[Amerigomag]

The Pittsburgh paper said nuclear scientists, engineers and technicians, housed in a plush neighborhood near the campus, have fled, along with Baathist party loyalists.

This is the real eye opener that this article exposes.

We should have either executed or at the very least interned these scientists.

Now they are among the general population with their knowledge intact.

[Rocko]

As documented in Hamza's book, Saddam's Bombmaker, published in 2000.

[Jen]

More info from embedded reporter

< excerpt >

VOA TV's Deborah Block, traveling with a Marine unit in Iraq, tells VOA's Jim Bertel, about abandoned Iraqi military posts Wednesday as Baghdad falls to U.S. forces.

...I also spent a couple of days with the artillery unit that I'm with at a military training and communications compound the Marines had taken over.

...Somebody told me, Jim, that they went to a nearby, what they called, ultramodern facility that was obviously being used for nuclear research. They saw laboratories and signs that indicated certain places may be radioactive.

[Rocko]

[Lady In Blue]

Bumping for a later read.Thanks! Hugh Hewitt just read some of this on his show just now!

[cgk]

"... Marine Capt. John Seegar. "How did the world miss all of this? Why couldn't they see what was happening here?"

Marine nuclear and intelligence experts say that at least 14 buildings at Al-Tuwaitha indicate high levels of radiation and some show lethal amounts of nuclear residue, according to the Pittsburgh daily. The site was examined numerous times by U.N. weapons inspectors, who found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction

There's your answer Capt. Seegar, writen there in red.

[Sabertooth]

((((((growl)))))

[hattend]

U.S. Marines have located an underground nuclear complex near Baghdad that apparently went unnoticed by U.N. weapons inspectors

No way! It's a set-up! The Marines flew it in for show! < /sarcasm>

[jedi150]

Blix and the other guy were paid buy Saddam not to "look" very hard. The UN inspections were never intended to work only to make the Lib's feel good that something was being done. Wish Blix was as stupid as Ritter and his payoff would be exposed!

Oh, SCREW THE UN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

WorldNetDaily......zzzzzzzzzz.....ho hum.........

[VOA]

Marine nuclear and intelligence experts say that at least 14 buildings at Al-Tuwaitha
indicate high levels of radiation and some show lethal amounts of
nuclear residue, according to the Pittsburgh daily.

The site was examined numerous times by U.N. weapons inspectors, who found
no evidence of weapons of mass destruction.

The following SPECULATION is based on about 20 years experience in using radioactive
compounds in academic research and medical testing environments.

IF this report is TRUE
AND
the US Marines are finding lots of radioactivity in areas searched during the
"Blix Days"...here is my speculative fear.

Perhaps a lot of radioactive work was done in underground areas that even
Blix and Co. couldn't (wouldn't?) access.

With the onset of real war about 3 weeks ago...maybe this really nasty (high specific
activity) material was moved from the underground areas in a REAL HURRY and SLOPPILY...
leaving a some real "hot spots" of contamination...even at lethal levels if someone
stands in the wrong place for more than 10 minutes, etc.


I AM only speculating...but I pray that this doesn't mean that beaucoups of a nasty
nuclear (radioactive) witches-brew are now being moved around or being distributed
to Saddam's fellow travelers abroad...to be used in places where our defenses
are not set on "high".

[Eala]

This story is appearing in various places -- but so far every story I've seen references the original article, not some other source.

[clamper1797]

Obviously ... the coalition "planted it" (/sarcasm)

[PhilDragoo]

Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center is on this map.

[timydnuc]

I'm still waiting, but I am assured that after the downfall of Saddam's thugs we will find what we need. I'm not dancing around the room about a NewsMax piece. I do love the service but I need proof from the Pentegon, and it will come.

There is such a huge violation of the UN sanctions on WMD in Iraq that we will need time to uncover this. Right now we have another job, liberating the people of Iraq and killing the dirtbags that enslaved these people. We'll get to it, when we get to it! Dear God, what has been placed on our shoulders, let's review:

1) Remove Saddam and his loyal thugs.

2) Do the ladder without civilian casulties, or damage to vital infrastructure.

3) Assure that the ports are open, and capable of recieving humanitarian aid. At the risk of our troop's lives.

4) Defeat all opposition without one single innocent life being taken.

5) Not looking like an "occupying" force, or conqeuring force, so as to assume the trust of the Iraqis.

6) Satisfy the international press and kiss their ass. Bringing them tea in the morning while our troops were in need of water.

7) Making nice with every commie newsie that ask a stupid question of General "Vince" and got his/her ass waxed by General "Vince".

8) Last, but not least, listening to the insufferable whining from the socialist, elistist ba$tards that run their mouths 24/7 about how bad freedom really is.

I've had it folks! The only way to get along in this life is to take your liberty, and your freedom, put it in your back pocket and, STAND AND DELIVER for the defense of those precious things.

We have those brave men and women to look to for consolence, and spirit. They have done a fine job, and they will never be forgotten.

In this war we fought and won, our hearts on our sleeve, our cause taken forward by the brave troops of our country. Friends and neighbors of us, brothers and sisters of us, husbands and wives of us. We gave more than what we should have, but we always do. We do it for our safety, but we do it for the world as well. We do it without thinking because we know we must.

The inhuman treatment of the tyrant and his thugs have more than proven that we had to intervene. WMD will come after we liberate the people of Iraq. We are a humble people of truth, and justice. We see oppressed people and we rise to their defense, we see a tyrant and we want to bring him to his knees before his people. We see injustice and we want to make it go away. The UN needs an emema, cause you know what they are full of.

The United States of America will always stand for peace, but it will always fight for that prospect, because we know that freedom ain't "free" . We don't let some little meglomaniac try to rule the world. We are a people that are "of the people, by the people, and for the people", we just can't ignore tyrants, it won't be tolerated.

I'm humble before God, and I'm proud of my Country tonight. We did a magnificent thing. We gave the creed of our freedom to people that were slaves to a dictator and we took away their fear. I'm proud of all of us for our sacrifice for another people, and our gift to them.

I went outside tonight to see my flag snapping in the breeze, and I thought how, half way around the world, the new freedom of the Iraqi people must feel. The stars were bright tonight, God is putting on a light show for the victory of the love He has for liberty.

Our fallen are with God tonight, and they will be with Him into eternity. God will keep them, and He will care for them. God gave us freedom and liberty, but He knows the terrible price for both.

God bless our military.

God bless it's people.

God bless our leaders.

God bless the United States of America!

I dearly love my country so.

Timy

[honeygrl]

Why hasn't this been in the news yet today?

[Lx]

I'd like to know how the CIA planted this site so quickly and flew in those obviously staged actors at the removal of Saddam's statue. The SAG must have worked overtime.

Next thing you know, they'll make those peace loving North Koreans out to be some sort of Nuclear power and willing to use the bombs they don't have against us.

It's time to admit that the NY Times is right and that it's a quagmire and hand over the U.S govt. to their editorial board until Hillary can straighten things out.

Seriously, I pray that they don't do something desperate with the WMDs we know they have that we haven't located yet.

Luckily, it looks like the Iraqi people finally believe that we're here to do what we said we'd do. It's nice to have a President to be proud of.

[LiteKeeper]

BUMP!

[Mr. Mojo]

"I've never seen anything like it, ever," said Marine Capt. John Seegar. "How did the world miss all of this? Why couldn't they see what was happening here?"

Simple: Because they didn't want to.

[Beck_isright]

Just a follow up. Here's another thread and let's starting putting 2+2 together folks:

Iraqi Embassy in Brazil Burns Documents

Brazil restarted their nuclear ambitions shortly after electing a Marxist, friendly to Libya, Venezuela and Cuba. Is it plausible that there is an undeground nuclear program that ties North Korea to Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Brazil??? I say that because if you remember, there was the shipment of missles encased in concrete we intercepted about 5 months ago from North Korea going to Yemen. What if they have been shipping their nuclear components to these radical nations the same way? Food for thought. Sleep tight gang.

V