Kuwait Foils Biochem Arms Smuggling From Iraq

Dow Jones Newswires ^ | October 1 | AP

[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.

[Snowy]

Shower time?

I've sent my son to the shower.

[Peach]

You don't understand the point of e-mailing FNC. With their sources and contacts, they can get some "leaked" information that we cannot get.

[pnz1]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_399454,00050004.htm

This one's been posted already, I think..

[EggsAckley]

Bump






LOVE your tagline!

[Dog]

Chechnya.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Albania/Bosnia?"

If this story is legit, that would be a good guess, and it would be embarrassing for one General Wesley Clark, who helped clear the Serbs out of the region to pave the way for the Islamists.

[stradivarius]

The named Iraqi Minister was only recently installed in September, 2003:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93320,00.html

[Peach]

That link in #26 doesn't let me in - says something about not logged in and/or timed out.

[JohnnyZ]

Well, the Hindustan Times has it up, so it must be official.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_399454,00050004.htm

[Republic]

Hmmmmm...about that comment ( < /sarcasm > ) regarding ol Hans....doncharemember when Hans shot out an aside warning Saddam that if he chose to use WMD during the war the world would (gasp!) turn against him? You don't make comments like this if you are certain your bread and butter doesn't have the goods.

[swheats]

Deeply sadden?

Dashcle and a few other dems might be on suicide watch if this is true.

[max_rpf]

WSJ Online has it as well, search for Kuwait if you spend the 30$ /Yr.

[steveegg]

Where's the fervor from the media? Um, isn't this kinda important if true?????

Isn't this the WMD we've been looking for ..?? Why isn't the media all over this story ..??

The answer is self-evident. If this is true (and the DowJones wires and Hindustan Times aren't pulling our legs), this would absolutely, positively destroy the Leftist Media's attempts to assassinate President Bush's character and attempt to get re-elected.

[Snowy]

WSJ Online has it as well, search for Kuwait if you spend the 30$ /Yr.

Anyone want to post it?

[aSkeptic]

I don't see it..

[steveegg]

Be interesting to know the destination in Europe.

A few guesses:

• France
• Germany
• Albania
• Kosovo
• Chechnya (though I can't quite remember if that is west or east of the Urals)

[Dog]

The Leak is leading all three cable news networks at this hour.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Go to the link at post number 112.

[Peach]

Anybody have access to WSJ?