IAEA Springs Into Action, Elects Syria Co-Chairman
Charles Johnson
Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 3:30 pm PDT • Views: 463
The United Nations descends even further into the depths of absurdity, as the UN’s toothless nuclear watchdog elects Syria as co-chairman of the IAEA.
Two weeks after Israel’s alleged bombing raid in Syria, which some foreign reports said targeted North Korean nuclear material, the UN’s nuclear watchdog elected Syria as deputy chairman of its General Conference on Monday.
The 51st session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened in Vienna on Monday and will run through Friday.
The Syrian news agency SANA proudly reported the election on Tuesday, adding that Syria was also successful in including “the Israeli nuclear arsenal as an item on the agenda of the conference.”
The agenda for the meeting includes the item “Israeli nuclear capabilities and threat.” While Iran will be a focus of the discussions, there is no item on the agenda referring to the Islamic Republic by name.
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