While Europe sleeps.

Syria is pursuing "an innovative chemical warfare (CW) program in co-operation with Iran," Jane's Defence Weekly reports. According to that report, Tehran made a contractual commitment to Syria a few months ago to provide technical assistance to facilitate Syria's CW program. Iran will allegedly help Syria in the planning, establishment, and operation of several facilities throughout Syria for the production of precursors for VX and Sarin nerve agents and mustard blister agent.

"Axis of Evil," anyone? (Anyway, I prefer the "Axis of Good.")