Syria: NATO will not intervene but the smear campaign is on! http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2011/11/syria-nato-will-not-intervene-but-smear.html

Another "Smear Syria" news article- Syrian/Pakistan Nuclear Ties
Yup to paraphrase GWB and the lies of Iraq "the smoking gun/mushroom cloud"

How may times has this tactic been used- Of course everyone speaking on the condition of anonymity and all very vague....

a previously unknown complex- bolsters suspicions-Details (however vague) were provided to the AP by a senior diplomat with knowledge of IAEA investigations and a former U.N. investigator. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

A senior diplomat with "knowledge" And a former UN investigator? IAEA officials contacted Tuesday also declined to comment.
Alot of spin and no confirmation but it sounds authoritative, right?

Further down in the article-

Syria never has been seen as being close to development of a nuclear bomb.

In 2004, Khan confessed on TV to selling nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, but he has never spoken of Syria. He later retracted and claimed he was forced to confess.

The last article I will use to demonstrate the "Smear Syria" game is on come from the Chicago Tribune- Suspect in Students Slaying started new life in Syria
Oh my God! Dastardly Syria! Giving new life to criminals, allegedly. You know what is so interesting about this breaking news from today? This alleged killing took place in 2005.

But the defendant didn't appear at Chicago's grim criminal court building on that July afternoon in 2005.

You read that right, this news story is six years old.
So why is it hitting the headlines today?
It is clearly part of the campaign of demonization of Syria.

[ALSO SEE..FLASHBACK- Scott Ritter: By Releasing Intel, US Endorses Israel’s Illegal Bombing of Alleged Syrian Nuke Site http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/28/un_nuclear_watchdog_chief_blasts_us I don’t know what was going on at this site. If the images are accurate, it appears that Syria was producing a very, very small research reactor. But it is not a reactor usable in a nuclear weapons program. Syria was not violating the law. This shows that the United States and Israel have a wanton disregard for the rule of law. And this is especially critical when the United States is holding up the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a standard in which we hold Iran and North Korea accountable to. You know, there would have to be literally thousands of pounds of pure graphite that would have to be introduced to this facility, and there’s no evidence in the destruction.