[RazzPutin]

A couple of callers tried to bring up these points on the Art Bell Show (he's anti-Iraq war). He said nonsense, if Saddam had weapons he would have used them, not sent them to Syria.

Another caller tried to tell him about the UN Oil for Food Scandal. Unfortunately, the caller was inarticulate. Bell said he never heard anything about it. Besides, so what? Everybody is always trying to work a deal.

[Byron Norris]

Yeah, well, I'm surprised intelligent people would stay up and listen to that Alien chasin' ding bat ... no I'm just kidding I love Art Bell ... well kinda .. but anyways someone please refer Mr. Bell this Senate Intelligence report which I posted on my website, about Iraq and Saddams potential to use WMDs.

Here are a few snippets from a college essay I wrote some time back. Enjoy.

1.) “Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting terrorist attacks with conventional or CBW against the United States.” (Congressional Record)

2.) “Saddam might decide that the extreme step of assisting Islamist terrorists in conducting a WMD attack against the United States would be his last chance to exact vengeance by taking a large number of victims with him.” (Congressional Record)

3.) “Senator Levin: If (Saddam) did not feel threatened is it likely that he would an
attack using Weapons of Mass Destruction? If we initiate an attack and he thought he was
in extremis or otherwise, what is the likelihood in response to our attack that he would
use chemical or biological weapons?
Senior Intelligence Witness: Pretty high, in my view.” (Congressional Record)

4.) "We have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and al-Qa'ida going back a
decade. Credible information indicates that Iraq and al-Qa-ida have discussed safe haven and
reciprocal non-aggression.
Since Operation Enduring Freedom, we have solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of al-Qa'ida
members, including some that have been in Baghdad.
We have credible reporting that al-Qa'ida leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them
acquire WMD capabilities. The reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to al-Qa'ida
members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs.
Iraq's increasing support to extremist Palestinians, coupled with growing indications of a
relationship with al-Qa'ida, suggest that Baghdad's links to terrorist will increase, even absent US
military actions."

SENATE INTELIGENCE REPORT
http://www.billoreilly.com/images/PDF/s10154.pdf
MY VANITY ARTICLE FROM LAST YEAR ON THIS
http://www.byronnorris.com/edgeiraqthreat.html

[El Gato]

He said nonsense, if Saddam had weapons he would have used them, not sent them to Syria.

Same as he would have used those Mig-25s against US aircraft instead of burying them in the desert? But in the desert they were found.

Clearly Saddam thought he and his regime would survive any US action and he could then retrieve the weapons for use against the more unruly parts of his country, against his neighbors, or give them to the likes of the Palestinian and Al Qaeda terrorists.

[ADemocratNoMore]

Sent Art a FastBlast on Oil for Food right after that call.
No reply.

[driftless]

Bell's lie (and further proof that he's an ignorant nut) is the first Gulf War. Remember Hussein sent his fighter jets into his supposed arch-enemy Iran.

Being thorough and honest about Hussein's wmds is one thing and open to legitimate criticism. But the anti-Iraq group would have us believe that Hussein was totally incapable of having or using them which is nothing short of incredible. The man's history points to his either giving them to terrorists or using them on his own people. Why the anti-war clique thinks that transporting his wmds across the border to Syria is not credible is astonishing in it's naivete.

[mentor2k]

After once being a Coast to Coast AM late nite junkie, I can hardly bring myself to tune in Art Bell or George Noory any longer. Their positions over the air has become so anti-war that it disgusts me.

Oh to go back to the days of menial things like alien abductions and Planet X.