Duelfer: 'A lot of material left Iraq and went to Syria'

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[Byron Norris]

Charles Duelfer told the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this month he could not rule out Saddam's transfer of Iraqi missiles and weapons of mass destruction to Syria.

Duelfer, an adviser to the CIA, said at the Oct. 6 hearing that a large amount of material had been transferred by Iraq to Syria before the March 2003 war. "A lot of materials left Iraq and went to Syria," Duelfer said. "There was certainly a lot of traffic across the border points. We've got a lot of data to support that, including people discussing it. But whether in fact in any of these trucks there was WMD-related materials, I cannot say."

The Iraq Survey Group, headed by Duelfer, said Russia, Syria, Jordan and other arms suppliers were paid from Iraqi oil revenues.

A CIA report, authored by the Iraq Survey Group, identified Russia and Syria atop a list of 12 arms suppliers to Iraq until the U.S.-led war against Baghdad started in March 2003.

The report listed Russia and Syria above North Korea — regarded as the leading missile proliferator to the Middle East — as leading suppliers to Baghdad.

Jordan was the third largest supplier of weapons to Iraq.

After Jordan came Belarus, China, India, North Korea, South Korea, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, France, Romania and Turkey. The report said these countries were involved in both "weapons of mass destruction and arms-related procurement." The report said Saddam diverted money from the UN oil-for-food program to pay for both conventional and nonconventional weapons and components.

The report said state-owned companies in Russia and Syria defied UN sanctions and supplied weapons and platforms to Baghdad. The report said Syria also served as the leading route for illegal arms supplies from Europe and other countries.

Several of Iraq's neighbors were said to have joined in the secret military effort to aid Baghdad. The report — based on interviews with senior Iraqi officials and 40 million pages of documents and classified intelligence — cited Jordan and Turkey as leading suppliers to the Saddam regime.

[Byron Norris]

And these Liberal a$$holes were saying that this war was "blood for oil"?! This whole Duefler report is damning to the Left's kooky position that America is some force of emperical evil destined to rule the world! Wake up people, let this be enough proof to hit you upside the head besides 9/11 where thousands of innocent lives were lost! Let's continue to go into the places where these WPOS exist and kill them all. Not only will we be doing our country a service but the people in the countries in which they live a service. Freedom wasn't built on the backs of the weak or the timid, so, that's why we need to mobilize and on November Second we vote once again for George W Bush! God bless George Bush, God bless America, and God bless the people who long for freedom all over the world! Death to the terrorists!

[Tribune7]

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[Byron Norris]

And don't forget to buy FahrenHYPE 9/11. This movie reminds us all that we are the greatest country on earth and that our President did do the right thing, God bless his soul! Michael Moore is the biggest Socialist weasel and should be damned for his lies! http://www.fahrenhype911.com/

[pissant]

That this isn't in the WaPo or the Slimes shows what wretched, communist papers they have become

[FreeKeys]

Remember the SIX MONTHS it took for the U.S. to get a UN go-ahead for Gulf War Part II?  Do you really think Saddam didn't use them to hide WMD's?  Wanna buy a bridge?  Guess what? Further confrontation with Iraq was inevitable.

Yossef Bodansky, Director,  Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and author of The Secret History of the Iraq War (READ excerpts HERE), said on the radio to Roger Hedgecock, "The evidence [of Saddam's moving WMDs to Syria from August to December of 2002 and his collaboration with Al Qaeda] is overwhelming."

[Byron Norris]

The fact is the majority of the press today are nothing more then pledged, oath taken Anti-American Commie scum. These people, the products of a generation of slimes, and dope smoking maggot infested hippies (I love how Rush says that)have infiltrated the press, and have polluted countless impressionable minds. Thank God not everyone ended up being one but it's funny though and I'm a proud to say that the majority of the kids today aren't as self loathing as that generation was. God forbid we have a generation so ungrateful and disrespectful to a flag that so many brave men and women died for. No sir, I pray that future generations will not be that gutless, disgraceful, cowardly, or ungrateful for the sacrifices that so many have made. I know I am willing to pass on to the next generation what it is that is so truly great about this country. I am glad that someone passed that on to me.

[RazzPutin]

A couple of callers tried to bring up these points on the Art Bell Show (he's anti-Iraq war). He said nonsense, if Saddam had weapons he would have used them, not sent them to Syria.

Another caller tried to tell him about the UN Oil for Food Scandal. Unfortunately, the caller was inarticulate. Bell said he never heard anything about it. Besides, so what? Everybody is always trying to work a deal.

[Byron Norris]

Good information. Roger Hedgecock has and always will be a respectable man. Glad to hear that he has these types of people on his show.

[Byron Norris]

Yeah, well, I'm surprised intelligent people would stay up and listen to that Alien chasin' ding bat ... no I'm just kidding I love Art Bell ... well kinda .. but anyways someone please refer Mr. Bell this Senate Intelligence report which I posted on my website, about Iraq and Saddams potential to use WMDs.

Here are a few snippets from a college essay I wrote some time back. Enjoy.

1.) “Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting terrorist attacks with conventional or CBW against the United States.” (Congressional Record)

2.) “Saddam might decide that the extreme step of assisting Islamist terrorists in conducting a WMD attack against the United States would be his last chance to exact vengeance by taking a large number of victims with him.” (Congressional Record)

3.) “Senator Levin: If (Saddam) did not feel threatened is it likely that he would an
attack using Weapons of Mass Destruction? If we initiate an attack and he thought he was
in extremis or otherwise, what is the likelihood in response to our attack that he would
use chemical or biological weapons?
Senior Intelligence Witness: Pretty high, in my view.” (Congressional Record)

4.) "We have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and al-Qa'ida going back a
decade. Credible information indicates that Iraq and al-Qa-ida have discussed safe haven and
reciprocal non-aggression.
Since Operation Enduring Freedom, we have solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of al-Qa'ida
members, including some that have been in Baghdad.
We have credible reporting that al-Qa'ida leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them
acquire WMD capabilities. The reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to al-Qa'ida
members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs.
Iraq's increasing support to extremist Palestinians, coupled with growing indications of a
relationship with al-Qa'ida, suggest that Baghdad's links to terrorist will increase, even absent US
military actions."

SENATE INTELIGENCE REPORT
http://www.billoreilly.com/images/PDF/s10154.pdf
MY VANITY ARTICLE FROM LAST YEAR ON THIS
http://www.byronnorris.com/edgeiraqthreat.html

[Byron Norris]

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[bjcintennessee]

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[unspun]

Whatever George W. Bush knows about this, however (that doesn't breech national security) he needs to relate to us. That is, if he wants to be reelected. There are too many stupid people in this nation, to leave it to chance.

[starvingstudent]

A lot of people bag on Debka, but I remember them talking about this a LONG time ago. I'm still looking for the archive.

[Byron Norris]

Don't know if you heard the President speak in the Garden State today but I thought he put up a good Terrorism speech. Bush may not be doing all he should, but people know that he is the man when it comes to terror. Call me insane but I feel like Bush is going to win this election because he is morally right. I still urge you and everyone else to get out and vote and to get as many people as you can to vote! This is our country, our children's future! Let's win one for America!

Poll Date Bush/
Cheney Kerry/
Edwards Nader/
Camejo Spread
RCP Average 10/14 - 10/17 48.7% 45.3% 1.6% Bush +3.4
ABC/Wash Post (1203 LV)* 10/15 - 10/17 50% 47% 1% Bush +3
Zogby (1211 LV) 10/15 - 10/17 45% 45% 1% TIE
CBS News (678 LV) 10/14 - 10/17 47% 45% 2% Bush +2
TIPP (807 LV) 10/14 - 10/17 49% 45% 2% Bush +4
CNN/USAT/Gallup (788 LV) 10/14 - 10/16 52% 44% 1% Bush +8
Time (865 LV w/leaners) 10/14 - 10/15 48% 47% 3% Bush +1
Newsweek (LV) 10/14 - 10/15 50% 44% 1% Bush +6

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs_kerry.html

[unspun]

New Jersey Democrats have been doing to New Jersey residents what their Governor has been doing to effeminate men. If they keep voting for Democrats, they must like it that way.

[cookcounty]

"A CIA report, authored by the Iraq Survey Group, identified Russia and Syria atop a list of 12 arms suppliers to Iraq until the U.S.-led war against Baghdad started in March 2003.

After ( Syria and Russia and...) Jordan came Belarus, China, India, North Korea, South Korea, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, France, Romania and Turkey. The report said these countries were involved in both "weapons of mass destruction and arms-related procurement." The report said Saddam diverted money from the UN oil-for-food program to pay for both conventional and nonconventional weapons and components.

So, after the full bloom of Oil4Palaces, Saddam was actively developing WMD. I'd send a "heads up" to Carl Levin, but the man is obviously geaf.

[El Gato]

He said nonsense, if Saddam had weapons he would have used them, not sent them to Syria.

Same as he would have used those Mig-25s against US aircraft instead of burying them in the desert? But in the desert they were found.

Clearly Saddam thought he and his regime would survive any US action and he could then retrieve the weapons for use against the more unruly parts of his country, against his neighbors, or give them to the likes of the Palestinian and Al Qaeda terrorists.

[ADemocratNoMore]

Sent Art a FastBlast on Oil for Food right after that call.
No reply.

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[SunkenCiv]

The report — based on interviews with senior Iraqi officials and 40 million pages of documents and classified intelligence — cited Jordan and Turkey as leading suppliers to the Saddam regime.

Interesting. The Jordanian connection at least makes sense -- Jordan is landlocked, and has very little trade with its hostile neighbors, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Turkish bootleg trade was very important to the Iraqi economy, and of course Saddam's family looked the other way in exchange for a cut of the graft. The author of "Saddam's Bombmaker" smuggled himself out of Iraq into Turkey.

EGeorge W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent