to reporters extensively used computer simulations to press the case against the reactor, while including a few still photos. None showed North Koreans at the site, although intelligence officials said they had visited. The full range of U.S. intelligence information on the site is unclear, but skeptics have pointed to several key uncertainties: " onmouseover="changebg('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us Stumble It! Reddit Facebook myspace COMMENT Discussion Policy Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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