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Another take on the nukes in Iraq info:

washingtontimes.com/upi-b...-2541r.htm

Nuclear arms reportedly found in Iraq

UP | july 21 2004 | UPI

BAGHDAD, July 21 (UPI) -- Iraqi security reportedly discovered three missiles carrying nuclear heads concealed in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad, official sources said Wednesday.

The official daily al-Sabah quoted the sources as saying the missiles were discovered in trenches near the city of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

"The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads," the sources said.

They pointed out that the missiles were actually discovered in the trenches lying under six meters of concrete and designed in a way to unable sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation.

The sources said al-Douri, who is related to former Vice Chairman of the Iraq Revolution Council and Saddam's right-hand man Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, was captured after Iraqi police intercepted an e-mail message in which he set a meeting with another former Baath official.

The report could not be authenticated by the interior ministry or the national security department, but the paper noted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zibari made a surprise request recently to Mohammed el-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to resume inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

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Eiffel Tower evacuated
From correspondents in Paris

July 22, 2004

FRENCH authorities rushed thousands of tourists out of the Eiffel Tower in Paris today after receiving an anonymous warning of an undisclosed threat, the management of the Paris landmark said.

Around 4000 people were evacuated from the 324m high structure as a measure "of precaution and security" after "an anonymous message" was received, the company said in a statement.

It did not disclose what the alleged danger was, but said the tower was emptied within 40 minutes of the alarm being raised and police were searching its staircases and three viewing platforms.

It said the structure had been full at the time. Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world, and the incident occurred at the height of the tourist season.

former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri, who is related to former Vice Chairman of the Iraq Revolution Council and Saddam's right-hand man Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Might be a good time to refresh our memories about Iraq's "10 Most Wanted" (formerly 55 Most Wanted), courtesy of Freeper Fl_engineer:

Iraq's 10 Most Wanted - Plus a Few

lying under six meters of concrete

And just so we're all clear on this - that is over 18 feet thick.

My favorite argument to the "there were never any WMD because we haven't found them" crowd: We didn't find Saddam for 8 months, does that mean he didn't exist until we actually found him??