whitney webb mint pressbush axis evil speech 2002 precursor disastrous invasion regime change trump narrative re-emerge time link syria north korea base allegations unidentified party regard chemical weapons shipments.on monday reuters publish widely circulate story base confidential unite nations report north korean sanction violations accord report available general public two north korean shipments syrian government agency responsible country chemical weapons program intercepted.the report accord reuters author panel independent un experts investigate allege deal north korean company syria scientific study research center ssrc government agency oversee nation chemical weapons program internationally-recognized destruction program take place 2013.notably 37-page document point give detail interdictions occur detail regard shipments actually contained.the report state account incident occurrence dependent testimony two unidentified member state interdict shipments destine syria reason believe goods part komid contract syria komid korea mine development trade corporation pyongyang-based company un previously cite 2009 un security council blacklist role support north korea ballistic missile program primary arm dealer main exporter goods equipment relate ballistic missiles conventional weapons north korea catch send 'chemical weapons syria amid concern kim jong-un assad work together https //t.co/ectij2jwn9 daily mail us dailymail august 22 2017north korea chemical weapons say intercept en route syria https //t.co/wdjzolgg8k via timesofisrael northkorea syria gregory smith gsmittysmith august 22 2017with identities conceal way know member state among countries actively push removal syria democratically-elected president bashar al-assad since syrian conflict begin 2011. addition another member state nation involve seizure shipments inform panel reason believe goods part komid contract syria appear statement make member state representative give ostensibly independent panel weight normally reserve concrete evidence.it also remain unclear ssrc determine recipient intercept shipments report simply state consignees syrian entities designate european union unite state front company ssrc reuters permit access confidential report way know entities reuters leave unnamed article.furthermore composition un panel also unknown though reuters state panel compose independent experts reuters also previously claim organizations syrian observatory human right sohr objective syrian conflict even though sole person behind group rabidly anti-assad pro-western intervention report syria britain shield name independent experts public little lend credibility find un report.the north korea-syria arm connection narrativethe north korea-syria arm trade connection new narrative first emerge early year april syrian government stand accuse use chemical weapons civilians idlib event late roundly debunk independent experts include professor emeritus massachusetts institute technology mit former scientist u.s. department defense theodore postol.at time several u.s. publications include usa today defense one back claim sinister cooperation syrian north korean governments cite professor bruce bechtol angelo state university texas outlets describe bechtol north korea expert bechtol evidence cite report assert would stun would surprise nerve agent allegedly use assad regime april idlib province supply north korea amount conjecture bechtol work defense intelligence agency long-standing link pentagon previously author 2015 research paperon north korea syrian partnership draw heavily cia sweep assertions regard two nations allege long history collaboration production development chemical weapons.bechtol conclusions undermine data stockholm international peace research institute sipri recognize authority global weapons trade show syria order weapons north korea three time since 1990 twice 1990 1996. word syria accord sipri make purchase north korea 20 years.given arm deal north korea government legal 2006 deal komid legal 2009 partnership really longstanding prolific transactions years prior establish facts hardly fit picture supposedly boom north korea-syria arm trade.creating new axis evil ultimately attempt link north korea syria defunct chemical weapons program mean create new axis evil associate one evil dictator another axis evil narrative first coin george w. bush 2002 central u.s. demonization rogue governments fail submit u.s.-dominated global order unite nations part narrative often follow evil dictator label iraq libya two countries comprise original axis evil trump axis evil resurgence development even mainstream media outlets like cnn note iraq libya deal syria join list concert effort make link remain evil dictators connect north korea syria thoroughly demonize though non-existent chemical weapons program u.s. build momentum justification preventative invasions rogue state long seek achieve determinedly superpower status threaten 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