Has it been report reported any where other than WND? You'd think a story like this would be splashed across the frong pages every where.
Mustard Gas is a pretty old weapon. It is a "Blister" agent and unlikely to cause death directly unless deeply inhaled. Then it could conceivably cause a rare condition known as "Dry Land Drowning" where the victims lungs would fill up with mucus.
If unprotected troops or personnel are hit, the result will be HUGE blisters (think the length of your forearm and about four inches high, filled with a pus like liguid. There is no true danger associated with the blisters UNTIL they slightly rub up against something, even clothing. Then the pain is agonizing and the blisters break quite easily. The resulting infection is what causes most fatalities due to Mustard Agent. Victims must be treated for shock and carefully decontaminated. I think the Docs have something they put into a tub for immersion of casualties.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160777/posts
"1st chemical attack by terrorists in Iraq
Sources report mustard gas
inside Baghdad's Green Zone"
Posted: June 26, 2004
11:28 a.m. Eastern
WorldNetDaily ^ | 6/26/04 | Joseph Farah
Posted on 06/26/2004 12:19:17 PM PDT by wagglebee