Posted on 10/06/2003 1:49:40 AM PDT by The Raven
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:50:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
"We have discovered dozens of WMD-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United Nations during the inspections that began in late 2002."
As we read David Kay's report last week on the weapons search in Iraq, the paragraph above is the real news. It concludes, even in this interim report, that Saddam Hussein was systematically attempting to evade inspections in blatant violation of United Nations Resolution 1441.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
We didn't watch the program, and had missed these in particular:
"SNOW: Now, you also talk about new research on biological capable agents, such as Brucella, Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever, Ricin and Naflotoxin (ph).
KAY: That's exactly right, and that's the things I'm surprised no one has paid attention to.
The new strains they're working on, including Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever, are something that should have been reported to the U.N. In fact, all of the work should have been reported. It was not reported.
This is activities, prohibited activities they've carried on. And this continued right up to 2003 in these four cases, unreported, undiscovered.
I cannot understand why this hasn't been reported by the mainstream media. You would think they would be extremely pleased to show the world that we were justified in our cause.
To me the Kay report was chalk full of justifications. From Scud missile fuel, to long range missles. At least a DOZEN violations of UN Resolution 1441.
Thanks for pointing me to this transcript.
Which is why he's building a $200+ campaign warchest, no doubt. No matter how much he outspends his opponent, he'll still be facing an uphill battle against the media.
Jay Rockefeller, drink this vial [botulinum] and call me in the morning re "nothing imminent".
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