Pentagon Bombshell: U.S. Uncovers WMD Document 'Mother Lode'

Newsmax.com ^ | Wednesday July 16, 2003; 4:41 p.m. EDT

[nickcarraway]

The Pentagon's chief weapons inspector David Kay has uncovered what is being described as a "mother lode" of documents in Iraq detailing Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction program.

I've already seen enough to convince me," said Kay, a former U.N. weapons inspector, in an interview aired Tuesday with "NBC Nightly News" anchorman Tom Brokaw.

"We're finding progress reports. [Iraqi scientists] also got financial rewards from Saddam Hussein by breakthroughs, indicating breakthroughs. They actually took--went to Saddam and said 'We have made this progress.'" the top WMD prober explained. "There are records, there are audiotapes of those interviews which give us that."

"According to Kay, the Iraqis seem to keep documents on even the most damning evidence," said Brokaw.

In assessing the scope of Kay's find, the NBC newsman proclaimed, "This is a mother lode, an estimated seven and a half miles of documents, many of them collected by U.S. military from [Iraq's] official buildings, but many others handed over by Iraqi civilians."

Iraq's WMD files are currently undergoing a painstaking analysis, said Brokaw, who explained, "Many of them [are] handwritten, have to be scanned onto a computer in this small, highly secure facility."

Working with Arabic translators, U.S. weapons experts look for certain clues, including personnel records, foreign purchases and lab results.

The Pentagon's chief weapons prober said he didn't want to go public with details of his find until the case is an indisputable lock. "I know if we can't explain the WMD program of Iraq we lose credibility with regard to other states like Iran, Syria and North Korea," he told NBC.

How long will it take before President Bush is able to reveal what could be smoking gun justification of his decision to make war on Iraq?

"I think we will have a substantial body of evidence before six months," Kay told NBC.

Brokaw ended his report on Kay's find with a clip of Tuesday's comment by Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.; a move the newsman apparently intended as a reminder to Democrats who continue to carp about the lack of WMD evidence, that they're liable to be humiliated when the full story is known.

"It's a disgrace that the case for war seems to have been based on shoddy intelligence, hyped intelligence, and even false intelligence," Kennedy complained.

Meanwhile back in Baghdad, Kay continues to pour over his treasure trove of WMD documents.

[BenLurkin]

"AGAIN?"

[camle]

i hope this is true, i've had my hopes dashed before.

[Old Sarge]

How long will it take before President Bush is able to reveal what could be smoking gun justification of his decision to make war on Iraq? "I think we will have a substantial body of evidence before six months," Kay told NBC.

Mere words cannot express the satisfaction from my side of the screen.

I concur with our FRiend who mentioned the vetting theory. Intel has a shelf-life, and the use-by dates dictate when it can be released. I'm just glad it happened sooner than later.

[Porterville]

Wow, and last night I thought Brokav was just advocating the persecution of Mormons as terrorist, at least he's going after Iraq in some weird liberal journalistic way.

[oreolady]

But But, I CAN'T wait 6 more months.
Am so tired of the attack rhetoric daily.
I am salivating at the prospect of the poker player's hand.

[Maringa]

Is this the old Democrat trick where they build up a potential report, overstate it, the media picks up on it and cooperates, and then when the final report comes out, it's really nothing and a big letdown.

[Sloth]

Get ready for a smackdown with extreme prejudice, Demonrats.

[BenLurkin]

KENNEDY:

[gov_bean_ counter]

IMHO, Bush was talking to the Dems and the media over the weeking through the two retired military Fox analysts. But they missed the message and just turned up the talk. Idiots.

[eureka!]

The Rats know it. Notice how quiet it has been on the WMD front? Instead, it's "quagmire/'nam" and "16 words/W lied" 24/7. Oh yeah, most recently, the Iraqis hate us and the troops are p*ssed.

In any event, I do think that politics have a place in the release of the WMD proof inasmuch as the Rats have made it a political issue. Hehehehe....

[Servant of the Nine]

Note to ted, don't play poker with a TEXAN.

All politicos think they can play "Poker", but it turns out W plays "3 Card Monte".
The first rule of 3 Card Monte is "The Dealer Always Wins."

So9

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks Nick!!!

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[knak]

well, this is wonderful news! I can't wait!

[RightWhale]

i'll bet that W sits with the info until the rats blabblabblab

Seems like the Dems aren't doing this to any great degree. The ones gong on about this are the anti-NWO PETA ELF greenies of historical interest only. Dems may be clueless, but they aren't stupid. Most Dems.

[snopercod]

The liberal press will say that these documents were forged just like the uranium documents.

This farce is so predictable...

[snopercod]

I smell media bias.

What's up with Fox lately. Did Ted Turner buy them out or something? For the last two weeks I haven't been able to stomach their "reporting".

Even Roger Hedgecock was talking about this on Rush today.

[Dead Dog]

Notice the timing of this info. Don't suppose W has/is pulling a rope-a-dope on the Dims. Let them commit themselves and their credibility in attacking Bush on WMD claims, then nail them with the evidence.

Sort of like an M-60 lighting up an NVA column just as it is split in half trying to cross a river.

[Prof Engineer]

POST #7 PING

[gov_bean_ counter]

The uranium deal will be in there somewhere too.

[finnman69]

Also reported in terrorist loving Reuters....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/947395/posts