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Syria says weapons claims baseless
Washington, Apr 15: Syria today again denied it has weapons of mass destruction and accused Washington of double standards over its support of Israel, the strongest military power in the middle east.
Washington, Apr 15: Syria today again denied it has weapons of mass destruction and accused Washington of double standards over its support of Israel, the strongest military power in the middle east.
"We don't have weapons of mass destruction," Syria's
ambassador to the United Nations, Rostom al-Zoubi said,
describing the US charges as "baseless".
"It is Israel, which has a big arsenal of weapons of mass destruction," the envoy told.
"Why focus on Syria at this time, forgetting Israel. This is... double standard."
As the US-led war on Iraq draws to a close, the administration of US President George W. Bush has turned its attention to Syria, accusing it of state terrorism, developing weapons of mass destruction and harbouring fugitive officials from neighbouring Iraq.
Top Bush aides have stopped short of threatening military action against Syria, but said all options remained on the table and warned Damascus to take stock of the US-led rout of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime.
Bureau Report
"It is Israel, which has a big arsenal of weapons of mass destruction," the envoy told.
"Why focus on Syria at this time, forgetting Israel. This is... double standard."
As the US-led war on Iraq draws to a close, the administration of US President George W. Bush has turned its attention to Syria, accusing it of state terrorism, developing weapons of mass destruction and harbouring fugitive officials from neighbouring Iraq.
Top Bush aides have stopped short of threatening military action against Syria, but said all options remained on the table and warned Damascus to take stock of the US-led rout of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime.
Bureau Report