[El Gato]

and torpedoes.

???? Torpedoes??? Iraq has no submarines, hasn't really had a Navy since the war with Iran and especially the Gulf War, and I don't believe the few patrol boats they once had were armed with torpedoes. Even if they did, what would the torpedoes be doing in an ammo dump in Baghdad, rather than someplace closer to the Gulf, like Basra or the port of Umm Qasr?

[demlosers]

Maybe the reporter meant Bangalore torpedos, although I doubt a reporter would know the difference.

[Smile-n-Win]

what would the torpedoes be doing in an ammo dump in Baghdad, rather than someplace closer to the Gulf, like Basra or the port of Umm Qasr?

Good question.

This article was obviously written by an idiot. He says, the ordnance "exploded." What kind of reporting is that? Did it explode spontaneously, was it blown up by the coalition forces controlling the base, or was it blown up by a Saddamite who snuck into the base?

Also, how come the blast killed several people in some houses, but no one at the base?

[Russian Sage]

Iraq has no submarines, hasn't really had a Navy... what would the torpedoes be doing in an ammo dump in Baghdad...

Could be air launched torpedoes, although the Iraqi navy was probably more active than the air force.