Posted on 08/30/2007 9:26:05 AM PDT by farlander
Edited on 08/30/2007 9:46:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous nerve gas, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York this morning, federal authorities tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
The federal authorities said the office, in a U.N. building near headquarters, was being evacuated and the White House had been notified at 10 a.m.
New York police and fire officials reported to the scene around 12:15 this afternoon.
A U.N. spokesperson said a statement would be issued shortly.
Authorities said the phosgene was believed to have been discovered in Iraq and manufactured prior to 1991.
Former U.N. weapons inspectors told ABCNews.com that vials of phosgene had also been used by inspectors in Iraq to help calibrate air sampling instruments.
I think you meant to ask the opposite question:
If they couldn't find them in their own building, how could we expect them to find them in Iraq?
Careful, some poster named Buffalo Head is sending FReep mails to those with a sense of dark humor. See below sent to me a few minutes ago based on the duplicate thread now locked by the admin/mods.
(I posted ‘Rove sure gets around....”
Re: Nerve Gas Scare at U.N. Headquarters
From Buffalo Head | 08/30/2007 9:36:46 AM PDT new
How do you think that your inane post helps the purpose of this forum?
It’s official- It’s a FOX NEWS ALERT now...
What the heck is going on with this thread? This is on FOX right now.
Yeah, I’d say they’ve got a lot of nerve at the UN...but they also have gas too? Typical...
I’d make a joke in the poorest of tastes, but Marxocrats and the dinosaur media are in overdrive trawling for “proof” that FR is a hate site.
“It works by combining with water in your lungs and forming hydrochloric acid which damages lung tissue.”
Kind of like the gas chamber?
Phosgene was found in Iraq. The UN allowed Iraq to import phosgene as a dual use item, along with hydrogen cyanide and sodium cyanide. Kind of made the inspections useless if you ask me.
The UN has a GRL (Goods Review List) for Iraq on their website that lists all the stuff Iraq was allowed to have.
“Phosgene isn’t a nerve gas. It works by combining with water in your lungs and forming hydrochloric acid which damages lung tissue. It does not work on neurotransmitter chemicals.”
Doesn’t really matter. The UN lost their nerve years ago.
Was this found in a closet in Koffi’s old office?
The one he had the black box in, the black box from the plane crash that killed an opponent of his.
I wonder what else is stored in the UN building?
It was found in 1996 in Iraq. I thought Saddam had no WMD after the first gulf war? CNN is spinning now.
keeping book on how long before some tool says “But it is only a few vials, no real danger was present”.
Aww... Let the poor journalist have his fun. "Nerve Gas" just has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Journalism is all about entertainment and shock value, after all. Never let it be said that accuracy stood in the way of a good journalistic fiction!
ping
(*Repeated from previous thread strictly because Buff Head didn't like it.)
Nerve gas at the UN Headquarters?
Sounds like a good start...
Nerve gas at the UN Headquarters?
Sounds like a good start...
It turned out to be flatulence, as it was discovered that Senator Ted Kennedy was in the building.
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