[FairOpinion]

"In order to transport their biological weapons, they could take their entire experimental weapons system in one or two suitcases - pretty easy to hide," he told.

Exactly. The liberals like to talk about stockpiles, implying, that unless we find tens of tons of WMD, smaller amounts just don't count. In fact, a few ounces of anthrax or smallpox in a vial, that fits into anyone's pocket could kill thousands or even tens of thousands.

[VOA]

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[Reagan Man]

Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong ... revealed Sunday that U.S. military intelligence had determined that weapons of mass destruction were being smuggled out of the country as the U.S. prepared to invade.

It's time to release all the facts pertaining to Saddam's WMD! It will drive Kerry and the librats mad. LOL

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Bump.

[Ptarmigan]

That's what I suspected all along.

[tomnbeverly]

Let Kerry call the Military leaders liars... We need some FOX special reports on WMD's .... I am sick and tired of the liberals calling the President a liar and defending it with the no WMD's rhetoric. There were WMD's... Military Generals are telling us they existed what say you Senator Kerry?

[txradioguy]

Wonder how long before the naysayers here and other places try to poo poo this story as "no credible proof"?

[A.A. Cunningham]

Ret Lt. Gen. M DeLong, rebuffs Sen. Kerry on Steve Malzburg, resoources were not diverted.

United States Marine Corps (Ret.) Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
At the time of his retirement, Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong served as Deputy Commander, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Lieutenant General DeLong is a Naval Academy graduate and holds a master's degree in industrial management from Central Michigan University. Lieutenant General DeLong's operational assignments include tours with Helicopter Medium Marine (HMM) Squadron 262, Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam; Standardization Instructor, Helicopter Training Squadron 18, Naval Aviation Training Command; Maintenance Officer, Helicopter Marine Light (HML) Squadron 367, where he participated in Operations EAGLE PULL and FREQUENT WIND (evacuation of Vietnam); Operations Officer, Helicopter Heavy Marine (HMH); Commander, HML 367, Detachment C; Executive Officer and Special Projects Officer, Marine Air Base Squadron 24; Plans and Operations Officer, Marine Air Group 36; Executive/Commanding officer, Marine Air Group 30; Executive Officer, MAG-26; Commanding Officer, HMM 266; Executive Officer and Commanding Officer, Marine Aviation Weapons/Tactics Squadron 1, where he participated in Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM; Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, where he served as the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) for Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia; Deputy Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA; Deputy Commander and Acting Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic, Norfolk, VA and his previous duty as Commander, 3rd Marine Air Wing, MCAS Miramar, CA. His principal staff assignments include Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Command Center; Intelligence Requirements Officer, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Aide de Camp to the Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Arms Control/Strategic Weapons Action Officer in the Strategic Requirements Branch of the Plans Division, Headquarters Marine Corps; and the Director for Joint Training (J-7) and Director of Joint Training Analyses and Simulation Center, U.S. Atlantic Command. Lieutenant General DeLong's professional education includes the Basic School, Naval Flight School, Amphibious Warfare School, Defense Intelligence School, Armed Forces Staff College, Army War College and a Defense Department fellowship at the Brookings Institute. Lieutenant General DeLong also holds an Honorary Doctor of Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College. Lieutenant General DeLong's personal decorations include: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of the Legion of Merit, two awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross, two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Flight Strike Numerals 69, Navy Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. General DeLong has logged more than 5,600 flight hours in all models of aircraft and more than 800 combat hours. (Updated 14 May 2004, HQMC)

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[NewJerseyJoe]

> Centcom #2 says WMD smuggled out of Iraq

That's impossible. I refuse to believe it. I *know* it's impossible, because Admitted War Criminal John Kerry, The Swimmer Ted Kennedy, Jacques ChIraq and other prominent people told us repeatedly that there were no WMD.....

</sarcasm off>

[Presto]

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[Ditter]

Yep, WMD's buried or shipped out or both. What about the traces of chemicals found in the Euphrates river at the beginning of the war?

Its easier for them to scream "BUSH LIED"

[Admin Moderator]

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[Fast1]

Ouch I can hear the Rats squealing in pain now the Marxist greatest enemy is truth.

[rwfromkansas]

Interesting, but they would have trumpeted this by now if this was true.

[sharktrager]

Unfortunately, the way the argument was made, the government can not truly release what they know about WMD's. To do so we would be forced to invade at very least Syria simply to maintain a consistent policy.

[budman_2001]

UN Says: WMDs Smuggled From Iraq; Canadian PM Says in Terrorist Hands (June/04)

No doubt about it, even back then, the evidence was very strong. Yet, so many refuse to connect the dots.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Nearly 25% 0f Troops in Iraq are Non US Troops - Kerry wrong again!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/iraq/foreigntroops.html

In addition to the United States, which has more than 130,000 troops in Iraq, many other countries have sent military personnel. The number of non-American coalition troops is more than 40,000, though numbers fluctuate.

United Kingdom: 9,000 soldiers
Italy: 3,000 soldiers, some serving as police and engineers
Poland: 2,400 soldiers
Ukraine: 1,600 soldiers
Netherlands: 1,100 soldiers plus a logistics team, a field hospital, military police and 200 engineers
Japan: 1,100 soldiers assigned to reconstruction
Australia: 800 soldiers
Romania: 700 soldiers plus 149 de-mining specialists, military police and "special intelligence" members
South Korea: 600 military engineers and medics
Bulgaria: 480 soldiers plus chemical warfare experts
Thailand: 440 soldiers assigned to humanitarian missions
Denmark: 420 soldiers including medics and military police
El Salvador: 360 soldiers
Hungary: 300 soldiers
Norway: 179 soldiers, mostly engineers and mine clearers
Mongolia: 160 soldiers involved in peacekeeping
Azerbaijan: 150 soldiers taking part in law enforcement and protection of historic monuments
Portugal: 125 soldiers functioning as police officers
Latvia: 120 soldiers
Lithuania: 115 soldiers
Slovakia: 102 soldiers
Czech Republic: 80 soldiers, serving as police
Philippines: 80 soldiers plus police and medics
Albania: 70 non-combat troops
Georgia: 70 soldiers
New Zealand: 60 army engineers assigned to reconstruction (expected to leave in Sept. 2004)
Moldova: 50 soldiers including de-mining specialists and medics
Macedonia: 35 soldiers
Estonia: 30 soldiers
Kazakhstan: 30 soldiers (expected to leave end of May 2004)
Spain withdrew its troops from Iraq following the election of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on March 14. Honduras and the Dominican Republic quickly followed suit. The three countries combined had nearly 2,000 troops in Iraq. Nicaragua withdrew its 115 troops at the end of March 2004 for economic reasons.

Countries that provide non-military support include: Kuwait and Qatar, which have hosted the U.S. Central Command and the invasion force; Ethiopia and Eritrea, which have given use of bases or ports; and Turkey, which has given permission for airspace use. Others countries have opted to give political support: Angola, Costa Rica, Colombia, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Panama, Rwanda, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Uganda and Uzbekistan.

In early April 2004, the Bush administration indicated it was negotiating with another 50 countries that had expressed interest in providing peacekeeping troops.

FOREIGN WORKERS

The exact number of foreign workers in Iraq is hard to gauge, but it's at least 30,000. Many work for companies that have contracts with the American military to provide support or to rebuild the country. Others work for aid agencies.

Companies with U.S. Department of Defence contracts:
Kellogg, Brown and Root
Washington Group International
Fluor Intercontinental
Perini Corporation
Vinnell Corporation
CSC DynCorp International

Companies with U.S. Agency for International Development contracts:
International Resources Group
Air Force Augmentation Program
Stevedoring Services of America
Creative Associates International
Research Triangle Institute
Abt Associates
Skylink Air and Logistics Support
Bearing Point Inc.
Bechtel (including subcontractors from the UK, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Kuwait, Switzerland)

Non-governmental organizations with USAID grants:
United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Mercy Corps
International Relief and Development Incorporated
Agriculture Co-operative Development International
Volunteers in Overseas Co-operative Assistance
Co-operative Housing Foundation
Save the Children Federation
Iraqi Nursing Association

[demlosers]

well duh!

[Former Proud Canadian]

Uh, this is really old news. I remember the convoys being reported when it happened. It is obvious to anyone with half a brain where the WMDs are.

It just BURNS me when the libs/dems/MSM say "there were no WMD's". They are all Rathers.

[plain talk]

"In order to transport their biological weapons, they could take their entire experimental weapons system in one or two suitcases - pretty easy to hide," he told.

And as I recall there were several FReepers stupid enough to insist that there were NO WMDs and as evidence said we would have found them. The bottom line is we may never know what was there.