Don't Be Surprised When Iraqi WMD Found (Rush)

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | April 20, 2004 | Rush Limbaugh

[Bayou City]

Don't Be Surprised When Iraqi WMD Found

April 20, 2004

I don't know if you heard about this, because it has not been widely reported. Terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda were poised to detonate a chemical bomb in the heart of Amman, Jordan, that would have killed 20,000 people and contaminated a large area. King Abdullah praised Jordan's intelligence service for foiling a crime never before seen in the kingdom of Jordan. The target was a headquarters of the general intelligence department on a hill in Amman.

King Abdullah was to be in America to meet with President Bush, but decided not to come because of this threat. Where this story gets interesting is that King Abdullah of Jordan says that the vehicles carrying these explosives, the chemical bomb, were smuggled over the border from neighboring Syria. Syria is denying this, but these are weapons of mass destruction.

Syria is a transit point for weapons of mass destruction. The whole subject of where are the weapons of mass destruction remains a focal point of mine. It remains an area of heightened curiosity, because I do not believe that they have been destroyed. I do not believe that Iraq never had them. I think Iraq had them. I think Iraq was working on them. I don't think the world's intelligence agencies are as woefully incompetent and bad and inept as the whole weapons of mass destruction issue would lead us to believe.

There are some things missing from buildings in Iraq, and there's too much speculation out there about how some of this stuff can be miniaturized and transported out of the country easily. Syria is an obvious place, and many people I respect have pointed to the Bekaa Valley as a place as well. We're not going to invade Syria any time soon to find out, but this is the second example of weapons of mass destruction-type coming out of Syria.

Now, they had to get to Syria somehow. I just want to keep your mind open to the possibility that these weapons of mass destruction from Iraq are somewhere, and they've not been destroyed. They haven't just vanished into the ether, and I'm going to make a prediction to you that all of the liberals and critics of the president who have harped on this and jumped on this have once again jumped the gun. They are a little premature here because we don't know yet what, if anything, did happen to those weapons of mass destruction, despite knowing that they did exist. So keep your hats on and don't be surprised down the road what is learned at some point.

Yellow cake uranium has been found at junk yards in Rotterdam and that's exactly what Iraq was looking for. This stuff could have been disbursed over the years to any number of places, and if you think that an Al-Qaeda related group is going to blow up Amman, Jordan with weapons that were procured from Syria, if you think that Al-Qaeda is not related to what all was going on in Iraq, and the Middle East, then you are engaged in blindness or wishful thinking. That is the position of the left, and that's why they can't be trusted to be placed in a leadership position.

Read the Articles...

(CNN: Jordan 'thwarts massive attack')
('UK Telegraph: Al-Qa'eda plot would have killed 20,000')
(NewsMax: King Abdullah: Al Qaeda WMDs Came From Syria)

[narses]

"First of all, please note that there is not one single reference to weapons whether chemical, nuclear or otherwise."

Yes there is. Try following the link. Even the folks who AGREE WITH YOU say Sodamn Insane used poisen gas.

Now, tell us your opinion about the Holocaust and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, go ahead. We won't laugh.

[Bayou City]

Had to post and run earlier. Following are some excerpts from an AFP article posted todayJordan police kill three suspected militants in shootout. They seized 17.5 tons (35000 pounds) of explosives... talk about a MOAB.

Jordan police kill three suspected militants in shootout
Posted: 20 April 2004 2310 hrs

AMMAN : Jordanian security forces announced they had killed three suspected militants in a shootout in the capital in the latest in a spate of counterterrorism operations in recent weeks.

It was the latest in a flurry of conspiracies revealed by Jordanian officials which they have linked to Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, a fugitive Islamist sentenced to death here earlier this month for the October 2002 killing of a US diplomat.

Last week, Jordan's King Abdullah II said the security services had dismantled a "terror network", thwarting plans by the group to commit "a crime never before seen in the kingdom" which would have killed thousands.

The king later told a US newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, that Jordanian police had seized five trucks loaded with 17.5 tonnes of high explosives.

"It was a major, major operation," King Abdullah said in the April 17 interview.

"It would have decapitated the government," he said.

The explosives were apparently intended for an attack on the Jordanian prime minister's office and the intelligence ministry, King Abdullah said, adding that it was uncovered after two suspected terrorists were arrested two weeks ago.

The monarch told the US newspaper that, although the trucks came from Syria, he was "completely confident that (Syrian President) Bashar (al-Assad) did not know about it."

He said that European counterterrorism experts were aiding the Jordanian police investigation, but gave few details.

An official involved in the inquiry later told AFP that the dismantled cell planned on attacking Jordan's intelligence headquarters with a chemical bomb which would have killed 20,000 people in the surrounding west Amman region.

"We found primary materials to make a chemical bomb which, if it had exploded, would have made nearly 20,000 deaths ... in an area of one square kilometre," the official said Saturday, on condition of anonymity.

Another operation planned by the group was to use "deadly gas against the US embassy and the prime minister's office in Amman ... and other public buildings in Jordan", he added. - AFP

[armyboy]

yes i'd support dropping nukes over here
the targets would be: (please excuse the spelling)
1. Falluja
2. Ryadh
3. Mecca
4. other targets of opportunaty

[narses]

The better reply is Zu Befehl, as you brace and click your heels.

[Skywarner]

I would like to ask you to clarify your statements in this forum about your stance on the WMD issue:

1) Do you acknowledge that Iraq, under Hussein, did indeed posses at the very least chemical weapons?

2) Do you acknowledge that Iraq, under Hussein, USED chemical weapons against Iranian forces and against Iraqi civilians?

Thank you.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

AAWrighht!

Scott Ritter.........Is that you?

[narses]

His motto appears to be the same as Ritter's -- Ignorance is Blix!

[Maximilian]

is about whacked out dictators building war gasses, missiles and trying to build nuclear devices all swearing to destroy us and all the while funding the kind of terror cells that did in thousands on 911.

There is not the tiniest shred of evidence that Saddam Hussein was connected to 911 in any way, and no one in the White House claims that he was. So your contention has no basis whatsoever as a justification of an invasion of Iraq.

recognize that defense is justified and that it is, in fact, an OBLIGATION of our national government. They swore an OATH to defend us against all enemies Maxie, ALL of them.

And that's exactly why I wish they would stop "nation building" around the world which causes all this grief that endangers my safety. If they were interested in the defense of US citizens they wouldn't be extended into every country on the globe, but perhaps they would start by protecting our own borders for a start.

And where was all this defense on Sep 11, 2001, by the way? Why were they unable to scramble any defenses for hours? Where was our national defense when we actually needed it? According to the official story, at least, they did absolutely zero to protect us from the 4 hijacked planes.

[Petronski]

Actually, 'conversational' German has been to me quite unattainable. My translator says 'to [the] instruction.' Okay.

[M1Tanker]

Ahh, but that still doesn't take away from the fact we did find large scale mass graves and other sites in Kosovo. Unless you want to call my friends and fellow officers/NCOs liars, since you already called us despots. Since I know more than a few on the KIA/WIA lists, I would really like to know if that is what you think of us who swore our lives to defend you and the Constitution.

And if this is your opinion that we are "despots", do we have, in your view, a right to self-defense? If you think we do, then why can't we go after those who trained those who attack us, financed them, and actively broke every aspect of a cease-fire/sanctions treaty they signed with us and our allies? Why should we appease those who called for, and are assisting in the attempts of, our destruction? And if we are not moral enough to have the right of self defense, then who is? If so, why?

So, the KLA moved into Kosovo. The Mujahadine moved into Bosnia in 98 and tried to forment attacks against US convoys. These failed because many Bosnians saw the terrorists overall goals and refused to join in. But as for Kosovo, much of that sector belongs to Europe's forces and Europe gained much of the responsibility for rebuilding it. What should we do with a mere 2000-2500 troops on the ground, especially since we probably will be pulling out of Bosnia/Kosovo soon? Especially considering your views about us being "despots".

[Skywarner]

"Scott Ritter.........Is that you?"

I hope not - he's now a local up here in upstate NY. I do have to admit, though, that he hasn't been seen in any of the local Burger Kings lately...

[narses]

"There is not the tiniest shred of evidence that Saddam Hussein was connected to 911 in any way, ..."

There is HUGE evidence that he financed terrorism, provided safe haven and training for them and helped Osama Bin Laden. Or do you deny that OBL was behind 911?

[Petronski]

There is not the tiniest shred of evidence that Saddam Hussein was connected to 911 in any way, and no one in the White House claims that he was. So your contention has no basis whatsoever as a justification of an invasion of Iraq.

Strawman. She made references to 'the kind of terror cells....'

Should we wait for the kind of damage funded/sponsered by Hussein to hit American soil BEFORE we act?

Your ilk would keep the President locked in a box: Damned if he does (Oh! It's Preemptive!), Damned if he doesn't (Why didn't you act?!?).

[nutmeg]

ping!

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

[narses]

See Document links Saddam, bin Laden http://www.tennessean.com/nation-world/archives/03/06/34908297.shtml

[Skywarner]

"Why were they unable to scramble any defenses for hours? Where was our national defense when we actually needed it? According to the official story, at least, they did absolutely zero to protect us from the 4 hijacked planes."

What is your official source for no planes being scrambled for hours??? Can you explain to me why I personally saw F-16's on afterburner in the air at about 9:20 or so that morning? Maybe I was imagining things...

There is little that could have been done to protect us from the first several planes - they hadn't crashed into anything yet. Prior to 9/11, shooting down a hijacked plane was clearly and obviously out of the question.

If Flight 93 hadn't been brought down by the brave passengers on that flight, I am sure that every effort would have been made to bring the flight down by force before it was able to get to Washington.

[narses]

Note his call for an explanation of what happened to our national defense on 911!!!!!! Maxie is trying to play word games while denying the truth.

[narses]

"What is your official source for no planes being scrambled for hours???"

His mouth. Nothing more.

[justshutupandtakeit]

"enlightened despotism?" Uh, uh. It will not be a surprise to me when more of these weapons are found. There has already been numerous examples of them found already. And some fools have no idea about binary chemical weapons.

Why does finding them distress you so much?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Maxi is just looking for an argument so he/she? is talking through h/she?'s Anal orifice for effect.

IN that respect, (if that was warranted) it would be best to simply ignore this obtuse individual and discuss this issue with those who offer an intelligent opinion.