Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said Wednesday that Syria is ‘very cooperative’ in fighting terrorism.

‘We do not accuse countries of being terrorists. We just ask countries to cooperate with us, and Syria is very cooperative,’ Noble told a press conference on the sidelines of an anti-terrorism conference in Damascus.

The Interpol chief said that owing to the help of countries like Syria and Iran, they were able to add many details and pictures to around 8,900 wanted people.

The Onion is probably kicking itself that it did not think of this story first.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Arab News Agency goes even further:

Secretary General Ronald K. Noble expressed appreciation over efforts exerted by Syria to boost the international cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and organized crime.

During a meeting held Tuesday with Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Bassam Abdul-Majeed , Noble said that Syria’s hosting of deliberations of the 3rd Fusion Task Force for Fighting Terrorism asserted her care for activating this cooperation.

He also pointed out to the standing cooperation between Syrian Interior Ministry and the INTERPOL through the National Center of Damascus Interpol, stressing that Syria is ranked among the first ten countries in term of cooperation with the organization.

More like in the top five terror sponsors.

I’ve got only one thing to say to all of this: