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Kuwait Foils Biochem Arms Smuggling From Iraq
Dow Jones Newswires ^ | October 1 | AP

Posted on 10/01/2003 12:37:34 PM PDT by Pete

KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Kuwaiti security authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle $60 million worth of chemical weapons and biological warheads from Iraq to an unnamed European country, a Kuwaiti newspaper said Wednesday.

The pro-government Al-Siyassah, quoting an unnamed security source, said the suspects had been watched by security since they arrived in Kuwait and were arrested "in due time." It didn't say when or how the smugglers entered Kuwait or when they were arrested.

The paper said the smugglers might have had accomplices inside Kuwait. It said Interior Minister Sheik Nawwaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah would hand over the smuggled weapons to an FBI agent at a news conference, but didn't say when.

Government officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Al-Badran met Tuesday with Sheik Nawwaf and discussed cooperation between the two countries in security matters. His visit is the first by an Iraqi interior minister to Kuwait since 1990.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: armssmuggling; biochem; foiled; iraq; kuwait; wmd
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To: HiJinx
Trial balloon? It reminds me of the ship that was quarentined in Canada after one of the crew members died in Brazil of what appeared to be anthrax - the story just vanished into thin air.
141 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:39 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
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To: Republican Red
Same article in the Kuwait newspaper Zawya

http://www.zawya.com/countries/kw/
142 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:41 PM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: Peach
Peach ping me to anything you think is important.
143 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:45 PM PDT by Dog
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To: All
Please allow this to be the ELEPHANT that can not be ignored. The ELEPHANT that bellows it's CALL, that THROWS around the furniture, that picks up any one trying to harm the elephant and throws them over the stairwell to the basement.

Please embarrass those TRAITORS in our country that call themselves DEMOCRATS.

144 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:47 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: Pete
Great Catch, if this is finally the one you should get a medal or something for posting it 1st.
145 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:55 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: HiJinx
The story just appeared 20 minutes ago. Look at the date of the story, October 2nd. That means it would be in this morning's paper.

If you lived in Kuwait.
146 posted on 10/01/2003 1:42:28 PM PDT by Smogger
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To: arkfreepdom
The dems and their cohorts in the media already trying to back off their hysterical response to Novak's column.

They are praying for some real news to take over.

147 posted on 10/01/2003 1:42:41 PM PDT by OldFriend (DEMS INHABIT A PARALLEL UNIVERSE)
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To: No Blue States
Agreed - if this does bear fruit (and I'm hopeful but doubtful), Pete gets immediate enshrinement into the Freeper HOF.
148 posted on 10/01/2003 1:43:16 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: avg_freeper; Admin Moderator
Sweet. Thanks.

Admin Mod - If you feel like it, you can update the Source link to the one provided by avg_freeper in post #131.

Thanks.
149 posted on 10/01/2003 1:43:22 PM PDT by Pete
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To: .cnI redruM
Considering how long it took the mainstream press to report all the news about Wilson (expects a movie deal, used to believe Iraq had WMD, wife's maiden name listed in his bio which is unusual for "covert" agents, is a big liar, etc.) - well you see my point.

The mainstream news has yet to report those little facts and never will because it doesn't fit into their preconceived agenda.
150 posted on 10/01/2003 1:43:48 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: HiJinx
It is Thursday in Kuwait......the morning papers have just come out. We are seeing the first reports.....we need to see if this has legs.
151 posted on 10/01/2003 1:44:03 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Smogger
Wonder if it appeared in the dead tree edition or just on-line? Because if it was in the dead tree edition it's out there, no taking it back my making it disappear.
152 posted on 10/01/2003 1:45:58 PM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Pete
Pete never worry about posting something you find....there are enough of us here who will flesh out the story thru links.

Good find!

153 posted on 10/01/2003 1:46:22 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Pete
Before we get too excited notice that AP is just quoteing a Kuwaiti newspaper. Some of these foreign news sources aren't very reliable. We will see.
154 posted on 10/01/2003 1:47:45 PM PDT by MattAMiller
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To: mewzilla
This will not appear on our media until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
155 posted on 10/01/2003 1:48:01 PM PDT by Dog
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To: max_rpf
Everyone bombard Fox News with the link in post 26. They need to go on air with this.
156 posted on 10/01/2003 1:48:04 PM PDT by alnick (The truth shall set you free.)
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To: Dog
Will do; searching like crazy. My guess is this was released without official sanction from the US. Dang it all.

157 posted on 10/01/2003 1:48:18 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: AlextheWise1
Good one!
158 posted on 10/01/2003 1:48:49 PM PDT by republicanwizard
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To: Aeronaut
Not a smoking gun anymore. This baby's got live ammo coming out the barrel.
159 posted on 10/01/2003 1:49:14 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (I am ashamed the dixie chicks are from Texas!)
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To: Pete; Admin Moderator
No good, link is now bad. It looks like they put a time limit on the UID or something. But StoryID=2003100119220013 if you are trying to find the article.
160 posted on 10/01/2003 1:49:19 PM PDT by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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