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News article / congressional oversight document
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Summary
This document is a scanned page from a House Oversight file (031932) containing a 'Foreign Policy' article dated August 23, 2011, by Leonard Spector. The article discusses the geopolitical risks associated with Syria's massive chemical weapons arsenal amidst the 2011 unrest and President Obama's call for Assad to step down. It analyzes the history of Syria's chemical capabilities as a deterrent against Israel and addresses concerns about potential transfers to Hezbollah.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Leonard Spector | Author |
Author of the Foreign Policy article 'Assad's Chemical Romance'.
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Called for President Bashar al-Assad to leave power.
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| Bashar al-Assad | President of Syria |
Subject of the article regarding his chemical weapons arsenal and political unrest.
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| Hafez | Former Leader of Syria |
Father of Bashar al-Assad; possessed chemical weapons as a deterrent.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Foreign Policy |
Publication source of the article.
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| U.S. Government |
Believes Syria possesses large stocks of chemical agents.
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| CIA |
Provided annual reports to Congress regarding chemical agents.
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| Congress |
Recipient of CIA reports.
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| Syrian Air Force |
Decimated by Israeli warplanes in 1982.
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| Hezbollah |
Lebanon-based Shiite organization accused of receiving missiles from Syria.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
August 23, 2011
Relationships (2)
referred to as 'his father Hafez before him'
Key Quotes (3)
"Among the most troubling uncertainties is the fate of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, which, if not protected properly, could fall into the wrong hands, with catastrophic results."Source
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"In the hands of Assad -- and his father Hafez before him -- these weapons have been an ace-in-the-hole deterrent against Israel's nuclear capability."Source
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"Assad has not reportedly transferred lethal chemical capabilities to the Lebanon-based Shiite organization."Source
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