[jveritas]

Some will say that this may only small quantity of Chemical Weapons Agents to be used to train their Chemical platoon and it is not an indication of large stocks of Chemical weapons. I think that is wrong first because the mere existence of these Chemical Weapons agent, regardless of its quantity, was totally prohibited for Saddam regime to us. Second, I read hundred of pages of Al Qadysia documents and I concluded that the Iraqis were obsessed with Chemical training for their Chemical platoons and their troops. Why that obsession if they did not have the intention to produce Chemical weapons.

[RaceBannon]

great bump!!

[gotribe]

Hey FR Administrator - is FR archiving all the document translations that jveritas is doing? It would be a good idea I think.

[LowOiL]

Bookmarked , thank you once again Jveritas...

[shield]

Amazing...thanks JV

[Choose Ye This Day]

I'm so glad to see you have a blog where you're keeping all this valuable information in one place. We're all indebted to you. Please keep up the GREAT work!

The truth is in there!

[Drango]

Is it time to start calling the NYTimes, the WaPost, the LATimes, NPR etc a Fifth Column for spiking these stories? We know they monitor FR. Why the silence????

[justa-hairyape]

Here are the actual requirements that the UN had placed on Iraq at the appropriate time period. I put the important text in boldface.

-Begin UN document excerpts.

UNITED NATIONS
Distr. GENERAL
S/1998/332
16 April 1998
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
NOTE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

C. Chemical weapons
1. Actions required of Iraq

37. The Security Council required Iraq to unconditionally accept the destruction, removal or rendering harmless, under international supervision, of all chemical weapons and all stocks of agents and all related subsystems and components and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities (para. 8 (a) of resolution 687 (1991)).

United Nations
S/RES/687 (1991)
8 April 1991
RESOLUTION 687 (1991)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 2981st meeting, on 3 April 1991

8. Decides that Iraq shall unconditionally accept the destruction, removal, or rendering harmless, under international supervision, of:

(a) All chemical and biological weapons and all stocks of agents and all related subsystems and components and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities;

-End UN document excerpts.

So you are 100 % correct Jveritas. Iraq was required by UN resolutions to destroy or provide ALL equipment, ALL chemical WMD agents and ALL related documents. The existence of this document, their own tests which indicate the presences of chemical WMD agents, are ALL clear violations of the UN resolutions. Whether this was for defensive purpose or training purposes is immaterial to the violation.

Not quite a smoking gun, but definitely a smoking document !

[sam_paine]

raqis were obsessed with Chemical training for their Chemical platoons and their troops. Why that obsession if they did not have the intention to produce Chemical weapons.

Good work, again, jv. I think critics answer that question with this old saw, "Saddam was propping up his regime on fear. Having people think he had WMD was just as good as having them."

This may just as well be another indication why Bush doesn't come out with this stuff. It may turn out that all the Intelligence Agencies had it wrong because Saddam hoodwinked everyone....or because Saddam's generals had him hoodwinked, or.....time (and more translations) will tell....

[ottersnot]

Playing Devils Advocate here as I support the invasion.

Most professional armies would have chemical units for the purpose of protecting their troops from an attack, and disposing of the hazardous material from such an attack.

My understanding of the Iraq army is that they followed Soviet Doctrine. Chemical units would be present in larger units in that case would it not?. I'm guessing (as I don't have reference present) Regiment and above.

Isn't it reasonable to suppose that this could be the case here?.