Posted on 03/22/2006 4:12:46 AM PST by OXENinFLA
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Transcripts from the 1990s show Saddam Hussein was frustrated that no one believed Iraq had given up banned weapons.
At one meeting with top aides in 1996, Saddam wondered if U.N. inspectors would "roam Iraq for 50 years."
The transcripts are translations recently released by the U.S., and are from audio and videotapes of top-level Iraqi meetings held from 1991 to 1997.
Repeatedly, Saddam and his lieutenants reminded each other that Iraq destroyed its chemical and biological weapons in the early 1990s, and shut down the nuclear-bomb program. At one point, a frustrated Saddam exclaimed, "We don't have anything hidden!"
Some of Saddam's inner circle talked of reviving the programs, saying, "The factories will remain in our brains." But Saddam talked about converting the factories to beneficial uses.
It's going to be splashed ALL OVER THE PLACE.
Right off the top I'm wondering who did the translating?
One such document is CMPC-2003-012666, a letter from Qusay Hussein that directs as follows:
Transfer all Kuwaiti POW's / a total of 448 captured Kuwaitis who are located at the Al-Nida Al-Agher Prison and the Intelligence / General Center and Kazema Prison in Al-Kazema, to make them human shields at all locations that are expected to be attacked by the American aggressors. Put them in communication locations and essential ministries, radio and television, Military Industrial Commissions, and all other locations expected to be attacked by the criminal Anglo-American aggressors.
In addition to the barbarity of using prisoners as human shields, it should be noted that these documents constitute a clear refutation of the official position of the Iraqi government, which claimed from 1996 onwards that while it had taken 126 Kuwaitis prisoner during the Gulf War, they were no longer in Iraqi custody. Clearly, the Iraqi regime had no intention of releasing all of its Gulf War prisoners under any circumstances, but rather chose to retain them for the apparent purpose of creating the appearance of civilian casualties for propaganda purposes during the U.S. bombing campaign
It's an AP story. With no complete quotes. We'll have to look at the transcript of the tape in question. You can't tell jack from this story.
Well who had these tapes? Anyone besides Iraq? Is there nothing more? This article seems a little light on the details. But you are correct, this will be splashed all over the place because it fits into the "No WMD" mantra. Then where was the unaccounted for WMD?
That's exactly right - this will be the one released document that will be ALL OVER the MSM.
To me this sounds like an act,trying to propagate a deception as to what the former Iraqi government was up to.
And who was president in '96 and didn't he and his people (and I use the term to some distinction) continue to believe Saddam had WMDs?
Methinks thou dost protest too much.
AP half-*ss tript.
Old Media gas --- SeeBS lead.
Isn't it obvious Saddam would tell some of his friends he had nothing, and some of his friends the truth?
Unless you or I speak whatever dialect of arabic that's being spoken, the translator or editorcan say whatever they want.
It could just as easily be that the actual statement "No one will find where our weapons are hidden" can be changed to "No hidden weapons" Let's not forget fake but accurate.
"Repeatedly, Saddam and his lieutenants reminded each other that Iraq destroyed its chemical and biological weapons in the early 1990s, and shut down the nuclear-bomb program. At one point, a frustrated Saddam exclaimed, "We don't have anything hidden!""
This sounds like a classic "mis-information" statement to me. Why would Saddam and his lieutenants "repeatedly remind" each other that they have no programs if not to make a point to someone they wanted to eventually receive the tape?
"But Officer, I swear I don't have any idea where that pot came from. It must have been dropped by that hitchhiker I picked up."
Right...
I believe that...
Right...
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