Posted on 11/17/2002 10:52:11 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:58:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
We have "dusty" weapons as well. ...They can turn whole countries to dust in a few short minutes. Saddam might get to see them first hand.
FOX NEWS.com:"STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO AL QAEDA WARNS OF MORE ATTACKS ON NEW YORK, WASHINGTON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A statement attributed to Al Qaeda threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam, an Arab TV reporter who received the unsigned document said Saturday.")(111602)
NY POST.com: "APPLE ON GUARD FOR CAR BOMBS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "And a major focus of the NYPD's attention is the possible use of car or truck bombs by al Qaeda operatives and their sympathizers, sources said.") (111602)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "'AL-QAEDA MAN' HELD FOR HOTEL CAR BOMB PLOT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The CIA is questioning a leading al-Qaeda fundraiser arrested in Kuwait, whom they accuse of plotting a car bomb at a hotel in Yemen used by American military personnel. Intelligence sources say that Mohsen al-Fadhli, who has been moved to a secret location, has also confessed to funding last month's attack on a French oil tanker off the Yemeni coast.") (111802)
SMH.com.au (THE SUN-HERALD): "TERRORIST PLANNED ATTACK ON NUCLEAR WARHEAD STOCKPILE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "Al-Qaeda terrorist" is identified as "Tunisian Nizar Trabelsi, 31, a former professional footballer in the German league.") (111702)
***WHITE HOUSE.gov - News Release: "DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY DISCUSSES THREAT LEVEL" (EXCEPRT FROM PRESS BRIEFING: While there is no plan at this time to raise the threat level, we do remain concerned about recent intelligence reporting, as well as the audio tape received earlier this week, no matter whose voice it is that is on that audio tape. Because of this concern, federal agencies are taking a variety of additional steps to ramp up our protection and prevention measures, as well as communicating with state and local law enforcement and the private sector to inform them of our assessment of the latest information. If you'll recall, in early October, there was a release of tapes recorded by bin Laden, as well as Zawahiri, and increased intelligence reporting against our critical infrastructure, transportation systems, and the American people and our friends and allies. That led us to issue several public warnings about the heightened possibility of either a large-scale or several small-scale attacks on the United States at home or against our interests abroad. At that time, we began a coordinated effort among all levels of the government and the private sector to reduce our vulnerability and increase our preparedness levels, based on the new threat information. And that information has not stopped and will be ongoing for the foreseeable future.") (Click here to view entire transcript.) (November 14, 2002)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "SADDAM PAYS GADDAFI $3 BILLION TO GIVE HIS FAMILY SAFE HAVEN IN LIBYA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Word of Saddam's deal with the Libyan leader has emerged from diplomatic sources in Tripoli following a visit to the Libyan capital on September 8 by General Ali Hasan al-Majid, a cousin and trusted member of Saddam's clan. General al-Majid is known by the Kurds of northern Iraq as "Chemical Ali" because he was in charge of the Iraqi forces which launched a chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988. He was also initially the "Governor" of Kuwait after Iraq's invasion of the Gulf state in August 1990, and is now one of the Baath Party regional command leaders. He is believed to have travelled to Tripoli to deliver a personal missive from Saddam to the Libyan leader, confirming the arrangements for his family.") (111602)
FOX NEWS.com: "IRAQ STOCKPILING GAS ANTIDOTE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The fate of 31,600 chemical munitions, 550 mustard gas bombs and 4,000 tons of chemical precursors remain unknown, according to Congressional Research Services. In fact, the primary remaining chemical weapons questions center on the VX nerve agent, which atropine can be used to counter. By 1995, UNSCOM uncovered enough evidence to force Iraq to admit to producing about 4 tons of VX, but UNSCOM thought the country had imported enough material to actually produce 200 tons of VX, according to CRS.") (111202)
MENA REPORT.com: "U.S. SUPERCOMPUTERS FIRM MOVES TO DUBAI MEDIA CITY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) has moved to a new office at the Dubai Media City (DMC) premises. The change in SGI's location is accompanied by a change in the management team. Gilbert Soufan has assumed the role of Country Manager for the Middle East and Africa. Philippe Guardia has been appointed Country Manager for Saudi Arabia. "The SGI Super Computers that are installed in this region are rated among the most powerful supercomputers in the world, said Soufan. "The majority of Oil companies, TV stations and Visual Simulation integrators rely almost exclusively on our technology to solve their toughest problems."") (110402)
Hmmmmm .. Hey Koffee .. care to explain why you let this happen and why you are always a fool
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Also remember that the Administration stated it was looking into intercontinental "kinetic weapons", an ICBM that would carry a large mass as the warhead that is not explosive, but that has the ability to be recalled.
I agree...it's quite plausible. I'll admit that the MX holds a bit of sentimental value to me (strange as that may sound). I connect its deployment with my favorite President (Ronald Reagan), and with the time in my life I was just starting to get into politics. Reagan's push for the MX also played no small part in bankrupting the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War.
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