Posted on 03/06/2003 1:21:28 PM PST by Jakenuts
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iraq is said to have transported chemical and biological weapons to the borders with Syria and Turkey.
U.S. officials said an Iraqi intelligence unit was spotted transporting the nonconventional weapons about six weeks ago from facilities in Baghdad to the Syrian and Turkish borders. They said the transfer of the weapons appeared to be part of an effort to conceal them from United Nations inspectors and spare them from any expected U.S. attack.
"We know that in late January, the Iraqi Intelligence Service transported chemical and biological agents to areas far away from Baghdad, near the Syrian and Turkish borders, in order to conceal them," U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday. "And they have concealed them from the prying eyes of inspectors."
In an address to the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, Powell did not identify or say how many BW and CW weapons were transferred by Iraq. But Powell and other officials said Iraq is believed to have produced such agents as anthrax, VX and botulinum toxin.
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Gotta be powdered baby formula.
If it were chemical weapons, it would leave a mess that would not easily be hidden. If it were biological, then it might not be containable.
U.S.:Syrians hiding Iraqi weapons for cash
Like I said then...if he did it was a stupid move...he still has not gotten his planes back from Iran after the last Gulf War, LOL!
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