HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE

CENTCOM ^ | September 11, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

	NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

September 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Intervention Force found hundreds of illegal weapons hidden in secret rooms in Muqtada al-Sadr’s Najaf office Thursday.

As part of their mission to clear the city of armed Mehdi Militia and remove weapons and ammunition caches, the Iraqi Security Forces conducted a search of al-Sadr’s office, close to the Imam Ali shrine. During the search, which took place with the Najaf governor’s approval, Iraqi troops noticed fresh plaster on a wall in al-Sadr’s office.

After breaking through the false wall, the soldiers found a secret hallway and rooms filled with mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other weapons illegally hidden from authorities when the militia vacated the city.

Included in the secret cache the Iraqi Police, IIF and Iraqi National Guard found more than 10 mortar tubes (including heavy mortars), more than 145 mortar rounds, a dozen rockets, numerous anti-tank weapons including RPG launchers, a heavy machine gun, an anti-aircraft gun, automatic rifles, mines, various other explosives and communications equipment.

NOTE: The information contained in this press release is being released by the Multi-National Force-Iraq at the request of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior. All queries regarding this press release should be directed to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.

[AndyJackson]

And the source of these weapons?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Good news, ping!

[NormsRevenge]

But.. But.. reports a couple of days ago said the offices were clean of weapons.

Must be the Disinformation Ministry hard at work, I reckun.

:-]

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Has fewer customers today.

[prophetic]

I'll give you even money it was China AND France

[MEG33]

Great find!

[NormsRevenge]

Rummy at Richmond for a Nascar Pre-race 9/11 tribute later today.

[MinuteGal]

Best FR question of the week.

May I hazard a guess as to the origin of much of the materiel? Oui? No?

Leni

[kapn kuek]

Good news for the Crusade!

I think our military made a huge mistake by not taking out the islamic terrorist Al-Sadr a long time ago.

How many Americans have died because he still lives?

[Defender2]

#2. The DNC.

[writer33]

Great post! But this still isn't proof of weapons of mass destruction, cowgirl! So why are we in Iraq? Denote heavy sarcasm.

The answer is in this press release.

[writer33]

"#2. The DNC."

Ouch! I like it. I like it alot.

[Defender2]

#13. :-)

D2

[writer33]

Of course you know, no matter how many people are killed with these weapons, they're still not weapons of mass destruction according to the media, the DNC, Michael Moore, and various other socialists.

And because of that, here we are today.

[MizSterious]

Wow! So, are these things "sacraments?"

[tbeatty]

Wow. That's the same headline the press uses when someone in the U.S. has 2 handguns and a rifle.

[river rat]

How many laws must Al-Sadr violate to be arrested?
How many murders must Al Sadr commit to be arrested?
How many truces must Al-Sadr violate to be arrested?
How many American must die at Al-Sadr's before he is arrested.

How long before we or the Free Iraqi KILL THIS SONUVABITCH?

Semper Fi

[CaptRon]

Obviously used for some sort of religious service.

[Rebelbase]

Who found the weapons?

THE IRAQIS! Das what I'm talking about..Woo-woo!