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.

[ravingnutter]

Hmmmm, what would be better timing to release the facts of the report, six months from now, or ten, maybe eleven months!

Actually the timing couldn't be more perfect, by all accounts, they would have given the UN this same amount of time (had 5 mos., wanted another month, which probably would have been extended again). We actually found this info in 4 months, if you want to get technical about it and that's from the START of the war. Way to go troops!

[Ditto]

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.

LOL. You can't humiliate prople like Kennedy. Hell if he were even remotely capable of feeling humiliation, he would have resigned his Senate seat and left politics in 1969 after his drunken swim away from the scene of an fatal accident and his subsquent legal stonewalling. Humiliating these people is like trying to gag a maggot. It can't be done. Humiliation requires shame, and they have none.

[bedolido]

I heard this on Hannity. Thanks for the post.

[BOBTHENAILER]

"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.

At least the swimmer kept his words to a minimum, knowing that when he has TO EAT THEM, it will go down a little easier.

[ConservativeMan55]

I completely agree. Jim Angle said that this was the most "secretive" Administration ever.

[Poohbah]

In other news, Senator Daschle was placed on suicide watch.

[hellinahandcart]

"The yellow bird(dims)with the yellow tail..flew on to my window sill..lured him in with crumbs of bread...then I crushed his fu##### head.

LOL, I've never heard that before.

[SierraWasp]

"Senator Daschle was placed on suicide watch."

Such dry wit you have... That's FUNNY!!!

[Uncle George]

I love it Ben Lurkin, and we could add "Gurggle, blub, blub.
This fat toad should go into seclusion somewhere far far away. He has no right to judge anybody or anything.

[PhiKapMom]

Without Newsmax, a lot of this would not be seeing the light of day unless in this case you watched Tom Brokaw!

Where are the articles from the LeftWing Liberal Media covering the statements of David Kay? I am not holding my breath -- the Liberal Media would rather attack the President and his Administration then report the TRUTH!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Wolf just happily reported that the FBI is now involved in the forgery investigation.But-when CNN went to their Justice Dept correspondent,her report had new details via Newsweek-FBI is involved, will be back tracking on the paper trail,no agents have left the country,yet,papers supposedly were given to Italian intel a year or so before the President's SOTU speech,then given to a reporter in Rome, who gave them to the US Embassy in Rome,the Station Chief gave them to the State Dept,4 months before the speech. Here's the best part-the papers were not given to the CIA until Feb. 2003 !!!

[AmericaUnited]

I like the 3 Card Monty thing.

In poker, the "other" players might or might not have good/winning hands. In 3 Card Monty, the other players are always THE SUCKERS!

ROPE-A-DEMO-DOPE!

[Bob J]

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

Right in time to stuff it down the throat of the Dem candidate.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Kinda makes Bush seem a bit ruthless, letting the liberal windbags go on and on and on about WMD...he should really apoligize.

You'll cure that kind of thinking by biting your tongue really HARD ! lol

[Lady In Blue]

Well, it looks like the Dems have stepped into it AGAIN doesn't it? Thanks for the thread.

[Lady In Blue]

I can hardly wait until they show big crater boxes of uranium with NIGER clearly marked on them! hehehe!

[deedgirl]

I so hope this info is correct! Thank God for George W Bush!!!!

[johnb838]

Look, until and unless we find a quart of weaponized anthrax, or a VX tipped scud, the tRAiTorS will continue to screech: "No Evidence, No Evidence".

I was disappointed. I read about this interview earlier. I thought it meant they found something tangible.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

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

Oh man we gotta listen to the DEM/LIBS for six months? before we can snap the trap on em?

This is wonderful news anyway ~W~ just keeps coming back at them without saying a word and they hang themselve everytime.

[appeal2]

I am shocked and saddened that the president would withhold this invaluable information from the public for political purposes. Can't you hear little Tommy Boy Dashole now?