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NY Times: Iraq Had WMD 'Stockpiles' in 2003
News Max ^ | March 13, 2005 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

Posted on 03/13/2005 7:26:41 AM PST by MisterRepublican

In a stunning about-face, the New York Times reported Sunday that when the U.S. attacked Iraq in March 2003, Saddam Hussein possessed "stockpiles of monitored chemicals and materials," as well as sophisticated equipment to manufacture nuclear and biological weapons, which was removed to "a neighboring state" before the U.S. could secure the weapons sites.

The U.N.'s Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission [Unmovic], "has filed regular reports to the Security Council since last May," the paper said, "about the dismantlement of important weapons installations and "the export of dangerous materials to foreign states."

"Officials of the commission and the [International] Atomic Energy Agency have repeatedly called on the Iraqi government to report on what it knows of the fate of the thousands of pieces of monitored equipment and stockpiles of monitored chemicals and materials."

Last fall, IAEA director Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei confirmed that "nuclear-related materials" had gone missing from monitored sites, calling on the interim Iraqi government to start the process of accounting for the missing stockpiles still ostensibly under the agency's supervision.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2003; araji; bsmeteronhigh; draraji; goofyanan; iraq; nukesmissing; nyslimes; nyt; nytracktracking; stockpiles; unbungling; unsucks; wmd; wmdwasthere
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1 posted on 03/13/2005 7:26:41 AM PST by MisterRepublican
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To: MisterRepublican

???


2 posted on 03/13/2005 7:28:12 AM PST by cardinal4 (George W Bush-Bringing a new democracy every term..)
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To: MisterRepublican

I must be having a dream...


3 posted on 03/13/2005 7:28:25 AM PST by ErnBatavia (ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
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To: MisterRepublican

I am not believing my eyes.

What's Chrissy Matthews et al. going to say now that it's in the Rat bible?


4 posted on 03/13/2005 7:29:00 AM PST by wouldntbprudent ("Tell the truth. The Pajama People are watching you.")
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To: MisterRepublican

When is the NYT's going to tell the American people, Democrats excluded, something we don't already know?


5 posted on 03/13/2005 7:30:47 AM PST by hflynn
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To: johnny7; TomGuy; maryz; Lonesome in Massachussets; JLO; gidget7; nopardons; Kenny Bunk; GianniV; ...

news from the NYTimes?


6 posted on 03/13/2005 7:31:03 AM PST by bitt ("Conservatism is the dominant political creed in America,")
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To: MisterRepublican
The United Nations, worried that the nuclear material and equipment could be used in clandestine bomb production, has been hunting for it throughout the Middle East, largely unsuccessfully, the Times said.

The UN is "hunting" for something they said doesn't exist, and the NY Times is reporting it?

Is this an alternate reality?

7 posted on 03/13/2005 7:32:11 AM PST by Noachian (Impeach a Judge - Save a Nation)
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To: MisterRepublican

Is this story at the NY Slimes or just this from Newsmax?


8 posted on 03/13/2005 7:32:19 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (God Bless all who defend America and the rest can go to hell.)
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To: MisterRepublican

Good news!

Another loss for the liberal MSM.

Time to bring out all pots here on FR re WMDs in Iraq and how they were transported to Syria.


9 posted on 03/13/2005 7:32:35 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: MisterRepublican
Welcome aboard, NYT.

Better late than never.
Now go sit in the corner and shut up.

10 posted on 03/13/2005 7:32:52 AM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
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Not to worry. The UN is on it!!!!

The United Nations, worried that the nuclear material and equipment could be used in clandestine bomb production, has been hunting for it throughout the Middle East, largely unsuccessfully, the Times said.


Now, won't you sleep better tonite ?
11 posted on 03/13/2005 7:33:00 AM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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To: MisterRepublican
This story validates my suspicion that the WMD's were removed before and shortly after the beginning of the war. But George W. Bush never "LIED" about their existence like the liberals like to claim.
12 posted on 03/13/2005 7:33:01 AM PST by MisterRepublican (I DEMAND THAT FOX NEWS GET JENNIFER ECCLESTON BACK FROM NBC!)
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To: ScaniaBoy

pots = posts


14 posted on 03/13/2005 7:33:27 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: MisterRepublican

how many rats based their voting in november 2004 on this one issue?

that "bush lied to us".

when we knew damn well that president bush had the same information that john kerry, hillary clinton, ted kennedy, tom daschle ad infinitum had.

you'd have to be a moron to watch television as your source of "news".


15 posted on 03/13/2005 7:34:26 AM PST by ken21 ( today's luxury development. tomorrow's slum.)
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This can't be right. This would be the story of the decade if it is. The Times would spin this story differently. Definitely have to wait and see on this one.


16 posted on 03/13/2005 7:34:59 AM PST by speedy
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To: MisterRepublican

As Raymond's father would say..... "HOLY CRAP!!!"


17 posted on 03/13/2005 7:35:05 AM PST by Hand em their arse
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To: MisterRepublican
In a stunning about-face, the New York Times reported Sunday that when the U.S. attacked Iraq in March 2003, Saddam Hussein possessed "stockpiles of monitored chemicals and materials,"

Geez, at times NewsMax gets as stupid as WingNutDaily.
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Key word there is "monitored." The monitored stuff wasn't in violation of UN resolutions. This isn't exactly some startling revelation.

19 posted on 03/13/2005 7:35:48 AM PST by Strategerist
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