Posted on 10/08/2006 10:15:15 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Hundreds of Iraqi policemen fell sick from poisoning tonight at their base in the southern part of the country after the evening meal breaking their daily Ramadan fast, raising fears of a new type of terrorist attack – perhaps even involving chemical, biological or nerve agents.
Some of the policemen reportedly began bleeding from the ears and nose immediately after the meal...
The suddenness and severity of the mass poisoning immediately raised fears of a new kind of terrorist attack for the nation of Iraq where weapons of mass destruction have not been used since Saddam Hussein was in power.
Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein had an extremely potent mustard gas called "khardal" in Arabic. It was originally manufactured in Russia. Symptoms include bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose two minutes after exposure.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
And be sure to check out
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716003/posts?page=163#163
Iraq had/still has WMD? Oh surely that isn't so.......it can't be, since the MSM and all of the Dems keep telling us now, after years and years and years of saying there were, that there aren't any WMDS there and never was any.
Document Dated February/3/2003: Chemical Gears for The Chemical Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603039/posts
But Thallium doesn't cause "bleeding of the nose and ears shortly after ingestion".
There are quick acting poisons, but not with those symptoms.
So far the mustard gas theory was the one that matched the symptoms and very short timeline.
People considered warfarin, ricin, but the symtoms and timeline couldn't be made to match.
The story is from World Net Daily.
Thanks for the info. I know thallium is deadly and was used in rat poisons. In rats, at least, it kills quickly.
Wow, thanks for that link in #21. I just pinged my list to michigander's post.
I had it in my first post, but I figured people may miss clicking on it, that's why I posted it again.
You're exactly right. I can imagine one or two people that are mental cases doing something like this but these terrorists are all like this.
But I think they may have gotten the idea ( note the "MAY HAVE") from a FReeper post,please go back to my post 1.
And even if they did get it from there, they recognized that it made a lot of sense and were willing to take a chance and go with it, at least as a possibility.
Is it just me or is this a little worrying considering that NK just detonated what looks like a baby nuke or an atomic fizzle tonight as well?
Ping for later
It's not you, the entire world has gone stark raving mad in the past 24 hours.
I'd like to kick the dims in the teeth for their BLATANT LIES about the WMDs in Iraq. The WOT has just been ratcheted up about ten thousand notches.
God help us!
Is this being reported in the media,does fox know this ?
Only WorldNetDaily picked it up.
But hopefully others will pick it up from them and from FR.
NOVEMBER 27, 2002 - MARCH 7, 2003 : (UNMOVIC INSPECTORS ARRIVE IN IRAQ, UNMOVIC BEGINS DESTRUCTION OF 50 LITERS OF MUSTARD GAS IRAQ ADMITTED IT HAD) Since the arrival of the first inspectors in Iraq on 27 November 2002, UNMOVIC has conducted more than 550 inspections covering approximately 350 sites, 44 of which were new. All inspections were performed without notice and, in virtually all cases, access was provided promptly. In no case have the inspectors seen convincing evidence that the Iraqi side knew in advance of their impending arrival. The UNMOVIC has identified and started the destruction of approximately 50 litres of mustard declared by Iraq.- according to the UN, "Statements to the UN Security Council by two Inspectors and Members of the SC, 7 Mar 2003 ," UN Press Release SC/7682, 07/03/2003, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/859554/posts
that translation you mentioned would fit into the time period in my last post.
#24 & #38
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