Complex found bulging with food in hungry city (Saddam starves his own people alert

CNN online ^ | April 3. 2003 | Mike Boettcher

[litany_of_lies]

BASRA, Iraq (CNN) --A giant food distribution complex seized Wednesday by U.S. and British forces in this city grappling with hunger contained massive amounts of food.

A walk through only about 20 percent of the warehouses in the complex revealed that tens of thousands of tons of supplies -- including huge quantities of baby milk -- were being stored in Iraq's second-largest city, which has been wracked by a food shortage.

[litany_of_lies]

This should end the argument that the sanctions themselves have caused the suffering of the Iraqi people for anyone who gives his/her eyes permission to be open.

[DannyTN]

"including huge quantities of baby milk" Lol, maybe they were baby formula factories...

[Paul Atreides]

It's no wonder the left loves Saddam so much: he makes the people dependent on the government for food.

[Paul Atreides]

Odd that Sean Penn didn't find this, on his fact-finding mission. </sarcasm>

[dinok]

This on CNN...I'm shocked

[ValerieUSA]

You think Hans Blix knew about this UN distribution center? More proof of the UN's irrelevance.

[Tunehead54]

Bookmarked for arguments with bozos - Thanks!

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[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Amen. Especially given that their argument never held water. But then, what are facts and logic to 'Rats?

[Taffini]

"including huge quantities of baby milk"

Calling Peter Arnett

[browardchad]

Another glorious achievement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program.

[Delta 21]

Sorry to state the obvious, but, H. Blix couldnt find his ass with both hands.

[litany_of_lies]

I, too, am surpised/pleased that CNN is reporting this.

IMHO, articles like these get published/posted because they are from one of the embeddeds (see disclaimer at end of article). Even CNN would have a hard time justifying the suppression of a report like this from one of the embeddeds.

You have to wonder how long this article will remain available on CNN's site, which is of course why having it for posterity on FR is so cool.

[DoughtyOne]

Those charges weren't based on facts anyway. For you and I this is proof. For those making those charges, no proof will be good enough.

[PistolPaknMama]

Calling Peter Arnett

Peter who?

[lunatic12]

Sounds like the English landowners during the Irish potatoe famine.

[Kadric]

"This should end the argument that the sanctions themselves have caused the suffering of the Iraqi people for anyone who gives his/her eyes permission to be open."

But it raises the question of why if this program was monitored by the UN the food was not ditributed.

Hey Kofi what have you been doing?

[livis_dad]

Wow, I'm shocked! It can't be? Is there a liberal idiot out there that can spin this or would try? I hope so... I can't wait for the bashing.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[litany_of_lies]

To reveal the true scope of Saddam's atrocity with this food--

Let's be conservative and assume that "tens of thousands of tons of food and supplies" only means 10,000 tons of food and other nourishment. That's 20 million pounds. Assuming two pounds per person per day, 10 million daily rations of food, enough to feed 27,400 people for a WHOLE YEAR--and that's assuming it's only 10,000 tons. It's probably a lot more.

[Howlin]

DITTO!