[cgk]

elements of the 4th Infantry Division found 55-gallon drums containing a substance identified through mass spectrometry analysis as cyclosarin -- a nerve agent.

Remember all those early reports at the start of the war with the embeds? Like the NYT woman who was breaking the discovery of lots of these drums? They all disappeared very handily. Looks like they're being dug back up - like Saddam's entire air force.

[Feiny]

Gosh, this will make me so happy.

[k2blader]

Bump!

[cgk]

Also, the exclusion of any mention of anthrax in this article is strange.

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Ex-U.N. weapons inspector: Possible Iraq-anthrax link

October 15, 2001 Posted: 4:29 PM EDT (2029 GMT)

Butler

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Richard Butler, the former U.N. weapons inspector, pointed Monday to a possible Iraq connection to the recent anthrax mailings, saying he did not believe terrorist groups could have made the deadly bacteria.

In an interview with CNN, Butler cautioned that there's been no verification that Iraq had any role in the recent incidents, but he said the country is known to have produced anthrax.

"What we've got to be certain about above all is whether it came from a country supporting these terrorists as a matter of policy, such as Iraq, which we know has made this stuff," Butler said. "And there's a credible report, not fully verified, that they may indeed have given anthrax to exactly the group that did the World Trade Center."

Mohamed Atta -- one of the suspected suicide hijackers -- had two meetings with Iraqi intelligence officers in Prague, Czech Republic, U.S. and Czech officials told CNN.

[MJY1288]

John, since we have invaded Iraq,

Libya has turned over all it's weapons of mass destruction

Saudi Arabia has been attacked by Al-Qaeda and is now with us 100%

Jordan has uncovered an Al-Qaeda plan and has paraded their Al-Qaeda prisoners on National TV admitting their intentions to kill fellow Muslims.

Yemen has allowed hundreds upon hundreds of our Special forces full access to their country, including unmanned missile strikes from our drones.

France, Germany and Russia will soon be exposed for the reasons why they didn't back us in Iraq.

Syria and Iran are in the spotlight and all the world is seeing is warts.

Point is.... We are winning this global war, despite the best effort of our leftist media. What the Hell, even John Gibson of GMA is ripping John Kerry a new one :-)

[NutCrackerBoy]

Already posted here.

[Eastbound]

"In taking apart Iraq's clandestine procurement network, Duelfer said his investigators had discovered that "the primary source of illicit financing for this system was oil smuggling conducted through government-to-government protocols negotiated with neighboring countries [and] from kickback payments made on contracts set up through the U.N. oil-for-food program.""

Some of which reportedly was used to finance Blix' puff piece on Saddam, mentioned in a current thread.

[McGavin999]

This has all been kept quiet for a reason. We all remember reading about "finds" that suddenly disappeared and you'd never hear another word about it. I'm trying to figure out why but I suspect it may well have something to do with the neighborhood.

[rustbucket]

"Reference strains" of a wide variety of biological-weapons agents were found beneath the sink in the home of a prominent Iraqi BW scientist. "We thought it was a big deal," a senior administration official said. "But it has been written off [by the press] as a sort of 'starter set.'" New research on BW-applicable agents, brucella and Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever, and continuing work on ricin and aflatoxin that were not declared to the United Nations.

Let's look up Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever shall we? Here is what it does:

After an incubation period of 2-7 days there is a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms including a severe headache, chills, fever, headache, muscular, lumbar and abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. After 3-5 days, hemorrhage begins and is seen as a red or purple discoloration of the skin and the development of nosebleeds. In about half of all cases the liver is enlarged (hepatomegaly). Blood is found in saliva, urine, black skin patches and vomit. This will lead to shock, vascular collapse and death about 10 days after the onset of symptoms. If the patient survives and the fever begins to subside, then a long slow recovery is possible.

This stuff is just what you'd typically find under a sink. In France maybe. There is no vaccine for it.

[agincourt1415]

What happened to the story about the 17.5 tons of explosive found in Jordan, that came from Syria?

Haven't seen any follow up media reports.

[Mo1]

But this stunning news has received little attention from the major media, and the president's critics continue to insist that "no weapons" have been found.

All those who are surprised by this, raise your hands

[c-b 1]

bump

[ANDY72632]

Hmm... It seems like more people are starting to notice that pesticides and Sarin were both made from and are organophosphates. Ask the friendly Aspirin makers Bayer...

[sully777]

Why isn't the POTUS stating these facts during speeches or press conferences? Why is the admin saying they can't find WMDs. We all know there are WMDs!

PS. If you bury a jet plane, can you fly it again?

[Waco]

Simple answer: #1. Take sadams word for it. #2. Look around a little....case closed.

[sully777]

btt

[Rockitz]

In other news, all of the major new media and countless anti-war protestors have rescinded their claims that "Bush lied"..........NOT.