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1997 Document: Orders To Remove All Information Related To WMD From Computers (Translation)
Pentagon/FMSO website on Iraqi Pre-war documents ^ | April 9 2006 | jveritas

Posted on 04/09/2006 10:19:52 AM PDT by jveritas

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I am not a computer expert, but what does these magnetic discs mean. Are those the same type big discs that we used to see many years ago in the IT departments here in the US. Please keep in mind that the Iraqi in 1997 had an old computer system and may have not have more modern systems until late 2001, 2002

Magnetic disks is just the translated word for hard drive (of a computer). It actually could be USB key, or other kind of 'flash' drive as well but knowing the years, I would think PC's or at least their HDD was removed and shipped to be 'stored' somewhere secret. A typical computer hard drive is only 3.inches thick, and are less than a foot long. Could stack hundreds in a simple, single crate.
161 posted on 04/10/2006 10:45:37 AM PDT by FreedomNeocon (I'm in no Al-Samood for this Shi'ite.)
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Thank you very much for the information. I think some of these magnetic discs were large data storage for the Iraqi main frame computer network.


162 posted on 04/10/2006 11:00:10 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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This stuff needs to be published in book form.


163 posted on 04/10/2006 7:35:35 PM PDT by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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Wonder why we didn't hear about this on the news?


164 posted on 04/10/2006 7:40:47 PM PDT by OakOak
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Call me goofy, but I still believe that the Hussein regime had at least a portion of the WMDs it was suspected (by the whole world) that they had prior to the war, and that the many months of largely unsupervised threats, negotiations, and challenges that Iraq endured prior to the invasion was time enough for Saddam to hide many of these weapons in friendly neighborhood nations such as Syria (whose Baathist regime was closely aligned to that of Iraq's).


165 posted on 04/10/2006 9:51:49 PM PDT by FivebyFive ("Here Endeth the Lesson.")
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You are not goofy at all, and I agree with you 100%.


166 posted on 04/10/2006 9:53:43 PM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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RE: "You are not goofy at all, and I agree with you 100%"


First time tonight someone's said that to me, and thanx for it. Also it's the last, as I'm going to *YAWN**SIGH*YAWN* bed now.

Sleep tight, FReepers.


167 posted on 04/10/2006 9:57:47 PM PDT by FivebyFive ("Here Endeth the Lesson.")
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