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"ElBaradei said the inspectors should return as soon as possible, subject to Security Council guidance, to resume their search for banned arms"

...return as soon as possible ... subject to Security Council cover up, er guidance..."

Not No, but HELL NO!

[ContentiousObjector]

this isn't a smoking gun for the same reason the artillery shells weren't.

The UN had already seized and sealed it years ago

[Fitzcarraldo]

I'm really F'n tired of the UN.

[Sofa King]

"But an expert familiar with U.N. nuclear inspections told The Associated Press that it was implausible to believe that U.S. forces had uncovered anything new at the site. Instead, the official said, the Marines apparently broke U.N. seals designed to ensure the materials aren't diverted for weapons use — or end up in the wrong hands."

Ah... more 'experts'. I tell ya folks, that word should raise a red flag every time you read it unless there's an actual qualification for their expertise (aka, a CURRENT general, not a retired one).

[RaiderRose]

"Instead, the official said, the Marines apparently broke U.N. seals designed to ensure the materials aren't diverted for weapons use — or end up in the wrong hands."

Okay, here's my problem with this. If these "seals" were so great, why is it that our Marines had no problem supposedly breaking them? Sorry, but sealing it up isn't a comfort to me. Sounds like a load of crap to me.

[telebob]

I'm no nuclear scientist but it sure seems to me that this stuff would be a great source for dirty bombs. I guess the UN had Saddam's word that he would always use this nuke 'waste' for only peaceful purposes....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The UN Inspectors didn't do their job, they are a joke!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[ez]

They said the U.S. troops may have broken U.N. seals meant to keep control of the radioactive material.

WHY DOES THE UN HAVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN IRAQ?

[P-Marlowe]

the Marines apparently broke U.N. seals designed to ensure the materials aren't diverted for weapons use — or end up in the wrong hands.

If this material can be diverted for weapons use, then what the heck is it doing in Iraq? If this material is capable of being processsed into weapons grade nuclear material then this IS the smoking gun!

[smith288]

"But underground facilities by definition are very hard to detect," he said. "When you inspect a place so often, you get overconfident about what you know. It would have been very easy for the inspectors to explain away any excessive radiation at Tuwaitha. The Iraqis could have hidden something clandestine in plain sight."

*Sigh*... Hiding a pink elephant in a barbershop.

[Kevin Curry]

"What happened apparently was that they broke IAEA seals, which is very unfortunate because those seals are integral to ensuring that nuclear material doesn't get diverted," the expert said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Why would he insist on anonymity? His conjecture is bogus, that's why. He is not at all sure of his assertion and he is hedging his bets to avoid humiliation. By hiding behind the curtain of anonymity he gets to take a cheap shot with almost no risk to his reputation if he is wrong.

[ShotgunWillie]

Y-A-A-A-H-A-A-A-H!

We planted it, didn't we? DIDN'T WE!! Of COURSE, the US military (or, better yet, the CIA) planted this crap in a clay craphole underneath an Iraqui nuke facility so WE could find it and claim the UN missed it! Oh, my suds 'n' body! Oh, my sainted HAT! Oh, God, bless us, mess us, and confess us! Holy smoke, mirrors, and Christmas-tree tinsel!

We planted it, that much is sure. A benevolent, caring man like Saddam would NEVER try to pin such an atrocity on his grateful, oppressed pipples, now, would he?

[mhking]

I thought Baghdad Bob was out of a job...