[Cindy]

stepping back in time..."BLOODY FRIDAY - CHEMICAL MASSACRE OF THE PEOPLE OF HALABJA BY THE IRAQI REGIME MARCH 1988" (ALERT: This BLOODY FRIDAY site should not be viewed by children.) (View Here.)

[LPStar]

More about this woman:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=9og78vcenatansigr2sst8ldn5ronoa4r0%404ax.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain

Even weirder if Saddam killed her father.

Just a little here:
http://www.rferl.org/iraq-report/2001/05/18-250501.html

If you can read German, she says something here:
http://www.welt.de/daten/2002/11/10/1110pg367591.htx

[Credo]

A chemical or bio launch against our troops by the Ba'athi regime would be suicidal.

1) I would bet all our troops are on a Pyridostigmine Bromide and Cipro regimen. They all have smallpox innoculations, move in overpressure vehicles and have superb protective gear. An attack would slow but not stop them.

2) How is the regime going to deliver them? With artillery, they probably would only get one shell off. Bio weapons do not even have an immediate effect. They may use a drone sprayer. Plus, they don't think we're watching? Moving these munitions into position would be problematic. If they're in barrels, they have to either go in artillery shells or some other delivery means. If we see these goons loading shells with material from 55 gallon drum like containers, what do you think the coalition forces are going to do?

3) The Combat troops are slightly to the West of Baghdad. The prevailing winds may blow the attack back on the attacker.

4) It would totally justify the coalition's reasons for going to war.

Why would the regime use them? My guess is they're either desperate and/or they're going to attempt to blame it on the coalition. It will have negligible military impact on the forward coalition troops. They may use them at a time when in their estimation it would be difficult for us to retaliate say with a nuke or MOAB because we're too close to the city. It will be tricky going. Pray for our troops.