Israel Warned U.S. About Syria-N. Korea connection

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Israel Warned U.S. About Syria-N. Korea connection

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON


Israel warned the United States that North Korea might be sharing nuclear know-how with Damascus before it carried out an air strike deep inside Syria, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Washington was “deeply troubled” by the Israeli intelligence showing North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria, but U.S. President George W. Bush decided against an immediate response out of concern it could derail delicate talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its own nuclear program, the Post said, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
After Israel shared its intelligence with the Bush administration in recent months, which included satellite imagery, the United States provided Israel with some confirmation of the original information before Israel went ahead with the night air raid on Sept. 6, the Post reported.


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