John Bolton on N Korea & Syria

North Korea's True Colors

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Israel's Sept. 6 raid against a likely Syrian-North Korea nuclear project was a fire bell in the night that the regime was up to its old tricks -- at least for anyone willing to listen. The administration's continuing refusal to allow Israel to make public the true nature of this facility will only come back to haunt it, not only on North Korea, but also on its Middle East policy. If no North Koreans were involved, why not shout it out? If the facility was not nuclear, why not do the same?

Comment: See earlier CFG post: What did Israel bomb?

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Syria Rebuilding on Site Destroyed by Israeli Bombs

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The puzzling site in Syria that Israeli jets bombed in September grew more curious on Friday with the release of a satellite photograph showing new construction there that resembles the site’s former main building.

Comment: View article for satellite photo. Thus far experts to doubt that the construction” was in fact a nuclear reactor.