Suspected Bioweapon Mobile Lab Recovered

Washington Post ^ | 5/7/03 | Walter Pincus, Michael Dobbs

[Coop]

A suspected mobile biological weapons lab has been recovered in northern Iraq, a development that senior U.S. officials said yesterday would lend support to Bush administration allegations of a banned weapons program by the government of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

A senior administration official said the Pentagon will announce today the results of a two-week investigation into a tractor-trailer truck that was stolen from a government depot in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul and later handed over to U.S. forces. He said equipment found on the truck included a fermenter bolted to the floor that could be used for the production of biological agents.

[Coop]

Before everyone starts screaming about disinformation or premature reporting, the article says SUSPECTED mobile lab.

[Coop]

P.S. I did multiple title searches and came up with nothing. I'm surprised this isn't already on the forum.

[sarasota]

The "something new" is that the Pentagon is going to announce something today??

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

mobile

[Coop]

That, and the fact the ComPost is running this story on the front page. Hence the "Front Page News" entry.

Plus, I personally had not heard about the specific equipment found inside, though I imagine that has been reported before.

[randog]

He said equipment found on the truck included a fermenter bolted to the floor that could be used for the production of biological agents.

Maybe they found Mansour "Bubba" Al-Mohammed's clandestine still. ;^)

[Coop]

Thanks, but I'm familiar with that one. Definitely a different article.

[ex-Texan]

*BUMP* !!!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Different article, same lab. Gertz had the story four days ago.

[Coop]

I'm aware of that. What's the point?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Mobile is Alabama's port city.

[Coop]

So you're saying the Bush Administration was secretly helping Iraq in its WMD program? Fascinating!

[Puddleglum]

I hope this one pans out. That said, I think the investigators in the field are top notch and are adopting their commander-in-chief's patience about these things. They'll ignore the impatient naysayers, pull the threads and see where they lead. I expect a lot of secrets about Iraq's WMD to be revealed in the end.

[tubebender]

What is the significance of most of these finds occuring in "Northern Iraq" ?

[Conspiracy Guy]

I read my reply to the post over and over and can't come up with that conclusion. But it would be an interesting debate over at DU. I can see it now. Iraq receives "Bioweapons Lab Suspect Port in Mobile, Alabama as Point of Origin"

[FrankRizzo890]

The equipment was moved north as we attacked from the south. When we were denied access to Northern Iraq through Turkey, I bet Saddam had a bunch of stuff moved north, figuring that we would never get that far..

[Coop]

I read my reply to the post over and over and can't come up with that conclusion.

Don't be so hard on yourself. I have a gift.

[Coop]

What is the significance of most of these finds occuring in "Northern Iraq" ?

Ummm, errr...oh! I know!! Evil WMD scientists prefer colder weather!

[KillTime]

I've had it with these crafty beavers and their so-called dams. We know what's really going on here. When is the nightmare going to end?!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Me too but I'm gun shy lately. I got trounched the other day by agreeing fully with a poster. I took me and 10 other freepers to get the frenzied person to re-read my reply. Now we're friends.