IRAQI SOLDIER CAPTURED WITH ANTHRAX & INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO KILL COALITION SOLDIERS

MSNBC | 3/2203 | Bob Arnot

[Steven W.]

Breaking: Bob Arnot of NBC News reports coalition forces have captured an Iraqi soldier who was found to have an envelope with a suspicious powder, presumably anthrax, and instructions on how to kill coalition soldiers using it. Arnot is stationed with the medivac units supporting coalition forces.

[Mihalis]

...Exactly, the antiAmerica protestors will just claim we planted it. Doesn't help anything. Actually, less than meaningless...

You're absolutely right. They'll make that claim for whatever we find.

[two23]

Our military has had anthrax vaccinations, right?

[glock rocks]

FOXNEWS showed the missile launcher pics yesterday.

why isn't the lamestream media showing them? cnn, for one, is too busy showing the protesters

[zeaal]

Exactly the reason there are embedded journalists among our military units.

[Thane_Banquo]

Same kind of powder mailed to Daschle? This might confirm reports that it was Iraqi anthrax.

[Rocko]

I know what you mean. ;')

[DannyTN]

Watch the "peace" protests dwither away.

I wish. If the "peace" protestors would protest against the US removing Saddam from power, what makes you think that a little anthrax is going to suddenly transform them into rational beings?

Amnesty International says Saddam the worst humanitarian record since Hitler having killed 1.5 million of his own people and who openly supports and funds international terrorism that targets innocent women and children. These people would rather let those atrocities continue rather than see the US defend the innocent or ourselves.

[cake_crumb]

"But BLIX said they didn't have any!!!!"

And Scudball Ritterbox....don't forget THAT predator of young girls sayng Saddam doesn't have any WMD.

[concerned about politics]

Now I wonder how many Iraqi soldiers have these surrender gifts! Sick, and scary if true.

Yeh. FOX had footage of Iraqi's surrendeing, and they had white papers(?) in their hands. I wondered what they were. I thought maybe they picked up the leaflets dropped by our planes. Scary.

[Carry_Okie]

Not too many "fair-minded" people left on the other side, I'm afraid. They are simply not going to believe anything that supports the US/British claims and thwarts their worldview.

Precisely. Whether or no, however, we still have to work to politically undermine the thugs in their own countries. Communications is the key, and imho things aren't too promising on that front. Besides the obvious problem with the networks, the Internet is loading up with enough garbage to convince anyone of whatever they want to believe.

[ewing]

Guys chill, I saw the same report and posted the same thing as a duplicate-it happened!

[PhiKapMom]

Arnot works for NBC in the gulf.

[Thane_Banquo]

If whatever he was carrying was in an "envelope", then it wasn't anthrax. This is bull.

Then I guess the powder mailed to Daschle et al in an envelope wasn't anthrax.

[Revolting cat!]

One rumour I heard reported was that the envelope was sent to Ho-wood for the Oscar ceremonies tomorrow:

"And the winner is..."

[Reagan Man]

First, grab the envelope, then shoot the messenger, then test. =^)

[EaglesUpForever]

Protests today were smaller than the protests in February. There will no doubt be a similar percentage of scum-for-brains liberal idiots in the world after this is over, but at least they will be quieter.

[pttttt]

Brain dead here. Is anthrax spread person to person, or do you have to come into contact with the powder?

Not brain dead at all, good question. Here's a non-expert answer with the usual disclaimers: AFAIK it's deadliest if you inhale the spores and the spores are very persistant with a long dormant life; that's what killed people in the US mail attacks which we still apparently have no clue as to who did it (shouldn't the FBI do a genetic match on this to the mail anthrax??). It can also make you real sick if you swallow spores or get them through a wound. But the heavy killer is respiratory anthrax, which requires inhalation.

It's not known to be contagious at all person to person and it's curable with antibiotics. This makes it a little less scary but more usable as a weapon because it's more manageable.

Smallpox on the other hand is way contagious person to person and there's no cure. Which is why I would get a smallpox vaccination tomorrow if I could.

Corrections welcome. I don't claim to know what I'm talking about.

[stlnative]

So that is a launcher only? - It looks like a full missle to me. I have not seen that yet... but I have not been to Yahoo Pictures today. (Thanks for the info)

[Sabertooth]

Is this it?

Could be the start. Iraq didn't show all of their anthrax cards after 9/11, though they did show at least two different strains, and different levels of weaponization.

If confirmed, this might be all they have, or their first attempt at a Mexican stand-off.

[Jay D. Dyson]

Guys chill, I saw the same report and posted the same thing as a duplicate-it happened!

Then provide a direct link. Again, this story is NOT listed on the MSNBC main page, nor does a search of the site provide the story.

I am not questioning that you saw such a report. I am asking for a direct link. Otherwise, this report should be regarded as highly suspect.

-Jay