[alnick]

Well, the only reason I'm aware of to assume that they were "scrubbed clean" is if one has ascertained they were bioweapon plants.

So you're admitting that if they had been scrubbed clean with, say, a caustic substance, that the only plausible use for them would be bioweapon plants?

Excerpt: Cambone said more testing will be required, noting that the surface of it had been washed with a caustic material and it likely would have to be dismantled before testing can be done on hard-to-reach surfaces. It is painted a military color scheme, was found on a transporter normally used for tanks and - as an Iraqi defector has described Iraq's mobile labs - contains a fermentor and a system to capture exhaust gases, Cambone said. Earlier Wednesday, Lt. Gen. William Wallace said that American forces have collected "plenty of documentary evidence" suggesting that Saddam had an active program for weapons of mass destruction.

[alnick]

See post 46. I meant to include you in the "To" line of that one.

[AntiGuv]

I've previously stated several times that I think they were part of a clandestine weapons program and I haven't altered my conclusion. This report merely states that there's a greater level of doubt than has been expressed previously. My impression had been that there wasn't direct evidence of their having been scrubbed clean, but I now stand corrected!

[HatSteel]

#46 - EXCELLENT response! Thanks.